Journey's End

[readingredhead]

Oh man. I have to wake up in six hours so I should probably get to sleep, but I have to say, I am more than justifiably obsessed with Doctor Who. Because it does everything that good fiction should do. It works on such an epic register but at the end of the day everything is personal. I'm still a little eh about how things ended up in this ep -- and by "eh" I mean there was more crying but also some fangirl squeeing because Rose/Ten is the CUTEST THING EVER (also, I think I am a fangirl. Oops?) -- but seriously it's just enthralling. I think it's because it speaks a language I understand; the universe of Doctor Who operates around the same series of tropes and metaphors I've come to structure myself around. I work because it works; it shapes who I am just as I hope to someday write my own shaping contributions to the massive and overwhelming oeuvre.

[Also, marvel at the fact that I have finally found a Doctor icon that meets my high standards. Problem with not possessing imaging programs beyond MS Paint: severely limited in personal icon-making abilities. Possibly a good thing? In the meantime, I need to sleep anyway since I really do need to wake up in six hours and it would be great to have at least one night where I get a good night of sleep.]

Comments

[araine.livejournal.com]

also, I think I am a fangirl. Oops?

This, I feel, is not a bad thing.

I am currently working my way through Doctor Who myself.

[readingredhead.livejournal.com]

Yay for fangirling! :) And yay for someone else on my flist who will understand random squeeing regarding a certain Time Lord. (Also, I feel like the epic scale and register of the show, combined with its unabashed humor, is very similar to the YW books, and part of why I love both universes so much.)