Play it like it's fiction and play it really cool

[sovay]

Today: dentist's appointment, voice lesson, and with any luck we buy a new futon frame. The Brattle is showing Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982). I hope I'm still conscious by then.

1. Critters! When rose_lemberg asked what kind of critter I wanted, I gravitated naturally toward the sea—I said I liked all sorts of invertebrates and things with fins and spines. The fins and spines turned out to belong to Russian river fish, but I got both in spades. I am delighted.

2. The table of contents for Issue #3 of Lackington's has been announced. I have an illustrator! And a fantastic array of ToC-mates! I am looking forward to this issue so much.

3. All of this is very good Doctor Who news. (That coat is pretty classy, too.)

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

All her critters are lovely! I laughed at "Not All Aardvarks"

[gwynnega]

I remember really liking Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains.

Yay Lackington's table of contents!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Very Third Doctor-looking! Even the hair is like a toned-down Jon Pertwee Brit-'fro.

[mrbelm.livejournal.com]

Oh man, The Fabulous Stains was a late-night cable discovery decades ago, and I still remember it. First documentary evidence of Diane Lane's utter inability to carry a tune. "Join the Professionals" was performed by the remnants of the Sex Pistols.

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

1. I love *all* the critters, particularly your spiny fish. Delightful!

2. I'll be interested to see you illustrated!

3. Capaldi looks spiffy, doesn't he? I think he'll help remake the series. (I've read the leaked scripts, and without saying anything spoilerish, yes, he's a rather different Doctor than we've seen of late.)