A friend has just been published, and I'm rattling pots and pans to get him noticed. :) First day sales are a big deal with ebooks, so if you are of a mind to pick it up, please do!

You can find it here.

I've avoided watching Dr. Who for a long time, mostly because it was sort of fandomed in my ear a lot and I just needed time to get to it on my own. So I've been watching, and I'm all the way to Doctor Eleven. He's no Ten, but I like him all right. For those who have watched and haven't really been following, I recommend looking up the episode "Vincent and the Doctor" on Netflix.

It was really an amazing episode. I thought it would just be another wacky Whovian romp, but it actually really got to me and hit home for me in a big way. 

Fun facts.

There are 813,553 Michelles in the US that are natural born citizens, and a total of 1.3 million in North America.
The popularity of the name Michelle peaked in 1975, when it became the fifth most used name in the Social Security registry for newborns. This explains much. The only names that beat it then were Jennifer, Jessica, Abigail, and Elizabeth.

There are actually more Margarets in the US than Michelles, however, the average age of Michelles is between 28 and 39, whereas the average age of Margarets is between 65 and 80.

Margaret comes from the older version Marguerite, which means "pearl." I find that amusing. Michelle means "woman of god" which is sort of hilarious in that the French spell it the same way for a man. Oh, multination wackiness, how cool are you.

Also, livejournal spellchecker thinks that "Michelles" is a misspelled word, whereas "Margarets" is not.

These are things you run across when changing your name.

 I've received a few surprised IMs and upset emails from people thinking I have blocked them from my LJ, which I would rather no one think. There is the possibility that someone would think the same and not ask me, so I would not have the chance to set the record straight. This LJ isn't blocked from anyone, it has been removed. I still use LJ to keep in touch with others and respond, so I have kept the account.