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14 MONTHS UNTIL NEIL GAIMAN DOCTOR WHO TIEM

This was the only ray of sunshine in my day today, so haters can step to the left. I couldn't even have a sip of what I made in bartending, because I had the car and it fucking dumped rain all day and I had to visit my mom in the hospital and... wah wah real life.

FUCK REAL LIFE. GAIMAN DOCTOR WHO TIEM.

PeeEss: isitgaimantiemnao.com? It makes me lols, but I'm slightly worried that people will start using it a lot, or it'll get NeilFailed at some point, so I put a paypal button up just in case. Sorry if that seems shameless, but when it was a dumb lulz for myself, it seemed reasonable to not worry about paying for lots of bandwidth.

This is the 24hr life style of me: last night I got really obsessed with the idea of buying the new iPad instead of a new TV, because I adore my iPod Touch. Except that upon consideration my ardor has cooled. You see, apparently @jason has the 2nd Gen iPad already, and that one features DUAL CAMERAS and a SOLAR CHARGER. He says that it will be out in October.

So I guess that can wait, as the reason I really wanted it was because I need to buy a video/camera unit of some sort for my kickstarter project and the idea of having a portable HDTV/camera unit was really appealing. I guess I'll stick to buying a cheap TV and maybe get a Canon Powershot or something.

I do have to say, it's way cheaper than I thought it would be, and I think the AT&T plan is actually a pretty good deal. Let me explain: 14.99/250 gbs a month would be terrible, except that it's non-exclusive so you can cancel at any time. And I'm paying for unlimited wifi at home already. So at 14.99, that prices it right to jaunt around town with, without worrying about going over. I feel like I should get more flash GBs at the top end, though. 64gbs isn't enough to piss in with my collection of data.

Still, it's really pretty cool and I can't wait to have one. It's sort of the computer I always wanted and never thought would be reality.

Speaking of more stuff I had set aside money for, but now cannot buy: the Eleven Doctor boxset isn't out until September? I'm bummed because I can't/refuse to pay for the single card releases of the Doctors.

But you know what is kind of cool and I'm sure I'm gonna buy it? The Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver, with Phillips and Flathead attachments! Finally, a real reason to keep one in my purse. It would be kind of excellent if the batteries powered a low-speed driveshaft, but I'm sure they're just for the blinky lights. Maybe for Twelve....

Random links:

That Neil Gaiman article in the New Yorker, which I actually read ages ago. 'The Beat' called it correctly on the first night when they said the most interesting thing about it is the on-record comments about Scientology.

Dinosaur feathers were ginger-brown, white and dark brown! Kind of exciting, actually, to know what colors a dinosaur actually was, even if they do sound like jumped up sparrows.

See, if you're spoiled out you don't really get as angry about things as you should, or maybe I just don't love Doctor Who enough... also, it's like comics. You just know there will be crack and you get over it.

( That said, Vulcans Do It With Logic. )

Despite all that, I enjoyed watching this. It was crackular and it's over now and nothing happened in it that could really hurt me, as it was fiction and just a flesh wound really.

It is Moff Tiem Nao. Yay.

Presumably that includes one well-known British science fiction series – Doctor Who. But at this point, can you at least acknowledge that you’ve worked on it?

Hypothetically speaking, was I in any way involved with the next season of any long-running science fictional television series, hypothetically speaking were that true, it would also be true that as far as I know until the second of January nothing is being said…

--Neil Gaiman interview on 'Statuesque'

It's up on Tube Of You, and having nothing better to do, I decided to watch it. I kind of wish I hadn't - it's full of awesome never actually been to Nevada fail.

The really ironic thing is that they could do a story set in Nevada, since Nevada basically looks like a quarry with the Rocky Mountains in the background. And this is partially why whenever someone points out a quarry on the old show I am like, Oh? Because my world normally looks like rocks and shit with some scraggy plants growing off of it.

And the best part is that there's also unexpected Indian fail. Did you know that whenever an awful thing happens to a Native character they bust out 'This is just like when X massacre happened to my people!" LOLS no wai.

All this AND crappy animation. I hate you right now, Doctor Who.

But first: dude, now that scans_daily moved to Dreamwidth it suddenly feels a lot more like home. I should reup my paid time asap.

( There's nothing I can say about Doctor Who speculation that isn't spoilered out to the max, you got warned. )

I was spoilered out to all ridiculous, but when I FINALLY managed to download this, immediately after I watched it I thought it was the best episode ever. Except when I watched it again immediately after with my brother, I decided the first half hour is really draggy. So no, "Midnight" is still my favorite.

( Here are the real spoilers. )

So yeah, really enjoyed it.

First shot of the Eleventh Doctor's Costume!

It looks pretty good! Not overwhelmingly unique, but it has a lot of room to grow on you with the characterization. I'm excited now. (I think what Karen-as-Amy is wearing is more telling.)

Sean Bean picks up Game of Thrones along with Peter Dinklage.

Casting: officially too good.

Finally: have you heard the rumor that Tennant is going to be playing Bilbo Baggins?

THAT makes a LOT MORE SENSE than the rumor that the big sci-fi movie he's supposed to be in is the Doctor Who flick. I could never figure out who thought a Doctor Who movie was a good idea, since no one in America watches it. Unfortunately, Peter Jackson said he wasn't going to announce anything big at San Diego Comic-Con, which kind of puts my whole conspiracy theory to bed.

I really hope there's no Who movie, though. It just sounds like a bad, bad idea.

1. Bob Orci takes your questions about the movie.

( Random Highlights: )

I also love in places where he doesn't know, he suggests, "Write fanfiction!" Whee.

Cesperanza has a totally awesome story about David Tennant for you all to enjoy.

WOW. THAT ROCKED.

( Oh my god, langoliers. )