2 things.

My ten year old daughter has started learning the violin.

Yesterday she brought it home. (It's not hers, it belongs to the school.) She practised enthusiastically for 3 hours...

In much better news, I had THE most awesome dream last night. It's difficult to remember specifics, but in short, Missy was my mother. I can't begin to explain how brilliant it was.

Recs.

Am hoping to be able to write something before Saturday, although I'm waiting for next week's episode so I can find out what the symbolic/metaphorical implications are for the story/'verse, so we'll see...

For now:

Phil Sandifer: Under the Lake Review

janie_aire: The Chair Agenda

We don't have anyone as insane as Palin or Trump... Just your regular evil politicans.

Unfortunately they are the ones running the country.

Ministers should waste no time to make unpopular cuts to pensioner benefits, a think tank director has said.

Many of those hit by a cut to the winter fuel allowance might "not be around" at the next election, said Alex Wild of the Taxpayers' Alliance.

And others would forget which party had done it, he added.

These quotes are not out of context. See article here.

(If you have sueworld2003 friended you might have seen this story already.)


I would not be at all surprised if Season 10 of Doctor Who contained a re-vamped Happiness Patrol. In fact, I am very much hoping that that will be the case.