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In theory, I can add a photo from my iPhone to a post written on said device. In reality…. I see that it just adds them at the end of the post, no options for editing. Oh well. Enjoy this photo of Dot the Leopard eating in the hotel bar.
Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm, Taking Care of Business, Time and Tides at 10:47 am
It’s nearly 10 pm on Thursday night, and for all intents and purposes, the convention has begun. The lobby undulates with Doctor Who fans making their way through the first bottle of both booze and convo. (Not everyone drinks, of course, but there are quite a number of people who drink for two here… or at any con, really.) Although you’d think a con is only as good as it’s programming, the social scene matters equally. Sometimes it’s more important, if there’s not much going on during the day.
I really think that what helped Chicago TARDIS along the first few years was a splendid bar to hang in and around. Once we moved to a hotel sans such a convenient hangout, the con seemed much quieter. Now we have an awesome lobby again, CT is much more bustling. If only we can convince the bar to stay open past 7 p.m. on Thursday night…..
Posted by JennAK as My Kind of Con, Ongoing Storm, Time and Tides at 11:56 pm
Ohhhhhkay. So, yeah, the New Trailer aired on BBC on Saturday evening, and soon propagated to the Internest, including places where Americans like me could actually see it. There’s been a whole buncha wank already, naturelment. Fortunately, I’ve managed to avoid actually reading it, although I did skim over several Telling Cut Tags over on Live Journal. (No, sorry, not going into the New Series section at Gallifrey Base, not unless I have to wade in as A Power That Be.)
The following wank, therefore, is all my own. It is my wank because I thought of it. Ah hem ah hem. My Wank, by J.A. Kelley (Mrs.)
It wasn’t so much a promo of the upcoming series as an excuse to show off some really kewl CGI FX. And, oh, yeah, there was the Doctor and Amy. It didn’t really want to make me watch; didn’t even get me the teeniest bit excited over the forthcoming series. And, hell if it didn’t borrow crap from “New New Earth” (lying on the grass), and the whole Ten/Rose batship (that longing pause gazing into each other’s eyes in what could have been (and probably was) interpreted in a “OMG! OTP!” way). *sigh*
(Please please please, O Great and Mighty Kroll, don’t let the shippers go too batshit with Eleven and Amy. I don’t care if they’re pretty together!)
And, um, it’s supposed to be 3D-enabled, I gather. Why? Is it going to be shown in British cinemas before a 3D film? I don’t think 3D technology has spread to televisions, at least not without the use of those lame-arse polorizing plastic glasses they pass out before the start of Avatar. But whatevs, as my daughter says. I suspect the mandate was “use every freaking cgi fx you can, who cares if anyone can actually see it in 3D!!!!!!!!”
And thus endeth my wank du jour. Ahem ahem. I’m off to play the grand piano to Gallifrey, where the theory is that I will attempt bloggage several times during the course of the convention. Whether or not I succeed is another matter.
Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm at 9:25 am
Oh, yeah, ’bout that time again, where I dip into the ol’ memory pool because of having recently done something same-ol, same-ol. In October, my daughter and I spent an afternoon helping with (and appearing in) various short bits for a film-within-a-film that several Federation types are working on as an outside project. (i.e. not associated with the Feds per se, although, really everyone there on Saturday had been associated with (and even appeared in, or at least auditioned for) a Federation Film…..) Naturally, that experience has now set the way-back machine in my mind for the end of July, 1983, and the filming of “The Five Faces of Doctor Booh.”
Come with me now as I spin the nutrasweet logo and chant “back, back, back in time….”
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Posted by JennAK as Secret History of DW Fandom at 7:14 pm
Well, the end was prepared for… and it seems not a mom ent too soon. Srsly. I’m not going to go into detail about things, because so many other people already have. Instead, I’m going to write a heart-felt plea to the Tenth Doctor.
Please to carry on past the “More,” yes?
Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm at 5:10 pm
No, haven’t seen “Planet of the Dead” yet, thanks for asking.
I watched “Waters of Mars” last month, but before I get too caught up in “The End of Time (But the Moment Has Been Prepared For)”, I figured I’d better put down at least a few thoughts on soggy Martians.
The ceefax of the matter: Ugh. Double-ugh. And not at all proper Doctor Who at the end.
For the detail, you’ll have to venture beyond the cut.
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Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm at 2:06 pm
So, yeah, all quiet on the BoG front these past several months, eh? Miss me? (Don’t all answer at once!) Well, best I can say is that I’ve been busy. I have my own forum now, for one thing…. (Oh, okay, it’s not just mine, but as I’m one of the forum directors (and one of the not-for-profit corporation’s officers), I can call it mine and be mostly correct.) In any case, since I’m contemplating putting reviews of the Beatles mono set and Beatles: Rockband here, I thought it might be a good idea to catch up on some Doctor Who related things first, since this blog is supposed to be mostly about the show/the fandom/the myth/ the legend. I know you’re dying to continue reading, so…. allons-y! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm, Taking Care of Business at 11:54 am
I’ve figured it out. I’ve been somewhat bugged all week by the new Doctor’s costume. Although it’s nice, it’s also sticking in my craw. It dawned on me this morning what’s wrong with it:
It looks like something a fan film Doctor would pick out. Trying too hard to look Doctor-ish! Aided and abedded by Matt Smith’s tender years, this new Doctor is looking very lamely fanboyish indeed! One can only hope that Matt Smith’s performance will be better than the average fan film Doctor’s performance.
(Cranky? Moi! Mais oui!)
Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm at 8:54 am
Ah, you’ve seen the photos by now. Anyway, head to toe:
Hair: yes! Longish! Did they darken it, though? (Is Moffat pulling a JNT??)
Bow tie: erm, ok
shirt: nice texture, color, pattern
jacket: tweed!!!! Haven’t seen tweed in a long time. Like the elbow patches. Darts in front resemble Ten’s Suit Jacket darts. I want to see the back, though!
pants: really modern appearing, in contrast to everything else. Interesting.
Suspenders: yay! But… did they have to be clip-ons??????
boots: wukka wukka wukka wukka wukka boots. YES!
Would have liked to have seen a hat on him. Perhaps that will be optional. And… will there be brainy specs? Davison-style would go perfect with the rest of the Mid-Century Professor look he’s rocking.
So far, so good.
(Oh, go look at the photos again. And stop being distracted by the lovely Karen Gillan!)
Posted by JennAK as Ongoing Storm at 9:56 am