I am a stranger travelling from the west

Hi! It's been a while, right? I was, like, has it really been a year and a half since I posted?

Yes. Yes it has. Wow.

So, in news. I have a second niece! She's turning one in a few days, and is every bit as adorable as my first niece. I love them to bits and pieces. <3 I am often called on to babysit for both of them, and I love it!

Fannish-wise, I, like so much of the rest of the country, was bitten by the Hamilton-bug. Which is why I spent the last week in Chicago. Where I watched the musical. It was awesome. When I first decided to do it, my mom was all, "but the ticket is so expensive, is it worth it?" and I told her, "it is to me, plus, I can afford it. And if I don't do it, I know I'll regret it." So I did it! And, yes, totally worth it. Karen Olivo's "Satisfied" would have been worth the price of admission alone, almost a week later and I'm still starry-eyed over it gosh!

Everyone was so good! I went on Tuesday, and then on Thursday night, I realized that I hadn't done the stage door after the show. Since my hotel was just down the street, I ran over right before the show ended and got a place near the front (though the line really wasn't that long) to get my program signed.

I'm keeping an eye on when SF and LA tickets go on sale, because, hell, those two places are way easier and cheaper for me to do than go to Chicago to watch it again, especially since I have family in both places that I could stay with if need be. Because it's not coming to Vegas until 2018, and I really, really want to watch it again!

I didn't expect the emotion that washed over me when I found out Leonard Nimoy had died earlier today. I had to keep from crying at my desk at work, and had to go to the bathroom for a moment to myself. And I had dinner with my brother earlier, and he said that it was the same for him, except that instead of going to the bathroom, he had to step outside.

It's strange, being so upset over the death of someone I never even met, but growing up, there was Star Trek and there was Mission: Impossible, and those were pretty much the two most important tv shows of my childhood. He's someone who I've just always known was there, who played one of my favorite characters in any medium ever, so there it is.

I started a rewatch of TOS last night, but now, I don't know if I can continue on for a while, because I just know I'm going to cry.

RIP, Leonard Nimoy.

Not checking the Big Finish website before leaving for work, because now Dark Eyes 3 in my account will be taunting me with my inability to download it until I get home later today.

Ugh, I need the Eighth Doctor and Molly and Liv and the Master and Narvin so badly!

So, for various reasons, I have just now finished listening to Gallifrey series 6. (I will admit, Narvin being in Dark Eyes 3, and Gallifrey 7 coming out in February (with AAAAACE!) had a lot to do with this.)

Yeah, okay, I just about died.

( Some things about Gallifrey Series 6. )

(Trying this again, my first attempt went horrible wrong...)

I was out of town for the weekend, so have only got around to watching the first episode.

( I rather like Twelve so far. )