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This is shaping up to be a lousy day. A thousand little things like having to go across town to fill up at $3.50 a gallon (I figured out that I'll burn through my $600 rebate in 5 months on gas) to getting gas on my purse to suddenly becoming suspicious that the complex's leasing office has screwed up on my automatic payments. Nothing really huge in the bigger scheme of things, but I want to roar at things today.
On the lighter side of things, my brother can usually make me smirk. He works for a British company in the U.S., and we were discussing the 4th of July. "The Queen (may she reign forever) has permitted us the colonial holiday." However, they weren't granted President's Day off. Heh heh.
I had a bit of insomnia last night, which led to really random thoughts about Torchwood. I decided that John Barrowman is generally adorable, and has somewhat of a regional accent I couldn't identify (Looked it up this morning - Illinois by way of Scotland. No wonder.) Also, I'm still a bit annoyed with something from the episode Out of Time: the fact that Owen's big futuristic sexual-front thing to Diane was that women could have a baby without having sex (or a man), which is a big thing. But you know what is even more cool? THE PILL. The Pill completely revolutionized sex for women. He should have told her about that. 1950s Diane would have been jumping for joy at that wonder.

And considering my record lately, here's where someone will come in and tell me that Owen and Diane had a giant conversation all about the Pill, and what the hell was I doing during it?
The primaries should be interesting to watch today.
ROAR.

He should have told her about that. 1950s Diane would have been jumping for joy at that wonder.

No kidding. She probably would have stayed had he told her.

I'm afraid to look out into the wider world. Wake me when the nomination process is over.

No kidding. She probably would have stayed had he told her.

It could be that it might have made things a bit more attractive to her. She obviously didn't want to be tied down, and Owen's choice of sexual revolution-type future info is about babies.

Owen: Guess what? Now you can get pregnant even more ways! Isn't that awesome?

Diane: O_O There's fuel in my plane, right? No reason...

I'm afraid to look out into the wider world. Wake me when the nomination process is over.

HEH.

Not just Illinois, baby. Joliet! Home of prisons, moderately decent shopping centers, and the awesomest public library in the region!

I failed to mention the awesome part of the accent! Because, clearly!

*snorts* No, no. The first time I heard his accent I was all "WOW, he's doing a bad American accent." and Tara was all "..he's from JOLIET."

And then I remembered he spent a lot of time on Broadway. I think it's a Illinois/Scottish/Broadway accent from hell. It's very, very obvious that he's been in musicals and sings. There's a bombastic quality to his voice that you don't get outside of musical theater.

*snorts* No, no. The first time I heard his accent I was all "WOW, he's doing a bad American accent." and Tara was all "..he's from JOLIET."

BWAH!!! I don't notice it all the time, but I do when he says things like "Torchwood." It amuses me.

And then I remembered he spent a lot of time on Broadway. I think it's a Illinois/Scottish/Broadway accent from hell It's very, very obvious that he's been in musicals and sings. There's a bombastic quality to his voice that you don't get outside of musical theater.

Okay, so throw that all together and no wonder I couldn't really place the accent.

Oh, every time I hear him talk, the so obvious stage theater diction cracks me up a bit.

Don't worry, I'm having a ROAR sort of week. Friday cannot come soon enough and between then and now I have a math midterm and a final paper to work on. But I just have to get through this week and then it's my birthday weekend and I will be queen and not do anything!

Nice to have that to look forward to!

I think I need a vacation.

Go to Disneyland for the weekend. Just. Up and go. Now. Take the rest of the week off and go ride Splash Mountain until your shoes are little swimming pools and do crazy poses in the pictures of each one. Eat a turkey leg and wash it down with a frozen lemonade. Run in to Captain Jack (the other one) on what used to be Tom Sawyer's Island. Hold you hands up on Space Mountain and be afraid you'll hit your hands on the beams above you because you can't see a damn thing in there. Try to pull the Sword out of the Stone. Get sick on the Tea Cups. Or close. Scream really loud on all the rides not because they scare you but just 'cause it's fun. (Except on Tower of Terror, because that one really scares the pants off me). Kiss one of the characters (my favorite for that is Goofy because he goes all bashful.) Get Peter Pan to blow you a kiss from his float in the parade. Annoy everyone else in the boat by singing along to It's A Small World. Make your dreams come true and have a happily ever after weekend.

So much more fun than birthdays, unless you put the two together. :D

That sounds really nice.

Do it. You know you want to.

He should have told her about that. 1950s Diane would have been jumping for joy at that wonder.

*snort* She would have. And no, so far as I know, there was no Pill conversation, unless I missed it, too.

The primaries should be interesting to watch today.

I'm hiding from them until tonight when the polls close. I don't trust exit polling.

*snort* She would have. And no, so far as I know, there was no Pill conversation, unless I missed it, too.

I've never mentioned it before about this episode, but it's been in the back of my mind since I've watched it. The Pill! Come on!

I'm hiding from them until tonight when the polls close. I don't trust exit polling.

I never seem to see exit polling being reported anymore. I'm sure I could find it if I searched, but on the main news page that I look at, I not seen anyone really talking about it this year. Maybe they learned their lesson last time.

"The Queen (may she reign forever) has permitted us the colonial holiday."

HEE! She just doesn't want another ~~tea tossing~~ uprising. ;)

*pets you* ROAR days suck.

HEE! She just doesn't want another ~~tea tossing~~ uprising. ;)

That's gotta be it.

*pets you* ROAR days suck.

I need a vacation.

I love "Out of Time" to bits, but I certainly see your point about scaring her off! I have not yet seen any of Season 2, so I'm not sure what's going on right now, but I think that from a story perspective, it kind of set up nicely the fact that Owen was going to fall for her. He COULD have chosen to tell her about the ways she could prevent pregnancy, and therefore, entice her to have the casual sex of which he speaks of later, with him or with anyone else. But instead he choses to tell her about how she can do ANYTHING she wants, with or without a man. The fact that the first thing her could think of to illustrate that point was making babies kind of shows his mindset regarding this woman. I'd call it some excellent foreshadowing for the episode, but I'm afraid to give the Torchwood writers that much credit!

Also, I'm extremely interested to see how the primaries play out today as well...

The fact that the first thing her could think of to illustrate that point was making babies kind of shows his mindset regarding this woman. I'd call it some excellent foreshadowing for the episode, but I'm afraid to give the Torchwood writers that much credit!

Yeah. I'm not sure just how much thought was put into this particular information. It's really more of an irk that isn't really related to what's happening in the episode, but just a general thing. To me it's a bit like telling her that England just won the World cup, beating out Germany, but failing to mention that the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago. Okay, not quite that trite.

Also, I'm extremely interested to see how the primaries play out today as well...

It'll be break out the popcorn time later tonight!

Dude, don't talk to me about fuel prices it currently costs me £37 (nearly $74) to put just over nine gallons in my car. When I'm doing 300 mile round trips home for the weekend it gets so expensive! [/whine]

UGH! I could go about 2.5 weeks on that price. Well, as long as I don't go anywhere else but work.

Vacations are good. I'm ready for ours (32 days now, I think).

It's perfect Disney weather.

I love John Barrowman, weird accent and all.

Where are you guys off too? I think I might already know, but have forgotten.

Another cruise to Mexico. Which reminds me, I need to pick our shore excursions...

EWWWWW. That does sound like a yucky day. *PETS*

he fact that Owen's big futuristic sexual-front thing to Diane was that women could have a baby without having sex (or a man), which is a big thing. But you know what is even more cool? THE PILL.

Maybe because he's a man, he doesn't quite grasp the concept of the pill being as liberating for women as it is? But I don't really remember much about the episode. *grasps at straws*

EWWWWW. That does sound like a yucky day. *PETS*

And I keep getting crankier for some reason. *sighs*

Maybe because he's a man, he doesn't quite grasp the concept of the pill being as liberating for women as it is? But I don't really remember much about the episode. *grasps at straws*

Maybe? Or maybe it's such common thing these days that it wouldn't occur to him?

I don't suppose if I'd whine a lot that you'd do a really funny DW picspam, would you? Nuts.

Hee. I'm feeling more grumpy than funny today, but maybe.

A funnily sarcastic picspam? :D

And thus channel all my frustration through fandom?

Ooh.

Absolutely.

Heh. A fanon photo essay.

HA! "And here we see a great example of the Doctor seeing all companions as pets:"

"Note the resolute jaw. Really you'd only see this elsewhere in a man talking to his pet iguana..."

Awwwwwewww! Now I'm imagining the Doctor calling it Iggy and carrying it around in his pocket. Except then he might pull it out instead of the sonic screwdriver, which would be unfortunate.

It'd be even less scary than when he tries to look tough with the screwdriver!

Actually, I think I'd be more frightened of someone waving a hissing iguana in my face than the sonic screwdriver.

As long as he could get it to hiss on cue. I'm thinking there'd be a lot of blinking involved by all parties.

"The Queen (may she reign forever) has permitted us the colonial holiday."

*sporfles her morning tea all over the lappie*

Reminds me of that open letter from "John Cleese" to the US revoking independence that's been going around again lately ;-)

OMG, John Barrowman's accent gave me fits when I first started watching DW. At first, I thought he was doing a horrible American accent, then I decided it only sounded horribly American because it was surrounded by British accents. Then I heard something about him being Scottish and decided he was doing a horrible American accent. Then I found out the truth and ever since, I blame Broadway. For some reason, musical theater likes fake-sounded exaggerated American accents.

Of course, I'm not too familiar with Illinois accents, so maybe that's just what they sound like.

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