My own is coming but I'm gonna wait until I know most of the Whovians on my list have torrented it or at least are hyped enough to avoid spoliers, but skunque pointed me in the direction of this review: http://io9.com/5312391/torchwood-was-amazing-but-what-happens-next?skyline=true&s=x

Which pretty much nails how I felt about Children of Earth.

Calhoun

Okay without spoilers here's my review:

HOLY GODS!!!! That was a dark dark dark HORRIBLE way to end. *shudders*
Its gonna take a TON of good writing to bring it back for a fourth season but honestly, I doubt Davies will with the way it closed.

Especially with Gwen's speech in the beginning of Episode 5.

Damn.

More detailed review when there's more people who've seen it, but Children of Earth's convinced me to buy the boxed sets at this point.

Damn.

Calhoun

Edited to add: I would lovelovelovelovelovelove to be at Comic-Con for the Doctor Who panel, when RTD is there. Oh wow will that be an interesting Q&A Session.

Okay so SYFY's new series Warehouse 13 is a nice bit of hokey scifi. Kinda like an american Torchwood but no aliens. Just unexplained phenomena tied to physical objects.

The Good:
- Lots of Steampunky goodness in modern day setting such as the Video Transmitters, and Shock Gun. The steampunk computer set up was nice too. Lots of mentions of Tesla, Edison, and other pioneers of the 1800's.

- Random ferrets. You'd have to see the pilot to understand.

- Fairly good character development.

The Bad:
- Bad dialogue. Honestly a lot of the scripting and conversations seem forced at times, and the personalities of the characters are a bit predictable.

- Text book characters: Unorthodox agent with a "gift". A By The Book female agent with and eye for detail and broken past. Enigmatic Hot Oracle chic. Quirky "Q" character that is their provider of Deus Ex Machina (literally at times). Superior officer that is an enigma.

- Bad pacing. Hopefully this is just them trying to cram a story into about 90 minutes but honestly the timing and progression is off.

Final Verdict:
Its SyFy or SciFi's new toy. They always have a rocky take off and either fly or fail. I HOPE that it fly's because of the rather unlimited potential that the premise presents. Temporal Anomolies, Ancient/Forgotten Technology, Supernatural encounters. Rather good set up. But there's only so much of the predictability, and iffy writing that one can take.

I'll keep watching it to see if it grows on me or not.

Kantrip

It's recommended to you to practice a somewhat violent sport regularly so as to canalize your overabundance of energy in a positive way. Sweat blood so as to obtain what you want--you'll be able to do that; however, beware not to be ruthless toward others. Sentimental life is likely to be mediocre; instability will reign in couples, each spouse wanting to live a separate life. Your health will be good on the whole despite some nervousness.

Sooooooo practice with my swords tomorrow is what this is telling me.

Calhoun

Wow! Public post not relating to some club event.

Woke up late for work today. All was forgiven but I worked my ass off to make up for it.

Home now fighting exhaustion. Trying to stay awake long enough to read, practice on the Decks, and also get a flogger order for my brother in.

D's gone and started to make floggers and flails out of parachute cording which just feels awesome. So far after letting some people i know play with them, I've had 4 orders come in for them so I need to get them emailed off to him.

The damn "Oh! Shiny!" reflex has been going off like mad of late I need to put a stop to it. Gotta seriously curb some of my financial urges so I can save up for some upcoming things. Damn skimpy paychecks.

At least they are steady paychecks and I have a job, and can pay my bills. There I've said my obligatory "Yes at least I can survive and I am grateful" mantra. I'd like to get on with living a FULFILLING life now thank you universe. Srsly if one more person says "well at least you have a job" or "Well be grateful...." there will be shanking. We have a shiv in the house, and it will get used (once I remember where it is in the garage). I am completely aware of that I have met basic modern urban survival level and am conscious of its precious and delicate nature. MOVING ON!!!!!

I've gotten annoyed with constant optimistic outlooks since i have to be optimistic at work and I know my negative attitude has worn on some of my gaming friends but dammit I gotta have an outlet, and honestly that is one thing I do NOT have right now. An outlet in which I can release all negative woes, teeth-gnashing, and "emo" rantings (as modern vernacular would call them). I seriously remember back when acting like an emotional dishrag was called acting all Goth.

Hrms. Well at least I'm getting good use out of the paid membership now neh? Its my LJ and I shouldn't be afraid of social criticism, "good-natured ribbing", or being viewed as less of a person by my friends. And yes that is at the heart of it all. Being viewed as a disappointment. That's a batch of mind weasels for another day.

For now I'm concerned with getting the above tasks done, resting, maybe eating, and figuring out why Cocteau Twins "Milk and Kisses" and the new Depeche Mode is all that I want to listen to lately. That and falling asleep repeating the mantra "I will be up at 4:00am" while visualing my clock at 0400.

Back to the grind.

Kantrip

So its 4pm. No phone call. It can be safely assumed that I am NOT getting the interview for E911. Sorry charlie. Not happening. I would be more upset but I am too exhausted and that throat bug going around has hit me.

So I'm gonna nap and maybe get caught up on LJ later tonight before bed.

Love you all.

Calhoun

Aaaaand back to mornings.

i'm on a boat.

Here's 10 songs that I've been addicted to lately.

1. Depeche Mode "Miles Away (The Truth Is)"
2. Cocteau Twins "Seekers who are Lovers"
3. A Covenant of Thorns "I'll See the Stars"
4. The Shroud "Where the Wind Goes"
5. BT "Flaming June"
6. Diary of Dreams "The Colors of Grey"
7. Black Tape for a Blue Girl "Pandora's Box"
8. Alice in Videoland "Video Girl"
9. The Cranes "Wires"
10. I:Scintilla "I Want It All" (Cover)

Really more of a blue and tranquil mood of late. Enjoying it.

Corpgoths send me mojo!

Yay! Pancakes!!!

Ok. Peter nurphy covering nin, odd.

Woot! At peter murphy show waaaaaiting in line.

Last night I went to my first Casino. Didn't gamble. Didn't drink. I mostly just wanted to leave. And so we did after enough of a social call for a friend's birthday. Oh and we were subjected to a bad disco cover band. Soooo yeah, I can mark that off my "Don't say you don't like it till you try it" list. Never gonna waste time like that again.

Did 12 hours at work today. Last day as a TC. Went okay. Busy as fsck. The 16 of us going back to the phones made pointed efforts to erase our names from the list of available support and piled our annoyingly yellow vests that we have to wear all in one pile. Passive Aggressive? Maybe, but I think it was because we needed to have some divorce from the situation, that and make it painfully clear to those that were left that we were not available for back up and "knowledge" anymore when they are out of ideas. Its grow up time for them. Put out or swim. From what I've heard some of the people at work at taking this not well and I don't mean the 16 TC's going back to the phones. Unfortunately my roomie's been getting grief from one such associate and today while trying to explain to her the best way to handle him, she inferred I was taking his side and went off on me. *sighs* She apologized of course when she realized that I was trying to give her strategy, and not sabotage.

I respect my roomie, Jamie, a lot but the girl's got way too much damn heart. She'd be perfect working in a college or art school, or maybe a commune. Very straight shooter with mucho empathy, and really not able to play the corporate slaughterball games that we've all be forced to play of late. Of course she's not good at subtlety either (what with her having a broadcasted internal monologue), so teaching her subterfuge is impossible. She feels it violates her principles. *shrugs* I tried. That much can be said.

Going to really enjoy being unconscious tonight. Yes! I can sleep in until 8am tomorrow. He he he. Soooo gonna love this.

Annnnd I had something more interesting to post but I think my stomach is wanting something as a treat for managing not to use a woodchipper in an unholy manner today. I think I'm gonna go get a snack and enjoy a nice night time drive around in my car. I really haven't done that since I got it.

Calhoun

I swear to gods if they make the TARDIS sparkle when it fades I will kill Moffat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/news/090529_news_01

Kantrip

I can has scone!!!!!

ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!!!

Project Pitchfork managed to not screw this album up. In fact it kicks much arse. Much arse. Its very much back to the period of IO with some Souls/Island thrown in for kick. :D

I am a happy project pitchfork boy!!!!

No more Merry Go Round of Doom!!!

Kantrip

Taken from thoushaltnot

TSN has completed two remixes of Depeche Mode's "Peace" for DM's official remix contest hosted over at beatportal.com. Because the contest winners are determined in part by how many votes they get, we are asking — nay, BEGGING — you to register an account at

http://www.beatportal.com

and to give our mixes a listen. One is a straightforward "classic" DM synthrock mix, and the other is a 100% a cappella fugue and chorale.

http://www.beatportal.com/remix/detail/peace-thoushaltnot-mix/
http://www.beatportal.com/remix/detail/peace-fugue-and-chorale/

If you like them, please click "SPIN THIS" to vote. Feel free to listen to others; there are something like 800 remixes of the song up there.

The winning remix gets an official release on Mute Records.

Please go register and vote. Honestly the Peace (ThouShaltNot mix) deserves to be on an official remix album IMO.

Kantrip

Wow. Just wow. Really good. Doesn't smack me across the face with "teh awezomes" that The Alternative had, but dammitall its good. Start to finish. Cannot pick out a bad track on it.

Its a little less electro-dancy than The Alternative, so people that got annoyed with the oontz-laden tracks like "Nightlife", will not be as annoyed with this album. Its more stuff along the lines of "Bring me back a Dog", or "Song of Imaginary Beings".

Still, its the best 10.00 bucks I spent this week.

Thank you amazon downloads. :D

Calhoun