Into the time vortex

Reunion: a Doctor Who story in Action Figures 

(Complete in 13 parts)

I've been reading the history of inventions first in the book Strange and Fascinating Facts about Famous Brands by Charles Reichblum. Then the latest issue of Time magazine commemorates Thomas Edison, who invented among other things the lightbulb, phonograph and motion pictures. It's interesting to note how these inventions were named and how they came about. Many of them were later used for other purposes, such as the phonograph being adapted for used as an answering machine. Inventing is a creative act, as are art and writing, though they evolve over time.

These action figures were just announced: all eleven Doctors in one set! They are also sold separately and in sets with other figures, such as the First Doctor with "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" Dalek and the Second Doctor with a Cyberman from "Tomb of the Cybermen."



I already have five of the Doctors from Character Options, and the three Dapol Doctors. I've just ordered the First Doctor set as well. Before I started roleplaying, I had already begun collecting action figures of Doctor Who and staging scenes with them for photographing, as many people do on Flickr. The selection of action figures from Character Options is very impressive, with many different variants. As is the series of Torchwood figures made by SciFiCollector, though that series has just eight figures so far (also with variations on the Jack action figure).



Seen here are Tosh, Ianto, Jack, Gwen, and John. Other figures in the range are the Cyberwoman, Blowfish and Weevil. This Jack is from the Doctor Who "Utopia" series. There is also a Torchwood version and "The Empty Child" version. I also have these in my collection. The Doctor Who and Torchwood figures are in the same scale, so they can be placed together. They are a great way to display the world of Doctor Who and collect items related to the show.

Post about how I started in RP as well as transcribing the Twitter entries for later reading... at hashdoctorwhorp

(spoilers up to Torchwood series 2)

I have lots of collections like stamps and coins (especially the 50 states and US territories quarters that have been releasing the past few years.  Recently I've been collecting action figures from my favorite series: Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who and Torchwood.  My favorite collection is of Torchwood items: books, DVDs and some of the action figures.  It informs my fanfiction writing, so I can find out more about the TV show characters, and also makes great decoration for my room!  (the models I have of the Doctor Who TARDIS Police Box and console room are also cool!)

I originally got a degree in English Literature two years ago and I also went back to school for a library science program at community college.  The classes I took in college have been useful to inform my writing now, whether it is fiction or non-fiction.  I was able to study different media in class, like books, television or films, and choose subjects I was interested in the most.  These included science fiction, fantasy and western genres.  Another interest I have continued throughout my school career is music, since I've done singing, played the recorder, flute and guitar in and out of school.  While I'm writing I usually have music playing on the radio, records or CDs.  The career I'm looking at now is in libraries or data management.  I volunteer in the library of the high school I graduated from, as well as the Sierra Club in San Francisco, while I'm in classes.

I tune in to the Super Bowl every year mostly for the music and entertainment from the commercials, and to watch the show after the Super Bowl.  I try to watch the mass entertainment shows on the networks like the awards shows and sports finales since I'm interested in the media and sharing a common experience with others.  It's also a time when I can watch with family or friends and sometimes have a party.  In my library class we heard about phrases that come up around sports like, "Who Dat" associated with the New Orleans Saints, and who should have ownership over those words.  

I was non-committal about which team I preferred though I heard more about the Saints than the Colts from friends.  The teams I support are usually the ones in the Bay Area, like the San Francisco 49ers or the Oakland Raiders in football, or the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's in baseball.  Since I have family in Philadelphia, the Phillies baseball team is also one of my favorites especially with their recent World Series win.

A Torchwood story by Monika Lewis
Takes place after the episode 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' (spoilers!)
& this scene is about Gwen and Rhys.
Torchwood belongs to the BBC- I don't own the show or its characters!


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A Merry Christmas to All!
Originally uploaded by monikalel42

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

 A Torchwood Story
by Monika Lewis

Featuring Captain Jack Harkness
Based on and set between the end of Doctor Who 'Last of the Time Lords' and the beginning of Torchwood 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' (spoilers for Doctor Who series 3, Torchwood series 2)

Rating: PG-13

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