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It's been a perfectly good "weekend" with lots of critter-time, and my mood is substantially improved. Sadly, I am also now all done with Max Headroom. On the Doctor Who side, I really loved both Battlefield and Ghost Light, Battlefield especially for the Brigadier (whom I adore), and Ghost Light for its overall weirdness, and Ace in a suit. Seems so weird and inexplicable that the show got canceled during Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred's run, of all times. Definitely one of the strongest and most awesome Doctor/Companion pairings of the old series.

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Photographer Bill Durgin's unusual figure studies -- Gorgeous, a bit NSFW.

End of fire poles -- Does this mean an impending glut on used firepole sales? *eyes kitchen ceiling*
Relatedly, we've decided we really want to build a TARDIS-replica as our backyard shed.

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For bisexual girls who considered leaving the queer movement when the erasure is enuf…

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Matt Smith said one saucy Doctor Who devotee nearly got more than they bargained for when his grandfather helped deal with his fan mail one day.

Because the holiday season does not stop the assholes

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