Category Archives: Fandom

I Saw the Best Minds of the Rebellion Eaten by Sarlacc…

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Karie

Who on earth likes both Star Wars and 20thC poetry? ME! And this is one of the funniest things I have seen on the internet this week: so much depends upon a scarred young jedi stitched with cyber netics beneath … Continue reading →

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Just Knitting

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Karie

Sometimes I get so very tired of knitting. No, I do not tire of knitting – that simple enjoyable activity that involves a ball of string and two pointy sticks – but I do tire of certain aspects involved in … Continue reading →

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Why Neil Gaiman is Like a Toffee-Coated Banana

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Karie

Want to feel jealous in a bookish manner? Go look at Neil Gaiman’s library. The colours, the layout, the view from the windows and the mind-boggling amount of books.. I hardly ever covet anybody else’s possessions but I do covet … Continue reading →

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“Are You Sure It Isn’t Just Some Fanboy Thing..?”

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Karie

I saw this* and then I started missing academia once more and also really, really wanted to move to London. But, you know, life isn’t so bad. Thursday I’ll be baby-sitting the Old Maiden Aunt studio as Lilith’s away, so … Continue reading →

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Random Is the New Black

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Karie

We have found more clay pipes by the Forth and Clyde Canal – here is one of the nicest pipes, if not exactly the most intact.. Notice also the rather interesting shards of china in the background. We’ve identified one … Continue reading →

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Shiny!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Karie

NASA needs your help to name Node 3 of the international space station. A short-list of names have been drawn up for your perusal .. and “Serenity” is one of the possible names. (For the ones among you going bzuh: … Continue reading →

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I Thought Turkey Was The In-Flight Meal

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Karie

A family who were bound for a week’s holiday in Lanzarote are back home after a check-in desk mix-up meant they caught a flight to Turkey instead. (..) Mr Coray said they had not realised their mistake because their boarding … Continue reading →

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Spoils

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Karie

Stephen Moffat does write the best Doctor Who episodes. A planet which is one giant library? Yes, please! And that is all I will say as I do not want to give away any spoilers.. Now, as some longterm readers/friends … Continue reading →

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Twitching

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Karie

Following Friday’s unfortunate stroll, I decided I should probably take things easy. What brought it home? It was possibly the fact that when I passed out on Friday, I narrowly escaped having my forehead cut open thanks to broken glass … Continue reading →

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Eliot the Fanboy

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Karie

TS Eliot was a Doctor Who fan fiction writer?! While ‘Four Quartets’ has received due attention for its literary merits, until now no critic has touched on its merits as a piece of fan fiction. Well, I laughed.

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