#gina scalzi

[claraoswalds]

Uh, no, that was a different— uh, sorry, could you help me?

[sconesfortea]

Who is she?

Susan Twist in Wild Blue Yonder as Mrs Merridew The Church on Ruby Road as Woman at Concert Space Babies as Gina Scalzi The Devil's Chord as Tea Lady Boom as Ambulance 73 Yards as Hiker Dot And Bubble as Penny Pepper-Bean Rogue as The Portrait

[starleska]

for the folks who wanted all of Susan Twist's casting appearances to date, here you go:

Mrs Merridew in Wild Blue Yonder

Mystery Woman in The Church on Ruby Road (uncredited)

Comms Officer Gina Scalzi in Space Babies (uncredited)

Tea Lady in The Devil's Chord

Ambulance in Boom

i don't believe Russell for a second, that they just 'ran out of actors' 😂 i am convinced that this mystery woman played by Susan Twist is some sort of embodiment of Story, the way Maestro is the embodiment of Music. the way she keeps playing supporting parts, the reference to Margaret Lockwood in The Wicked Lady... there's a few theories percolating right now, but i think she's a large part of the reason why the fourth wall keeps being broken. it's strange, how intrusive her presence is...it seems that with each episode, her importance to the plot grows stronger. she's gone from small speaking roles which don't impact the story, to directly interacting with the Doctor and Ruby, to being capable of killing characters in the central plot... is it possible that Susan Twist's character is attempting to take over the narrative and become the main character of Doctor Who herself? 👀

[kingpersonoftheuniverse]

thinking about how in space babies susan twist's character is named gina scalzi and she and the other crew shown wear very star trek-esque uniforms and how star trek is mentioned.

also thinking about how author john scalzi wrote redshirts, a book about extras in a star trek like show realizing that they are extras in a star trek like show.

and how this season of doctor who is playing with fourth wall breaks and meta references......

I'M SMELLING FORESHADOWING......

[were-wolverine]

THEY POINTED OUT SUSAN TWIST AGAIN!!!!

ep 1 // woman at concert

ep 2 // comms officer gina scalzi

ep 3 // tea lady

ep 4 // ambulance

ep 5 // hiker (ruby asked if they had met before)

ep 6 // penny pepper-bean (both ruby and the doctor recognize her)

[rockislandadultreads]

Action-Packed Mystery Thrillers: Book Recs

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization." Tom's team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and human-free world. They're the universe's largest and most dangerous panda and they're in trouble. It's not just the Kaiju Preservation Society that's found its way to the alternate world. Others have, too--and their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die.

A Black and Endless Sky by Matthew Lyons

Road trips can be hell. Siblings Jonah and Nell Talbot used to be inseparable, but ever since Jonah suddenly blew town twelve years ago, they couldn’t be more distant. Now, in the wake of Jonah’s divorce, they embark on a cross-country road trip back to their hometown of Albuquerque, hoping to mend their broken relationship along the way. But when a strange accident befalls Nell at an abandoned industrial site somewhere in the Nevada desert, she begins experiencing ghastly visions and exhibiting terrifying, otherworldly symptoms. As their journey through the desolate American Southwest reveals the grotesque change happening within his sister, one thing becomes clear to Jonah: It’s not only Nell in there anymore. Pursued by a mysterious stranger who knows far more about Nell’s worsening condition than they let on, the siblings race to find a way to help Nell and escape the desert before they’re met with a violent, bloody end. But there are far worse things lurking in the desert ahead... some of them just beneath the skin.

What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same. Now you have to choose between law…and justice. Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s lacrosse game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever. Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization - and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs. The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program right away, and they have no choice but to agree. But WITSEC was designed to protect criminal informants, not law-abiding families. Taken from all they know, trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands.

The End of Getting Lost by Robin Kirman

The year is 1996—a time before cell phones, status updates, and location tags—when you could still travel to a remote corner of the world and disappear, if you chose to do so. This is where we meet Gina Reinhold and Duncan Lowy, a young artistic couple madly in love, traveling around Europe on a romantic adventure. It’s a time both thrilling and dizzying for Gina, whose memories are hazy following a head injury—and the growing sense that the man at her side, her one companion on this strange continent, is keeping secrets from her. Just what is Duncan hiding and how far will he go to keep their pasts at bay? As the pair hop borders across Europe, their former lives threatening to catch up with them while the truth grows more elusive, we witness how love can lead us astray, and what it means to lose oneself in love... The End of Getting Lost is “atmospheric, lyrical, and filled with layered insights into the complexities of marriage” (Susie Yang, New York Times bestselling author of White Ivy). “Kirman is wonderfully deft with suspense and plot” (Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in Trucks) in this “electric page-turner” (Courtney Maum, author of Costalegre and Touch), a novel that is both a tightrope act of deception as much as it is an elegant exploration of love and marriage, and our cherished illusions of both. With notes of Patricia Highsmith, Caroline Kepnes, and Lauren Groff, Robin Kirman has spun a delicious tale of deceit, redemption, and the fight to keep love alive—no matter the costs.

[agnesgoesadventuring-blog]

Top five shows, movies, comics, books, and ships outside of critical role. I want to know everything.

Oh man, I’m so bad at ranking and narrowing things down, so I can’t settle on five for anything. Here’s way more info than you asked for.

Favorite Shows (leaving out the ones I already talked about currently watching):LostCommunity30 RockParks and RecreationBattlestar GalacticaHuman Target (but I still haven’t watched the second season. I can’t find it anywhere)FireflyDollhouseBuffy the Vampire SlayerAngelRoswellVeronica MarsThe Wire (it took me awhile to get into it, but I stuck with it because it’s Jack’s all time favorite show. I’m glad I did because it gets SO GOOD(HannibalDead Like MeMisfitsTorchwood

Movies:AvengersCaptain America: The Winter SoldierIron ManCivil WarThorSerenityThe Dark KnightBatman BeginsEdward ScissorhandsBig FishLord of the Rings TrilogyFargo The Big LebowskiCasablancaThe Third ManDouble IndemnityBlue VelvetChinatownNo Country for Old MenAnother EarthDazed and ConfusedThe Usual SuspectsThe Princess BrideMoulin RougeMementoCloud AtlasPickup on South Street

I don’t know much about old movies, but I LOVE film noir. Those are pretty much the only old movies I’ve ever seen outside of holiday stuff like It’s a Wonderful Life. So If you know any older film noir movies, or even any newer ones, please recommend them because they are so cool.

Books:American Gods by Neil GaimanLong Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersRed Shirts by John ScalziNeverwhere by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDune by Frank HerbertHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Princess bride by William GoldmanThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFool by Christoper MooreDown and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory DoctorowThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternVicious by VE SchwabAll the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane AndersInk by Sabrina Beukes Look at Me by Jennifer EganHow to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe by Charles Yu

Comics (a mix off all time favorites and stuff I’ve recently gotten back into and love)FablesSandmanYoung AvengersX-Men: Day of Futures PastThe Killing JokeFaithThe FadeoutBuffyWatchmenFrom HellFun HomeRunawaysSwamp ThingCritical RoleNimonaMy Favorite Thing is MonstersLocke and KeySagaHellboyV for VendettaThe Punisher MAXAliasThe InvisiblesY: The Last ManSin CityHellblazerPreacherRat QueensThe Dark Knight ReturnsScott PilgrimThe Wicked and the DivineHawkeyeLazarusSex Criminals

Ships:Leslie/Ben, Parks and recApril/Andy, Parks and RecJeff/Annie, CommunityLiv/Ravi, iZombieRavi/Major, iZombieSierra/Victor, DollhouseEcho/Paul, DollhouseEcho/Alpha, DollhouseTen/Rose, Doctor WhoEleven/Clara, Doctor WhoTen/Jack, Doctor WhoAmy/Rory, Doctor WhoLaura/Bill, Battlestar GalacticaBuffy, Spike, Buffy the Vampire SlayerWillow/Tara, Buffy the Vampire SlayerGunn/Fred, AngelKaylee/Simon, FireflyInara/Mal, FireflyZoe/Wash, FireflyRiver/Jayne, FireflyMal/Nandi, FireflyCharlie/Claire, LostKate/Jack, LostSawyer/Juliet, LostChloe/Lucifer, LuciferDan/Charlotte, LuciferVeronica/Logan, Veronica MarsVeronica/Piz, Veronica MarsGeorge/Daisy, Dead Like MeHannibal/Will, HannibalJack/Ianto, TorchwoodSimon/Alisha, MisfitsFitz/Simmons, Agents of SHIELDJessica/Luke, Jessica Jones (and in Marvel comics)Karen/Matt, DaredevilPatterson/Jane, BlindspotPatterson/Tasha, BlindspotJake/Amy, Brooklyn 99Rosa/Gina, Brooklyn 99Holt/Kevin, Brooklyn 99Mickey/Jimmy, The MickJoan/Marcus, Elementary

[chez-mimich]

Mia mamma Angelica diceva che c'erano molte cose che "non stavano bene": Mettersi le dita nel naso; Mettere le dita negli occhi (degli altri); Parlare a voce alta; Parlare a vanvera; Parlare; Non togliersi il cappello davanti agli altri; Non togliersi il cappello passando davanti alla chiesa; Togliersi il cappello per "fare lo spiritoso"; Mangiare (almeno in presenza di altri); Mangiare con le mani; Mangiare fuori pasto; Masticare il chewing-gum (la cicca); Bere dalla bottiglia; Guardare dalla serratura; Guardare dalla finestra; Guardare nel vuoto; Guardare la "Gina" sotto il ponte della ferrovia; Spezzare le zampe delle rane; Tagliare la coda alle lucertole: Rompere le ali delle libellule; Calpestare le cacche dei cani; Usare la cerbottana; Uscire di casa senza fazzoletto; Soffiarsi il naso davanti agli altri; Soffiarsi il naso con le dita; Sedersi scomposti sull'ottomana (intesa in senso di divano); Salire le scale di corsa; Scendere le scale di corsa; Cadere sulle scale e sporcarle di sangue; Rispondere alla mamma (in senso di ribattere); Camminare a piedi scalzi; Calpestare le aiuole; Sudare (in qualunque caso); Sentirsi male con la canottiera sporca.

[roysexton]

I couldn’t be more honored to be named to the 2020 Legal Marketing Association - LMA International International Board of Directors as Treasurer-Elect. Someone may want to warn them I was an English/theatre double major at Wabash College. 🤫 If you’d told me in 2011 when I first joined LMA - and I was so intimidated by these witty, accomplished legal pros - that THIS would happen one day ... ? No way. No how. I’m thrilled to be serving alongside talented souls (l-r, starting top) Kelly MacKinnon, Nikki Girard Sherrill, Michelle Friends, Brenda Plowman, Jill Mason Huse, Christine N. Harris, Dianne Rychlewski, Andrew Laver, Cynthia Voth, Amanda Loesch, Jennifer Johnson Scalzi. Former LMA President Ashraf Lakhani commented that in his first memory of me I’m on the front row at our annual conference’s board report-out, big smile on my face, eager to learn ... with nobody else yet in the cavernous ballroom. 😂 I’m still just as gaga (nerdy?), and I can’t wait to support/repay this amazing organization. I’m grateful for the continued love and support of my earliest and closest LMA buddies - Nancy Leyes Myrland, Gail Porter Lamarche, Gina Furia Rubel, Heather Morse-Geller, Laura Toledo, Lindsay Griffiths, Amber Bollman, Jill Clark, Megan McKeon - who adopted me long ago, kick me in the pants occasionally, and always care. @lmaintl #lmamkt (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1aViyhl6VA/?igshid=1f8aumwht5js0

[andhumanslovedstories]

In 2015, I read 130 books. My goal for 2016 was to top that. I was aiming for 150, but then I discovered Dragon Age and Critical Role, which took big bites out of my free time, and also I lived in a van for four months in with my best friend as we traveled throughout the US and Canada, which I think is an experience worth like at least like 10 books. 

Anyway, here are the 135 books I read this year. Favorites are bolded. 

The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London, Judith Flanders (1/05)

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin, Erik Larson (1/06)

Redshirts, John Scalzi (1/07)

Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson (1/8)

If I Stay, Gayle Forman (1/10)

The Time Garden, Edward Eayer (1/11)

Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters (1/16)

The Next Best Thing, Deirdre Berry (1/14)

Maskerade, Terry Pratchett (1/17)

Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian London, Judith Flanders (1/24)

The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett (2/01)

Detroit: An American Autopsy, Charlie LeDuff (2/02)

Waiting in the Winds, Melissa Brayden (2/02)

Born With Teeth, Kate Mulgrew (2/06)

The Price of Salt, or Carol, Patricia Highsmith (2/08)

Curious Wine, Katherine V. Forrest (2/08)

Landing, Emma Donoghue (2/10)

A God in Ruins, Kate Atkinson (2/12)

The Invention of Murder: How Victorians Reveled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime, Judith Flanders (2/23)

Pistols for Two, Georgette Heyer (2/16)

Black Sheep, Georgette Heyer (2/24)

A Mortal Bane, Roberta Gellis (2/26)

Eats, Shoots and Leaves, Lynne Truss (2/27)

Holes, Louis Sachar (2/27)

Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine (2/28)

Be With You, Takuji Ichikawa (2/29)

Both Flesh and Not, David Foster Wallace (3/03)

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, Reza Aslan (3/06)

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (3/07)

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, Anne Fadiman (3/08)

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed (3/08)

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies, Jared Diamond (3/18)

Black Moon, Kenneth Calhoun (3/10)

Making Money, Terry Pratchett (3/18)

Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel (3/19)

Foundation, Isaac Asimov (3/20)

Thirteen Stories, Eudora Welty (3/27)

The President is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman who Dared Expose the Truth, Matther Algeo (3/21)

Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov (3/23)

Second Foundation, Isaac Asimov (3/26)

The Icarus Girl, Helen Oyeyemi (3/30)

Danse Macabre, Stephen King (4/11)

The Now Habit: The Fiore Productivity Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, Neil Fiore (4/1)

Foundation’s Edge, Isaac Asimov (4/07)

A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki (4/13)

In the Land of Believers: An Outsider’s Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church, Gina Welch (4/15)

All Over Creation, Ruth Ozeki (4/18)

The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchett (4/24)

The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bedroom—In Your World, Jeffrey Kluger (4/18)

The Lola Quartet, Emily St. John Mandel (4/20)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (4/24)

The World Without Us, Alan Weisman (5/01)

The End of the Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, Paul Bogard (5/05)

The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cineros (4/29)

Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention, Katherine Ellison (5/02)

Salt: A World History, Mark Kurlansky (5/12)

Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times, Jennifer Worth (5/13)

The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (5/17)

On Immunity: An Inoculation, Eula Biss (5/19)

Strangers Drowning: Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help, Larissa MacFarquhar  (5/27)

For My Lady’s Heart, Laura Kinsale (6/08) -------- ALSO THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK I READ ON THE ROADTRIP 

Ghost Story, Peter Straub (6/11)

James Tiptree, Jr: The Double Life of Alice Sheldon, Julie Phillips (6/15)

The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henríquez (6/16)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon (6/22)

Skeleton Crew, Stephen King (6/27)

Carrie, Stephen King (6/29)

Buy Jupiter and Other Stories, Isaac Asimov (7/05)

Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, Kathleen Norris (7/08)

Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes: Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition, ed. Alvin M. Josephy, Jr (7/08)

The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs (8/20)

Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices, Michelle Belanger (7/14)

The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett (7/15)

Unlocked, Courtney Milan (7/15)

Unveiled, Courtney Milan (7/20)

A Hat Full of Sky, Terry Pratchett (7/24)

When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi (7/25)

Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church, Boston Globe (7/27)

Unclaimed, Courtney Milan (7/29)

Asking for It, Lilah Pace (7/29)

Unclaimed, Courtney Milan (7/31)

Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett (8/06)

Once Upon a Marquess, Courtney Milan (8/07)

Her Every Wish, Courtney Milan (8/09)

Act Like It, Lucy Parker (8/10)

Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer (8/13)

LumberJanes, Vol 4, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Shannon Watters (8/20)

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from a Crematorium, Caitlin Doughty (8/22)

The Fairy’s Return and Other Princess Tales, Gail Carson Levine (8/25)

The Governess Affair, Courtney Milan (8/26)

The Duchess War, Courtney Milan (8/27)

Frog Music, Emma Donoghue (8/30)

Still Alice, Liza Genova (8/28)

A Kiss for Midwinter, Courtney Milan (8/30)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith (9/06)

The Heiress Effect, Courtney Milan (8/31)

The Countess Conspiracy, Courtney Milan (9/01)

Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston, Ernest Callenbach (9/22)

The Suffragette Scandal, Courtney Milan (9/23)

Talk Sweetly to Me, Courtney Milan (9/23)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot (9/28)

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Phillip Pullman (10/02)

A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson (10/07)

I Shall Wear Midnight, Terry Pratchett (10/08)

Bloodchild and Other Stories, Octavia Butler (10/07)

How to Catch a Wild Viscount, Tessa Dare (10/07)

The Father and the Son: My Father’s Journey into the Monastic Life, Matt Murray (10/09)

The Charioteer, Mary Renault (10/10)

The Shepherd’s Crown, Terry Pratchett (10/10)

The Bride Fair, Cheryl Reavis (10/11) ----- THIS IS THE LAST BOOK I READ ON THE ROADTRIP 

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, William Zinsser (10/16)

When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa Dare (10/28)

The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of Depression, Jonathan Rotteberg (11/02)

Sex Object, Jessica Valenti (11/04)

Lords and Ladies, Terry Pratchett (11/20)

A Duke to Remember, Kelly Bowen (11/26)

Cotillion, Georgette Heyer (11/30)

Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World, Clara Parker (12/04)

Silhouette of a Sparrow, Molly Beth Griffin (12/06)

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Sara Farizan (12/06)

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruits, Jaye Robin Brown (12/07)

Wildthorn, Jane England (12/07)

Sleep, Pale Sister, Joanne Harris (12/08)

The Old Deep and Dark, Ellen Hart (12/09)

What We Left Behind, Robin Talley (12/11)

Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932, Francine Prose (12/19)

Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminders, and Toxic People in Your Life, Wendy L. Patrick (12/13)

Fingersmith, Sarah Waters (12/20)

If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo (12/20)

Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, Beth Kobliner (12/27)

After, Francine Prose (12/23)

The Boyfriend List, E. Lockhart (12/25)

The Boy Book, E. Lockhart (12/27)

Circle of Magic: Tris’s Book, Tamora Piece (12/28)

How to Be Black, Baratunde Thurston (12/28)