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Think about it. All those dangling plot threads and unanswered questions. This is a Doctor Who for the Lost generation. It’s a Doctor Who designed to be discussed, picked over and analysed on the net. This is a Doctor Who that lives and breathes between episodes, buoyed up by discussion on message boards and fan sites.
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Some interesting things related to Valentines Day.
More or less avoided the internet yesterday, in favour of a ramble through Howletts. Which was lovely, I'd not heard of Dhole before and there were a pair of pups that were fascinated by people and came over to the edge of their enclosure to meet us. :)
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Star Wars is adolescent nonesense;
Close Encounters is Obscurantist drivel;
Star Trek can turn your brain to puree of bat guano;
and the greatest science fiction series of all time is
Doctor Who!
And I'll take you all on one-by-one
or all in a bunch to back it up.
- Harlan Ellison
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The Vegan Experiment - week 2 of 6
For exactly two weeks now, I have been following a fairly extreme vegan diet. The biggest changes (for me) have been:- No cheese or eggs
- No caffeine
- No fish
- Make up the majority of each meal raw (or lightly cooked) fruit, vegetables, and pulses.
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A quick note on this LJ/Facebook/Twtter thing.
Against my better judgement, but whining is irritating ( Read more... ) -
The Nuclear Deterrent
So a week or two ago, the lib dems attracted a certain amount of negative press for re-thinking the Trident upgrade. I'm not exactly politically well-informed, and formed my opinion on Britain's Nuclear Armament policy at the tender age of 15 or so, when I binged my way through Yes (Prime) Minister. Specifically:
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A conversation in D minor
Me: Hey baileydog, want to go for a walk on the downs?
Dog: WALK? Yaaaay! Look, here's me going to the door, for to walkyayWALK!
Rainclouds: The sky will fall on you for your insolence. Cower before our furious driving rain!
Me: Er... Nevermind.
Dog: But you PROMISED!!! *Sulk*
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Mumford and Sons
Last night: "Hey, that's quite good, I'll give them a listen at work."
At work: "Not a bad album all in all."
Tonight: "Can't stop listening to Little Lion Man!"
So I'm sharing the joy.
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