Only thing I can say is...

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I'm home! Really pushed it on the drive up from Cornwall and made it to Heathrow in just over 4 hours. Dropped Jenni off at 2pm for her 4.45 flight, so she had plenty of time. Took me an hour to get home but there were no traffic snarl ups so that was good.

Leeds got promoted!! Woo hoo! We were 1-0 down at halftime and playing with 10 men and I was all "ARGH!" but we came back to win 2-1 and secured the second automatic promotion spot! Go us!! *celebrates*

Just caught up on Dr Who as I missed "Flesh and Stone" last week. Not bad, not bad at all. The Angels still freak me the feck out though :P Now I must scamper for some food before tonight's episode comes on. I do predict I'll nap before I settle in for the Football League Show later :D

Oh and despite the reports of more ash disruption, Jenni's just texted me to say that although her flight was delayed an hour, they're now taking off and she's on her way. Hurrah!! :)

I liked it. Yes, yes, I know, I can see the frothing on my flist but I don't care. I liked it. I am LOOKING FORWARD to the Matt Smith era which I wasn't a year ago (shut up, tyrell and give the guy a chance). I am going to miss Tennant a lot and his scenes with Bernard Cribbens in this episode will rank on any Top Ten List of fave 10th Doc scenes I ever make. I could have wished for less LotR:RotK-style false endings but I can't begrudge the nostalgia because I'm a sucker for it too. Plot holes? Ye gods, were there plot holes big enough to fly a few Tardis's through but I knew that was going to be the case from last week so I had a week to prepare and not care about it :D

Thank you David Tennant for giving us a fabulous Doctor. You had to fill the not inconsiderable shoes of Chris Ecclestone and you exceeded all expectations. Let's hope 11 in 10 is just as good :)

And thank you RTD. There are things you've done I will probably never forgive you for but you brought Dr Who back and there's a whole new generation of fans who wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for you.

Stephen Moffat? To steal a phrase from the ever lovely cookwitch's DW post - bring it on.

Ye gods, it's a bit parky at the moment, isn't it? It was seriously cold around here last night, local temps were around -3, and if the weather forecast is accurate, that could be -4 tonight. It's making me wish I'd invested in some thermal underwear. Ah well, I'll just have to make do with a hot water bottle and a warm, purring cat for heat :)

I've done my shopping for the week, so at least I don't have to go out again this weekend. I can burrow down and make the most of my last two days of freedom before returning to work. On the plus side, I've got a fair amount of holiday to use up before 1st April, so I'm thinking a break in mid-February is going to be called for (possibly encompassing my birthday, oddly enough). So I just have to hang on for six weeks before loafing can resume. I think I can manage that *snickerfits*

Really looking forward to the announcement of the new Dr Who later this afternoon. jenni411 is away from her compy at the crucial time today and I've had to promise faithfully to text her the news the second I know! Hee! I'm hoping Patterson Joseph gets the nod but this is the Beeb (and RTD), so a surprise is not out of the question. Still, getting a black doctor in the same year as a black US President? I like the symmetry of that :)

Also sort of really looking forward to the American football this weekend. It's Round 1 of the playoffs and the 'Fins are involved (tomorrow). I'm not sure if I can bear to watch :P Brace yourselves - there's either going to be massive amounts of happy squeakings or a bad-tempered, swearword-laden paragraph ranting about incompetent football teams c.f Leeds v. Histon. You've been warned :P

And now I am scampering for hot tea and food! Hurrah!

This is shaping up to be absolutely bloody amazing. That is all.

( Huge honking great spoilers for next week's episode of Dr Who, UK showing )

May be spoilers in comments!!

Went for a nap at 5.30....woke up half an hour ago. Missed Dr Who. *irritated* I'll have to be careful of my flist until tomorrow evening although everyone's pretty good about hiding spoilers :)

*yawns a bit*

Now I'm wondering if I should stay up for the baseball or if I should have an earlier night. Hrm. I'll have to ponder that one.

Finally got to watch this tonight - WOW! Great episode, great writing, great cast. Genuinely creepy and scary moments that nearly had me diving behind the sofa. Ahh that was proper storytelling, that wuz.

And RTD didn't write it. Am I surprised? Nope :D

So this morning I prised my sleepy self up and out early enough to drive to Aunty Eve's. I got there at 10am, which means that I did the WGC to Rainham (Kent) journey in an hour and ten minutes. Given the massive road works between junctions 24 and 27, this was seriously impressive.

Aunty Eve was thrilled to see me as usual (aww!) and we nattered happily until lunch time when I drove us over to Gore Farm and The Snoring Owl for lunch. Mmmm, lunch! I had a superb steak and mushroom crumble, with veggies, with a heavenly cheesecake for dessert. Aunty Eve had fish cakes (home made, looked very nice) with potatoes and a sweet dipping sauce. She surprised me by having dessert and duly disposing of something called "cappuccino dessert cake". Apparently it was less like cake, and more like a sponge pudding and was very tasty! :)

Duly replete, Aunty Eve made a swipe for the bill but I beat her to it and won the ensuing argument about who was going to pay. Bless her, she's on a minuscule pension but she worries about me picking up the tab :) Bill settled, we went around the farm shop, where I indulged in purchasing some cheese from the excellent dairy section, and some gorgeous looking raspberries from the fruit and veg section. (cookwitch, thalinoviel, you two would swoon in this place, I should take you both down sometime :) ) Aunty Eve got a few bits and bobs and then we nipped into the gift shop, where I bought another cat magnet for the fridge. I got a black and white one this time, to go with the silver tabby one I got last time ;)

We left and as we were going out, my eye fell on a "Decorate your own terracotta pot" kit that was on sale, half price, for £6. We got to the car, with me still pondering the kit, practically ready to go, when I finally said "No, I gotta go get it, if I don't I'll be sorry later!" So I nipped back and bought it. It looks a fun project, though I plan to ignore the patterns and templates they've included in the kit and design something for myself. It's not a big pot, but it's a good solid one and I want to make it look nice.

Back at home, there was napping for a while and then Aunty Eve made tea before I headed home. It was lovely to see her and she was very perky and cheerful, which was good. The cooler weather is better for her clearly and obviously, my visiting always cheers her up.

( Dr Who - minor spoilers for this and next week's ep )

And now I'm watching the Argentina v Mexico game, which is excellent, and pondering tea. There was a dduane chat earlier that was fun and now I know that there will be a new episode of "The Big Meow" tomorrow to look forward to. I might save it up, in case I need consoling if/when England lose! :)