Woo Whoo!

You know what's cool? Having friends in the U.K.  I wish I had more friends in the U.K...  But the ones I have now are pretty great!  They send me things...  At my request sometimes and I have to pay them back because that's only fair but you know, that does not mean they're not friends (frenemies, maybe)! They're friends because they care enough to go out of their way to pick things up for me and shake me down later (or sometimes, engage in an awesome trade of Jammie Dodgers!).  Ah hah! Nah, they know damned well I'd do same for them! It's a bit like how if any one of my TAYers and Niners in the U.K. wanted me to ship some hot commodity Cheddar Bunnies to you guys, I totally would.

I might do it.  Maybe.

Today, I spent a day at home getting over my cold along with my sister who now has one of her own.  Did she get that cold from me? ...I plead the fifth.

The Christmas (Present List) Fraught With Extermination and Danger

Some how, this Christmas saw a bunch of Daleks invade the HOchie household.

One Dalek can destroy an entire city so imagine what these three will do!!!!

Yes.

You know that suppression of laughter sound that Bughie J. makes, H1? The one where he covers his mouth to keep the laugh from escaping. 

Bughie J., you know what I'm on aboot, right?

Well...

Pppphhhuuutttt

Disclaimer: I found someone using this today on the internet, and I also found it on this website http://fyeahdaleksinhats.tumblr.com/ 
This was not my clever image born out of my less than clever head.  Thank you, someone, for this mess of brilliance.

Obsessions of the Week(s): 12/25/2010 - 01/02/2011

Doctor Who

David Tennant, to be exact.

H1 and I have off and on been trying to watch Series 2 of Doctor Who. This week with TD5 coming for a visit, I thought, 'what better time to watch Who than to torture a friend'. So marathoning we have been on the 10th Doctor's season. We just finished Series 2 and started up 3 and I must say, I love Tennant. I find him cute. As a Doctor, I find him sweet. Do I love him more than the 11th? Hmm, it's hard to say or maybe I'll just say, they're both awesome in their own ways.  But Tennant? He's got nerdy rocker Zarnyx glasses going for him... 

I will also say of the show that I can see why people liked him and why they liked the Russell T. Davies series so much rather than this Moffat series. It's got more technical sci-fi bits going on, but I still really loved the latest season with the 11th and am totally excited for next year's new season. The 10th Season though was some excellent stuff. That Dalek/Cybermen battle, in addition to Rose's send off were competely fab.

The Good Doctor

Hello,

Nerd here, pleading with all to watch the latest season of Doctor Who.

It was brilliant from start to end.

Maybe it's my love of not so cute Brits talking but no, that would be somewhat of a lie.

As far as shows go, this one was one of the best and I am giddy with excitement to have witnessed the greatness for myself.

At the very least, TD5, it's you, me and The Doctor when next you are at the HOchieS' household.

Love,

Or 2.

No. 4 and No. 11 Only, Please

I recently stumbled upon greatness.

This August, a Doctor Who Box Set of all 11 Doctors in action figure form, is set for release.

It comes neatly packaged in a TARDIS box!

While this is one of the greatest things I have seen, I would only need the Fourth and Eleventh incarnations of the Doctor.

In case anyone is confused as to which those are, I have marked up a copy to demonstrate.

I believe the figures are all sold separately but I would also need a TARDIS to go with them.  Maybe two! That might be a dangerous situation though, so I will have to think about it.  I also have not watched the David Tennant series which I hear was quite good.  If I like Tennant, I may need the Tenth Doctor as well.

In other Doctor Who news, H1 and I watched the second of the two part episode today called "Cold Blood".  It was a twist of an ending that dealt with the overall main series story arc but it had me distraught.

I know none of you I know are watching it because you all suck, so I will go ahead and say it.

ROOOORRRRRRYYYYY...NOOOOOOOoooooooooo.

I fancied him but suspected that this was coming.  It was a bitter ending and just one of two shocks for the main plot.  I did not know how much more I could take but I only hope they do not write a crappy end to the arc because as of now, this show has been pure brilliance.

Obsession(s) of the Week(s): 5/23/2010 to Until the End of June, I Reckon

Doctor Who

The HOchieS were fans of the Fourth Doctor many years ago. That series starring Tom Baker, was one we grew up watching as children. A love of science fiction was more than likely shaped by our many hours watching that funny man with big curly hair, and long colourful scarf as he travelled around the Universe and time in a Police Box, fondly known as TARDIS. Recently, I started watching the current Doctor Who series starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. With Steven Moffat (Coupling) as the head writer.

Matt Smith, The Eleventh Doctor

Having not watched the series in about oh...25 years, I was curious to see what all the fuss was about. I discovered that Steven Moffat was writing and that was reason alone to be interested. Then I saw that a new, really young actor was cast in the role of The Doctor. Times change but was it just some sort of idiotic plot to pump new blood into an already long-standing, well-established series to capture a young demographic? After watching the two part episodes involving the Weeping Angels, I must admit - I'm enthralled by Matt Smith. He can be a little hard on the eyes (but if he turns to the side, he's just fine) but his acting is superb. He speaks quickly and I cannot catch it all sometimes but he's doing a fantastic job playing this complicated character. He's harsh, witty, can be cute in ways, quirky and downright bitchy.