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To be fair, I am not procrastinating on very much right now. And I was writing, but then that didn't work. I'd go into detail, but it's nothing I haven't complained about before.

1. Happy Birthday, kindkit, and all the best for the year to come.

2. Another meme, just because:

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

marah_sarie  gave me "L".

1. Lennie Briscoe. The original, you might say, even though there were two other senior cops that came before him on Law & Order. I didn't start watching until after Orbach had left the show, so I wasn't as attached to him as I might've been, but he's still one of my favorite characters ever. He was sarcastic and funny and unflappable most of the time, but occasionally (because this was back before the days where TV shows had to be All Personal Drama, All The Time), we got a glimpse of what a tragic, weary, and human character he was. He was complex and flawed and relatable and sad, and I might never have known that unless I started following the show and really watching him.

2. Liz Shaw. I'm not sure if I have a girlcrush on Liz or if I want to be her when I grow up. Maybe both. She's smarter than basically everyone ever, she's professional and competent without falling into the 'ice queen' stereotype that female scientists in the media get stuck with so often, she's not at all put off by the Doctor's eccentricities and Moods, and she's so very much her own person. I know I don't talk about Liz as much, because I've already seen all of her episodes*, but I love her to bits and she's one of my favorite Who companions ever.

*except for the last episode of The Ambassadors of Death, which I am preserving like a cherished treasure because I don't like the idea of not having new episodes with Liz in them. Maybe I can finish that up now that her Companion Chronicle is available.

3. Logan, Mike. Another subtly sad Law and Order character, because L&O does that a lot. Again, Mike's one of the cynical, sardonic cops I love, but he's also one of the more mature portrayals I've seen of an anger management problem. But I especially adore watching him on CI, where his episodes balance out the melodrama that some of the later Goren/Eames episodes brought out. It was interesting seeing how he's changed from his L&O days, how he's calmer, more world-weary, and reining in his own partners when he used to be the one being reined, but hasn't completely lost that conviction and fire he had in the L&O episodes. Plus, I think his sendoff episode was actually a bit good.

4. Leland Stottlemeyer. It's been mentioned that I love Monk, right? Stottlemeyer is one of the reasons why. He's one of Monk's most consistent stabilizing agents and probably his best friend, and no matter how Monk frustrates him you know that isn't going to change. And he does what's best for Monk, and looks out for him, even if Monk doesn't think he needs it. Plus, he's competent in his own right, fairly good-humored, and makes an excellent Comedy Duo with Disher.

5. Lethbridge-Stewart, Brigadier Alistair Gordon. What can I say, I'm fond of the Brig. Perhaps inordinately so. But then, you may have noticed a pattern in the male characters I like - sarcastic, unfazable, professional - and the Brig is that to a T. Not to mention he's got this amazing, complicated relationship with the Doctor all throughout Season 7 - there's that uneasy authority dynamic going, and while he tolerates all the insults and disdain without much notice he also pushes back - emphatically - when necessary (this might be my fanon talking, but whatever). And then, even after all that, he still ends up being the Doctor's oldest friend on Earth, and one of the few people who well and truly knows him. I love that. But mostly I love that absolutely, positively nothing can freak him out, no matter what the Doctor gets up to while he's around.

Also, it pains me not to include Lisa Cuddy, Leela of the Sevateem, and Carlton Lassiter, so they get a mention here.
 
3. Three more recs off the kinkmeme, because perusing that for something I can read without blushing is how I stay awake while I'm studying:

- Practicing. Jamie/Victoria, PG-13-ish. Awkward, occasionally uneasy, funny, even a bit sweet at the end, and both of the characters (especially Jamie) sound wonderful.

- Watching from the Wardrobe, Barbara/Ian with Susan watching. R-ish. Um, it's Barbara/Ian, which means you should go read it. Also, the author captures Susan so, so well, really conveying her alien nature, and the observations she makes are sad and haunting and make for some lovely contrasts between her and her teachers.

- "Actually, Donna, these Vashta Nerada only eat clothes." Ten/Donna. R. Does exactly what it says on the tin.
 
And now I should maybe do something useful with myself.