Today’s the day I give my annual forewarning to my readers that the onslaught of Gallifrey One posts is about to begin. This year marks my fourth time attending the con, and more of the usual shenanigans are on the horizon.

I was all set to make this post about various panels, planned costumes, and so on, but things took an unexpected turn last week when I slipped while walking the dog (fresh, fluffy snow + previously-melted-to-a-fine-sheen ice = super slippery), fell, and broke my wrist. So my Gally 2015 experience may well have a strong cast-related component.

One of my first thoughts on having the break confirmed (I was pretty sure it wasn’t just sprained, but you have to have X-rays to tell for sure) was, “At least it won’t interfere with my new cosplay!” As with the last two years, I’ll be part of a group cosplay. This one we’ve dubbed the “League of Doctors”; it involves mashups of Doctors (or Companions) with superheroes (or sidekicks, or villains). My costume is sleeveless, so a bulky cast won’t completely ruin the look. Look for photos here in the roundup next week.

For the first time since I started attending, Gally will not have a Doctor in attendance (though they doubled up last year, so I can hardly complain). Instead, we’ve got a Torchwood mini-reunion with John Barrowman (one of the headliners, who plays Capt Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Burn Gorman (Owen Harper), and Naoko Mori (Toshiko “Tosh” Sato), as well as a slew of other great guests.

While I have enjoyed Torchwood (to greater or lesser degree, depending on the series), though, I’m not head-over-heels about it. Nor am I gaga over the other headliner guest Alex Kingston (River Song). More than anything else, then, the con for me will be about meeting up with wonderful friends and meeting new ones along the way.

I will also serve as a panelist on a single panel again, though it’ll be the first time I’ve done a panel on Sunday. I’m very much looking forward to this one, not only because the topic will be Series Eight and our impressions of Capaldi’s Doctor, but also because I feel honored and humbled to have been chosen to sit alongside these folks, several (all?) of whom have a much higher profile in fandom than I. It makes me wonder if perhaps I’m doing something right here.

So, to recap: hijinks are about to ensue. I hope you enjoy the oncoming storm.