Wandering through E-Space

D.W.Q.M.: "You've redecorated!" -Sarah Jane Smith (from the Tenth Doctor story, School Reunion .) Went to storage today and pulled out all of my Christmas boxes-so I'll be ready for this weekend!! Woo-hoo! :) I still need to get some stuff for the porch-I'm going to put the small tree I've had since college outside this year-I might need to find something for it to stand on, though-when I brought it home from storage, I put it directly out onto the porch (since it's out of the way and will have to go there eventually). It's not very tall! You'll only be able to see the tip from the street. :( I'll figure it out... Have I mentioned that I LOVE this time of year? We were driving down Euclid Hts Blvd, towards Coventry around sunset-since there was an actual break in the clouds, the sun was peaking through and hit the trees in the neighboorhood. Despite the wind and the rain, many of them are still full of leaves-OMG! It was gorgeous! I wish I had...

D.W.Q.M.: Duke Juliano: "There's this man in Florence- claims that by arranging ground glasses in a certain order, it's possible to see the moon and stars as large as your hand." Marco: "Is that a good thing?" (from the 4th Doctor story, The Masque of Mandragora ) The Leonids peak this weekend!!! Sunday, November 18th, 1:00am, EST. Unfortunately, our weather up here looks to be a bit cloudy, and well-rainy/snowy. Hope the rest of you have clear skies! Leonid meteor shower Also, you can still check out the comet!!! I was at Perseph's this past weekend, and it was clear enough so I could show everyone. :) I also went outside Monday night to observe the comet (my neighbors must think I'm really weird, standing outside in the cold with a pair of binoculars staring up at the sky...) I think it's getting more difficult to spot with the naked eye (although, if it's dark enough, you can still do it...at least at the beginning of the week-been too c...

D.W.Q.M.: "The trouble with computers, of course...is that they're very sophisticated idiots..." -the Fourth Doctor Apologies to anyone who may have tried to use my dreamingheart email over the past week or so. I didn't have a chance to check it, and when I finally got around to it today, I had nearly 1700 messages (almost all of it was spam-grr!) It's only been 2 weeks! Yikes! I didn't get any 'you've reached your quota' emails, but they may have gotten lost in the hoards and hoards of spam I've had to sift through. I have received legitmate email from 11/10/07, so that's a good sign, I guess! I hope my email hasn't bounced back to any real people trying to contact me. If it has-I'm sorry! Well, now it's late and I'm off to get some sleep. Nighty-nite, don't let the spammers bite!!! ;)

D.W.Q.M.: Duke Juliano: "There's this man in Florence- claims that by arranging ground glasses in a certain order, it's possible to see the moon and stars as large as your hand." Marco: "Is that a good thing?" (from the 4th Doctor story, The Masque of Mandragora ) So, have you seen Comet Holmes yet? I was able to find it!!! Me!! In my own front yard...in Cleveland !!!!! Ok, I'll back up a few steps. For those who might not have heard, Comet Holmes suddenly became visible to the naked eye when it puffed out a huge cloud of dust on October 24th. Shocked astronomers all over the world. And the best part...it's really easy to find in the night sky!!! To the unaided eye, it just looks like an extra star in the constellation Perseus. Grab a decent pair of binoculars (that's all it takes at the moment!), and you can clearly see it's not your average star. :) Astronomers aren't sure how long you'll be able to see the comet without help, so e...

D.W.Q.M.: Ian: "Where's your spirit of adventure, hm?" the First Doctor: "It died a slow and painful death when those bats came out of the rafters." Just wanted to wish everyone a safe, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

D.W.Q.M: "You mean, you live here?" -Barbara Wright (from the First Doctor story, An Unearthly Child ) 2 weeks I've been here, 2 weeks! And I'm not even settled yet. ;) I've only made one trip out to storage. Only managed to find 3 of my 7 Halloween boxes. :( I gotta put something up-it just doesn't seem like October! (well, except for the playoffs. LOL) Things are coming along-slowly, but coming along. Right now, the best, most put together room in the house is the kitchen. The dining room could use a little work, the bathroom's not too bad. And,with help from my friend Mike, at least the livingroom is more oraganized. (He came up for our Peruvian gig the first weekend of October) While he was here, he helped move some furniture around, so now the livingroom looks more homey. Up until then, the furniture was everywhere-two of my tall bookcases blocked the windows, my couch was at an odd angle in the middle of the room...you get the idea. My bedroom is th...

D.W.Q.M.: "Well, we did it-congratulations, our new home." -Alan Jackson (from the Sarah Jane Adventures story, Invasion of the Bane ) Ha! Okay, so that's not really a Doctor Who quote, but that kept running through my head during various points of this past weekend. I kept thinking-'soon, that'll apply to me!' LOL. ;) Don't have much time to go into details right now, as I'm catching up at work. Computer at home isn't hooked up yet-so my online time will be quite limited. :( Right now, all I gotta say is this: MY FRIENDS TOTALLY ROCK!!! Arthur, Paul, Jerm, Mr. Dave, Perseph, and Adam (for the use of your truck!) I would NOT have been able to do this without your help!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (actually, I don't think I can even begin to thank you guys enough!) Quick reflection: Once my old apartment was emptied and cleaned, I thought for sure that it would appear bigger. However, as I sat down on the floor of my old liv...

D.W.Q.M.: "It seems that I'm some kind of a galactic yo-yo." -the Third Doctor Holy crap! It's almost time!!! I am SO not ready. LOL. Tomorrow, I'll get the keys, then the truck, load the truck, unload the truck...etc, etc. Lots of running around tomorrow! Plus, packing last minute things. Arthur and Paul are going to help me tomorrow night-Perseph said she could help out Saturday, Jerm and Mr. Dave too-hopefully this won't be as chaotic as it is sounding to me now. So much stuff...I"m down to mostly odds and ends, but still-why do I have the feeling tonight will be the last night I get any sleep this weekend? lol. The other day I had a killer sinus and tension headache=ugh, that's the last thing I need! I'll be ok! All this week, everytime I passed the stop that will become my new bus stop after the move, I say-next week, I can get off the bus early! LOL. I'm also looking forward to getting some area rugs for the floors. I liked my grey carp...

D.W.Q.M.: "...I seem to have lost my sonic screwdriver." -the Third Doctor 8 days. Today I packed my first frustration box. You know, one of those boxes where you look at the stuff you just don't know what to do with, and in your frustration, you dump it all into one box and mark it in big letters, 'MISCELANEOUS'. I hope that's spelled right-the only dictionary I haven't packed yet is my Gaelic dictionary. Fat lotta good that'll do. I have also come to the point where you set something down for just a second, and there's so much stuff lying around that the next thing you're saying is, "I just saw that five minutes ago!! Where the hell did it go?!?!?" I'm not even gonna count the number of times I've packed up a box and sealed it, only to discover minutes later that there's something else that should've gone in there. (I've been doing quite alot of retaping). Perhaps this is why this has been my favorite cartoon s...

D.W.Q.M.: "I'm packing my goodies, and I'm going HOME! " -Sarah Jane Smith (from the Fourth Doctor story, The Hand of Fear .) Big news for me-I am moving!!!! In 10 days!!!!! AAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!! Okay, I've known for a while-actually been planning it most of the summer-but I didn't want to say anything until I actually had a place (call it superstition). I finally got a new place in August-but then there was the Feast, plus, I've been packing like crazy-I've got 8+ years of stuff crammed in here!! Since I can't move in until the end of the month, I've been packing up boxes and putting them in temporary storage, to make room for more packed boxes. Before I got the unit, I was triping over everything (my shins are quite bruised). I can't help but think of my dear friend Peresphone on her moving day. She said she felt like the Queen of Boxland, sitting above all of her boxy subjects. I sort of feel like that now-however, I have to send my boxy ...

D.W.Q.M.: "You know, I am so constantly outwitting the opposition, I tend to forget the delight and satisfaction of the arts... the gentle art of fisticuffs." -the First Doctor (if you can't quite see it, the writing on the cake says 'Sorry about the Twins! Good Luck in 2008). After the Twins were swept by the Indians twice within 2 weeks, my friend Mongo thought I could use a cake, 'cause, well, cake makes everything better. I was sitting on the couch at Taco night next to Jerm when he presented it to me. I sat there, silent, with my arms and legs crossed, and counted to ten while I contemplated laughing, crying, or simply ripping his head off. ;) Mongo said that was the reaction he thought he'd get. In the end, I ended up laughing, 'cause, well, I gotta admit, it was pretty funny (and revenge can be just as sweet, too. lol) ;) Persephone had the best line-"Let me know when you cut the cake, 'cause I want some of that sweet, sweet agony!" ...

D.W.Q.M.: Barbara: "What's that awful noise?" the First Doctor: "I beg your pardon... 'Awful noise'? A good way to talk about my singing!" Barbara: "No, Doctor, not that awful noise -- the other one!" Reed count: 2 down Hey, check it out! We're on YouTube! August 15th, 2007: Well, I guess this is what happens when the band is put behind the mayor. ;) I still thought it was cool-so if you've never made it to the procession in Little Italy, here's a small taste. The first night was a little rough-the street lights weren't working right, then a firetruck had to come up the street. While we were waiting for the firetruck, it started to rain. Yay. :p LOL. Nothing new-there's always something! ;) The second night was much better-ok, so it was a little humid, but it didn't rain, and we re-situated ourselves in front of the lemonade stand. Instead of our traditional Feast circle configuration, we were in 2 rows, which actually w...

D.W.Q.M.: the Second Doctor: "If only I could find my recorder, I could play you a little something to pass the time." the Brigadier: "We should be thankful for small mercies." I swear the summer had just started, now it's almost over!!!! I'm really, REALLY sorry I haven't posted much here at all. I think this has been one of the busiest summers in my life. (hmm...I say that all the time now, don't I?) But I really have been busy-I haven't even had the time to finish Harry Potter yet!! (yes, I know! I know!! Bad, Ro!) There is just so much going on...when I get some things sorted out, I'll post about them. Saturday night after our weekly trip to Starbucks, Perseph, Foofy, MewMew and I all drove out to Kirtland to try to see some Perseids. Although it was the day before the peak, I managed to spot 7 of them. :) I miss the days when we could camp out in our front yard (in Minneapolis) and watch the Perseids from there! Growing up, I couldn...

D.W.Q.M.: Barbara: "What's that awful noise?" the First Doctor: "I beg your pardon... 'Awful noise'? A good way to talk about my singing!" Barbara: "No, Doctor, not that awful noise -- the other one!" I think we set a new record this weekend-for lowest turnout! Yikes! This past weekend we were at Mt. Carmel. We had 10 the first night, 8 for the procession, and 13 for Sunday night. We didn't sound too bad, considering our numbers. Our repetoire was severely limited, though. (and there were probably a couple of numbers we should have avoided.) However, we were still appreciated-and we stuck it out!!! The standard joke for the evening: Wayne: "We have a request!" Pete: "But we're gonna play anyway!!" Other fun stuff: "How do you guys feel about 118?" "With 2 (actually, 1.5) clarinets?" "1.5?" "I'm the .5!" Jesse: "Can we Adenella?" Me: "Should I leave and come...

D.W.Q.M.: "How about a trip in the TARDIS? I'm just off." -the Fourth Doctor Well, actually, I'm back! I have to admit, this was one of the most stressful vacations I've ever had, but that was sort of to be expected, with the accident and all. I survived! And amid all the stress, we managed to have some good times. :) However, I did manage to loose my cell phone. $%@#! The good news is, it dropped in the car my sister drove to the airport in. Bad news-this wasn't discovered until they were in Little Canada, and didn't have enough time to turn around. My mom, my sister,and the two girls drove me to the airport. When I discovered my phone was missing, I asked complete strangers if I could use their phone to call mine. Everyone was really nice-including a woman from England who was very apologetic because her phone didn't work here in the States-she did offer me her long distance phone card-I told her it was ok, and thanked her anyway. :) This is what ha...

D.W.Q.M.: "I think those crazy kids have gone off to the sewers to get photographs of the Cybermen." -Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (from the Second Doctor story, the Invaison ) Yay, Marcon!!! I had an awesome time!!! I wrote about working the video room and other Doctor Who stuff over at the Idiot's Lantern You can check them out here: Marcon, part 1 and Marcon, part 2 This year, I got to meet Kevin Sorbo!! *hee* My mom and I have this running joke-whenever I mention Kevin Sorbo, she always says, "You know he's from Mound [Minnesota]" So I told him that, and he thought that it was cool that we were from MN too. I got him to sign an autograph for my mom, and he wrote 'Go Minnesota!' on it. LOL. He is so cool. And guess what? He played Duck, Duck GRAY DUCK as a kid!!! LOL ;) :-D I also got to meet Steve Bacic: He was also really cool. :) I wish I could have made it to some of the panels they did, but I didn't have time. I heard they were pretty a...

This weekend, my brother-in-law was involved in a motorcycle accident. He was riding the bike, and my sister and the kids were following behind, when this kid in a pickup truck came outa nowhere and ended up right in front of him. The next thing you know, my sister sees Jon flying through the air (she described it as looking like he did a cartwheel) and landing in the ditch. Chaos insued as everyone tried to get their bearings, but thankfully there was a farmer nearby, who was already on the phone with the authorities as he came over to see if everyone was alright. According to Alicat, Jon underwent surgery and now has two rods in his leg, in addition to a broken pelvis and foot. No brain damage, though, cause he was wearing a helmet-thank GOd! The first EMT on the scene happened to be Boo's best friend's father-he walked over to Alicat and showed her his helmet, pointing out the scratches on it and said, 'thank him for wearing this, 'cause if he hadn't, this would ...

Happy first official day of Summer, everyone!!!! Yay! And, if it's clear enough-don't forget to check out the space station tonight. From my friend DJ: "I heard on the news this morning that (weather permitting) the space station will be visiable tonight starting at 9:38 pm. It will be directly overhead at 9:41. There is only a five minute window to see it. It was pretty cool to see it Tuesday night." Sweet! Oh, that's Eastern time. :)

D.W.Q.M.: "Well come on, aren't you supposed to be programmed to be user-friendly or something?" -the Sixth Doctor Well, the site that hosts my comments has been down for quite a while now, and I don't know when it will be back up, so I decided to switch my commenting to Haloscan. I guess if the old site ever comes back, I'll move my old comments over. Until then...

D.W.Q.M.: "Fantastic!" -the Ninth Doctor So I'm sitting here, working on my computer with the tv on in the background, tuned to SciFi. (where else would it be? LOL) I just saw a commercial for the third series (season 29) of Doctor Who!!!! YAAAAAAAY!!!! LOL-the tiniest things do excite me so. I love being a geek girl. :-D