There are many things that cause a grown adult to suddenly turn into a giddy child. A certain candy or the memory of a place and time, even a person. How apropos then is it that one of my favorite sayings comes from the very character that makes me school girl giddy.
"There's no point to being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes" The Doctor.
For years of my young life, as early as I can find memory truth to tell, I have been a Dr Who fan. Thank you KUED for a bright spot of both British humor and good SciFi to shape my young mind. Just as droves of young geeks will debate the words of Spock or the quantum-thermodynamics of a lightsaber, I cling to my Tardis and ride a wave of Dr. centric geekdum.
It was formally announced - less than an hour from this blog writing - that Dr Who will be filming in Utah. This is my home state and my current living location. Being the self respecting Whovian that I am I promptly posted it to Facebook and emailed a number of Whovian friends. I would have twittered, but I don't have a cell phone and I don't do twitter. The point is the word had to get out and fast.
Many people flock to events like a visit from a politician or a religious leader, but not I. I would do almost anything to simply stand off to the side silently while they filmed so that later I could, with renewed glee, say 'I was standing way off to the side when they filmed that!'
Some may think that's silly, and maybe it is, but feeling child like glee for a beloved character/show is much more world friendly than a political rally filled with hate or a protest march because you don't like what someone said.
I'll take my giddy Whovianess any day and try to be happy knowing I was at least in the same state as the Tardis, the Dr. and his world.
