To start with, Damien has come out of surgery as ok as one can hope for. If you know Damien and want to follow his recovery, jsam is posting updates in his livejournal. I'm very thankful for this. (Yes, thankful both for the success of the surgery and for the regular updates from Sam.)

Dave Eldred had best have a good, solid alibi for Friday night. I'm pretty sure he was standing in for Ed Ka-Spel last night at the LPD show. Stunning resemblance, really. (Yes, i quite enjoyed the show. I really could have done without the opener, Origami Galactika. Luckily, i brought a book and hung out at the bar.)