Writing is So Not My Day Job

Blargh. I was hoping it was just rumor. Better to go out on a high note, I guess. There's always fic. ;)

Edited Date: 2008-10-29 09:40 pm (UTC)

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Per RTD: "But we're planning the most enormous and spectacular ending, so keep watching."

This worries me.

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So long as it doesn't involve synchronized swimming, it's all good.

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It doesn't seem right to send Ten off in 'spectacular' fashion without a regular companion present.

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No, it doesn't...unless they're coming back? :) I *have* heard rumors that Catherine Tate is coming back for one of the specials...

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Mmmmm... I've heard some good ones too, but in the interests of not spoiling folks, I won't say here. I'll just say I have a pretty good idea of who will be in Ten's last story.

Edited Date: 2008-10-29 09:50 pm (UTC)

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ORLY. Do share. :)

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I'm sure you know already, but I'll email you.

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Otay. I've been living under a bedbug and dissertation-shaped rock lately, so I might not know. :) I'm always up for spoilers.

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I'm wallowing in work, myself, but I try to keep an ear to the ground. Sent!

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principia-coh.livejournal.com

Not surprising. I figured as soon as the entire PTB started to leave, he was leaving.

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I was hoping, but I guess I'm not really surprised, given the vast amount of upheaval that's going on, as you say.

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selfandsoul.livejournal.com

Sad tidings, indeed. But, as they say, the show shall go on! I'll be incredibly depressed to see him retire the Doctor, but a part of me finds it fitting that he should leave after the departure of Rose and their story. Time for a clean slate, I suppose, and I'm curious to see who they choose to replace those beloved white chucks.

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Yep. The show goes on. I was depressed when Davison left as well. *feels old now*

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I'm not sure I like the idea of RTD having a "enormous and spectacular ending" That man scares me.

I was hoping he'd stay on purely so I could get my DT fix (he NEEDS to be on my tv where I can drool over the pretty) and now it leaves me wondering where I'll have to go to get my fix.

Now lets just hope they cast someone pretty so I can still continue to drool when this show is on (Hi, I'm kinda shallow sometimes!)

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*nods* Esp. without a regular companion, unless they decide to bring someone back (see above).

And where are we today?

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His send off had better be as amazing, fantastic and ass-kicking as CE's was. And I so agree about the regular companion thing.

I have this urge to track DT down, cling to him and demand he not leave me. Which would probably freak the poor man out, so I'm going to exercise some self control...

In New York, getting ready to move. Well, getting ready for my stuff to move whilst I walk down the block to live in a crash pad. All will be well as long as my crash pad has a decent internet connection. :)

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I saw an interview with RTD the other day, which makes me think this might have been a recent decision - and given the mayhem we've seen surrounding the recent RSC productions and from some comments DT has made about it, I'm wondering if fannish clinging wasn't a big part of said decision. I hope not, but I don't suppose we'll ever find out. Not that his quitting of DW will help him avoid the fans - I imagine it'll be worse than ever.

Moving? To TX? How long are you at a crash pad?

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I did get the feeling that there was quite a bit of indecision going on behind the scenes. And considering all the fun DT seems to have being on the stage... I'm not too surprised.

There if fannish clinging one jokes about, and then there's the fannish clinging that makes me want to hit people.

Yup, everything is heading down to storage in Texas. As for the crash pad. Who knows... Off and on for a year, two. I dunno. At least until I figure out what I'm going to do with my life. (Right now my options are continue to be a Flight Attendant or apply to Raytheon and see if I can go work in Antarctica. Because it seems like fun *g*)

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There's video up now at my first link - DT says the decision was made when the production team changed over, but he waffled a bit at the end.

Apparently, there's been loads of things going on that might make you want to hit people.

Man, I can't imagine doing the crash pad thing for a year or two. I did these sorts of things during training and still have emergency stuffs ready for the 'ol 'just in case' scenario, but it would be difficult with the three kidlings now. Raytheon? What would you be doing?

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If everyone is jumping ship, I think I'd probably jump too.

I've heard he's had quite a few problems coming out the backstage door after his show is over. Makes me want to sit people down and have STERN talkings to.

It won't be too bad (I hope) everyone there is flight crew so the schedules should be messed up enough that not everyone is there at the same time. And if I were to get on down south, WAY down south, I'd probably do whatever they needed- like scrubs pots and pans. Just to say I went there and did it *g*

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I come back from a couple of days offline only to find this news. God, now I'm depressed. Wherever will I get my DT fix now? Sad to say, it's been keeping me going (well, to some extent; it's not like it's the only thing keeping me going) during these last few months when I've been altogether either too busy or too ill.

And to do it during one of the "specials" -- not even a full annual season. I can hardly believe it -- 4 one-hour shows for a last season? Too sad for words. And without a regular companion (that we know of).

I'm intensely curious as to what you think is going on -- would you email me? (the LJ email forwards to my domain mail)

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I know! It's been a crap week so far with work and whatnot, so depressed here too. And you've been ill? Oh noes! *hugs carefully and hopes that you're feeling better*

And yeah - I'm hoping that Ten still gets a proper send-off without a regular companion. And what I think is going on? In regards to DT's decision or rumors about the specials?

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And what I think is going on? In regards to DT's decision or rumors about the specials?

Well, yes.

But actually was originally thinking what you wrote -- about the specials. But would love to hear your take on the decision. I'm editrx at livejournal dot com. (Which is obvious, but my brain isn't working properly. It's been a flare of the lupus, which is why I haven't written really for months except one or two posts. I need to remedy that. I've spent almost 18 hours a day asleep, which has played havoc on my work; luckily, with freelance, it's possible to do that and work at night.)

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My earlier take on the decision is here: http://mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com/21349.html#cutid1

From what I've read, though, it sounds as though RTD had DT's entire three years mapped out - with DT doing a bit of waffling at the end, between the time of that entry and RTD's interview at the recent writer's festival, which on rewatch is extremely telling.

And as for rumors about the specials, I'll email. They're not definite, but sound much like something that RTD would do.

And lupus - sheesh. You must be on some heavy-duty meds. What's your stage, if I might be so bold to ask?

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I have SLE and have had it, with Sjögren's Syndrome & Reynaud's Syndrome (the "family bulk package," as I call it), for well over a decade now, and we suspect actually was an early-onset at the beginning of adolescence, as I was raised in an area of DC that had a great deal of heavy metals and WWI-era chemical warfare munitions (lead, arsenic, mercury, phosgene, lewisite, etc.) in the ground and the groundwater. Long story there. Onset of symptoms was very early, but wasn't diagnosed until I was well into my 30s.

The lupus is usually under really good control, and yeah, I take a lot of meds. Over a dozen a day, multiple times a day. I haven't been on any of the heavier drugs for a few years now (such as Embrel), and for that I'm thankful. For the lupus itself I'm on Celebrex & Plaquenil (rheumatoid meds), and several for the Sjögren's. Wish there was something for Reynaud's, especially with winter coming, but there's nothing to be done about that but hope for the best and live with cold hands and feet. And hope I don't get another blood clot from constricted veins (the DVT in my leg was quite horrible and I don't want another one, thank you). Nowadays the main complaint is debilitating fatigue and some seriously odd things going on with my, shall we say, reproductive system that has everyone confounded: horomones check out, as does a scan of the pipe-works. Yet here I am with fully working hormones and a 48-year-old body that thinks it's done with periods. Very odd, and even the endocrinologist is stymied. So, another one for the "lupus does weird things" books.

My SLE tends to affect my gastric system the most (IBS with constipation -- ugh), followed closely by my pulmonary system (bouts of pneumonia where I cough up blood [fun one, that], or even pleurisy and pericarditis [many times, each one, and I'm getting tired of them both]). Most of my meds are for the gastric stuff, nowadays. One of them I have to have specially compounded as it's considered "experimental" in the US despite the fact that it's been sold for years in both Canada and the UK (a motility drug for people, like me, who have neuropathy in the colon and stomach, and therefore have little to no digestive movement without help) -- another reason for me to regret not staying in the UK back in the 80s. But I wouldn't have met my husband, otherwise, and who knows what my life would be like now. (Probably I wouldn't be so bloody out of work all the time, but that's another story altogether.)

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Man, that's not good, for the sole fact that you can reel off my working terms - the only difference is that I would use the shorthand. Sounds like you are very uncomfortably familiar with the medical establishment. *hugs carefully* I'm hoping you don't have the renal issues?

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You work in the medical field? (I apologize if I already knew this and forgot ... been a lot of that lately, with the flare-up). I end up explaining lupus a lot as I am the author of THE FIRST YEAR: LUPUS and do lecturing and interviews on the subject altogether too often. (I'm waiting for the go-ahead from the new owners of the imprint -- hurray for mega-corporation buyouts in publishing ... ugh! -- to do 2nd ed. of the entire line. All of the books are so very out of date, especially as regards treatment and drug therapies, not to mention research.)

Nope, no renal issues. I got very lucky. It's possible that what I have is actually primary Sjogren's, as my kidneys and brain (knock wood) are unaffected after this long. However, with the lupus anticoagulant active, it's likely it's non-ANA lupus (which apparently is closer to 45% of the lupus population, unlike what was thought as late as 10 years ago).

Edited Date: 2008-10-31 01:15 am (UTC)

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Yes, I'm very firmly entrenched in the medical field - it's noted pretty cryptically in my user info, and perhaps a little even less obviously notable in what I write (ie descriptions of injury will be accurate, regardless of how toned down it is for the average reader - wouldn't want anyone to lose their lunch! *grins*). It sounds as though you're the expert here on lupus - that's great that you are able to use your experience and knowledge of the subject to help others! My expertise in that subject would be in the current diagnostic modalities, grading and staging - and that's fantastic that you do not have renal involvement! Which does suggest that you may have another autoimmune variant of the disease, or perhaps primary Sjogrens, as you have theorized. Are you HLA-B27? Another diagnostic possiblity for that entity would be parotid bx, but involvement can be patchy and not pathognomonic in any respect. Lupus anticoagulants can and often do occur in the abscence of a diagnosis of lupus and can wax and wane, so here's hoping that might go away.

I'll be crossing my fingers that you get a 2nd ed. - now I'll have to go a-looking for your imprint!

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measi.livejournal.com

I'm sad, but hope I will be able to enjoy him in many more projects to come. And of course will still be watching Who, wishing #11 well.

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Now I'm really hoping that Hamlet will transfer over to the States, as rumored. I may not be able to do a quick trip to London right now, but I can do NYC.

And yes, I remember being devastated when Davison left, so here's hoping that the show doesn't collapse again!

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measi.livejournal.com

If that rumor comes true, then I will be happy. And will buy tickets. NYC is very easy for me. :)

I doubt the show will collapse - but I wouldn't be surprised at some weird viewer ratings as the audience shifts a bit to the new Doctor. Some people will leave, others will join... and those ratings will probably wobble quite a bit.

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Easier for you than me, but I'll buy tickets too and go by myself if I have to. The sacrifices I have to make.... *grins*

I'm hoping it doesn't collapse either, but those are going to be some difficult converse to fill.

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If you do end up in NYC, I'll meet you up -- it's not easy for me, either, even though I live within shooting distance, but I suspect I'd also have to end up going alone. One of us always has to stay here because of a cat who needs meds daily (and no catsitters who'll put up with that -- anymore; we ran through our usual catsitter's grace too, too quickly and he won't stay anymore for us).

Here's to hoping the show does go to Broadway. Not just because of DT, but because I haven't seen an RSC production since the late 80s, and I'm desperately needy of good Shakespeare.

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See my next entry for the meetup of the 'I Can Not Has Hamlet In Britian' Club! We must go.

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YES, yes, let him come to NYC. I can so swing seeing him in NYC. And if he comes to NY it brings other people here too.

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Such as Patrick Stewart? *grins*

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You took the words right out of my mouth :)

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I'll miss DT more than I want to admit to myself.

I'm telling myself that I'm a grown up now and I don't get upset about these things like I did when I was little and the Doctor fell from the radio tower and turned into Peter Davidson - it turned out ok anyway. Five was good! (But then Five turned into Six and that didn't go so well).

Crying over Donna at the end of JE wasn't very grown up of me though. Maybe if I just stop watching Doctor Who I can pretend that Ten is still the Doctor forever and I won't have to put myself through any more traumatic regenerations. Ah.... denial.

I'd love to know who you think would be in Ten's last story.

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Ah - I bawled my little eyes out when four regenerated, but... Tristan! That was good.

I'm going to have to make a post about this, as there are lots of you who are interested in what I think, for whatever reason that might be!

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I'd be curious to learn privately what you suspect will happen in the final special as well. (I'm aware that a certain actor has said she would like to be involved with DT's last story; is there a possible connection here?)

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