Two weeks ago I was trapped in a football stadium in Milton Keynes with the cast of Torchwood. I know, it sounds bad. But two of my personal heroes were there too, Leonard Nimoy and Nathan Fillion, so I was safe enough.

Anyway, to complete the portrait gallery, my picture with Nathan arrived the other day. Now, I knew Nathan Fillion was a handsome chap, but seeing him in person was still quite a surprise. He’s tall, and broad, and has great hair, great skin, and a great smile. And he’s tall. Have I mentioned tall? I’m just under 6 feet, more or less, so I’ll leave you to do the maths.

Tall, handsome and Canadian actor meets not-so- tall, not-so-handsome, not-so-Canadian SF writer. Hilarity ensues!

So there we go. I met Spock. I met Captain Malcolm Reynolds AND bestselling mystery writer Rick Castle (and I have the autograph to prove it). Life, I think, is complete.