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The only thing more ridiculous than the reality programming on SciFi Channel (I refuse to call it SyFy because it's a stupid name with a stupid rationale behind it) are the commercials for the reality programming on SciFi.

So I went on a bit of an adventure today! There was a comic book shop one exit down from my college, and since I'd never been to that part of town before I thought I would get directions and go, why not. I am normally quite apprehensive about driving anywhere by myself that I haven't already driven a dozen times, but the route was fairly simple and I managed it. And I haven't been to a comic book shop in ages, so it was a nice little excursion.

They were having what I think was a Warhammer tourney in the shop, which I'd never actually seen and looks complicated even by RPG standards. Overall the staff was helpful, but there was an awkward moment when I gave the Cute Checkout Guy my debit card and asked if I needed to sign the receipt. He answered "No, you don't have to sign it. 's the good thing about debit cards." And I don't know what it was about it, but I felt like I had to reassure him that I was in fact an adult and had used my debit card before. I don't think he meant to be condescending or anything, but I wanted to take my driver's license out and go "Look, see, I drove here on my own and everything".

But...um...well, while I was there, I...I bought the AllSpark Almanac. And I asked Cute Checkout Guy to order The Arrival trade paperback and it'll be here in two weeks, waiting for me when I get back from Spring Break like a lovely present. I...am a weak, weak woman.

That said, the AllSpark Almanac is exactly as geeky and wonderful as I've heard it was. It's a set of character profiles, concept art, episode recaps, et al - all written completely in-universe, with the character profiles written by other characters and the episode recaps as "Incident Reports" or personal logs. And it's full of in-jokes and just plain jokes and miscellaneous loveliness and it gave me many a giggle. There's a little bit on Halloween as related by Bumblebee and Bulkhead and Bumblebee keeps breaking in to tell human parents not to give away gum for Halloween because gum is pointless. 

"I mean, you just chew and chew and then you don't even eat it! What are you supposed to do with it anyway?"
"You spit it out, Bumblebee."
"Gross!"

Oh, and then there's Lockdown's profile of Ratchet, where he mentions that "I'm the one that made the old bot look so pretty." I mean, I'm assuming he's referring to the broken chevron and the battle wound, but agh Lockdown why does everything about you scream "sexual harrassment". And then you get Prowl's profile on Lockdown and wow, writers, apparently "A Fistful of Energon" just wasn't quite homoerotic enough. "Maybe one cycle I'll find out what's underneath the black sigil on his chest." Stop that right now I told you I don't ship it.

So, yes. I cannot bring myself to completely feel bad about buying it. And it might even serve as a drawing reference if I ever figure out how to draw robots.

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So, other fannishness: New Doctor Who trailer! 

( talky talky under the cut for spoilers )

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And now it is late and I should head to bed again so I can get work done tomorrow. I do things with my life besides fandom, I promise I do. But today was a productive day, all in all, so I can't complain.

But when I thought of it I thought is was slightly brilliant.

So I took a super-long walk today because it was almost 70 degrees outside (yaaay!), and as I often do on walks I thought about fic. Specifically that Ratchet/Arcee AU, because the Almanac has informed me that Ratchet has a little hologram-picture of Arcee in his room and I'm not sure if that's sweet or moderately creepy but either way I like it.

( Spoilers for Season 3 of TFA and Bioshock, if you're worried about spoiling it. )

A ha ha I am looking at the combination of spoilers listed in the cut text and realizing that no one will read what is behind that cut ever. It is so hard being a nerd with disparate interests and an overactive imagination.

Speaking of crossovers that no one but me finds entertaining, last night I watched D play a bit of Mercenaries 2, which is an absurd game based primarily on explosions. Anyway, at one point Big Burly Mercenary Player Characters are sent off by Mission Control to locate something called "The Devastator". You have a little arrow on your map telling you where it is, and at first you think the Devastator is a great big tank. Mission Control giggles and says "That's not the Devastator, guys. Check around back."

The Devastator, it turns out, is a tiny lilac-colored Vespa with tassels on the handle and a little skull on the front grille. And your Big Burly Mercenary Player Characters spend the next part of the mission riding around on it. It is a glorious sight.

More to the point I would like to demand politely request fanart of Devastator the Decepticon combiner riding Devastator the little purple Vespa into battle (or a version scaled to him, at least). Because it would be epic is why.



...oh crap it's almost eleven, I have quizzes what need taking. One week till Spring Break. I can make it!