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I'm not going to a friend's birthday party today because I'm not feeling up for it (in a "I could go if I wanted to but I just sorta don't want to" kind of way) and now I'm wondering how many cookies I should get him next week to make up for it. I wanted to bake tomorrow anyway.

I finally signed up for fandom-stocking, my post is here. I was very hesitant because it's like I'm asking people to give me things, it'd be extra work for them, and it's not like I really need anything, and I'm not even sure how much time I'll have to stuff a few stockings myself. But then I told myself to shut up and do it anyway, so.

I'm still catching up on Doctor Who, one episode per day. At least that's the plan, but I might watch a second one today because I'm enjoying this season more and more.
In "Kill the Moon" we had moon spiders! Did past Doctor Who really do so little about the moon that they could turn it into an egg for a space dragon and it doesn't contradict anything? (Space Dragon.) Although they never explained why the egg getting close to hatching means that there's suddenly so much extra mass, that still doesn't make any sense. And why does nobody wonder where cobwebs on the moon came from before they meet the moon spiders?
Good on you, setting clear boundaries, Clara! I was very surprised that she let Courtney come, it was clearly dangerous. Shows how much trust she has in the Doctor - too much, almost.

Mummy on the Orient Express: "Are you my Mummy?" was a fantastic throwback line. Orient Express in space! I liked the episode. (If the Foretold phaseshifts the victim, why can't the victim hurt it?) I also liked Clara and the Doctor. What I didn't like was Clara's decision at the end: to lie to the Doctor about Danny, and presumably to Danny about the Doctor. That can't end well.

I really enjoyed the last few weeks of "The Young Protectors." We had Duncan and Sircea talk about their plans and why they're doing what they're doing. So even if the YP win there's another huge problem ahead... I still don't really like Duncan, but Sircea is a great character. I want to see Sircea face off against Amanda, and then I want fic where they're forced to work together. (Or who knows, it could happen in canon!)
We got Amanda's plan in detail, we know it won't survive contact with the enemy so let's see what happens. And then Mitch! Mitch and Kyle! Awww. (I'm still hoping for bisexual!Mitch because I always want more bisexual characters, I don't think "I'm like you, you know, with liking guys" counts as definitely saying that he's gay.)
Presumably the battle starts soon, looking forward to it.

For the December meme, a question by

weird_one: What's your comfort meal?

Difficult question, but I think I'll go with home-made burgers. I don't like burgers from fast-food restaurants: sometimes they taste good, but always weirdly empty. Burgers from proper restaurants can be very good. But my favorites are home-made burgers, with a normal Semmel, minced meat, and whatever is available from salad, tomatos, onions, gherkin... We call them "Papaburger" at home because my dad usually makes them, but LK's homemade variant is also very good.