Geek Love

3:17pm: Late, again, to the fandom party
So...

About a week and a half ago, I stumbled upon The Lost Room.

To be honest, I have no idea who turned me onto the program, or how, or why... but I LOVE IT (whomever is out there in my flist that mentioned it in the past two weeks or so, speak up and let me know because seriously, I have no memory of it and I want to shower you with praise). Not only do I love it, but Mike loves it too. It reminds us of some of the darker RPG settings that we enjoy like Over the Edge and Chill and Unknown Armies (especially UA). Almost no one we know plays these settings, but we love them. I am especially enamored of stories where there is a moral dilemma: having to choose is something that I as a player love to do. I become emotionally invested because of that choice... and I love having to deal with the consequences.

We've only watched the first two parts. The third part is going to be for another time: 87-minute episodes make for a nice evening's viewing and we're taking the show slow and together (typically, I'll watch a program in its entirety to "screen" it for him, since he's got really picky tastes).

The fandom for the show is really small, and I'm really late to the game, but it's nice to add this show to my list of fannish obsessiveness.

I even made icons!

6:45pm: I was tagged! (The Closest Book Meme)
I was tagged by bruyere_75 for the following book meme:

Grab the nearest book, open to page 123, find the fifth sentence.Then post the next three sentences. Tag five people and post a comment.

I've got a number of books near me, but almost ALL of them are thin. Seriously. The two closest which are right on my desk? Graphic novels Scarlet Traces by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli and Rex Mundi, Book 1: The Guardian of the Temple by Arvid Nelson, EricJ, and Jeremy Cox; both are less than 100 pages.

The closest book to me that has a page 123 is Homespun Handknit: Caps, Socks, Mittens & Gloves edited by Linga Ligon.

The fifth line:
Work even on these 26 sts until work measures 1 in (2 1/2 cm) from bridge.

It's instructions for a pair of gloves with a zig-zag pattern by Betty Amos.

Ever since I got a spinning wheel for Christmas (*hugs the parents*), I've spent my time equally either spinning or knitting. I've acquired a number of books on spinning, this one from a Ravelry member that was destashing it. I love Ravelry. I've been really active since the start of the year, especially in some of the fandom boards (especially the *Who*-related fandom boards). I'm a regular poster in two of the three *Who* related boards (Who Knits? and I Dye for Doctor Who) and in the *Torchwood* board.

It's awesome to see how many folks in fandom are also fiber artists.

(I'm actually running a survey/contest in Ravelry in the *Torchwood* board, so if you're a member of Ravelry, check it out! If you're on Ravelry, definitely drop me a like. I'm Iko there too.)

The closest non-knitting/spinning book near me is Hogfather by Terry Pratchet.

Page 123, sentence 5:
"All of them flowers." (Chickenwire)

Last weekend, I watched Hogfather, with Marc Warren and Michelle Dockerty and Ian Richardson. I loved it! I watched it because I saw a fandom secret that said they shipped Teatime with Susan, Death's daughter. That totally intrigued me, so I got myself a copy and thoroughly enjoyed it. So, I told Mike and he loaned a library copy out for me to read. I've gotten as far as page 5. Spinning, knitting, or fandom squeeing seem to get in the way of me reading it. (See: my newly acquired The Lost Room obsession.)

I dislike tagging people, so I'm not going to tag anyone (I know, I fail at memes). I don't mind being tagged! I just... dislike tagging others, but feel free to take the meme and continue rolling with it.