On Saturday, Mr D and I headed up to London for my (very) early birthday treat.  The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy immersive stage show.

For those of you who know my birthday is in April, the reason this was so early was because the show's run ends on the 15th February.

I love the HHGTTG.  I first read the book when I was about 14, and then all the subsequent sequels, and have always counted it as one of my favourite stories.

The show was a musical reinterpretation of the story and it did a great job (I mean, it did have to fit five books into 90 minutes).  It brought in Arthur Dent's love interest, Fenchurch, from book 4.  The show was energetic and fun, and very respectful of the HHG universe.  I had a fab time, I think I got more out of it than Mr D because I'm so much more familiar with the story.  Mr D had never read past book 2, so had no idea who Fenchurch was.  But he said, once he wrapped his head around the story, he really got into it, and wished he could see it again because he'd enjoy it so much more.  Sadly it comes off soon, so unless it's resurrected somewhere else, that's unlikely!

Highlights of a great show was us drinking our Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters (I wouldn't say it felt like having our brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick, but it was yummy all the same) and me having a conversation with Marvin the Paranoid Android that went thus:

Marvin: what is your name?
Me: I'm Jane
Marvin: I don't care.  Jane, I've been practicing giving people compliments.  May I give you a compliment?
Me: of course!
Marvin: You are wearing shoes.  That's very sensible.
Me: Thank you.  I've had worse compliments than that!
Marvin: I don't care

Of course, anyone who's familiar with the HHG universe knows that any self-respecting hitch hiker never forgets their towel, so of course, I had to treat myself to one!



I did have a few tears when there was a tribute to Douglas Adams at the end of the show. So much love and respect for that man and his exceptional mind.

Altogether a fabulous day!  Here are a few more pics - official ones because photography wasn't allowed!

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How is it possible that this is my first Jensen time of 2026?

OK, so I need to right this wrong and go hunting for lots more delicious Jensen pictures... such hardship.

Anyway, to start us off, here are a few shots of Jensen at the recent Norfolk con - credit as per watermark.





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Challenge #15

How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go?

Another really enjoyable challenge.  As I said right at the beginning, it’s a great little reset, and gets my brain working again after the stagnation of the Christmas break.

I lost a little momentum toward the end as I spent a few days visiting my parents and deliberately didn’t take my laptop as I wanted to concentrate on them, not my screen, so I missed challenge 13 and 14, but overall, I’m happy with this year’s challenge, and sad it’s at an end.

Thanks, as always, to the mods who work so hard to bring us this lovely little event!

See you next year!

Challenge #12

Make an appreciation post to those who enhance your fandom life. Appreciate them in bullet points, prose, poetry, a moodboard, a song... whatever moves you!

It can never be denied that the main factor in my wonderful fandom experience is the friends I’ve made

Whether they are friends who have crossed over from online to real life friends or those who still live in my laptop, the joy of shooting the breeze with an awesome bunch of people from all over the world is something I will always be grateful to fandom for.

Thanks to my fandom friends, I’ve gained confidence, I’ve learned new skills, I’ve travelled, I’ve humiliated myself (GISH, I’m looking at you), I’ve met famous people and I’ve found myself in ways that I’d never even considered before.

I’ve laughed with you guys and I’ve cried with you guys, and I can’t find the words to tell you how much I appreciate you all.

Therefore, I have decided to abandon words, and demonstrate my appreciation through the medium of Jared, Jensen and Misha...

via GIPHY

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I've been away visiting family for a few days, so I've fallen behind on the Snowflake a little, so this is me - catching up!


In your own space, grant someone's wish from Challenge #5



So, for this challenge, I decided to grant some wishes for a long standing friend, both here and on Livejournal:

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I have commented and given kudos on some of your wonderful works over on AO3, and as time permits, I'll definitely get to reading some more.

And here's the hug that you asked for. I would love to provide a real, in person, hug, but as we are separated by an ocean, here's a virtual hug provided by three lovely gentlemen instead. The love behind it remains the same as a real hug!

Talk about your favorite tropes in media or transformative works. (Feel free to substitute in theme/motif/cliche if "trope" doesn't resonate with you.)

I guess my go to trope in fan fiction is Hurt/Comfort.


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My main creativity at the moment is art. I work in pastel pencils and my process, such as it is, is as follows:


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LIST THREE (or more) THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF. They don’t have to be your favorite things, just things that you think are good. Feel free to expand as much or as little as you want.



Hmmm… I had to think about this one!

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