Sweaty Thoughts about Aliens of London Mar 14 2021 9th Doctor Jackie Tyler Mickey Smith Rose Tyler Read more ...
I Don't Want to Go May 15 2018 10th Doctor 11th Doctor Donna Noble Jack Harkness Martha Jones Mickey Smith Rose Tyler Sarah Jane Smith Wilfred Mott Not only did I not do any push-ups today, but I actually ended up at Urgent Care. I have a sinus infection, and am now on antibiotics. Hopefully they will kick in rapidly, because four days from now I have a full run through of my Fringe show plus two performances. Right now I can't even sing a note. Should make for an interesting weekend. Read more ...
Farewell, Donna Noble May 10 2018 10th Doctor DoctorDonna Donna Noble Gwen Cooper Ianto Jones Jack Harkness K9 K9 Mark IV Martha Jones Meta-Crisis Doctor Mickey Smith Rose Tyler Sarah Jane Smith Wilfred Mott Today is the first time in the fifteen months of this ridiculous project that I have completely mis-timed my treadmill session length. I always set it for 55 minutes, except for specials that run longer than a normal episode. What I forgot was that today's episode ran a full 65 minutes as the season finale. So as I was watching my treadmill abruptly stopped with its programmed time finished. I was so wrapped up in the ending of the story that I literally stood there for ten minutes transfixed. So let's talk about that. Read more ...
Farewell, Rose Tyler (Finally) Apr 11 2018 10th Doctor Donna Noble Jackie Tyler Mickey Smith Pete Tyler Rose Tyler Sometimes life comes up with amazing little synchronicities, perfect little coincidences that come out of nowhere and make you smile. This morning, after doing 130 pushups (holy crap!) and then walking over four miles on the treadmill, I arrived at Rose Tyler's big emotional departure. She walked out onto the beach at Bad Wolf Bay in Norway, the Doctor appeared, and then... the DVD glitched and hung up. I tried to take the disc out and clean whatever smudge was causing the problem, but my sweaty hands only made it worse. So that's how I said goodbye to the Sainted Rose today, by shrugging and thinking, "Ah, well, I remember how it ended. Goodbye." How it should have ended... Read more ...
Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together Apr 10 2018 10th Doctor Jackie Tyler Mickey Smith Rose Tyler I really gotta get these things written early in the day. Here I am, ten o'clock at night, I want to go to bed, and I still have a post to write. I was buried all day at work, and then had a swell evening out with my wife, and now here I am staring at a computer screen half-awake. So let's talk Doctor Who so I can get some sleep. Read more ...
He Will Be Rewarded By Force Apr 03 2018 10th Doctor Jackie Tyler Mickey Smith Pete Tyler Ricky Smith Rose Tyler Yeah, hey, it's late and I want to go to bed. I did my workout this morning and watched some Doctor Who. So let's briefly talk about that. Read more ...
Those Aren't Tears of Joy Apr 02 2018 10th Doctor Jackie Tyler Mickey Smith Pete Tyler Ricky Smith Rose Tyler Everybody has pet peeves that matter to them but seemingly to nobody else. For me, right near the top of the list is any title that uses the construction "Rise of the (fill in the blank)". It ranks right up there with the phrase "the one that started it all" and with song lyrics about tall mountains and wide rivers. I can't tell you precisely why those things annoy me. I mean, sure, they are all lazy and trite, but there are plenty of lazily trite phrases in the world that don't bother me at all. But give me a story that starts with "Rise of the..." and you have already lost me. So you can imagine how I felt when, in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first appearance of the Cybermen, Doctor Who went with Rise of the Cybermen for the story title. *shudder* So let's talk about that. Read more ...
I'm the Doctor, and I Just Snogged Madame de Pompadour Apr 01 2018 10th Doctor Mickey Smith Rose Tyler This morning I weighed in under 250 lbs again for the first time in eleven days, and actually at my lowest weight in more than twenty. Of course, it was also after not only an hour on the treadmill but another hour out doing yard work, so I was more than a little dehydrated. We'll see if tomorrow continues the happy trend. In other news, I watched one of my very favorite episodes of Doctor Who this morning and loved every minute of it. So let's talk about that. Read more ...
The Missus and the Ex. Welcome to Every Man's Worst nightmare. Mar 31 2018 10th Doctor K9 K9 Mark III K9 Mark IV Mickey Smith Rose Tyler Sarah Jane Smith In yesterday's post I mentioned that my wife and I had visited Balmoral Castle in Scotland a few years ago. It turns out that I am a moron (shocking, I know!) The place I was thinking of was Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, which is a completely different thing. I was only off by about a hundred miles. Oops. As for today's viewing, it featured the return of both Sarah Jane Smith and K9. Yay! Let's talk about that. Read more ...