A Short Dr. Who Fic I've been meaning to write down for a while

And which didn't cross-post from Dreamwidth yesterday because LJ was down.

"And just how long since we landed in Paris?" asked Clara, between bites of the pain béni the Doctor had brought her in token of apology for having let her sleep in so disgracefully late. Though she supposed that with the TARDIS, wasting the day was, well, impossible. She frowned, and didn't know quite why.( Read more... )

Daily Stuff

We didn't check the mail on Friday. Andrew and I checked it today after coming back from seeing Despicable Me 2 (nutshell verdict -- I enjoyed it, but it was less tightly plotted than the first movie, and maybe should have been a tv series instead) and found that my BPAL Organ Grinder had arrived from shadesong, along with my reimbursement for our dental checkups/cleanings last month (yay for having a job with dental coverage!) and a small tax credit.

So, a very good round of mail, especially as Narly had to have dental work too, this month (far more expensive than ours, and not covered); so it's nice to be able to make a dent in my credit card balance. Unfortunately, as regards the Organ Grinder, I have a bit of a cold at the moment so it's hard for me to judge the scent, though I think the black patchouli, rather than the almond and sarsparilla, predominates when I wear it.

Don sent me this link on one fan's theory that all Pixar movies to date take place in the same universe, though at vastly different time periods. I don't know if I agree, but I like the Cloud Atlas vibe this interpretation gives to the Pixar oeuvre.