I've Got a Tumblr Now

Yes, I finally made the switch to Tumblr earlier this year and for the most part I'm enjoying myself a lot; for one thing it's allowed me to share my art a lot more freely since I feel less stressed about the quality there than I do on, say, deviantArt. Another good point is I've met a lot of crazy Silmarillion fans like myself, which is exciting because I only know two people outside of the internet who have even read the whole thing. If you follow/followed me here and are interested in still keeping in touch (I'd love to stay in contact!), you can find me at: abadpoetwithdreams.

I post and reblog a lot of Tolkien/Doctor Who/Supernatural/literature/Sherlock/and Irish dance stuff, mainly, as well as my original artwork and fanart, peppered with personal posts about my life outside of fandoms. Currently I'm in the middle of setting up a separate blog for my original works of fiction. I've also started posting a lot of Breaking Bad things lately, since I got hooked on the show after attending the San Diego Comic Con panel and marathoning all aired episodes to date in only two weeks. Now I have to wait for new episodes every Sunday like the rest of the world, and it's torture.

Anyway, basically from now on I will be much more active on Tumblr than I am here. I will try to check into this blog periodically, but, I mean--just look at that gap between my last post and this one. Ouch. I should move all my book reviews to my Tumblr blog . . . Hm. Something to think about, I guess. I am not going to abandon this blog entirely, but if you want to keep in regular contact with me, my new blog is the way to go.

Thank you to everyone who has followed me here for the past, what--five years? Six? I can't even remember. I made my first post on the eve of my leaving home to attend college for the first time, and now here I am writing as a new graduate. Yes, I graduated with a BA in English with highest honors, and am currently job hunting while taking a break from school to write and dance. I will be returning to the world of academia to get my Masters, possibly next year. Right now I'm considering pursuing a career in fairy tale and folklore studies, as that's what I spent the last two years of my college career writing an honors thesis on.

Anyway, the point is--thank you. It's amazing how much I've changed and how much I've grown since I first began this blog. As I continue moving forward I will be delighted if you choose to follow me to my new internet home, but if not, then I wish you the best as we part ways and I will still update here periodically, with my infrequent updates hopefully always providing you a smile. God bless!

Heads Up, Whovians!

I'm going to try to publish reviews of this series' episodes (that's Doctor Who, Series 6, starting today if you didn't know, look it up on BBC America if you have the channel) as they're aired. As I've never really done anything like this before, this is going to be a little adventure, but that's good! I'm still kind of figuring out how this is going to go, but if you are interested, read on. Here's a few pointers on how this reviewing business is going to be run.

1. My reviews will be spoilery. There's no real point in reviewing an episode if I'm not allowed to discuss the details of said episode, right? Therefore you probably shouldn't check out my reviews unless you have already watched the episodes. Unless you really want to.

2. Pictures? It's always fun to read reviews with screencaps, isn't it? I'm toying with the idea of including relevant photographs in each review. It'd be a bit more complicated and more work for me, but it also might be more fun. If you have a preference, let me know!

3. My review; my thoughts only. I'll write my reviews before reading anyone else's, because otherwise I'd probably be tempted to explore other people's ideas and what they took from the episode instead of just my reaction. My reviews will be my honest first reaction to what I just watched, so if that means I miss something obvious that all other reviewers on the internet noticed then I'll just be honestly ignorant . . . we can all laugh about it later XD

4. Classic Who, New Who, it's all just Doctor Who. I am a fan of the show as a whole, and so I don't really differentiate between the old episodes and the new episodes; they're all a part of the same canon and I have favorites all over the place. So I'm not going to restrict my digressions to just New Who episodes; I might mention things from Classic Who if parts of the new episodes remind me of something, like Eleven's adorable Troughton handrubbing in 'Victory of the Daleks'. If you haven't seen any Classic Who, you should, but I don't think my occasional references will be too confusing :)

5. Talk back! Feel free to argue with what I say/geek out/list your favorite quotes of the episode/ask for clarification/correct my mistakes/etc. in the comments! I'm going to be doing this for fun, but also because I love Doctor Who, and I know some of you who read my blog love the show as well. Let's all have fun together!

And with all that said, I am not sure what the posting schedule will be yet--maybe every Sunday, maybe every Monday--but I will be doing by best to keep the schedule regular. My first review, for "The Impossible Astronaut", will be up soon.

(PS: Happy Easter, everyone!!)