“So, where do you want to go eat?”asked Rob. Since both of our wives were out of town, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to get out, enjoy a meal, and talk about work without boring the ladies to tears. I gave it some thought and suggested: “How about Fuel?” “Hey, don’t get me…
May 30, 2008: Celebrity Plumber Confidential!
Whenever I start work on a script, I set modest goals and then always surprise myself by exceeding expectations. I’ve done this so often that you would think I’d know better by now but, no, I continue to amaze myself. Take Remnants for instance. I wanted to have a first draft for mid-July but,…
May 29, 2008: Author John Scalzi drops in.
Despite a very busy schedule, author John Scalzi found the time to field some of your questions about his book (and this month's SF BOTMC selection) The Android's Dream. Before turning things over to John, I'd like to take a moment and dedicate today's entry to blog regular Whovian and birthday girl Amy Lynn. Over…
May 28, 2008: Major Retailer Recalls Combustible Underpants!
This is your chance to take home a piece of Stargate Atlantis history! And by take home I mean buy. And by Stargate Atlantis I mean Jason Momoa. And by history I mean the couch set he’s selling. “Hey, Mallozzi!”he called as I was making my way across the lot. “Get a couple of…
May 27, 2008: Man Wills Fortune to Dog. Dog Blows it all on Coke and Whores.
Apparently, I’ve been drafted by the Atlantis 100th Episode Party Planning Committee to help in the planning of, you guessed it, the Atlantis 100th Episode Party. Lawren informed me that, in the coming weeks, I’ll be expected to take part in the “strategic imaginings” for the big event. Hmmm. To be honest, I’m not really…
May 26, 2008: The Android’s Dream, by John Scalzi
So who is John Scalzi? Well, he’s just the guy who renewed my interest in SF literature and restored my joy of reading, a joy I am forcing upon you all via this book of the month club. I used to read a lot as a kid, particularly scifi, but as I grew older…
May 25, 2008: Our 10 Year Anniversary Dinner – Polderside Farm Milk Fed Organic Lamb Menu
Fondy and I celebrated our ten year wedding anniversary with a special dinner at (Where else?) Fuel. The place was hopping when we arrived for our 6:30 p.m. reservation. Surprising considering many Vancouver restaurants don’t start getting busy until around 7:30 p.m. Also, things were a lot quieter at Fuel last year when the…
May 24, 2008: Paris Runway Model Catfight Video!
Video temporarily unavailable. Check back with us later. And often. So, hey, a HUGE thank you to Joe Abercrombie for dropping by and monopolizing yesterday’s entry. Hope he enjoyed the Q&A as much as I did. Especially this quote: “I’m also a big admirer of the writing in some of the recent crop of…
May 23, 2008: Author Joe Abercrombie drops in!
Today, it gives me great pleasure to turn this blog over to author Joe Abercrombie who has kindly taken the time to field your questions and comments on this May’s BOTMC fantasy selection, The Blade Itself. Regulars to this blog know that I’m a big fan of Joe’s work, having read and thoroughly enjoyed his…
May 22, 2008: Drunken Monkey Acquitted in Hit and Run Death of Local Man
A tragic story. One that fills me with a deep sadness, not only for the deceased, but for the monkey driver who must now resume his chattering/feces-flinging duties at the local zoo with a heavy heart, forever haunted by the memories of his ill-advised joyride in that Lamborghini. But rather than dwell on that sad…
May 21, 2008: Ballroom Dancing Linked to Mad Cow Disease
Uh oh. I’m in big trouble. The elderly Italian couple who lived behind us have found out I actually speak Italian. I was rolling the garbage bin into the garage this morning when Rosa left off her tomato plant inspection to ask me a question - in Italian. Even though we’d only exchanged the briefest…
May 20, 2008: Major Hollywood Star Attacked by Rabid Turtles
Major Hollywood Star Attacked by Rabid Turtles?!! Really?! No, not really. I’m just doing a little social experiment here. I’ve noticed that a number of the blogs in WordPress’s daily Top 25 boast inventive, garish, occasionally salacious, tabloid-like headlines clearly designed to lure gullible rubes (such as myself) in search of this week’s Paris Runway…
May 19, 2008: The Blade Itself
This wasn’t my first time reading The Blade Itself. I actually read it a little over a year ago at a time when I was blazing through a veritable library of science fiction. I was reading almost exclusively scifi because, well, I didn’t know any better. At the time, my understanding of the fantasy genre…
May 18, 2008: A cure for insomnia
I’ve discovered a cure for insomnia! If you’re ever lying wide awake in bed and unable to fall sleep, all you have to do is start thinking about the outline for your upcoming script. I guarantee you’ll be out before the first act break. Amazingly, it seems to work for mid-afternoon naps as well.…
May 17, 2008: Now with 100% more dog vomit!
I was awakened at about 5:00 a.m. by the sound of one of my pugs, Maximus, in the throes of a major upchuck. GAK-GAK-GAK! In a flash, I was up and scrambling, motivated by concern, compassion, and the fact that he was on the bed. I scanned my surroundings for the nearest handy barf-catcher -…