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FUCK ME.

After a full night of uploading, my Marwood mix is finally in his world. I'M JUST AS AMAZED AS YOU ARE.

GO LOOK. PLEASE.

(you cannot kick-start a dead horse, you just cross yourself & walk away)

Now? I'm going to bed. Woe be to anyone who thinks I'm leaving it today.

& my 't' key is broken, folks. I'm copy & pasting all my 't's!

I think we've been in here a bit too long. I feel dead

The first cup of China Gunpowder green tea + Withnail & I = inexorably linked in my mind.

(I think it was because I drank so much the first time . . . okay usually whenever I'm watching it. Or rather, I like to write my Eight smut with that a cup of that tea by my side. It feels very right, somehow.)

( snip.whinge.snip.whinge. )

So, as you imagine, I took it well, even if I was pretty insulted by being offered fifty fucking cents for three DVDs I'd never WATCHED AT ALL, so I was in a very bad mood for the rest of the day. I feel a little better now - tea & a watching of Withnail & I while picking Eight porn up on Teaspoon will do that for me, but still.

Sigh. I really could have used that money. Fuckery.

I'm finally back into the swing of Eight audios! I stopped literally halfway & seven minutes into The Last, but I finished it yesterday & last night/this morning, I finished Minuet in Hell & today, started Caedroia.

( The Last )

( Minuet in Hell )

( Caedroia, quick thoughts )

& because I got around to snagging . . . a few pictures from a LEGENDARY picspam

infinitejoys did of all the Doctors (ALL OF THEM) in non-Doctor roles, I'd like to share a few of Paul McGann looking quite lovely in some of my favourites.

(& in the last one . . . he makes those specs look rather sinister. OR, he looks like he's playing something of a very Humbert Humbert role . . . WHATEVER, I'M NOT OVERLY INTERESTED IN SPECIFICS, EITHER WAY, IT IS SEXY. ~~& no, most of those caps aren't still open in my tabs, why would you think that?~~)

BUNNY/KITTY SUMMIT '09 BEGINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ::FLAILS & DIES FROM EXCITEMENT::

'cause I know I'm the cursed one. I know I'm meant to die. Everyone else can watch as their dreams untie, so why can't I?

I think we've been in here a bit too long. I feel naughty
listening to Emilie Autumn ♦ Shalott

Only now am I getting caught up on my fandom-fashion posts. Or post, rather, but nevertheless, at least I'm getting caught up.

This time around, my influence was by one of my favourite films of ever, Withnail & I, specifically, by Withnail. Fashion-wise, he had the best style out of everyone in the film - very dandy, very vintage, very posh, while at the same time, looking like a total drugged-out mess. But he did it with style, & a style I loved. So I decided to give his look a go!

(& yes, there's a small element of Marwood's style in this outfit, but on the whole, if you don't know better, you might not be able to find it. I do cover it at the end, however)

♥♥ NOT DIAL-UP FRIENDLY! ♥♥

( i. influence )

( ii. practical application )

( iii. afterthoughts )

Screencaps by yours truly, you're most welcome to take if you like! (especially if you're planning on making graphics out of them - MOAR WITHNAIL & I GRAPHICS IN THIS WORLD PLZ.)

I'm thinking my next fandom-fashion go will be a mashup between Polly Wright & Jo Grant - go-go boots, miniskirts & hmm, maybe a sweater. Or that ugly turtleneck my father gave me for Christmas . . . but a Polly&Jo fashion mashup would be fabulous, no? & that plaid coat would go great with those styles!

Or maybe a Victoria Waterfield look, post-nineteenth-century dresses . . . good excuse to break out my plaid skirt & sweaters . . . hmmm . . . so many inspirations to pick from . . .

I think we've been in here a bit too long. I feel bouncy

ASDFTGHJKL;'LKJHGFDSA O MY FUCKING CHRIST, MY COPY OF THE WITHNAIL & I SOUNDTRACK ARRIVED TODAY!!!

I came home, in an inexplicably bad mood, to find a card from

geeky_webmaster (o, thankyou bb! & I adored reading your letter! ::kisses::) & a little package that felt vaguely CD-shaped. I assumed it was The Dreamers soundtrack, which I also have on the way, but I opened it & it was the copy of the Withnail & I soundtrack that I ordered last week.

MY DAY, IT WAS MADE.

(now hopefully my book will arrive tomorrow, opleaseopleaseoplease!)

Also, I've become addicted to listening to Violet Blue's podcast open source sex. (it can be subscribed to on iTunes, which is where I get it, or found here & NO, that site is not worksafe. Just a warning!) VIOLET BLUE, MARRY ME, FOR YOU BRING THE GEEKINESS & AWESOMENESS TO THE SUBJECT OF SEXY THINGS.

One in particular also, I think, revived my interest in getting back to work on my Sarah/Romana/Eight fic. A PLUS FOR THE LADY VIOLET. Seriously, I love her.

I'm also thinking of doing two things: a) a nice, big, link-stuffed Jamie McCrimmon picspam. BB IS NOT GETTING THE LOVE HE DESERVES & WHY THE FUCK AREN'T PEOPLE WRITING MORE TWO/JAMIE PORN? (I went through eleven pages on Teaspoon & found a bit of nice smut, but THERE.SHOULD.BE.MORE.)

& b) a friending meme! Specifically, a Classic!Who friending meme. (I thought of doing an audio friending meme, but I'm not sure how that would pan out. So I'll combine them because, well, to me? One through Eight are fucking classic Doctors, people. DON'T EVEN ARGUE.) We need something to get through the year with, so we should be making new friends. ::nods::

Though does Alt!Nine count? I don't think he does, alas. So he doesn't get included. (OMG I want to see Scream of the Shalka so bloody badly.) But yes, CLASSIC!WHO FRIENDING MEME, COMING SOON TO AN LJ NEAR YOU.

& lastly, how about a few fabulous links for you bunnies?

Scans of the 1965 Edward Gorey illustrated book 'The Recently Deflowered Girl'

Saving these scans tomorrow when I have a decent connection again. O, Edward♥ (my favourite is 'Deflowerment at Seance' - that would be a dream come true! ~~But I'd not ask for Rudolph Valentino - Lord Byron or Percy Bysshe Shelley would be more my speed, thankyouverymuch.~~)

TuTu Crazy

Instructions on making your own tutu!! Something I NEED to do, as I don't have one & the only place I knew that sold them is no longer around. ::sadface:: Can't you darlings just imagine me sitting in a chair, eagerly typing away on Marwood, whilst wearing a fabulous ~~maybe fannish-inspired~~ tutu? ~~(hmm . . . but WHAT fandom would it be if I went that route? ::ponders::)~~

The M.A.C. Hello Kitty makeup & accessory collection went live today. NOW RUN DOWN TO YOUR NEAREST M.A.C. STORE OR MAKEUP COUNTER & BUY, BUY, BUY, PEOPLE!!

(& would you lovelies believe I still have a fandom-fashion influence post to write up? Such a scatterbrained girl, I am, such a scatterbrained thing!)

Actually I might have two - my go-go boots would play a role in it if I did! Hmm.

(p.s. - it would be great if I stopped being a lazy arse & got back to work on my Marwood fanmix. Dude, I FAIL.)

I think we've been in here a bit too long. I feel hyper
listening to Withnail & I OST ♦ Marwood Walks

O, today was a splendid day, for so many little reasons! Yes, little reasons, my darlings. Perfect petit fours of reason!

But first, I shall update you on my dinner last night!

( ✂ )

Anyway. today!

Today, I practised a bit of Withnail fashion, & save for my shoes (o, even my blue satin flats failed me, at least in my opinion!), I think I accomplished it damn well! & I found the delights & singular trouble of wearing a cravat - they're wonderfully easy to get used to, but if your bra strap starts falling down, you're a bit screwed, as you're all buttoned up & can't pull it up very easily! But other than that, it was a joy!

I swear, I'll bring it back, people. Just watch!

(& yes, the fashion influence & style post will come tomorrow, since it's so late here now!)

I've also started getting all of the Six & Charley audios currently available - I have The Condemned, The Doomwood Curse & The Return of the Krotons so far & The Brotherhood of the Daleks is next. Yes, I haven't finished the Eight&Charley audios yet, but I want to be prepared. & I love my Charley! ~~Which is why I'm braving Six audios for her! There's little I wouldn't brave for my favourite Edwardian adventuress, you know.~~

& o, I saw the most amusing thing whilst I was on my way to the bus stop! I left the bookshop & the first thing I saw in front of me was a little Asian woman carrying two live chickens in a little rolling backpack behind her. Live chickens! Their heads were moving & everything!

& the first thing that came to mind?

'Eat it? Fucker's alive!'

I started giggling a bit & got rather amused looks from the two men in front of me. I couldn't help it! & on the day I'm in Withnail fashion & all, down to my flappy coat & I see two live chickens in a sack right in front of me! What are the odds of that happening on that particular day, sweetlings, I ask you honestly!

Therapy went nicely today - my therapist surprised me with a little bouquet of purple irises for my birthday!! She said she wanted to get me ' a little something, since it's a big birthday for me'. How sweet was that of her? I was really very touched.

& purple! My favourite colour! (or one of them, rather, but yay purple!)

I also had good news from my mummy about the kitty's trip to the vet today. She said they told her that he was the bravest, kindest & most well behaved boy all through his tests. I was so happy to hear that!

Anyway, they did the tests & we should have the results in a few days. I am a little nervous, but I'm trying not to think about it. I'm just glad my fluffything didn't maul anyone at the vet's! (though I wouldn't totally have blamed him - he couldn't eat before his tests, so Mother couldn't feed him this morning, then he got stuffed in a box & taken on the bus. Lesser kitties might have become vicious upon release! But we raised a good kitty. ::nods::)

& upon looking at the clock, my birthday is officially in twenty-four hours now. Nervous, yes, but I'm just trying to not think on it, as with kitteh's test results.

I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow. I'd like to try my hand at a bit of Eight-esque fashion (I really liked the cravat! What can I say?), but I have no decent waistcoat. (I actually don't like them, but I'm going to look about & try to be more open-minded about them. My mother made me wear really ugly ones when I was a girl & ever since then, I've hated them.) Perhaps I'll try & find a decent one downtown this weekend, even though I can't spend very much money.

Mother wasn't feeling well earlier, so I think I'll check up on her in a bit. Nothing serious, she just said she had a fuzziness in her head. I rather hope she didn't pick something up; I don't want to be sick either. Never mind, she's in bed now.

& also, my brain, or certain muses-that-have-no-proper-name-but-shall-remain-nameless-nevertheless really need to stop hanging Zagreus/Charley ideas in front of me. I'm really trying not to write that & I still keep getting ideas! O! My mind & certain muses stuffed with anti-time are just infuriating at times, really!

Edit: A few days old, but FUCK, MAN, THE LOLZ.

Violence and Controversy Mar Groundhog Day

(fuck the 'official ceremonies', cherryblossom trees are exploding into pink bombs here in the city & trees are getting leaves. To me, THAT'S EARLY SPRING!)

& something smells like it's burning in my room . . . but nothing's on fire & I don't have any candles or incense lit. WHUT.

I think we've been in here a bit too long. I feel excited
listening to Bif Naked ♦ Tango Shoes

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