#myravingsanity

Glad he got out of surgery okay!            

<3

(I’m still afraid to jinx it ;))

@usakeh said: 

I wouldn't have immediately gone with Hufflepuff, but as usual your analysis works perfectly! Thanks for making me think about this! Great response.                                                        

Aw, thanks. <3

I'm so glad that your dog came through the surgery okay (at least mostly!) and I hope the teary eyes and squinting are normal. They probably are, though, and I'm so glad he can see again! Keep us updated and feel better!            

This is too hard. Why did I ask for this, again? I have 1 and 2, and after that it’s just a mess. 

zevri said:

I’ve been thinking abt this so much omg I already know my #1 ofc but THE OTHERS SUCH A CHALLENGE

Somehow trying to fill the maximum 20 relationships made it harder for me.  I had like 7 solid votes at the top of my list (Tighs = #5) and then everything else was me shouting OH AND ANOTHER THING and frantically shuffling rankings around.

spiletta42 said:

I find honesty to be the best policy.

*bites bullet* DONE, REGRETS NOTHING. My problematic 20th fave deserves one vote at least. Exactly one vote.

mnamosyna said:

or you could use a slot on sam/galen JUST SAYING NICOLE

How do you know I didn’t already?*

Ships, friendships, and hateships could almost be three separate polls. But I’m not sure you want to put yourself through that.

Also, it just occurred to me that my favorite pairing of Felix & Gaius actually qualifies for all three, which makes me really happy.

I think that’s actually the beauty of just doing “relationships” in general. So many two-character pairings had relationships that shifted dramatically over the course of the show, they’re not easily separated as enemies or allies or family/friends or lovers. I also like the idea of it not turning into *just* a ship war and giving things their due that were (a) important non-romantic relationships and (b) things people did ship but weren’t 100% canon, ‘cause there’s a lot of overlap there.  Aaah I am increasingly excited about doing this and it might be a disaster but watch this space.

astreamofstars said:

So, Laura/Gaius, Laura/Gaius, Laura/Lee, Laura/Gaius, Laura/Lee, Laura/Gaius?

YEP THAT’S THE SPIRIT.

camposova said:

I would actually be into a poll that just lists minor characters and “Who made it to Earth, yes or no?” That’s the kind of thing that interests me. What about Sergeant Hadrian? What about Bulldog?! I NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS.

I feel like the whole clusterfuck around Lee and Kara would be like a nuke

I dunno, they’d *absolutely* be high but considering my followers and how the character poll turned out, I would not count out other ships.

myravingsanity said:

Do it. (With the romantic or otherwise caveat).

So… does that make Amy an insecure extrovert? Maybe that’s too far. Interesting thoughts, though, especially about how often Clara is depicted alone versus how rare it is for Amy.

I probably missed a time or two there... but I’m still pretty sure that it’s a way more common experience for Clara than it is for Amy, to get those not directly adventure related quiet moments, on her own, at home or at work. (Although this is actually the first time I considered that difference.) There are a lot of storytelling-related reasons for that - their respective travel arrangements, the greater focus on Clara’s “real life”, Amy’s marriage, etc. - but it still creates circumstances in which what we see on screen fits an introverted reading of Clara much better than it does Amy.