And from this angle, it looks like a fire engine

In January, I was dealing with technical issues with my computer at work. I had to go to the dentist to get a filling in my left molars. Large parts of the GTA suffered a power outage. I went to Lesley Livingston's book launch, hosted by Bakka-Phoenix Books at the Dominion on Queen, and shortly afterwards, my father badly injured himself in a fall.

In the past few days, I've been dealing with technical issues while trying to download an audiobook from Big Finish. I had to go back to the dentist to get a filling in my right molars. Large parts of the GTA suffered a power outage due to the recent storm. And the Bakka-Phoenix mailing list sent out an invitation to Robert J Sawyer's book launch at the Dominion on Queen.

I e-mailed my friend Adrienne asking, "Should I go? My dad's back home from the hospital, and there are stairs there."

I then left the house to pick up the latest DWM from Bakka-Phoenix Books, and on the way out I checked the mail to see whether my insurance had sent me a cheque reimbursing me for my dental appointment, and found that instead, completely out of the blue, someone had sent me free samples of an audio play from a company that has Lesley Livingston in its repertory.

SWEET VIRGIN PLACENTAS, WHAT THE CRAP.