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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]

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 ;)

[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.)

[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.

[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.

[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.

[wiccagirl24.livejournal.com]

They haven't mentioned anything to do with Zagreus yet, unless that's why Romana says that they can't contact the Doctor. But I've listen to the first two and they heavily reference the event of the dalek empire series, especially 'The Apocalypse Element' with Six, Evelyn and Romana.

According to wikidedia you're right - the first Gallifrey audio is listed as being set after Zagreus.

[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*

[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.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

The One Doctor, dude! It is great crack.

[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.

[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

[rachelbeann.livejournal.com]

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

[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!

[pockyandkoalas.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[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.

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Zagreus sort of sets up the first Gallifrey one but you don't NEED it. Except yes, it does explain why Romana can't contact the Doctor.

(Sorry to butt in!)

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Yay, another Gallifrey fan! :D Hi!

[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

[rapunzelita.livejournal.com]

Yay! And hi!

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Wow, gorgeous icon.

I'm slightly bats for the Gallifrey audios though, for all their flaws, there's all that Romana/Leela! :D

[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. ;)