And now, some things that do not suck

[annathepiper]

1. Coming home to find that, even though it's late as a Christmas/Solstice present, the box set of Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series is waiting for me on my computer. Yay, Box of Hot Time Lord!
   
   
2. Due to extreme weather suckage (the sort of hard, windy shower that blows all the rain nearly horizontal and almost rips your umbrella out of your hands and makes it difficult to walk), being presented with peppermint-schnapps-laden hot chocolate almost as soon as I get home.

This Thursday is looking up.

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[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

Things that do not suck are just awesome.

[annathepiper]

Indeed they are. And peppermint schnapps in hot chocolate was a first for me, and extra special neat!

Also, I am greatly looking forward to watching all the extras on the Doctor discs!

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. So a few nights ago I kinda over-did it when trying to make hot chocolate. I tried putting in a whole shot of peppermint schnapps and a whole shot of cream de cacao, and I don't know what I was thinking when I did that (I guess I figured that since I did a whole shot of cream de cacao and a whole shot of irish cream with a little bit of half and half for drinks last week that the same amount of a similar alcohol in hot chocolate would be comparable in . . . potency), but it was so amazingly strong that I took as many sips as I could, searched my refrigerator for milk (had none that wasn't expired) and resorted to adding whipping cream to it. It was still too strong then so I finally had to give up and dump it out. It was really dumb and funny at the same time.

So how much peppermint schnapps did you put in your hot chocolate?

So after watching that whole first season of Torchwood, I'm curious about Dr. Who. Torchwood is a spinoff of that, right? I've never actually watched Dr. Who (new or old version). Tell me more (please) . . .

[annathepiper]

Hee about the hot chocolate!

More about Doctor Who, you say! Well, I can help you out with that. ;)

Yes, Torchwood is a spinoff of Doctor Who--specifically the new series version. Jack Harkness, the lead character of Torchwood, first shows up in the Ninth Doctor's tenure, which is the first season of the new series. Torchwood in general is also a recurring plot point all throughout the new series Doctor episodes, up to and including an episode with Ten that gives you the actual backstory for how Torchwood got founded in the first place.

You should definitely start with Nine, though. Unlike with Classic Doctor, where continuity is fairly loose, the continuity in the new series is important. Stuff that happens to Ninth Doctor is important to build up to what happens to Tenth Doctor later, especially the transition between Nine and Ten.

You don't need to watch any Classic Doctor in order to get started on Ninth Doctor, but if you have the time and inclination, certain classic episodes would provide helpful backstory. My best recommendation is "Genesis of the Daleks", which is a Fourth Doctor storyline. It also has the added bonus of being one of the episodes where Sarah Jane Smith is one of the Companions--and she actually shows up in a Tenth Doctor episode. :)

Anything else you'd like to know, by all means feel free to ask!

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Yay for no suckage! (And you have most excellent people. Whoever did the hot chocolate for you deserves a big hug.)

[annathepiper]

spazzkat's idea (both the cocoa and the schnapps), solarbird's execution. I do indeed <3 my house.