Reinette: What do monsters have nightmares about?
The Doctor: Me!
Docto Who:The Girl in the Fireplace

I was away all weekend working at a Dr Who convention (British Sci-Fi, longest running sci-fi series) and have only had about 5 hours of sleep since Thursday so bear with me if I go off track, or slip between dimensions as it were.

Dr Who is a fascinating show. (Doctor Who being the title, the character is just called the Doctor.) Sort of a fairy tale wrapped up in shiny sci-fi, with mystery, monsters, and adventures tied up in a bow. You have the Doctor, who travels time and space getting into trouble, helping others out of trouble, and generally just saving the universe. He is what monsters have nightmares about.

The weekend was “fantastic!” The guests were great and although I am not one to usually rush off to meet them, it was pleasure to spend a few minutes talking to Eric Roberts (here is a guy who took the time to ask the fans about themselves. like what they did for a living, how far they came, etc as he signed autographs.) I also was able to have several short conversations with Colin Baker (sixth doctor) as well as give him bunny ears for a photo. Hank Garret was donating all the proceeds of his signing to the Disabled American Veterans fund so I had to shake his hand.

I got to see dozens of friends that I only get to see at this time of year. last week, I was very sick and debating whether to go but I am so glad I did in the end. Besides the shows, outtakes, inside stories and meeting the people who make these shows happen; it’s the energy that is generated. There is such a feeling of belonging when a bunch of geeks get together and just say “yep, I am a geek and so are you and we are okay.” It’s hard to describe and since I can’t think straight, I will just leave it at that.

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