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Random Thoughts

1. You weren't actually intending to do any work today were you? Good, because you need to spend some considerable time looking at these images recently beamed back from Mars. At the very least, you should go gaze at this Martian avalanche.
   
1. I wish I were a good enough scientist to have been able to do it professionally. HOW AWESOME would a career in astrogeology be?
   
2. Snickering as my landlord realises he's left his car lights on all day and the battery is flat - mean, or delightful schadenfreude? He has been several kinds of arsehole while I've lived here, fwiw.
1. Has anyone ever met a sane, non-arsehole landlord/estate agent? I don't think I've ever met one that didn't exude a field of low-grade evil and high-grade fail.
3. Is there some sort of universal law that determines that everyone with my number tries to call me on the one day I manage to actually cook dinner? One plate of food, 5 phone calls. Universe, that was uncool.
   
4. Guy who is taking my room in the current house finally called to arrange the transfer of deposit. Sounds dozy, but yay for not being entirely, agonisingly skint!
   
5. 2 days to pack all my crap. May have left this a little late.
   
6. Teen Titans Year One: MADE OF AWESOME AND WIN AND AWESOME AND YAY AND CUTE. Seriously, buy this book. Even if it's the only book you buy. Even if you've cancelled all of your comics subscriptions and swore never to give DC another penny. Buy this book.
7. Torchwood
1. My disliking of Jack grows ever stronger. WHAT AN ARSE.
2. If Gwen was brought into Torchwood to up the human side, what were they like before?
   
1. Or is this the writers being pessimistic arseholes, and emphasising the negative sides of humanity - namely, the self-centred as a gyroscope, grass is always greener, conflict-seeking arseholishness?
   
2. I'm damn sure Eve Myles (who is gorgeous, even if her character isn't) is going to be attacked over how she looked in the wedding dress
   
3. Ianto deserves better. Currently, I'd quite happily ship Ianto/Tosh/Owen, with an option on Rhys, and Martha when she's in town. OTMany of beautiful happy friendly snark. Also hot sex.
   
4. Heh, I love Tosh and her put-downs to Banana. More Please!
5. Hey look, Owen only had to die to become a decent guy! I still like him
6. Why no Tosh/Owen dancing? If we had to put up with the Jack/Gwen, they should get a shot too. Or was I just not paying attention?
7. I would vastly have preferred Rhys to dismantle the shapeshifter with his chainsaw, and the for Jack to burst in with his BFG and just look inadequate, silly and decidedly non-heroic. And then Rhys can punch him again. In fact, I'm going to believe that. I REJECT YOUR CANON AND INSERT MY OWN.
8. Is it can be next Wednesday nao plees?
9. How much of a bad idea would it be to go read Torchwood tie-ins? (also known as the "I have nothing to *read* whinge)
8. Have now watched all of New Who.
   
1. Not getting where the Rose-adoration is coming from. Pfeh.
2. May have a major crush on Martha.
   
1. No "may" about it.
2. Commando-Martha! I *need* more of that, in the same way I need oxygen.
   
3. Also, the walking-away. I'm so glad she was smart and strong enough to walk away and get on with her own life.
4. Much, much love.
9. ETA: The paper I'm currently dealing with couldn't be more full of race and gender issues if it *tried*. WTF AUTHOR, YOU ARE MEANT TO KNOW BETTER THAN THIS.
10. ETAgain: There are few greater pleasures on this earth than wandering round Borough Market with an empty stomach. I has *good* food.
1. Also, scrumpy. I am *totally* going to get packed on time.