Rain, geekery and such
Monday, 23 July 2007 19:45![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Whenever I go near the radio in the kitchen it goes all fuzzy. I think I may be putting the fluence on it by a snake. I can has digital radio?
Am a bit sad at Harry Potter being over for ever. I remember when The Sister got the first book - she, my mum and I were in Cumbria visiting my grandparents but staying with my godmother so there was a lot of driving, chief feature of which was Kate reading bits out and giggling. Eventually we decided to read it for ourselves if only to understand what she was talking about. I am tempted to reread the whole series but that would involve reading OotP which would lead to shouting and gesticulating and throwing of the book across the room in a melodramatic fashion. Though even this one I have a soft spot for - it inspired a rather scathing essay for which I got the highest mark I've ever got for a university essay. And it counted towards my final mark! Hurray. The lesson of all this is that Doctor Who is perfect for me because there is so much stuff. After a good year of geekery I have barely made a dent in what there is to watch and read and listen too.
Speaking of Doctor Who, I have just been listening again to Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, which is very funny and poignant and also delivers some good arguments against the usual things that people attack Doctor Who fans for. Part one is available on the BBC7 website until Friday, I think. (Go here and scroll down to 17.30.)
It is not actually raining in Bristol at this exact moment but looking at these pictures of flooding in Gloucestershire I feel that we should start work on that arkin space as soon as possible. Have been getting flood updates from my parents in Cheltenham; they are not flooded but they have no running water (OH THE IRONING) and the electricity may go off tonight. Most alarming.
Hurray, it is time for University Challenge!
Am a bit sad at Harry Potter being over for ever. I remember when The Sister got the first book - she, my mum and I were in Cumbria visiting my grandparents but staying with my godmother so there was a lot of driving, chief feature of which was Kate reading bits out and giggling. Eventually we decided to read it for ourselves if only to understand what she was talking about. I am tempted to reread the whole series but that would involve reading OotP which would lead to shouting and gesticulating and throwing of the book across the room in a melodramatic fashion. Though even this one I have a soft spot for - it inspired a rather scathing essay for which I got the highest mark I've ever got for a university essay. And it counted towards my final mark! Hurray. The lesson of all this is that Doctor Who is perfect for me because there is so much stuff. After a good year of geekery I have barely made a dent in what there is to watch and read and listen too.
Speaking of Doctor Who, I have just been listening again to Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, which is very funny and poignant and also delivers some good arguments against the usual things that people attack Doctor Who fans for. Part one is available on the BBC7 website until Friday, I think. (Go here and scroll down to 17.30.)
It is not actually raining in Bristol at this exact moment but looking at these pictures of flooding in Gloucestershire I feel that we should start work on that ark
Hurray, it is time for University Challenge!