Gallimaufry

[neadods]

A wonderfully perverse vid where Nine and Ten are battling over Rose's affections. I think the reason I find it so hilarious is because it's set to "Love Stinks."

The conference has hit the big time!

Thanks to tempestsarekind, I'm totally going back to the Globe just to buy this.

tchwrtr linked to stitch markers on Etsy. I am not allowed to look at stitch markers on Etsy for the same reason I'm not allowed to preorder anything Whovian from Amazon.co.uk until after the trip - I need to have money *for* the trip! Anybody know if there's a 12-row chain-style row counter? All my projects are based on a count of 12.

And a minor knitting victory - I can now do the Yarn Harlot 1-Row Handspun Scarf stitch without looking down! I'm going to be getting a LOT of practice at that too, as am making a cotton throw in that stitch, with a minimum of 4 rows to be done nightly as a form of stress relief.

ionlylurkhere has an interesting Martha meta post. When Rose first met the Doctor, she had a sense that she wanted more out of life than she was currently getting, but no real idea how to get it. The Doctor unlocked the door to everything she could have dreamed of and a whole load more besides. Martha's problem is a step further back than that: despite the fact that she's got a good life on the surface of things, she doesn't actually know how to want things for herself, really.

She's used to sublimating her desires to those of her family, so used it to that it doesn't even occur to her to put her own views across. The initial sequence of phone calls that introduces her in Smith and Jones show her as the sensible one who has to broker deals between the rest of the family, and she seems to have a strong enough desire for everyone to get along all right that she doesn't want to add another set of competing demands into the mix.

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[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

...so mentioning that there's a seller on Etsy who will make a chain stitch counter the length you want is a bad thing, right? *weg*

And then there's me. Talk to me, lady! Whatcha want?

[neadods.livejournal.com]

This. With 12 rings.

(There will be others. La La's Simple Shawl begs for one with different beads in the middle to mark the switch to yarnovers, for example, but I can't figure out if that one could be done with one chain or would require two.)

Oh - to fit 10 or 10.5s. I like lots of room on my stitch markers because I treat them like stitches; I use the tip of the needle to slip them over.

[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

PRETTY! What color do you want? (Email me so I don't miss it)

*wonders if she can find a Tardis or Daelek finding for the dangly end part*

And I agree about the larger marker rings--the copper ones are sized up to a 10, but it's a tight fit on 9s, and slow to transfer them. I'll be using them on 6s and smaller, I think.

[tempestsarekind.livejournal.com]

Oh, I always spend way too much money in the Globe gift shop whenever I get to London. It's my weakness. :)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I kind of shot my wad last time because I bought Globe-branded things for all my theatrical friends. But now they're coming out with new stuff... and I have a scary number of friends who are both into theater and enjoy a good ribald song. Like 100% of the Rennies.

[tempestsarekind.livejournal.com]

Well, who *doesn't* enjoy a good ribald song? :)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Nobody I know! :>

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

When my mom and I visited the Globe, I bought a few of those handpainted cards with Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet and Ophelia and such and framed them. GORGEOUS.

(You still visiting NYC this weekend?)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am, and I have to figure out what I'm doing today and post it so we can figure out how to meet. I also have to forward you the info for the CTARDIS hotel. (They were out of twins, so I took the one with the one King bed, but I'm hoping we can switch on the day because I'll be there early.)

Those handpainted cards were beyond beautiful. This time, I'm going to budget specifically to get some.

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

Okay! Sounds good!

[ionlylurkhere.livejournal.com]

(from that BBC article about the conference:)

Ms Beattie said registration for the event was running at around three-quarters from academics and a quarter from fans.

I think someone needs to be introduced to the concept of Venn diagrams ...

(And :D thanks for the rec.)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Is it still a Venn diagram when one circle is completely inside the other? :>

[thanatos-kalos.livejournal.com]

*brain explodes* I was promised there would be no maths!

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

I think I need one of those... I shall have to scrape the couch cushions again so I can get one... :) (Or would the overseas shipping make it ridiculously high?)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Probably not too bad, but you might want to see if there's a Christmas sale.

[iko.livejournal.com]

My partner owns a CD or two of bawdy songs. They are awesome.

My Man John had a thing that was long.
My Maid Mary had a thing that was hairy.

[fyrdrakken]

Thanks for the vid rec -- I'm downloading it to watch from home on my next long vid session. (Because somehow I never get around to browsing my YouTube favorites, but periodically I get into the Fanvids folder and start inspecting everything I haven't seen yet. Go figure.)

And I have a set of those grape stitch markers, albeit with the green "grapes" instead of the red or purple that the seller has started offering. They're one of my favorite sets, though the little brass dealie to stick them on when they're not on a project looks pretty but doesn't really hold them in place well. Also I got a set apiece of the bronze and silver plain rings from that same seller (and want to get more sets of each, for larger projects).