...and Red Dwarf is the perfect accompaniment to filing taxes

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I've realised that, when I'm watching tv, you can tell what I'll be watching just by what else it is that I'm doing at the time.
I almost never just watch tv - I tend to have my hands busy.

I figured this out on the weekend, because I bought a new jigsaw puzzle, and promptly started watching episodes of Dawson's Creek while I put it together. I haven't watched Dawson's in months - and the last time I did, I was, strangely enough, doing a jigsaw puzzle.

Doctor Who usually involves doing some of the puzzles on my coffee table (vaguely Rubik's Cube-esque, only easier), over and over again.
And Buffy is ideal for cross-stitching.

If I've got a huge stack of dishes to wash, I'll probably have House on my computer.
Cooking, on the other hand, usually has Farscape in the background - although I occasionally switch to Lois & Clark or Frasier.
Frasier is also ideal for doing exercise to.

Weirdly, this also applies to music.
There are specific cds that I only ever listen to on long freeway drives, while some of my music only ever makes an appearance when I'm battling Microsoft.

Natalie Imbruglia is terrible music for most circumstances, but worked wonders while I was writing my Joyce/Giles fic - whereas writing about Rapunzel involved a lot of angry chick music, for some reason.


I am apparently a creature of habit...
 

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[swellen.livejournal.com]

Well, you know... she's completed a PhD in Classical Studies. She'd probably rather be known for a fairly famous play that's performed in ancient Greek at a fairly famous university. I, however, as a classicist AND a geek, am prepared to be impressed by both. Geekery makes everything that little bit more special...