no one gets to tell me if I've lost or if I've won

Last night, I had a dream Beka and I moved to another planet on a whim. ...this is actually not far off from the way we usually move, just on a larger scale. It was pretty awesome, and the sky was all outer-space-colorful like in Doctor Who, and there was a subplot where there were some people trying to kill us and some creepy things in the woods and (as usual in my dreams) everyone but me was useless. YES, I HAVE SUBPLOTS IN MY DREAMS. WHAT OF IT?

I also don't know what the recurring "everyone is useless but me" theme in my dreams says about my psychology, but I swear I don't feel that way when I'm conscious. Really.

In other news, I got third in writerinadrawer for last week's round, and one of the people who tied for first was trollopfop, so I don't really mind. This week, I have to write two stories before Friday - one for WIAD, and one with Eleven and Amelia because the idea would not leave me alone, and it will probably be Jossed hard on Saturday, or the week after that. :D

I really need to finish that Eleven fic first, because my trans_9 tags are piling up fast, and I can't write Ten with a different Doctor in my brain. ANNOYING.

Annnd... I'm not even going to try to catch up on my 30 Days of Who meme. I had no energy to post for the past few days, so I'm just going to keep going from where I was.

Day 05 - Your Favorite Companion
This one is both... blatantly obvious and kind of hard?

If we're talking regular, series-long companion, it would be Martha, hands-down. I'd like to put a list of my favorite things about her here, but I would go on forever - there is nothing about her I don't love. But right at the top of the list is that she is so very good at carrying on in situations that require courage and strength day after day after day (1913, 1969, the YTNW) as opposed to "we'll fix this in a few hours and be off!" Also, I said this before, earlier in the meme, but I cannot stress this enough: Martha Jones saved the world by telling stories.

I could also go on forever about how annoyed I am by how misused Martha was in her appearances on Torchwood and Doctor Who after S3, and why I wish she'd gotten another season, but this post is getting long already.

If companions that do not get a full series count, then I think River ties with Martha. She is a lot of things I love in male characters but so rarely get in female characters. She's brilliant and snarky and arrogant and unapologetically awesome, and I love her like chocolate. (OMG MORE RIVER ON SATURDAY. CANNOT WAIT.)

Honorable mention: Amy and Jack.

( The Master list )

One of the cats broke a glass in the sink the other day, and I cut my finger on it while I was doing dishes. It hurts. Especially since I tend to snap my fingers to get the animals' attention when they're misbehaving, and the cut's on that finger, and I keep forgetting that. Mrrph.

Also, we have no AC in the house and it's fucking hot in here. Why did the sun have to come out? I preferred it raining all day...

I have totally failed at writing for this entire month, and I hate it. I am still trying to get back on track for TARDIS Big Bang, but I keep staring at it and wanting to cry. I wish my brain were more cooperative when I need it to be - maybe deadline panic will kick in soon and I'll miraculously pull it off anyway. It doesn't seem very likely, but still possible. Ish.

...yes, my life is incredibly boring and I really have nothing of interest to report. However, a few people asked to know where I'd be playing when I found places for my kids, and I've got three of them in games at the moment.
- The Doctor will be in trans_9 at the next podpop (June 1).
- Jack Harkness will be in hometrail when the game opens, on May 20.
- River Song is at paperkey, and has been for a few months now.

I'm not plotting to drag anyone out of games they're already in or anything, but if any of you have time for a new game, I would love to have friends at any of those games. Especially Paperkey, which has an awesome premise and we have been promised a plot as soon as there are a few more characters and I very much do not want it to die. ♥?

...I'm gonna go have coffee and remind myself that I am, in fact, a writer. Wish me luck.