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[eponymous_rose]

You guys, I have finally figured out what my job actually entails, now that the severe storm season is officially upon us. I STORMCHASE FROM OUTER SPACE!

(Well, okay, so I don't use satellite all that much as compared to radar, but there is still the rabidly following every blip and calling a bunch of random people and occasionally the mayor by accident (whoops) and giving everyone the severe weather hotline number just before their cars get trashed by hail. Which is like stormchasing! From space!)

I am a bit goofy today - 55-hour work week, though, so overtime + more than 50% of my hours either after 5PM or on weekends = shiny paycheck, hopefully. I have a 77-hour week coming up in July. This is madness!

Speaking of madness! Since I have Monday - Thursday off this week, I thought I'd kick things off by cleaning my apartment from top to bottom. This is about as exciting as it sounds, unless I have some form of audio encouragement. What do you, the viewers at home think?

[Poll #1197238]

And a note - you guys should watch Due South, for it is made of awesome. Very Twin Peaks! Very Sherlock Holmes (Fraser lives at number 221, and occasionally tastes dirt and/or deducifies someone's occupation from crazy clues)! Very strange and mood swingy and excellent! Yes.

(Have not had a chance yet to see Who - will attempt to remedy this tomorrow night!)

EDIT: Re: the above poll, it might be more helpful if I mentioned what I have actually listened to before - not that I mind listening again! I've heard nearly all of the monthly Doctor Who audios (a couple gaps in Five's era), all of the UNIT audios, the first couple Gallifrey audios, and all of the S&S audios. There.

Comments

[wiccagirl24.livejournal.com]

Although i have started on the Gallifrey audios, and they rock, I vote UNIT. There are only 4.5, versus the 12? 16? whatever amount Gallifrey has. Also, have you listened to the dalek series (the BFAs, one for each Doctor) because those should be listened to before Gallifrey.

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Doesn't Zagreus precede Gallifrey, too? At least a little bit? (I've not listened to Gallifrey, so I could be wrong.)

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks for the recs! I've listened to the UNIT audios before (as the edit mentioned), but it was a bit of a crazy time with the move and such, so I hardly remember any of them, apart from an overall impression of awesomesauce.

I believe I have listened to the Dalek series, but it was over a period of about a year. Considering I can't remember what I did this morning? Probably a good time to re-listen. ;)

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I don't know what Eight audios you've already heard, but Seasons of Fear is fantastic, as is The Chimes of Midnight. If you like Five, I can't recommend Spare Parts and Singularity highly enough. (And the Brig is in The Spectre of Lanyon Moor along with Six.)

I could go on, but I don't want to overload you. And Hugh Laurie reading anything has got to be love. The only thing I can think of that might be better is Stephen Fry reading Hitchhiker's ;)

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love Seasons of Fear and Chimes of Midnight! I've gone through all of Eight's audios two or three times (ooh, but I think I'm behind on the Lucie plays now), and I still love 'em to bits.

You know, I don't think I've listened to Spare Parts or Singularity? Man, I need to fill in this Five-shaped gap in my canon knowledge. Right away.

Thanks for the recs!

[amaresu]

Doctor Who: The Veiled Leopard, The One Doctor, Caerdroia, Doctor Who and the Pirates, Bang-bang-a-boom!, Flip-flop, I'm naming too many now.

Sapphire and Steel: Lighthouse, The Perfect Day, Daisy Chain, Mystery of the Missing Hour for complete cracktastic fun.

Other: Dirk Gentry's Holistic Detective Agency, The museum of Everything (audio sketch comedy), Nebulous (comedy, there's one episode that manages to simultaneously parody Jurassic Park and the Stepford Wifes), The Voice of God (five part drama about earthquakes, it's pretty good), Small Gods, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, Wyrd Sisters

I should really stop naming things now. I can get any and all of these to you if you are interested. The Pratchett stuff is full cast and not audiobooks. Same with Dirk Gentry.

Edited to add: Did you know every episode of the first two seasons has an example of defenestration? And the last two seasons (with RayK) has at least one rubber duck per episode. It's rather awesome.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent! I haven't heard "The Veiled Leopard" yet, and I have been meaning to for some time. Thanks muchly for reminding me!

I think "Mystery of the Missing Hour" could well be worth a re-listen. I loves me some cracktasticness! (And hopefully this time I won't listen out of order by mistake.)

Hey, I just read the Dirk Gently books! Awesome.

Edited to add: Did you know every episode of the first two seasons has an example of defenestration? And the last two seasons (with RayK) has at least one rubber duck per episode. It's rather awesome.

AHA! *points* I just finished season one, and I noticed the defenestration thing right away. Well, sort of. I did notice that there was an awful lot of it, to the point where I'd cheer for Fraser to jump through a window every time there was one on camera. Hooray!

Thanks so much for the recs (and the kind offer, which I may well take you up on)! :D

[bruyere-75.livejournal.com]

Fraser is AWESOME, with the Stetson of Invincibility and his licking of dirt. He and the Doctor totally share an oral fixation.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

He and the Doctor totally share an oral fixation.

Hee, yes indeed! Most of the time, it serves a purpose for the plot, but sometimes? You know it's just the fixation talking.

Ohnoes, crossover plot bunnies abound.

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

As you've edited to say what you've already heard, I'm changing my answer to wherever you left off in listening to the Gallifrey audios.

I haven't listened to any Sapphire & Steel yet, but I want to. Of course, I probably ought to see of the TV series before I try the audios.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

I'm changing my answer to wherever you left off in listening to the Gallifrey audios.

Hurrah! I think this is The Plan, on the long term at least (but then, I do have a lot of cleaning/unpacking to do, so who knows?).

Of course, I probably ought to see of the TV series before I try the audios.

Yup, TV series before audios is probably a good plan - although jumping straight into the audios would give you a very valid reason for not knowing what the heck's going on. (The rest of us have to pretend we just missed something and carry on.) Sapphire and Steel is all about the vagueness. ;)

Thanks for the recs!

[northern_magic]

*blinks* Random people. The mayor.

Anyways, I think Due South is as much like DW as SH- except Fraser is much more polite, much less manic, and...doesn't have an accent. (Oh, I've forgotten about his oral fixation! I jumped in again with the start of S3- not as hard as I thought it'd be, actually.)

Also- Glenn Miller. *nods*

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Random people. The mayor.

Well, she used to be the mayor. Our database is a little out-of-date. *winces*

(Probably not a good reaction to that. "So, it's a bit out of date, but I'm sure you can manage." "Oh, um. Okay. Wait, can I update this list? Would that be a good project for me?" "Er. There are over six thousand names here, and you'd have to call each person and get enough information to make it worthwhile-" "BRING IT ON." Whee!)

Due South is a bit of everything, not least House (DAVID SHORE, how did I miss your name in the credits so many times?). It's fun! Can't wait to tackle season two (/three/four) on my four days off. :D

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

-Something with Eight! I don't know if your edit means that you've heard all of Eight, in which case ignore this, I'm just on a big Eight kick lately.

-The audio of Mission to the Unknown/The Daleks' Master Plan is pretty awesome. If you've got the time, 'cause it's also really long.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes, I've heard all of the Eight audios (minus some of the Lucie ones, because I love getting a bit behind and then having the chance to catch up all at once), but I definitely wouldn't mind listening again!

Hey, Mission to the Unknown/The Daleks' Master Plan! That's where I left off on my Who Rewatch of Power (I am easily distracted, but will finish at some point). I should definitely give that one a listen - goodness knows, I've got time, given the state of this place. Boxes everywhere! Full of things that need to go places! Craziness, I tell you.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

The One Doctor, dude! It is great crack.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! The very best crack there is! Thanks for reminding me - it's been a few weeks, so I can probably justify listening to it again. Good way to start off a cleaning spree!

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

If you have not heard Full Fathom Five, then YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT. Well—actually, I suppose you won't if you haven't heard it, but trust me, YOU DO.

Also: The Dark Husband, Live 34, He Jests at Scars…, and Year of the Pig.

ALSO DAVROS. It is great crack and great drama simultaneously. And I never thought I'd say it, but Davros's monologues? They are fantastic.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Full Fathom Five! I do want it, I do! I love this fandom - I've been wallowing in it for over a year, consistently in an obsessive sort of way, and I've still barely scratched the surface.

I adored Live 34 and Year of the Pig, but have not listened to the others. Must remedy this at some point.

And Davros! Really? That's awesome - I shall give it a shot!

Thanks for the splendiferous recs!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I voted for UNIT since I've just listened to (and loved) those this week, and also Doctor Who Unbound as I've listened to and enjoy two of those this week (reviews over on my LJ if'n you're interested)...

And The One Doctor 'cos it's crackalicious ! :D

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Mmm, The One Doctor is the good crack! Best way to kill a bad mood. Ever.

Doctor Who Unbound! Can't believe I forgot to mention them. I've only listened to one (I think - it was a while ago and I kept getting interrupted), but the very concept is more than enough to encourage a relisten. Will definitely check out your reviews once I've been spoiled!

And one can never, ever go wrong with UNIT!

Thanks for the recs - much appreciated! :D

[rachelbeann.livejournal.com]

Hugh Laurie all the way. I'm goign to have to get my hands on that particular audio myself ^_^

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Hooray! I'll make time for it, for sure.

(It came in a big set of Audiobook Classics I got from Chapters - shouldn't be all that hard to find! I didn't even realise he read it until I opened the case. Hee!)

[wondygal.livejournal.com]

I voted Who and Laurie but I mostly vote Laurie. Because I am on a big Laurie kick. And Hugh Laurie reading anything= awesome, y/n? But of course, Who is awesome too! I like the Fifth Doctor's audios a lot. Except Axis of Insanity. I'm having some trouble getting through that one. I'm listening to Eight's The Twilight Kingdom right now. Except right now I'm rambling in your comments.

Yay paycheck!

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

I am also on a Laurie kick at the moment, thanks to that awesome finale of House. Random coworkers today were oohing and aahing over him, which made me happy, though I was still too ZOMGZ NEW GIRL to join in the conversation. Hee!

I get the impression I should really fix that Five-shaped hole in my canon (audio, but also video - I've only seen a few of his serials). Sorry, Five! I'm on it, I'm on it!

(I did listen to all the Erimem audios in preparation for a fic, and loved 'em muchly. But yeah, I had trouble getting through Axis of Insanity, too.)

Eight is always good! Definitely good.

Yay paycheck!

Said paycheck is not at all related to this thinly veiled plea for audio recs. Nope. Not in the least. ;)

Thanks for the recs! :D

[pockyandkoalas.livejournal.com]

Assorted Big Finish audios! Also the Hitchhikder's Guide to the Galaxy radio series if you happen to own it.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I definitely need to get that H2G2 radio series. Right now. Or even earlier, if possible!

Thanks muchly for the recs! :D

[eers.livejournal.com]

UNIT audios? There are UNIT audios? ZOMG WHERE?!

Eheheh. Sorry. Um. I ticked the one with Hugh Laurie because Hugh Laurie is made of wonderful fantasticness. And then I forgot to mention Eight audios, but you've probably listened to all of them. I haven't, only a few, but they were brilliant. I was laughing my head off during Shada. "YOU ARE INTRUDERS!" "Well, actually, I'm dead, and this is Chris." And: "Skagra, you do realise this book isn't making a single bit of sense, don't you?" "Doctor, a fool would realise it was written in code." "Skagra!" "What?" "This book's written in code!" Bahahah.

[eers.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I completely forgot: your job is cool. Stormchasing from outer space. Hee. :D

[rapunzelita.livejournal.com]

*edit because I have a gift for confusing the "A" and "tab" keys on my keyboard*

GALLIFREY. DEFINITELY GALLIFREY. I want to be able to talk about it with you without being spoilerific like woah! Really! And you need to write Gallifrey!fic. No, really.

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Yay, another Gallifrey fan! :D Hi!

[evil_plotbunny]

*randomly pushes the Sarah Jane Big Finish Audios*

I haven't got far on S&S so I can't recommend specific ones.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes! I listened to the first Sarah Jane audio and loved it lots - though I kept getting interrupted (seems to happen a lot) and so my memory's a bit fuzzy. I'll definitely work on listening to those! :D

I haven't got far on S&S so I can't recommend specific ones.

Oh, that's fine! I've listened to the lot, but I think I'm about ready to go again - I loved "Daisy Chain" and "Mystery of the Missing Hour". As far as I can remember, anyway. Which, uh. Isn't all that far, really.

Thanks for the recs! (And especially for reminding me of the SJ audios! :D)

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Ok, seriously your job does sound SO COOL. :D

Also also also GALLIFREY. Then you should write some Romana/Leela! And the first season is weaker than the others except for the last story so if they haven't grabbed you yet wait for it. :D

There's ALL the girlslash. :D

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Then you should write some Romana/Leela!

YES. It will happen! It will!

Okay, two goals. Big goals! Exciting goals! I will put them on my Whiteboard of Goals.

1) Listen to all of Gallifrey in the next four days.
2) Write Romana/Leela.

There. :D