Doctor Who

I probably really look like I don’t have my act together with a Thanksgiving-themed post in my journal still the most recent writing as of January 7th. Sorry about that, December totally flew by and I was running around in circles all month. It was a great success, though. A good solid holiday, made it up North to visit with family over Christmas and relaxed at home over New Years.

We got our first snowfall here just a couple of days before Christmas, and it wasn’t a substantial snowfall. Just a week or so ago we got hit by a few serious inches, but it’s mostly melted over this weekend. Without the snow it really didn’t seem like the holidays as much, and it just doesn’t feel like winter in Minnesota yet. I’m not complaining really, except that it’s been so dry that I’ve been drinking water like crazy and my eyes have been burning constantly. I’m going into the eye doctor this week and the plan is to switch back to glasses primarily, I just can’t do contacts anymore. Between the dryness in the winter here and staring at computer screens all day, contacts are just a real hassle for me.

Not much else has been going on around here. Just busy as usual with work. I’ve been watching a little TV lately, and I’ve picked up on BBC’s reincarnation of the sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” I’ve been a little nostalgic watching it, I remember the show being on late at night when I was very young. I only remember seeing the show out on my family’s farm which the family no longer has, and that’s quite a few years for my lifetime. I don’t remember much from that long ago, but for some reason that blue police box from the show always stuck in my memory.

I’ve recorded about four episodes of the first new season so far and I’m watching the fourth tonight, and I’m already absolutely hooked on the show. Christopher Eccleston is great in the lead role as The Doctor, I’ve seen him in a few movies and have always enjoyed his characters. Billy Piper really brings the show together as Rose, the sidekick. This new incarnation is full of humor and tongue in cheek appeal, and it’s already bringing back all kinds of memories I didn’t even know I had of the old series that I saw in the late 80s. It’s playing late nights on BBC America so I’m sure not everyone is going to be able to see it. I don’t believe it will ever be as popular in the States as it is in the UK (Sci-Fi just hasn’t been much of a mainstream attraction in the U.S. recently), but I hope it’s around for a while as I’m really enjoying it. It’s good to have a new show to watch since HBO made the absurd decision to cancel “Deadwood,” which resulted in my cancellation of HBO.

Well I’d better be off to bed, I’ll try not to be so neglectful with the writing this month.