Other people's lives seem more interesting 'cause they ain't mine...

[allfireburns]

I don't suck at updating, really. Okay, maybe I do. But I've actually been able to write these past few days, so that is shiny and awesome, especially if it continues. I'd really like to start working on my novel again, but I don't really feel like I'm able to do that until we've settled down somewhere, finally. But we're getting our apartment on the 5th, so yay!

Until then, I'll just try and finish that one Torchwood story of doom. As long as I finish it before a year has passed since I posted the first chapter... Yeah.

Jaqui got a new TV that works, and Evie is playing Devil May Cry. It's adorable when she plays games. She squeaks. Evie and I are still looking for a DVD player that plays data DVDs. It's annoying.

I'm thinking about a new layout for this journal. And for find_rightbrain. I just... need to decide what I want to do with both of them. I'm leaning toward things in black and white and gray, I just have to find layouts that fit that. Bah.

Regarding the Eleventh Doctor casting, I am pleased. I am very pleased. All of the names people had been throwing around never got more than an "eh" reaction out of me, and a few of them I badly did not want, but guy completely out of left field? I am ALL FOR THAT.

And the fact that he's young... honestly doesn't bother me in the least. Sure, he looks ickle in the interview, but I love the promo picture, and it matches the image of the Doctor River Song talked about in FotD/SitL. And never mind what River said to Ten about how he looks so young - physical age so isn't the point. A couple weeks ago, I went back and watched some Nine episodes for the first time after months of just watching Ten, and my first reaction was "Oh God, he looks so young." It's all in the acting, and we won't get to see that for a year. So I'm willing to withhold judgment.

That said, I am looking forward to the next series so much more than I was before. (And if Eleven spends his first episode in Ten's clothes, I will cry. So many tears.)

And very quickly, some comm pimping for the new year. Okay, so they're not new comms, but they're comms I think deserve so much more attention, because I love them.

itsproductivity is a writing prompt comm that runs in January, April, July and October. If you're looking for something to get you writing small things this month, you should totally check it out. It's open to fandom and original writing, and I love the prompts there.

whoniverse1000 is a Whoniverse community in which the goal is getting 1000 fics written, each with a different pairing. Crossover and historical characters are allowed. We're 1/5 of the way there already, and I would so love to see it reach the goal. So if you write in the Whoniverse, maybe consider popping over there and writing a pairing or two? It's shiiiny.

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[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

That said, I am looking forward to the next series so much more than I was before. (And if Eleven spends his first episode in Ten's clothes, I will cry. So many tears.)

Oh God yes. So much crying.

I am withholding judgment on Matt until I actually see him in the role. (I haven't even watched the announcement proper yet, so possibly that will influence my opinion as well.) I have hopes for him, though.

I did have a rather violent initial knee-jerk reaction of "OMGWTFYOUNGHE'SJUSTABABY" upon discovering that he was born in '82. But the more I look at pictures and read about his theatre history and his enthusiasm for the role (and read about the crazyfen's intense hatred), the more I warm up to him. I think he has the possibility of being really good if still weirdly young; I'm sure I'll get over that eventually.

[allaroughdraft.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I'm looking more forward to seeing him as the Doctor after watching the interview. The crazy constant hand gestures make me smile and he seems to be really enthusiastic about it. And age aside, the picture, at least, looks Doctor-ish enough for me to want to give him a shot.

...And I really have nothing else to say. Uh... I love you?

[kawaiispinel.livejournal.com]

Yay writing! (Again!) And yay apartment! And yay for Jaquis having TV's! And yay new layouts! And... I'm done.

OMG ICKLE. That is seriously all I can say about the new Doctor. That and I want to scritch him, because he is TINEH. I think given my weird fondness for either young people who act older or people who look physically younger than they really are, I'm going to like him just based on appearance alone, but I'll have to see him first. But yeah, I'm going to cry so much when we lose Ten. *wibbles*

And on that note, I will take this moment to swear by itsproductivity for the sake of the people who haven't been enlightened to its awesome. I actually found my Google Document with all of last time's prompts and I need to do those and, uh, this month's prompts when I actually feel like fic-writing again. >.