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Things I do when I’m having a bad day…
When I’m having a bad day I do a few things, one is watch Neil Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” speech. I will also make myself more nerdy than normal and do a marathon of one of my favourite shows. Between Buffy, The Doctor, Sherlock Holmes, John or Joan Watson, Olivia Benson, any member of the BAU, or any number of other favs, I am likely to find someone who strikes the right balance between butt kicking, brains, and sarcasm. When I am tired, stressed, or generally feeling down, I watch these things. It’s the last three weeks of school. Things are crazy. That said, I give you the speech “Make…
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Doctor Who
I’ve gone on a strange Doctor Who kick of late. I loved the old ones and I love the new ones, but my focus of late seems to be on the 2005-current series. It’s a show that makes me smile. It does dark and creepy. It does rage and fire. It does funny and sarcastic. It does old school sci fi and new school sci fi. It does philosophy and faith. It does history and future dreams or nightmares. And let’s be honest, there is practically no other show on the planet that combines Shakespeare, magic, aliens, murder, and wit all in one episode. Obviously, for someone who loves all…
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Something you may not know…
I am decidedly a nerd. I am quite content with this because I have been told that I am a nerd in so many different ways that it basically means that I’m cool because I know so many random facts. I have been told this by many different people. I somewhat disagree with the “cool” part because I am quite content being a somewhat nerdy person who is just happy being artistic and a little weird. However, one of my many fascinations is crime shows. As you know, another one is writing. This being said, I adore the new show Castle. It’s about a mystery writer who pairs up with…