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rivendellroseStayed in bed until well past noon today, in part because 'the adipose' was acting up again. I suspect this has something to do with the fact that I (gasp!) did sit-ups and crunches before bed. I appear to have a choice - adipose-pain, or no-sit-ups. That really irks me - I am spoiled and not used to my body limiting what I can do, particularly in terms of exercise. That strikes me as just plain unfair.
Anyway. Got up, had breakfast, and spent a blissful morning drinking tea and reading "Sex in History" by Reay Tannahill - still one of my all-time favorite books, despite the fact that she gets herself into stupid trouble in the bits on pre-history, and was much amused by the fact that, despite knowing it will do no good, I continue to try to research for writing Merlin fic. What's the point of knowing historical details in a fandom that can't even decide what century it's set in, and, more to the point, neglects all the details of any of the relevant periods? No point, of course, except that I adore research and am constantly flummoxed when I can't do any. Alas. Then I tried to assuage my feelings by reseaching for my original piece that I'm working on... and discovered that the book has no relevant details for that period/subject. *Sigh* I need more detailed reference material.
And the moral of the story is that if I'm suffering from writer's block, I feel that research is the answer. If the research fails me... I get pissy. ;)
Oh, and I watched the Confidential from last night. I hate to be a pissy fanbrat about this whole thing, but... I was not enthused by Smith's interview-personality. He came off particularly badly when they cut back and forth between him and Tennant, whose calm, intelligent, well-spoken manner in interviews has always impressed me. Anyway. I continue to repeat to myself over and over that I trust Moffat and believe in the ultimate ability of any Doctor to make me fall in love with him, but... argh. I am so far not terribly pleased by this actor.
Anyway. Got up, had breakfast, and spent a blissful morning drinking tea and reading "Sex in History" by Reay Tannahill - still one of my all-time favorite books, despite the fact that she gets herself into stupid trouble in the bits on pre-history, and was much amused by the fact that, despite knowing it will do no good, I continue to try to research for writing Merlin fic. What's the point of knowing historical details in a fandom that can't even decide what century it's set in, and, more to the point, neglects all the details of any of the relevant periods? No point, of course, except that I adore research and am constantly flummoxed when I can't do any. Alas. Then I tried to assuage my feelings by reseaching for my original piece that I'm working on... and discovered that the book has no relevant details for that period/subject. *Sigh* I need more detailed reference material.
And the moral of the story is that if I'm suffering from writer's block, I feel that research is the answer. If the research fails me... I get pissy. ;)
Oh, and I watched the Confidential from last night. I hate to be a pissy fanbrat about this whole thing, but... I was not enthused by Smith's interview-personality. He came off particularly badly when they cut back and forth between him and Tennant, whose calm, intelligent, well-spoken manner in interviews has always impressed me. Anyway. I continue to repeat to myself over and over that I trust Moffat and believe in the ultimate ability of any Doctor to make me fall in love with him, but... argh. I am so far not terribly pleased by this actor.
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