DW: The Long Game

This 9th Doctor episode isn't as bad as I remember
or to be precise
it is not bad at all, I just don't like Adam or his story.

I mean he's sneaky and grabby and managed to work quite happily somewhere he knew people were being mindwiped
and it wasn't even Torchwood
and then he did that thing to his own brain
because knowledge
and then they left him like that
in danger of dissection, the Doctor says
and while it could be argued it was fair
it was not kind.

So he makes me embarrassment squirmy, because he's just a guy but he's not going to work out here. From a certain point of view he did what he was told to! Just... poorly. And the Doctor is all telling someone off for asking no questions, but Adam goes and gets all the answers and that is also wrong?
And yes, he started with computing so probably this was not for the good of all mankind exactly
(and did you know the microprocessor becomes obsolete this year?)
but really.

... asking questions is about Wis not Int, helping not knowing. Just having the data is no good if you don't think about it. I know it's consistent.

But it was not kind
and you got the feeling it was unkind because
boyfriend.

Not the Doctor's best day.


But I very much like the whole control the news control the facts bit, that is unfortunately ageing well, and the centralisation problem mixes with the chips in their head, because in one way it is a lot of different people thinking, they've just connected themselves up so much they're thinking the same things. Social media problem muchly.

Also Simon Pegg has so much fun with things his bit was just perfect.
... his career is such a fanboy dream.
... I should do more writing. dream big...




So I watched this and ate lunch with actual vegetable and now it is Cleaner Day.
Doing pretty great for someone who stayed in bed looking at LARP clothes websites until like 11 today.

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Today I spent many many hours on LARP stores
only to decide I only really wanted the thing I originally saved a link for
which is one hat.

And it would cost half as much again in postage to get it, so I'm thinking about that.

I went and put a lot of things in the basket on the basis I liked the,
but then I took them out for being things I never wear any more (ladies dresses), things that wouldn't fit me properly (men's fancy waistcoats and coats), and things I wouldn't find occasion to wear (landsknecht slashed sleeves and trousera, and armour).
Some of it I'd try on if the shop physically existed but for postal order I'll just assume the waistcoats wouldn't look like that on me and not spend that much on them.
Is frustrating.


I remember articles keep saying custom clothes are going to be A Big Thing. Put in your measurements and get ecerything special! Except so far no, and I couldn't even find a size chart. So.

LARP clothes are great though. There's so many things we don't wear anymore and that's boring. Everyone could look great in a good justaucorps. Pirate coats for the win. Brocade tabards make special occasions special. Slashed sleeves mean showing off several fabrics simultaneously. Everyone in the same suit is a bit boring.

And yet I'd never get around to wearing things. Lacking the courage of my fashion convictions.

Ah well.