just as long as they don't confusingly name her lucy

Apparently we now have Eleven's companion! (I am unnecessarily if mildly annoyed that the headlines continue to insist on 'assistant'. Eleven is not Three in a laboratory! Not that I am sure what Eleven is ...) My Thoughts on the subject of said companion are mostly

[a] yay, she is pretty! I am unreasonably attracted to redheads
[b] thank god she is not actually younger than me so I will not have to feel skeevy crushing on her, but neither is she older than me, which means I am probably past my companion sell-by date, which is a little alarming -- and also how awesome would it be for young-looking Eleven to have someone Donna-aged or older? really awesome
[c] can we have a name for her so she does not have to be "not actually Karen, that redhead Eleven's going to be hanging out with"?

I think I am glad we have to wait a little while for Moffat'n'Eleven, though. I tend to get wordy and excited about Doctor Who things, and Doctor Who is like that boyfriend I broke up with but am still easy for whenever he comes to visit, so I am happy to be on break.

giving her all she's got

Haha dear god today in things I never want to do again: drive a car, for the first time in a year, at night on unfamiliar roads in a TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. I am alive and not too many people even tailed me, but that is seriously not an experience I want to repeat.

Today in things I do want to do again: watch the Star Trek film! which is what I in fact just did do again, and why I was out driving at night in a rainstorm. I have to say, though, upon a rewatch I am very happy for the Spock/Uhura shippers and the Kirk/Bones shippers and the OT3-ers and any other shippers that I haven't yet seen come out of the woodwork, and me personally I am there for pretty much any crew combination you want to give me, but honestly? I just want more Kirk/Spock. (Including recs! I have been too lazy to track down almost any fic, but I think I want some now.)

Now I am going to watch the thunderstorm. :D