- @quirkybird HAH! Now that is just perfect. I miss Nine. Also, Ten, proactively. Sigh. Maybe it won’t be so bad… in reply to quirkybird #
- @quirkybird … I mean, I had my doubts about Sylvester McCoy, and we all know THOSE were unfounded… in reply to quirkybird #
- @douglasnoble HAH! It’s possibly my feelings about the actor rather than his performance as the Doctor which inform my opinion. I’m fond! in reply to douglasnoble #
- Hm, new WordPress is for some reason not processing Twitter posts by default, or Tags properly at all. BAH! Sure it was fine last week… #
- @douglasnoble Dunno, thinking about it. Liked 2nd Coming much more than any other RTD stuff. Also, Our Friends In The North is formative. in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Like I said, Our Friends In The North defined a lot of my present tastes for me. Daresay it wouldn’t stand up to watching now! in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble HAH! Not exactly… should have clarified. I LIKED 2nd Coming. And HAPPEN TO THINK it is better than any other RTD stuff. in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Though was quite fond of Bob And Rose – but I reckon I might feel differently about it if gay, as Davies isn’t, very, in it. in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Hm. Just assumed the gurning was a Northern thing, & accepted it as regional authenticity. You don’t REALLY like the measles? in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Well, I guess the whole show was about him lacking conviction. I think I’m talking about how convincing his performance was… in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Neither of those things – slippery slope & racialist – should be a surprise to you by now
I live on the slippery slope, me. in reply to douglasnoble # - @douglasnoble To make him MORE gay? BOY KISSING! I practically demand it. If possible, bottom licking, too. WIthout it, NOT GAY YOUR HONOUR! in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble By the metric of not sleeping with women, I have been gay practically my entire life. in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble … & IN MY PANTS! Hm. Is domestic terrorism something we can joke about yet? I’m never sure about such things. in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble But of course, all joking aside, I suppose you’re right… in reply to douglasnoble #
- @douglasnoble Hah, I still laugh ALL the time… … Course, most of the time I’m not sure what it is I’m laughing at. Heh. Hm. in reply to douglasnoble #
- Good Grud, why am I even awake? Bat For Lashes & soft layer of snow makes it better. Just. #
- Every time the rappers on this The Wire album say Baltimore, I hear Voldermort! It is added awesome! #
- @Bournemouthecho We had a little tiny bit of snow this morning here in Southampton. But it was lame! in reply to Bournemouthecho #
- @Remender Oh, Mr Remender, that is some lovely looking Punisher action. Opena’s art is just beautiful, innit? in reply to Remender #
- @steevbishop Maybe the end of the day? I’m starting to feel it tugging at me already…! in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop I AM MOST ASSUREDLY NOT MASTURBATING AT MY DESK. We’ve discussed this before! in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop I’ve a sneaking suspicion that the “We” I’m referring to was me & everyone else on Twitter. Your memory is sound… in reply to steevbishop #
- Every now & then I forget. Then Regina hits the player, & I remember again. Suppose I never ever met you… Sup… ♫ http://blip.fm/~1fgco #
- So I’ve decided that if it’s still your birthday till you fall asleep, it also wasn’t 2009 till you wake up & go back to work. So it’s 2009! #
- & I’d never heard it before, but this is just bloody perfect for the day – http://is.gd/eAjC – Los Campesinos – My Year In Lists #
- This is a stunningly beautiful New Year’s Treat: http://is.gd/cUZJ #
- It’s been a while, so I thought I’d break out the Saul Bass Star Wars: http://is.gd/eAne – & NOW: Greedo shoots first: http://is.gd/eAnh #
- Tim Minchin really does make me laugh. He’s another one of those brilliant chaps who makes good songs that happ… ♫ http://blip.fm/~1fh2b #
- Pop Quiz: An old roomie claims that you owe them £350 rent from 3 years ago. You’re fairly sure you don’t. Too late for proof either way… #
- … What do you do? #
- @steevbishop Dude, I still think you made the right decision, there… in reply to steevbishop #
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Peach for godsgirls

Illustration by Victo Ngai for the fiction “Sweet Dreams” by Peter Stamm
“She went to the bathroom, filled the tub, and got undressed. The mirror misted over with condensation, and the smell of pine needles filled the air. She turned off the water, and the apartment suddenly seemed very quiet. Then she heard footsteps, and Simon’s voice through the half-open door. He said, I’ll just go downstairs for the bottle of wine. I thought you’d gone already, said Lara, and she poked her head through the crack, and he kissed her on the lips and tried to barge the door open, but she held it shut. They kissed again. See you soon, said Lara. It was odd, she still felt a little ashamed in front of him.”

This scene is one of my earliest comic memories. It was the first point at which I saw a comic character making a mistake, which meant it was probably the first time I really processed them properly as characters and human.
Spider-man has webbed up a doorway to stop a criminal escaping, but then realises that the criminal is escaping out of the window instead, and in his hurry to catch them he forgets his own webbing.
It seems gloriously ridiculous out of context, but if memory serves it was part of a pretty intense and dramatic story featuring Alex Summers (Havok).
(This was me, by the way.)
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