end of the week ramblings

Finished reccing Calufrax, and it was a lot of work but also a lot of fun. Once again I had a horrible time trying to narrow down a huge initial list to only 7 stories. Last time I recced, I had a different Doctor in every story (did anyone notice? They were Three, Six, Eight, Nine, Ten, Handy and Eleven), and this time the Doctor mix wasn't as good -- Ten showed up in five of the seven stories -- but I did get some good variation in genre, including a missing scene fic, a fix-it fic and a crossover, plus two Classic Who fics (I think Romana counts even though she was paired with Ten). I also managed to hit both SJA and Torchwood, neither of which I got in last time. Every story got some love from at least one new person, and really that's what it's all about in the end, so overall I'm very happy with how it went.

There's a new community that's dedicated to celebrating minor characters and original characters in Whoniverse fanfiction -- who_like_giants, in case you haven't seen it yet. Not that I expect anyone in particular from my flist to show up over there, except that I do. You know who you are.

Been re-watching Fourth Doctor episodes lately, which I needed after saying goodbye to Ten -- it's like slipping back into a comfy sweatshirt, and a nice reminder that while the actors move on, their episodes remain. Also, as much as I love David Tennant, there's nothing like revisiting one's first Doctor -- just watching those old Tom Baker -era opening credits with the two converging vortex lines is enough to instantly take me back to childhood, and put a huge grin on my face. Speaking of which, I'm really excited that "Masque of Mandragora" is coming out on DVD in a few months! Now if we can only get "Android Invasion," I'll be able to replace the entire contents of my old videotape that disintegrated.

end of the week ramblings

Finished reccing Calufrax, and it was a lot of work but also a lot of fun. Once again I had a horrible time trying to narrow down a huge initial list to only 7 stories. Last time I recced, I had a different Doctor in every story (did anyone notice? They were Three, Six, Eight, Nine, Ten, Handy and Eleven), and this time the Doctor mix wasn't as good -- Ten showed up in five of the seven stories -- but I did get some good variation in genre, including a missing scene fic, a fix-it fic and a crossover, plus two Classic Who fics (I think Romana counts even though she was paired with Ten). I also managed to hit both SJA and Torchwood, neither of which I got in last time. Every story got some love from at least one new person, and really that's what it's all about in the end, so overall I'm very happy with how it went.

There's a new community that's dedicated to celebrating minor characters and original characters in Whoniverse fanfiction -- who_like_giants, in case you haven't seen it yet. Not that I expect anyone in particular from my flist to show up over there, except that I do. You know who you are.

Been re-watching Fourth Doctor episodes lately, which I needed after saying goodbye to Ten -- it's like slipping back into a comfy sweatshirt, and a nice reminder that while the actors move on, their episodes remain. Also, as much as I love David Tennant, there's nothing like revisiting one's first Doctor -- just watching those old Tom Baker -era opening credits with the two converging vortex lines is enough to instantly take me back to childhood, and put a huge grin on my face. Speaking of which, I'm really excited that "Masque of Mandragora" is coming out on DVD in a few months! Now if we can only get "Android Invasion," I'll be able to replace the entire contents of my old videotape that disintegrated.