Just got back to the hotel room after seeing Hamlet. It was definitely worth renting a car and driving to Iowa City for (see here)! :-D The seats were excellent - at the same level as the stage and with only 6 rows in front of us. The actors often ran up and down the aisles near our seats (I was sitting at the 3rd seat in from the aisle). ( Read more... )

"Roast beef...bananas…the Medusa Cascade...BANG! Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Donna Noble, TARDIS! Shamble, bobble, dibble, dooble...Oh, Doctor, you’re so handsome, yes, I am, thank you...abcdefghijklmno..."
--The Doctor, Midnight

I just finished watching the latest Doctor Who episode, Midnight. (Ok, now not so "just" - it took me a long time to ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I spent the day doing mindless work on my computer, catching up on signing all the notes I didn't have time to sign while I was rounding on the inpatient service. It literally took me all day and well into the evening. I took a break during BBC America's reruns of Doctor Who (from series 2) from 6-8 pm. And, when that was over, I left ( Read more... )

"Oh, I'm thick! Look at me, I'm old and thick! Head's too full of stuff - I need a bigger head!"
--The Doctor, Silence in the Library

Silence in the Library was the episode of Doctor Who broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel last night. It was about an enormous library in the 51st century taking up an entire planet. Nothing else was on the planet except ( Read more... )

Although my background is primarily scientific, one of my favorite college courses was in Shakespeare (the other was population genetics).  The professor actually had a very scientific approach to literature, which I appreciated.  On the first day, he talked about such-and-such being a theme in whatever play (I think it might have been false versus ( Read more... )

It's always strange running into someone in an unexpected place. Last night, I ran into the Redheaded Girl at the airport. I was on my way to Chicago and she was returning from Green Bay. We didn't talk long because, as usual, I was running very late and about to miss my flight. It's a very short flight to Chicago - from the time the plane ( Read more... )

I know it sounds really lame because, you know, it's all in English (except for the odd alien language and Latin), but when cynodd, crabbydragon, and I watch Doctor Who together, we turn on the subtitles. This started because their daughter, HRT, who often plays in the same room while we're watching it, is very noisy (like all 3-year-old children). But, now we do ( Read more... )

This has the potential of offending most people on my f-list (if so, I apologize), but I found it amusing anyway. It's a scene from the film, Downfall, which is about Hitler's last days, with new subtitles about the Torchwood series 2 finale:

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by MadameDeVideoland

ETA: The above video seems to have been removed, but it can be found re-posted ( Read more... )

For the first time yesterday, cynodd and I actually planned well enough in advance that we, along with crabbydragon, were able to watch 2-1/2 episodes of Doctor Who during Her Royal Tininess's nap! :-D They were, from series 2 (still cjmr's and d_84's DVDs): "Tooth and Claw", "School Reunion", and "The Girl in the Fireplace". HRT woke up during "The Girl in the Fireplace ( Read more... )