Damek.

Woke up feeling a bit down but determined to get things done. Had an appointment at 10 to volunteer for Upper Green Side at a street fair. I’d been called last night by Glenn not just to remind but to ask if I could bring our table, so I squeaked it out of the closet and lugged it over with my knee brace on. Stood around for a few hours with Glenn and Emily handing out flyers and talking to people. It was fun but I was ready to go when 1 pm hit. If anything, for my knees, but I was hungry, too. Left the table, Glenn had said he could bring it back. Emily also had to leave and left a fold-up chair she’d brought, which Glenn also said he could take care of (with the help of his wife Karen).

Came home, finished catching up with The Ten Doctors (haha) and then started cleaning up a bit. around 4, was on my way out to pick up some groceries for Alex, who is cooking both tonight and tomorrow for a Mother’s Day lunch we’re having tomorrow with her parents. As I went down the stairs my phone rang: Glenn, asking if I could come help take stuff home because Karen hadn’t shown up yet. OK. So, scamper on down to 76th St, pick up the table & chair, carry them home, and then go out for groceries.

Now I’m just sittin’ here while Alex starts making brioche and stuff, waiting for Sara & Seth to show up. They’re bringing some DVDs of something from England, I don’t know what (I said not to tell me), and we’ll sit around, drink beer, watch some stuff and probably have burgers and fries. I’m looking forward to all of it.

While I wasn’t much for a while, I’m also finding myself looking forward to Sunday’s lunch with Alex’s parents. After that, three evenings to myself, maybe even get in some exercise if my knee feels up to it (I should probably force it, I suppose, like physical therapy), and figure out stuff for Toronto like whether I should take a shuttle or cab to the hotel, where to get food around the convention center, and how much cash I should take out/exchange at the airport.

Warning: the following post qualifies as Way Too Geeky

So I was lazily browsing the Doctor Who Forum and came across a link to somebody’s fan-made comic of The Ten Doctors — and it’s a lot of fun! Unfortunately if you’re just a fan of the new series you may not enjoy it that much since it brings in not just all the previous Doctors, but many of his companions and past enemies, including some lesser-known ones. It’s one big fan-wank, to tell the truth. But since I am mostly familiar with all the old stuff, it’s a lot of fun, because it’s very well done. The author captures the personalities of everyone very well and the meandering plot is stitching together well and … well you can just tell he’s having a lot of fun with it.