fun & hobbies
enjoyment, escapism, making and general lollygagging
Belated Whoydensday Quickhit: “The Next Doctor” on Australian screens
This Sunday! Finally those who haven’t yet caught up with the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas Special (overseas while on hols etc) can discuss it with the rest of us (spoilers ahoy in this earlier post).
Post-Holiday Linkdump
I’m back from holiday! Not quite back on board and blogging up a storm, but I thought I’d linkdump for some Sunday night reading for you.
One of our fellow Best Midsize Blog finalists, Zomblog, is surprised and/or confused that some Muslim people are also gay activists. (Comments warning.) This rainbow-flavoured button reads “Allah is Good/Allah is Gay/Gay Islam”.
Otterday, and Open Thread
These Cape clawless otters were photographed on the Uitsig Peninsula in South Africa. Read more at the Zandvlei Trust, which does environmental work along the False Bay Coast wetlands, near Cape Town.
Tigtog and I are both going to be more family-focussed for the next week or two, so Hoyden About Town will be a bit quiet for a while. Please feel free
Thursday Cheezburger, and Delurking Day
more animals
Runnerup: Purrtilizer helps ur plants grow.
It’s our monthly Delurking Day! If you’ve been reading along, give us a shout and let us know you’re there. You’re welcome to post your favourite macro (post the link and wait for Admin Image Magic), introduce yourself, or tell us what’s impressed or disappointed you lately
New Year Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s sea otter comes courtesy of Ecobirder.
Thursday Cheezburger
Runnerup: “I swear I didn’t touch him. He just like esploded.”
Post your cheez o’ t’ week in comments! [Use a link to the full page or the embed code, not just the image, and wait for admin image magic.]
Here be SPOILERZ!!1!
Ok, you Who addicts, have at the 2008 Christmas episode. The pictures below are TEASERS, not SPOILERS, as they were all released by the BBC as promo shots before the episode was aired there. David Morrissey, Dervla Kirwan & Cybermen,… Read More ›
Otterday, and the Last Open Thread of the Year
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. What did you do this year – the good, the bad, or the ugly? What do you think is coming your way next year? How do you think the world will look in the last week of 2009? How do you hope it will look?
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