Good news from LJ!

From news - if you don't have it on your flist, it's here:

Account Structure Update
Back by popular demand, Basic Accounts will be available to all users again
by the end of the (northern hemisphere) summer. More information on the
decision-making process and proposals relating to Basic Accounts are in
lj_2008.

kiwiria just let me know that it's not exactly the same as the old Basic ad but it's closer to it than it is to Plus, it seems. Meh-tastic!

I use this icon ironically, because sometimes backpedaling is a good thing, such as in this case. Hurrah for sensible decision-making (although of course it would be better if the sensible decisions predated the stupid ones, instead of vice versa).

Plus the new ep of Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog is up on Hulu. Anyone else going to see it on the big screen at Comic Con next week?

Speaking of weird decisions by LJ, am I the only one wondering whether Marvel is going to get huffy about LJ's use of the designation "Ж-Men" as the title of its Russian comedy about superheroes?

VID: Nine Get Over Excited (Doctor Who, PG, Spoilers through S4)

Title: Nine Get Over Excited

Song: "Five Get Over Excited" by The Housemartins

Summary: Fun! Fun! Fun! That's life, the universe and everything (with a nod to Doug Adams) for the Doctor and his companions in the new Doctor Who series. Sort of.

Spoilers: for seasons 1 - 4.

Download: .mov version on Megaupload

Watch it ( on YouTube behind the cut )

Notes: I've been waiting all season to do this vid; after the end of S4 it took me a few days to recuperate but then in re-watching S4, and selected episodes from 1-3, I re-embraced the "fun" of the companions, and others who move in and out of the Doctor's orbit - even when the fun doesn't seem very fun at all.