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Well, Uni was the provider of much lulz and WTF today.

Firstly, from one of the guest speakers in my Social Science class, this amusing quote:

"Whenever I find a restaurant I like, I start going there regularly... and then they go bust. Same thing happened with Communism."
- Guy who studied corruption in communist countries in the 80s.

Then there were all the people who were standing around Uni handing out free copies of The Origin of Species - with a Special Introduction by a Creationist.

Actually, I almost didn't mind this idea, until I actually looked at the "special introduction" and saw the gratuitous bashing of other religions and the ending spiel which was basically, "I'm taking the high road! Watch me take the high road! None of those horrible evil atheist would do something so ~good~! Admire me for taking the high road."

...Yeah. The moral high ground: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.

Later was Star Trek club, in which we had much fun at the expense of our free books and their oh-so-special introduction, and then watched an episode of Stargate. (I had to leave before the TNG episode).

I also found the world's geekiest toilet wall graffiti, what with mentions of lolcats, 4chan, and that Deathly Hallows symbol from HP.

Oh, and I had my first tute of the semester, for SSRM. Which started out kind of boring, and yet by the end of it we'd ended up having conversations on why a dog is a phone, and the subjectivity of stop signs.

I approve of this sort of class.

So, just when I think that today is going to be a pretty darn boring day, halfway through my Psych lecture, all the power in the lecture theatre dies. And the alarms start going off, and everyone has to evacuate the building.

And I still don't know why this happened.

Still, it meant I could leave early. Which was almost a disappointment (key word there being "almost") since I rather like this psych lecturer. He has a tendency to include random interesting historical trivia in his lectures, and going of on strange tangents.

Some random quotes from his lecture:

On Narcissus: "He basically pined away and died. Because he was so hot."

On Narcissism: "Of course, everyone is special and unique. But you shouldn't believe that too much."

Aside from that, the most interesting part of my day was seeing a girl with a hot pink mullet on the tram.

Anyhoo, over in fannish doings, the fallout from Sparkly Vampire 4 continues over at FW. However, just when people start to think the fandom, at least, might be living up to the title of "the next Harry Potter", along comes the real thing with a metaphorical LOL N00B!

Oh, and if Wank isn't your fannish style, Freema Agyeman is a sweetheart. But we already knew that.

Okay, I'll be putting my reactions to both the Torchwood finale and the Doctor Who opener here. Should have more emphasis on Who than Torchwood, since I have more to say (and, yes, care more).

But Torchwood will be first.

Non-spoilery comments: Honestly, this episode was really quite meh, except for the bits that were extremely non-meh, if that makes sense. The good stuff was utterly stunning, and I look forward to seeing where we go from here, but it felt oddly detached from most of the episode, which was... less good.

( In which John Barrowman surprises us all by doing a great job at subtle )

And, onto Doctor Who, which was rather better - or at least more consistant.

Partners in Crime probably fits in my rankings of New Who season openers as second, but a not too distant second. (Smith and Jones is first, 'cos I loved it; whereas I found Rose boring and though I found New Earth entertaining at the time, it's rather painful to rewatch)

( Donna, the Doctor, and the other major stuffs of note )

Oh, and a couple of bits that aren't episodes reactions, but just interesting Whoniverse interview quotes.

DT: Everybody is desperate for all the assistants to start fighting each other, some kind of mud bath with Freema and Billie and Catherine in it - it's not gonna happen! The Doctor picks the cream of Earth's crop, so these are fine human beings! Can you imagine if I had a favourite?! I love them all in their own unique, special, idiosyncratic ways.
Interviewer: I bet you do have a favourite...
DT: D'you know, I don't think I do. I love them all.
- David Tennant on some radio interview.

The moment in which David Tennant was declared patron saint of loves_them_all. Nice to have the Doctor onside.

"The main distinction between her and the majority of other companions is that she's a grown-up. Some of the Doctor's show-off technique, which he has honed on the young and impressionable girls that he likes to pick up, won't work so well on a fully grown woman. I think she's equally gobsmacked by the universe and the marvels that she sees, but she's maybe not always quite as gobsmacked by the Doctor, who can at times seem to be, to any adult, a bit of a prat".
- Steven Moffat on Donna and the Doctor in DWM.

You know, for all Moffat has his issues with women and all, I think he really is dead on when it comes to the Doctor's character. Which gives us Moffat onside the whole slutboi alien tease thing, as well. And acknowledging the prattishness, too - the Doctor isn't necessarily a nice guy.

And I've got my first assignment or the semester. Admittedly, it's not a graded thing, just a pass/fail assignment, but still, it's a hurdle requirement.

And it's statistics. Bleh.

Ah well, I'll do it on the weekend, it's not due until Wednesday.

And in other news that I am sure no-one really cares about, today I wore my Completely Pointless Sunglasses. So called because they are both too small and too lightly coloured to have any UV repellent properties. Plus, given where they sit, I end up looking over them. And I don't even wear glasses, anyway. So they have no practical use whatsoever.

Therefore, they are Completely Pointless. I just think they look good on. I mean, purple sunnies, what's not to love?

Your quote of the day:

fa11ing_away: "Death. Like baked potatoes in a way."

Have decided I like my Cognitive Psych tutor. If only because we had a prac that was supposed to go for 2 hours, and we were finished in 45 minutes.

Which was good, because I really didn't fancy sticking around Uni until past 7pm. And I think I could use an early(-ish) night tonight. Argh tiredness.

And I shall need to get my Uni texts tomorrow, now I actually know what I need to get.

In lieu of anything decent to post about, I thus give you a collection of random quotes, which I have been jotting down for weeks now, and keep forgetting to post. From most to least recent (some of these are several months old):

Piper: We're talking about the rules for chocolate-coated warfare!

fa11ing_away: I am the Switzerland of peanuts!

Piper: Hey, I'm taller than really short people!

Random drunk club guy: I don't like transvestites, I like mystery.

Sam: Is everyone happy with my breasts?
Bistromathics, during Star Wars character impersonations)

altheas: II is not a Pokemon!

So, this evening me, fa11ing_away, tinyteddyqueen, becker_ and forsakendaemon went and saw Hot Fuzz. And we laughed our arses off. Great movie, which I must at some point see again.

Quote of the night:

becker_: "I just gave birth to an ice cube!"

In other news, the Beeb is showing off their cunning marketing strategy for Doctor Who, and have posted a short video clip of THAT spoiler on their YouTube thing.

To which my conclusion is that I don't care what the reasoning in plot for it is, it's damned hot.

Oh Beeb, you sure know how to get fannish attention.

Also, because I have to link it, what has become my all time favourite Doctor Who newspaper article. Fannish meta on the inherant loneliness of the Doctor, only found in an actual newspaper. Utterly fabulous.

Egads, it's been a while since I updated (excluding random silliness about the Doctor selling books on eBay, anyway). And much has happened in the time since a last proper update. Which goes some way to explaining the lack of proper update, but anyway...

Weekend: Potential Housemate has now apparently become Future Housemate. More when he is upgraded to Current Housemate.

Monday: In the mail, I had one of my eBay Doctor Who books. (No, not the one from the Doctor, another one). In an envelope that not only contained said book, but also a note from the seller, written on coloured paper with little stars punched in it, hoping that I enjoyed the book. It was completely and utterly adorable.

In the evening, I wandered down into the city on The Sister's request, in order to pick up a paper and inform her what Uni course she'd gotten into. Which was, not entirely unexpectedly, Science at Melbourne Uni. Looks like I shall we shall be at the same Uni next year, which shall be... odd. Perhaps I can talk her into joining my clubs. Hurrah for paid membership!

Tuesday: Went off to a pool party at Sam's place. Considering the fucking insanely hot weather, the pool was highly enjoyable. Also managed to meet a whole lot of people who I didn't know (aka everyone who wasn't Sam or fa11ing_away, and have some rather interesting - and at times weird - conversations.

Some amusing quotes (two provided on fa11ing_away's request, since I'm quoting myself in them.

George: "When you're an adult, whipping takes on a whole new meaning."

Sam: (To me) "So, how's your love-life going?"
Me: I read porn on the internet.
Sam: O_O

Me: "I am prepared for all whatsits."
fa11ing_away: "Thingamajigs?"
Me: "Ay."

Yarr! Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day, scurvies! _{Because if ever there was an international day worth celebrating, this would be it, savvy?}

Look, even the transport is in on it!

In any case, to celebrate, I went out to jess_with_a_hat's Pirate Party last night, in which we celebrated in a suitably piratical fashion, ie. with rum.

But twas much fun. I headed over there with fa11ing_away, me in full piratey outfit (I have photos), and we picked up absurd along the way.

Highlights of the evening included: The highly amusing Twister game (how can anyone not love a game that leads to copious remarks about the man with his head between a lesbian's thighs?); The game of werewolf, which was rapidly renamed "Pirates and Ninjas"; the fun costumes; blinvisible demonstrating some fire twirling; lots of rum; the failed chocolate fondue, that ended up tasting awfully chocolate truffle-like; the mutant strawberry and lots of other random silliness.

Some quotes (from our Pirates and Ninjas game):

chifley: "I think you'll find all my sides are camp... Dance, eyebrows, dance!"

de_chel: "Everyone is bored! The mod is reading Dolly Doctor! Chifley is reading Dolly!"

( And some photos )

...And that was last night.

Now, this evening was the Jasper Fforde book signing. So, I turned up at Dymocks in the city and spent an hour listening to dear Jasper talk about his books, himself and general stuffs of amusement, which was lots of fun. Yay Jasper!

And after that, I got copies of both The Big Over Easy and The Fourth Bear signed, which means now that half my Jasper Fforde collection is signed. Which amused me muchly.

And after that I went off with saikogrrl and friend for some Japanese for dinner. (But not before purchasing Witches Abroad, to complete my Discworld collection, and American Gods, because I need to read more Neil Gaiman).

So, yeah, fun night! Argh!

ETA: And LiveJournal is in on the act. Awesome!

Everyone repeat after me: Pointy. Soul. *giggles*

This evening was the birthday type thing for tinyteddyqueen. Which meant toddling into the city for dinner at the Shanghai Dumpling House again, and then wandering up to tinyteddyqueen's place for cake and junk food and silly talk and games. And drinks.

I had vodka with guarana. It had a most interesting effect.

I got to play a bit of Munchkin, also, and managed to win. Mwahahah!

But we did have one question that needed resolving...

[Poll #781516]

Some amusing quotes from the night:

becker_: (About tinyteddyqueen) "She came at me with oven mitts!"

becker_: "I worked out how Chuck Norris was conceived. It started when the beautiful Ninjina and the Pirate King came together..."

Callum: "Emos are like try-hard Goths, and Goths are like try-hard people."

Oh, and I now have a Vox. I am not entirely sure why, since I don't intend to give up on my LJ or anything, but it seemed the thing to do. So friend me away, or whatever, over there, and I'll add you in return.

Pointy! Soul! *runs off*

So, D&D was on tonight, and was as cracktastic as ever.

Mainly because by the end of it, we got to the point where everyone had been broken numerous times, and you couldn't say anything, really, without everyone bursting into fits of laughter (or cringing).

We successfully managed to break the DM many, many times though, which was of the good.

Curse our smutty minds!

But yeah, this session had:

- Steven Quartermain selling silk.

- Far too much singing of "We're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard." Again. Including the silk version.

- Possibly a brothel named Isengard.

- Silk. Again.

- A ship's captain covered in bling.

- A Paladin committing suicide by beating himself over the head with the public phone.

- Me going by the pseudonym "Miss O'Crappe"

- Me in a nurse's outfit. Again.

- And it ended on a cliffhanger with the entire party drugged.

Some quotes from it:

mercdaemon: "You wake up to the Paladin crowing."

fa11ing_away and myself (in perfect unison): "Say it, say it, say it!"

mercdaemon: "Oh crap."
Me: "You called?"

fa11ing_away and I got back from D&D, and there was stuff all over the living room. O_O

I've finally gone and given my birthday list to Mum. And fa11ing_away keeps taunting me with hints abot what she's getting me, which is most unfair.

Also: About the birthday thing

I'm too lazy to bother arranging somehing proper, but I can do something quick on the fly. So, I'm leaning towards having dinner somewhere as a group, and then going out for a few cocktails. We'd probably meet around 6 or 6.30 in the Basement Friday, head off for the meal, and then people who know clubs and bars better than me can direct me to some good ones.

So, if any Basement/Second Floor/Melbourne types are interested, please comment to tell me you'll be able to come along. And give me your recommendation for a dinner spot. I'd prefer responses by Friday afternoon, so I can book a table if necessary.