Notes and queries, mostly Star Trek themed:

[raven]

Today's notes and queries. First of all, I have lost my phone, because I am an idiot. I lost it somewhere on Friday afternoon, panicked, panicked some more, realised, that, well, you know what don't exist any more? Pay phones. If I hadn't unexpectedly run straight into shimgray in Balliol lodge, I might have cried on the porters; as it was, I was very stoic (really), and ran around the city like a crazy person, and finally gave it up in time for a small baby dinner party that we were supposed to be having, and did have, complete with nine bottles of whisky and a vat of greenstuff risotto (recipe courtesy of foreverdirt; it was very nice indeed). luminometrice arrived fresh from her Kobayashi Maru^[1] noting that she was supposed to have examined a man in a brest suit, and she was mentally prepared for a man in a breast suit, and talking to a headless torso with breasts had been very disconcerting.

(I was admitted to medical school, you know. There is a well-respected medical school in England who actually thought that I would have made a not entirely-awful doctor. Looking back, I am more astonished than ever.)

magic_doors also came to drink whisky, and dr_biscuit, and it was a very lovely evening, full of drink. I had wine, mostly, and fell asleep in a heap on top of Shim at some unrespectable hour. It was kind of marvellous; I forget what we talked about, but I'm sure Star Trek was involved.

My phone has now turned up again, thank goodness - I rang up the Brookes lost and found, who were delightfully... dizzy. To be absolutely sure it was mine, I suggested, maybe they should look to see what number was listed under "Home". "That's a good idea," said the woman, "but I've never used a mobile phone."

Nothing daunted, she flagged down a passing undergraduate ("You! Whatever your name is! Get over here!") and got him to read out my own phone number to me. So I am still incommunicado until the weekend, but will eventually be back in the land of the communicable. In the meantime email is best.

2. remixredux09 assignments have gone out. I'm not doing a letter to my remixer, because to be honest, I don't really understand them - the fic my remixer writes (hi, if you're reading) isn't for me, it's for her. It's not a gift exchange, after all.

(That said, my remixee is a much better writer than me. Ouch. Also, all her stories are horribly taut and self-contained and right and good are they are. I despair of myself.)

3. Another heads-up - Trek Novel Fest of Awesome over on Dreamwidth. I just ordered Spock's World off Amazon yesterday, I am sold. Seriously, though, it looks great; I love the TOS novels because they're so... well, good. Gentle, and nuances, and full of love for the characters. There's lots that could be done with them in the reboot universe.

4. jacinthsong sent me Vulcan ears! More than that, ethnically appropriate Vulcan ears! But being a bit fail, I cannot get them on my own ears. When I have solved this problem there may be pictures. Possibly I am just not logical enough.

5. The Scotty 'n' McCoy Travellin' Show is at 6000 words. Oh, dear.

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[1] Differing only from the real Kobayashi Maru in that she passed it.

Comments

[stained_glass]

The dinner sounds lovely, and I'm glad the phone turned up, and I got your card! *hugs* In a strange see-through envelope; I was more excited by this than I should have been. XD

Ethnically appropriate Vulcan ears make me very happy.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! I was also far too excited about the envelope; it made me very happy in the shop.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

*hugs* on some of these points. (No more pay phones in Oxford? Gleep.)

YAY VULCAN EARS. And it may take a bit of patience putting them on - apparently Leonard Nimoy was always grousing about the prostheses he had to wear for TOS until one of the honchos said, "Well, we *could* alter them surgically, but..." and he got the message. XD

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha. I love Leonard Nimoy so much. I'm always surprised when I see pictures of him without the ears...

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

My phone has now turned up again, thank goodness - I rang up the Brookes lost and found, who were delightfully... dizzy. To be absolutely sure it was mine, I suggested, maybe they should look to see what number was listed under "Home". "That's a good idea," said the woman, "but I've never used a mobile phone."
Cutest thing I have heard all day. Aw.

love you xxx

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

you too! <3

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

if you really loved me you would email me with pictures of you naked but for ethnically appropriate vulcan ears, omg.

[deathbyshinies.livejournal.com]

If you really, *really* loved jacinthsong, you would email them to me too.

I'm just sayin'...

[vampire-kitten.livejournal.com]

I can see a plan for a truly lovely WI style calender...

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

http://www.nakedgirlswithethnicallyappropriatevulcanears.com/ is not registered! I sense PROFIT.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Rule 34, by god.

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

I have only two words for you, and they rhyme with "schmerotic schmalconry".

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

schmor schmience.

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

schman schmou schmo schme a schmavour.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

schmnooooo.

[biascut.livejournal.com]

Booo! I just read the username dr_biscuit and totally thought it referred to me. That's now up there with marymac in usernames-I-do-not-have-but- apparently-think-I-have.

Thank you for your lovely email earlier today, by the way. xx

[dr-biscuit.livejournal.com]

tis OK, I do the same with yours!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're very welcome. <3

[dr-biscuit.livejournal.com]

Twas a lovely party, and a totally deserved hangover on my part. (Also I'm totally jealous that luminometrice got a whole torso. I remember having to examine disembodied single breast with a plastic lump inside)

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

On my part, too. I emerged from under the covers and promptly went back under them to die.

(ohgod I would never made it as a doctor. srsly.)

[dr-biscuit.livejournal.com]

the key is to hold onto the uncontrollable giggling until you leave the room. *nods*

[janne.livejournal.com]

Thanks for link to Trek Novel Fest, and am storing up the whisky in preparation for the travellin' show.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :)

[gamesiplay.livejournal.com]

Spock's World = MY FAVORITE TREK NOVEL EVER. You will love it.

Also I have a paaaackage for you.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

omg! Hurrah, on both counts!

[subservient-son.livejournal.com]

I know its not TOS, but you really should read New Frontier - it's a wonderful combination of good ideas and bad writing.

Is Scotty n McCoy TOS or reboot?

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

I still have your copies! They're on the to-read list, promise - I just finished Demons and Kobayashi Maru.

Reboot, very much reboot. :)

[subservient-son.livejournal.com]

Was Demons good? I never got around to reading it.

[anotherusedpage.livejournal.com]

Girl, I love you with a burning fiery passion. I really do.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey, the feeling is mutual. <3 <3

[amchau.livejournal.com]

This totally explains why you did not answer your phone on Saturday when I was spending several hours sitting in Oxford Station.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Damn, seriously? I went through Oxford station on Saturday to come home! Oh, that is very irritating.

[amchau.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I was there 10:40am to 12, and 4pm to 5:30. Just sitting there, with my book. Such a near miss!

[shimgray.livejournal.com]

...we were there. same time, in the afternoon. sitting somewhere.

(weird)

[amchau.livejournal.com]

That is so strange. I must have only missed you because I was reading.