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OFF-LJ LINKS
BBC Worldwide has loosed some classic Who onto YouTube, but not for UK viewers
Final ratings for the third story in the Sarah Jane Adventures are very good
A Writer's Tale, 2nd, expanded edition, will be published in paperback on January 14
Michael Moorcock is in negotiations to write a new Doctor Who novel
David Tennant says he never gave story input because RTD never needed it
David Tennant and Phil Ford launch Dreamland
Bridging The Rift podcast #13
Rob Pattinson takes time out from sparkling to report in the Newcastle Journal that Paul McGann was a star attraction at the local convention [oh, all right, they're probably not the same bloke]
Tim's Take on Who at the Fab Cafe pt 2 [panel with writers Andrew Cartmel and Terrance Dicks]
Life, Doctor Who and Combom on the Time War convention in Rotherham
A new Radio 4 documentary is to focus on the cancellation of Shada

[News via ohnowhodidnt | og_news Tardis Newsroom]

DISCUSSION & MISCELLANY
poker_boy has a Ten picspam
deeznutz1969 is searching for a particular picture
drho posts the new cover for The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter [SPOILERS]

COMMUNITIES & CHALLENGES
iconsofrassilon has challenge #22: Nyssa of Traken
The doctor_donna masterlist of drabbles for prompt #31 and announces challenge #32 and has a reminder for Secret Santa 2009
smith_n_jones has challenge #6 voting
betterwiththree has its weekly discussion post

FANFIC
Completed
The Planet of Cats, Hats and Fairytales by catvampcrazines [Doctor/Donna | G]
These Frost Bitten Hours by eternitywaits [Ten/Martha | PG-13]
Animal Shelters and Pet Shops by the_curlyone [Ten/Simm!Master | PG]
And She Will Know by jeprdyfrndly [Nine/Rose | G]
Across the Boundary by diciple_of_time [Master, Doctor | PG]
World Saving On a Limited Budget by doreyg [Sally Sparrow/Jo | PG]
Shaving Habits by 10imd [Ten/Rose | U]
Then Space -- began to Toll by psynos [Ten, Rose | All]
Swallowing The Storm by the_tenzo [Ten/Rose | All]
No Sleep for the Wicked by tehringmaster [Doctor/Master | PG]
Dark Midnight by anomoly_fetish [Ten/Simm!Master, Ten/Rose | PG]
A Human Gift by oceans_of_net [Duplicate Ten/Rose | PG]
Lights of Blue Above by humansrsuperior [Ten Too/Rose | PG]
Dancing by time_converges [Doctor/Donna | R]

WIPs
Someone Else (26/?) by yourebrilliant [Handy/Rose | PG]
The Offer (1/2) by amy1om [Rose, Romana | PG]
Setpiece (5/6) and (6/6) by dark_aegis [Ten, Rose, Jack, Jackie | PG-13]
Twin Solitudes (19/?) by doctorsdiva [Ten/Rose, Jack/OC | NC-17]

Crossovers
Prime Contact (3/4) by scarfman [Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Susan, Spock, Pike | G | crossover with Star Trek]

ICONS & GRAPHICS
doras_icons has multiple Who icons in a wider multifandom post
nentari has 130 second Doctor icons
fearlessfirefly has 10 sixth doctor icons
laurab1 has a Ten/Rose/Jack fake season 2 promo

FANART & CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS
honorarydoctor has info about Eleven's costume


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WARNING: EVERYTHING FROM HEREON IN CONTAINS SPOILERS OF VARIOUS KINDS FOR THE WATERS OF MARS AND THE TRAILER AT THE END. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

For reference: Handlebars, by flummery

OFF-LJ LINKS
The repository of official goodies has videos and a game based on The Waters of Mars
DigitalSpy reports that the episode got 9.1m in the ratings, more than Planet of the Dead
Behind The Sofa thought the combination of mundane plot, character twists and devastating performances made it something new
Blogtor Who thought that, a few nits aside, it was fabulous but grim
The Sun has a new picture and the trail for The End of Time
Airlock Alpha was not particularly impressed
Den of Geek thought it was terrific and its readers would seem to concur
The Daily Mirror's Jim Shelley (who is, in this compiler's opinion, a mouthy, repetitive tosspot who never met a cheap shot he didn't like) gives his review
DigitalSpy thought it was "pant-wettingly brilliant"
The Guardian thought it was a belter
The Herald gives it five stars
Io9 says that, scenery-chewing aside, it felt like a payoff for time invested
The Coventry Evening Telegraph liked it
The Express and Star reviewer found it powerfully dark
PlanetZogBlog gives it five stars
Aint It Cool News gives the episode 4 out of 5
IGN gives it 9.5 out of 10, and is intrigued for the future
The Metro says no one could accuse RTD of lacking ambition
Monsters and Critics calls it satisfying, compelling and emotional
Who Positive thinks WoM wasn't perfect but it was worth the six-month wait
Unreality.tv found it scary, and has praise for David Tennant
TV Over Mind says the Water of Mars showed the worst, but mostly the best of Russell T Davies
RadioFreeSkaro podcast #168: Squee House of Horror
Life, The Universe and Combom has the Confidential for overseas viewers, WoM from YouTube, details of how to get screengrabs and RTD on the prophecy concerning the Tenth Doctor's end
The Sunday Mercury thought Tennant was brilliant

[News via og_news Tardis Newsroom]

EPISODE REACTIONS
selenay936 thought it was gripping and the stuff of nightmares
honorh thought it showed who the real monster is – and found it chilling
cesario thought it was brilliant, and hated it.
pluckyyounggirl liked it, but misses her happy Who
ionlylurkhere liked individual parts but not the whole
locker_monster was kind of depressed by the episode
neadods found WoM far better than expected
kindkit has some criticisms but was mostly impressed
fahrbotdrusilla says it felt as though RTD forgot he wasn't writing for Torchwood
ark_in_space has a WoM discussion post
tripoli8 thinks we should be scared of Ten, and loves Adelaide
kalichan loved it, but concludes that it means Journey's End made no sense at all
cromarty thought it was good, if you're willing to handwave some parts
rusty_halowas seriously impressed. And can no longer do the dishes
tabula_x_rasathinks RTD can write some speeches
dameruth thinks Ten went off the rails spectacularly
studyofrunning thought it had problems but was mostly solid
hystericblue42 thinks it was a game-changer for the Tenth Doctor
melengro conveys an opinion by means of pictures
selenak was impressed, and loved Lindsay Duncan as Adelaide
the_10thdoctor draws comparisons with 'Frontier Worlds'
meddow has a drive-by reaction
irradiatedsoup capslocks her joy that they actually *went there*
dune_drd employs car metaphors to illustrate great dislike for the episode
azriona thought the Doctor deserved Adelaide's reaction – and spots a plothole or two
lizbee was reminded of The Silurians – and liked it
butterfly finds the darkness in keeping with the characterisation – and inspiring
snowgrouse thought that was the way to do a scary Doctor
i_17bingo is not expecting a greaet finale, even though the episode sparked some excitement
travels_in_time thought it was a lot better than anticipated
betterwiththree has an interesting take on when the dark Doctor characterisation began
zero_ac loved dark Doctor
intrikate88 sees parallels with Eliot
jmtonak found it creepy
skipthedemon liked it and found the end chilling
lisanaterel thought the first half was okay but the second half was awesome

QUESTIONS PERTAINING, SPOILERY SPECULATION, STUFF
doctordiehard says the commentary as broadcast on Radio 7 was spoilery for the final two specials
perfectchichi has a question about Ood Sigma
snowflakie06 would like to know about Adelaide's grand-daughter
scarfman wonders what the revelation that there is now a character arc means for the specials
scruby has a song for Ten in light of WoM
chloris67 wants to know your thoughts on one aspect of the trailer
leoff says "flames? in space?" and sighs
tlinganhom questions an assumption
amaresu thinks that they're taking a certain route
londonkds has a spoilery question about a certain effect in the trailer and wants to know whether an SJA villain could have a part to play in the finale
unclephil2k suspects there could be a robot-related plothole
darkestboy analyses the trailer [SPOILERS BEYOND TRAILER]
persiflage_1 thinks that Ten has been heading this way for some time...
verlaine has a time/date question and wonders about Roman and Yuri's ages
bardingtide has an icon request
milieva has a Rose-related theory
intrikate88 thinks the explodeyness was a bit OTT
jessikacast has a crackpot theory for Christmas
kmrjo has a question about the WoM DVD
callmeromana draws conclusions about bathtime
mari_mac1109 has questions about the trailer
captainjen has a theory about Ten and Eleven
dameruth wonders how long RTD has been setting up this storyline
snowgrouse has a question about the noises in the trailer

ART, ICONS
raumflug has a macro
avantgardenism has art of some of the characters from WoM
renestarko has 12 animated icons from the episode and preview and six icons from the cover of RTD's new book
immobulus_icons has 51 spoilery icons
scarfman has WoM sketches
magicallaw has 35 WoM icons
how_we_dance2 has Eight WoM icons
carly21 has 14 WoM icons
malleusicons has six WoM icons


WATERS OF MARS FICTION
One Drop by dark_aegis [Ten | PG]
Unleashed by wendymr [Tenth Doctor | G]
Escape by lindenharp [WoM cast | G]
Anatomy of a Scene by rude_not_ginger [Ten, Adelaide | PG]
Four Knocks by zero_ac [Implied Doctor/Master | PG]
Crossroads by hiddenriver [Tenth Doctor | All]
Rubberband Man by nylana [Ten | G]
A Ballad Everlasting by mrs_roy [Ten/Rose | G]
Things You Don't Want In The Night by calapine [Ten/Simm!Master | PG]

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You know, I think I remember my father's ex-boyfriend playing 'Doom' a long long time ago ... hrrrm ...

Hurrary, 90's Kid! *cheers* I don't know why I like him, he should annoy me, much of the 'EXTREME!!!' stuff in the 90's annoyed me.

Linkara's stuck in the wall! *scrambles to save him*

"Guns are for wusses!" ... *cue sad face*
No! Linkara, don't cry! Guns are sexy! You make them sexy! DON'T CRY FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY! *wibbles* (I wanted to hug him so bad when he broke down ... not in a 'OMG Linkara! *glomp*' kind of way, in a 'auuuuuuw, woobie!' kind of way.)

The cameos. Oh dear lord, the CAMEOS. *sporfleDIEZ* *sporfleDIEZ* *sporfleDIEZ* BEARY! And Bennet failing at his gun and running off with what is either a knife or a wooden stake! Baahahahaha! The mug ... the mug that was a gun ...

"Oh, don't even get me started! I'm walking down to my mailbox one day and all of the sudden a portal to Hell opens and suddenly I'm fighting tons of monsters! I hate Thursdays."
*gulps* Uh, do you think he saw http://freya-sacksen.livejournal.com/16112.html by any chance? Or was he just making a cute Buffy and/or Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy joke? You make the call!

I love it when he's geeking out of how this comic can be read as a parody and would make a great movie with Bruce Campbell.

"THIS is how you use a BFG!"
Ahahahaha! Then he shoots out the camera! Awesomesauce!

Oh noes! Terminator!Linkara (Mechara? Mechinkara? Doesn't he have a fanon name?) is getting more ominous by the episode! I really wigged out when I thought he was going to steal Linkara's gun!
I'm so nervous. (Then again, maybe this showdown will result in Linkara getting chained up ... a girl can dream, right?) WHY DON'T YOU NOTICE A TERMINATOR LIVING IN YOUR HOUSE, LINKARA?! P.S. PLEASE DON'T DIE!

Title: Peace and Quiet
Author: Janine
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Pairing: Cara/Kahlan
Rating: PG-14
Disclaimer: I don’t own them.
Summary: Kahlan leaves camp at night to take a bath, hoping for a little peace and quiet, but Cara has other plans.

In 2005, my disorder was acting up horribly. I couldn't write, couldn't draw, had problems using my hands, and WORSE... I was in college. How do you take notes when you can't write? As a disability student I was able to get someone to make copies of their's, but what someone else sees in a lecture is not the same as what I want to write down.

Christmas comes along. I'm unhappy. I've just barely squeaked by for the semester, and the present sorting begins. I'm immediately given a box, and sit and watch as my mom, dad, grandma, and brother all receive multiple items. On christmas we all take turns... each person opens a single present in their turn and everyone else watches. That way if you have gone out of your way to give someone something nice, there is no way to miss their reaction. We started with the oldest generally, but when it comes to my turn mom tells my brother to open a present first.

I tear off the paper. The box says 'Toshiba'. It's a laptop... nothing fancy but certainly more than my parents can afford. Mom smiles and tells me it doesn't have any of the fancy programs because it's for taking notes.

It was both the most startling and best Christmas present ever!

The Journal of Jonathan Hakkon is a black, leather-bound volume, with parchment pages. Its title is embossed on the front cover beneath the Hakkon coat of arms, a skeletal arm argent clutching a saber argent on a field noir. The book is locked with a small padlock, and sits proudly on the boy’s desk.

Open the book!

Title: The Journal of Johnathan Hakkon and the Diary of Prince Rupert von Landbeck
Author: Me
Wordcount: 2,208
Rating/Warnings: PG- this chapter contains non-sexual MM and MF romance, and a non-graphic mention of past violence.
Genre: Fantasy, subtle parody, comedy of manners
Summary: This is an original story of two boys, told in the form of two diaries, which will be posted separately. This part of the story doesn't have either gay or straight sex in it, despite Johnathan's best efforts. It does contain boys dancing with boys. It also contains boys dancing with girls, so if you hate het, this story may not be your thing.

http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/wait-dont-scratch-that.html

Beth's going to help.

http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/scratch-that.html

That's going to be too hard. I'll have to figure something else to do about the spamming.

After you're finished writing for the day, this is where you can share your word count and/or excerpts for the day :)

Hiyas you team reporter type peoples, can I please have your teams individual and total word counts for up to 11:59pm Sunday by the end of the day? Danke :)

November 14 & 15
Weekend Word War Take Two
Write as much as you can between 12:01am Saturday the 14th and 11:59pm Sunday the 15th.
-Person with the highest weekend word count will win a knit beanie or scarf (donated by caitak )
-Everyone who writes over 5,000 words over the weekend will have their name entered into a draw for free registration of a domain name for one year (donated by stayawaystar )

Comment here with your word count for Saturday and Sunday in order to enter yourself for the Weekend Word War Take Two.

Hey guys, I've been watching comedians do stand up on youtube ALL NIGHT. And I thought I'd share some of the funny with you. You like funny right?
Seeing as I've basically EXHAUSTED every Dylan Moran link on the internet, I had to find other matieral. One of my fav comedians after that is a scottish guy called Danny Bhoy and I JUST found the ENTIRE set he did in Sydney.

And here it is...


( 8 VIDEOS UNDER THE CUT )


For you if you have some time and fancy a LOL. Don't say I never give you anything :) (P.S. CHECK OUT MY MAYURI ICON YEAHHHH <3)

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Surprise of surprises, it's turning into a wonderful autumn at the movies. As a rule, I don't enjoy Wes Anderson's movies, but I thought Fantastic Mr. Fox was a hoot and a half. And it's very purely a Wes Anderson movie: a quirky guy set in a neurotic milieu triumphs through his quirkiness, all presented with a dry, self-aware wit. Normally, that kind of thing rubs me the wrong way but this movie bowled me over. Anderson should make more movies about talking animals.

http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/11/sorry-about-spammers.html

I'm working on the problem. I'll have to see if I can try approving comments. I don't know what the workload will be if I do. But maybe I can enlist someone to help me with it.

Title: Undone
Author: cleo (cleo2584)
Fandom: Law and Order SVU
Pairing(s): Alex Cabot/Patrice LaRue
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 1,587
Summar: Patrice doesn't like losing, and Alex knows precisely how to deal with guilt.
Spoilers: Possibly minor spoilers for 11.5 "Hardwired."
Disclaimer: SVU belongs to Dick Wolf and NBC.

I see you started without me.

FUN STUFF
Prompts Challenge @ thequillstation
Getting to Know Angeldylan628 @ thequillstation
New community ontdlostrp

FIC CHALLENGES
Challenge 8: Surprise @ lost_in_108 Deadline: 11/16
Challenge 99: Season Two @ lostfichallenge Deadline: 11/21

GEN FIC
All You Left Behind by missy_useless (Claire) PG
Epiphany by valhalla37 (Miles, Dan, Charlotte) PG
Surprises Bring Nothing But Trouble by tellshannon815 (Libby) PG
Whatever Happened by angela_weber (Jack) PG
Fragmented by khaman (Ben) PG
Four Part Harmony by elliotsmelliot (Charlotte, Miles, Jin, Penny, Desmond, Daniel) PG-13
Dream of Death by jeaniris (Miles, Claire) PG
The Point of It All by missy_useless (Juliet) PG
Atlantis Falls Again by colourmayfade (Ensemble) R
Like A Falling Leaf Who Keeps Her Green by bebitched (Shannon, Sun) PG
Goodbye, Stranger by angeldylan628 (Jack, Claire) PG
Fix the Ghost and Make a New One by mollivanders (Daniel, Charlotte) G
A Thousand Gravestones by primarycolors92 R
Chocolate Jesus by st_expedite (Charlotte) PG
All Women Are Mary part 1 | part 2 by khaman (Ben) R
LAX by meatbridge PG
Jacob Loves You by phantomsangel (Ben, Richard, Jacob, Locke) PG
Words Too Small for Any Hope or Promise by ozmissage (Charlie) PG
How Castiel Got Lost in Lost by janie_tangerine (crossover with Supernatural) PG-13
Arachne by jenthegypsy R

HET FIC
A Song for Our Fathers by isis2015 (Aaron/Ji Yeon) PG
Bound to Linger On by angela_weber (Jack/Juliet) PG-13
Remember Babylon? part 16 | part 17 by motorcyclesfly (Alex/Richard) NC-17
Only Time Will Tell by pirategoddess (Alex/Richard) PG
The End is All We Can See by missy_useless (Ana/Jack) PG-13
To the Edge and Back by toestastegood (Daniel/Juliet) NC-17
Hold Your Breath by missy_useless (Daniel/Juliet) PG
The State Looks Down on Criminals by lenina20 (Sawyer/Kate) PG-13
I Need You To See Me The Way I See You by isis2015 (Hurley/Libby) PG
Playing Dress Up by valhalla37 (Daniel/Charlotte) PG
All the Remains of Our Cadaver of Days by valhalla37 (Daniel/Charlotte) PG
Til the Stars Above Set the Woods Afire by missy_useless (Jack/Claire) PG-13

SLASH FIC
And That Is Why Kings Are Tyrants by motorcyclesfly (Ben/Charles Widmore) R
You'll Still Be Here Tomorrow by missy_useless (Jack/Boone) PG

FEMMESLASH FIC
Vanquished by kassandra_luem (Juliet/Kate) M

The word "Family" makes me think of Chef Boyardee's Beeferoni.