Fridaaaaaaaay!

[byslantedlight]

And here's a start to the day (bearing in mind my TW-y mindedness since CoE) - this genuine work email was waiting for me when I got to my desk:

Dear [me],

Many thanks for meeting with me. I wish the 'Hub' all success.

Kind regards

Hee! It's not scary fantasy-world, there's a new project here that does involve a "hub", but I was all fresh from reading TW on the bus, and just... heee! I wish...

Also - going to Cardiff this weekend! *g* Sort of not-TW-related really, cos I've known Pros-y-flist-y person I'm visiting online for a couple of years now, and I knew she lived there, although it was prompted by me commenting about the flowers left for Ianto at what's apparently really a place on Mermaid Quay (though it's not really a tourist office *g*) and so there'll definitely be TW location spotting, but only in my I-only-recognise-locations-if-they're-really-big-and-obvious-really (like Trafalgar Square... *g*)-and-someone-reminds-me kind of way...

The world seems very... that kind of quiet time of year, when everything's settling down in the summer, sort of thing... Or maybe that's just today. *g* My boss is talking about me here in September as if there's no question about me being here even longer than that (so much for finishing in May!) which at least is nice and steady and keeps me paid while I continue to cast about...

My birth certificate arrived! Now if only the Clerk of Court would call me back so that the Magistrate/s can sign things for me again so I can send them off, so we can pay eight times what I thought it was to get my mum's visa applied for. Talk to me, siblings! Talk to each other, cos that was an interesting series of emails... *headdesk*

Walked to and from work yesterday, but with my new (comparatively old-fashioned, courtesy of ebay *g*) mp3 player in my ears - listened to one of the TW radio plays, which was... a bit surreal... the listening-to I mean, not the play itself (ooh, but I hope it's not why I've got slight-dizziness today actually, and last night - nah, couldn't be, could it?) But it was made even more surreal when the world was ending in my ears, and two big military helicopters flew low across the fields in front of me at the same time, and there were police sirens in the background! Worlds within worlds... Very odd being in two at once, listening to headphones but seeing surroundings...

Still reading TW fic (I know there's lots of new Prosfic out there, but (I know I'm not the only one) I can't afford any of it - waaah!) and it's interesting, cos it's a whole different game of cricket (as they say absolutely nowhere)... Very philosophical, alot of it is, and think-y which I'm liking... I'm fascinated by Jack/Ianto and their relationship after so much betrayal (on both sides) and the dynamic of how they build a relationship out of that... (Betrayal's always been a bit of a thing of mine, actually - I remember being really affected when I was a kid by a book called "Quest for Orion... think I've said that before! *g*) Never mind the fact that Ianto's ex was a genocidal robot, and Jack keeps outliving his exes...But also there's fun and silliness and when Ianto was turned into a dolphin it totally worked... *g*

Erm... this is really dull and ramble-y, isn't it... sorry... See, the world is quiet. Don't get me started on the whole American-politicians-attacking-the-NHS thing, they've got no idea... I get to leave early today... Next week will either be grave-like or chaos, cos boss and boss's boss are allegedly away, but actually neither of them are...

Save me from myself? How are you doing?

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[erushi.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've done TW location spotting in Cardiff! The Torchwood "tourist stand office" is all kinds of brilliant. You'll know what I mean when you see it! Study the newspaper articles on the exterior very, very carefully. *g*

Very near it on the Bay is this ice cream place, sort perched on stilts above the water. That's supposedly the Doctor's favourite ice cream place.

Squint carefully for that place along the bay where Jack bade Martha and the Doctor farewell too!

Finally, on the other side of the Bay, you might find this wall with graffitti and some sort of sticky alphabets thing which you can arrange to form words. Walk a bit further and you'll find a dusty, empty lot, fenced up. That's the lot which has been used in a badjillion and one "wasteland" scenes in both Doctor Who and Torchwood, e.g. the showdown between Jack and Abbaddon(sp?) towards the end of Season 1.

Go a little more inland, and there will of course be the magic lift. 'tis all kinds of fabulous. I've pictures of me "disappearing" on that particular pavement slab somewhere. *g* When I went a couple of months back there was a Doctor Who exhibition going on in the area too. I'm not sure if it's still up, but hey, food for thought! (Also, there's this massive book store, only it's a book store on a ship. Not DW/TW-related, I know, but it's all kinds of marvelous.)

Keep your eyes peeled for random Tardis sightings too! There's this Tardis on castors which appears in random spots about Cardiff. Oh, on your way to the Bay from the train station, you might also spot this block of flats made of red brick. 'tis supposedly where many of the TW writers have homes.

Oh, how I've rambled. But do have fun!

[erushi.livejournal.com]

Very unrelatedly, have you seen the latest TW novels? There's one with Ianto playing choir boy! *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh wow - that's fab, cheers! *g* Random TARDIS! And I think I did see there was a DW exhibition in August, and it's still August, so... maybe I'll see if mine host is interested... *g* And...and... newspaper articles? *is intrigued*

Oooh, can't wait even more, now! (And I was even just excited to be going to Cardiff for Cardiff, cos it sounds quite cool... *g*)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

And cos I'm stoopid and can't remember to answer more than one thing at a time - yes! I've read most of the TW books, and definitely got the choirboy one... *g* There's a new one coming out that sounds interesting too, but I've only seen the blurb in the back of the new books (not on Amazon or anywhere yet - waah!) Oh and an audiobook read by GDL that I thought I might keep an eye on for when I have Amazon money, cos I do rather like his voice - have you heard Blue Gillespie? He can do very deep and roaring, and you'd never think it from Ianto!