Writer's Block: Doctor Who?

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My ideal doctor was Christopher Eccleston as Nine. He's gone, won't come back, but that's my honest answer to the question as stated.

After that, my first choice was Robert Carlyle. But he's gone to Stargate, and now that Matt Smith has been given the role, the notion of Carlyle is no longer so easily imaginable.

I would also have liked to cast, in no particular order:

• David Krumholz
  
• Christopher Plummer
  
• David Strathairn
  
• Sean Pertwee
  
• Peter Woodward
  
• Michael Praed

New Year's Resolutions... belated variety...

Yes, January 1 has passed - the traditional date for resolutions.

But I must have been dissatisfied with my resolutions this year, because obviously my subconscious was working on the issue. And I was doing fine with the set I had, though maybe not so much with the yoga practice.

So I thought of a set of resolutions that I prefer. Much simpler and less specific, and more important.

1. Do it now.
   
2. Do it right.
   
3. Do it happily.
   
4. Do it until it's done.

I like this because it specifically pinpoints the issues I have most trouble with, and is still flexible and adaptable. This doesn't mean I don't intend to yoga, floss, and all those other things I listed on Dec. 31. But it gives me a structure to accomplish the rest.

After all, we're still not too far into 2009.