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Welcome to Nicola Mody's personal page.
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This page was updated on
26-Feb-2004 when I added new cat pictures at the bottom.
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I became a fan
of Blake's 7 in 2001 when reruns were shown
on a local channel six evenings a week, a very intense
and addictive immersion.
Fascinated by the complex characters and
captivated by Vila, I was
driven to write fan fiction to give them a little
happiness and hope.
When I'm not in a world of my own or someone else's for that
matter (I love
to read and watch SF or anything else inventive and escapist), I also enjoy
drawing and acting, often the fool. I hope you
have as much fun on my site as I did creating it.
Nico |
| Here's my car with the Blake's 7
personalised number plate which I bought several months ago. For those who
don't want to see the full picture, it's LIBR8R. At least it means something to people who don't know about
Blake's 7, which means it's not quite as nerdy as my previous
Babylon 5 one. |
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This is Claudia, my Burmese cat. I call her
my muse because she sits on the top of the couch by my desk, being uncharacteristically
quiet and unobtrusive, while I write
my fiction.
Claudia is also known as the thug for the way she leaps on people without
warning, and the Emperor Palpatine, because she resembles him when she sneaks under blankets or duvets and just pokes her
grey nose out. Unlike him though, she's very friendly and affectionate. |
Tessa, my other Burmese cat, is known as the cat
burglar or the blue-collar criminal—yes, she
wears a blue collar. This is the cat who broke into the neighbours' house
on Christmas Day, setting off their alarm while they were out. The perfect
pet for Vila.
Tessa was the inspiration for 'Pets', and here she is,
caught in the act of sabotaging the wires at the back of the TV, just as Avon did in that
story. Unlike Avon though, I hasten to add, she's never been hit on the nose or
anywhere else. Like Vila, I hate violence (personal or otherwise).
Tessa also has a Star Wars connection. If you push her ears down
horizontal, she looks just like Yoda. She's extremely
sweet-natured and cuddly. |
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This is Vic, the stray who turned up as a
starving kitten two years ago. He doesn't have any connection with Blake's
7 that I can think of, but I couldn't leave him out. He does however have
a science-fiction name. He's called after Vic Fontaine, the
holographic lounge singer in 'Deep Space 9', as he looks like he's wearing a tuxedo.
It's a bit of a misnomer though, as his voice is very small and
kitten-like.
He was very wild and inclined to bite and scratch at first, but is now
quite tame and friendly, though not fond of being picked up. |
A wedge of one of our favourite
cheeses, a very tasty mature gouda aged for two years. In our house it's known as
Gauda Prime.
And yes, having Dutch friends, I do know how to pronounce 'gouda'
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A glass of
adrenaline and soma, or A&S as we call it. Oh, all right, it's really
green Sambucca, but it's the same virulent colour as the stuff Vila
drinks, and tastes very nice too.
Cheers, Orac! |
Our Cats
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| The giant mutant
space cat, Claudia, plays with the Liberator |
Blake: What do we
do?
Avon: Play dead.
Vila: I think I am dead. |
Tessa on my
computer chair.
"I haven't been surfing the web. Honestly." |
Sleeping copycats |
Tessa in the sphinx
position |
Tessa doing her
Egyptian cat look |
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Symmetry:
Claudia and Tessa imitate their background |
Vic peruses the local news... |
...while Claudia watches TV |
Vic on Greg's keyboard, slightly puzzled by the beeping he's causing |
Claudia and Tessa in the laundry basket |
'Laptop cat' or 'cat and mouse': Vic in Greg's laptop bag |
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What we call the 'babes in the wood' pose |
Vic in my backpack |
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