a vintage year for scoundrels

MORE SJA SQUEE. (I am pretty much All Squee All The Time about this episode, to the point of not even reading negative reactions, because they will only make me sad.)

( spoilers )

Almost failed to get out of bed this morning, but then George Osborne popped up on the radio and it was either get up or lie there getting angrier and angrier, muttering things like "your assertion is DEMONSTRABLY INCORRECT" under my breath, so. Anyway. Also from the department of things I have opinions on: this week's SJA. ( spoilers for The Vault of Secrets )

In less ranty news: trek_news is looking for new editors! I had to stop doing my weekly edition due to new busy-ness, but it's not really that time-consuming, and we are always looking for backup editors if you don't think you can commit to a weekly edition. It's a really fun newsletter to be involved with, I recommend it! And if you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or email trek.news@gmail.com.

It was awesome! I'm not going to say anything detailed about the episode itself in this post, but I really really loved it - I had a few niggles, but I usually do, and overall it was great. There was a panel Q&A afterwards, and I took some photos, which are here - contains casting spoilers, and also a lot of pictures of London, because I got to the Southbank quite early and the sunset was lovely. Also there are a couple of photos of us all dressed up as Sarah Jane. (I am the one on the far right.) Anyway, onto the event itself! I expect most people know the casting spoilers already, but I shall cut this just in case. There aren't any spoilers beyond that, though. ( here is the said cut )

And then on Wednesday morning I went straight from London to UWE for lectures, not getting home until about quarter to nine, and as a consequence my brain is not working as well as it might be this morning. Also I have a headache. But it was absolutely worth it.

Telly I have watched recently, from most newestest to most oldest:

( Merlin - The Lady of the Lake )

( SJA season three )

( Terror of the Zygons )

Telly I have watched recently, from most newestest to most oldest:

( Merlin - The Lady of the Lake )

( SJA season three )

( Terror of the Zygons )

Title: Bricks and Mortar
Rating: All ages
Characters: Sarah Jane Smith, Romana
Warnings: None
Words: 1080
Summary: Sarah Jane wasn't expecting visitors that early in the morning.
Notes: For Sarah Jane Smith week. Thanks to persiflage_1 for beta reading!
Archived: AO3 | Teaspoon

( Three a.m., and Sarah Jane was woken by a frantic hammering at her front door. )

Twelve SJA icons, all but one from "Prisoner of the Judoon" and "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith", so beware spoilers!

Teasers:



( all of them )

- SJA today was WONDERFULNESS, even more so than usual. ( spoilers and babble )

- Alert alert alert: Now Show tickets available! Anyone want to go?

- I read Earth Abides while I was on holiday (a book about a plague that wipes out almost the entire population of Earth, not exactly a cheery pick but the book pile must be obeyed) and am rather torn about it. On the one hand, it was very well written and developed, and the tone was nicely melancholic without being too depressing, but on the other hand, the attitudes towards gender, race and disability were, well, skeevy is putting it mildly. Ack.

- I have many things to do tonight and tomorrow, none of them were or are "make a new wallpaper for the laptop", and yet... The picture was posted on Shakesville a few days ago and as soon as I saw it I wanted a wallpaper of it, it is just a great image.

- SJA today was WONDERFULNESS, even more so than usual. ( spoilers and babble )

- Alert alert alert: Now Show tickets available! Anyone want to go?

- I read Earth Abides while I was on holiday (a book about a plague that wipes out almost the entire population of Earth, not exactly a cheery pick but the book pile must be obeyed) and am rather torn about it. On the one hand, it was very well written and developed, and the tone was nicely melancholic without being too depressing, but on the other hand, the attitudes towards gender, race and disability were, well, skeevy is putting it mildly. Ack.

- I have many things to do tonight and tomorrow, none of them were or are "make a new wallpaper for the laptop", and yet... The picture was posted on Shakesville a few days ago and as soon as I saw it I wanted a wallpaper of it, it is just a great image.

By dint of typing it many times for today's soniclipstick I have remembered that this one is called Secrets of the Stars part 1. I had to think just then before I typed it out though. Anyway, here are some thoughts on it:
( with spoilers )