The fact that we wrapped work up a day early turned out to be very good for me as I spent most of Friday preparing for my Tokyo trip. Yes, there were the last-minute errands, the organizing, the packing – but almost half the day was dedicated to uploading Tokyo maps to my new portable GPS, while the other half was spent going through my sock drawer in a search of a pristine pair without holes. Among the many things first-time visitors to Japan may be surprised to discover: 1) You must carry your VISA around with you at all times in the event you are stopped and questioned by the police (a not uncommon occurrence), and 2) While there, you may be called upon to remove your shoes at any time. The latter is, I’m sure, a source of much anxiety for those who are extremely self-conscious about their feet, those who find the custom uncomfortably alien to them, and those who own three pugs and a French bulldog extremely fond of chewing on any discarded socks lying around the bedroom. I ended up packing eight pairs, tossing six, and leaving a couple behind for the dogs to remember me by while I’m away.
I’d set my alarm for 8:00 a.m. this morning but Jelly, my eldest pug, no doubt concerned I might need the extra time, woke me up a half hour early by walking across my face. I got up, showered, shaved, fed the dogs, finished packing, uploaded my last blog entry, had to take a pair of scissors to a carry-on bag that had mysteriously locked on me and simply refused to permit me access to its contents (“Of course I’d love to show you what’s in my bag, Mr. Security Officer, sir, but the zipper seems to be jammed or locked so I guess we’re both out of luck. Heh heh.”), transferred the contents of shredded bag to my new carry-on bag – and then it was off to the airport!
The flight was uneventful. Over the course of the ten hours, I started a novel (Vernor Vinge’s Rainbow End), napped, practiced my Japanese, reviewed my Tokyo maps, and finished a novel (Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End). When I arrived in Tokyo, it was a little before 4:00 p.m. and it was still daylight. By the time I caught the airport shuttle to my hotel, it was almost 6:00 p.m. and getting dark. I checked in, then took a stroll through Ginza. Along the way, I stopped to eat at one of those sushi restaurants where the selections roll by on a conveyer belt, then hit the basement of the Mitsukoshi department store where I picked up some chocolates for the concierge (who was nice enough to arrange my dinner reservations), and a few assorted goodies for myself (pictured above).
Once I returned to my hotel room, I conducted a macaron-off: Dalloyau vs. Pierre Hermes, 6 on 6. Surprisingly, it wasn’t even close. The Pierre Hermes macarons were softer, less cloying, and slightly larger than the Dalloyau.
Well, that’s it for today. I was going to post a video of the fancy toilet here, but I’m afraid that’ll have to wait until tomorrow. It’s 9:45 p.m. local time (4:45 a.m. back home) and I’m ready for bed.
Oyasumi nasai!
Glad to hear that you got there safely and are having a great time.
It’s always neat to see foreign toliets, lol, so I look forward to seeing the picture! haha. Foreign bathrooms always amuse me.
I did want to say that I paid extra close attention to the dry-erase boards in Brainstorm. If she doesn’t check your blog regularly, perhaps you can pass on this message to her…
Mika – Your writing was very beautiful! I wish my equations looked that neat! =) The first comment I made about the episode to my fiance was, “hey, I know who’s handwriting that is!”
Hey Joe. Hope you are enjoying Tokyo.
Myself and others were wondering about Universe (nothing very spoilery), will we see new Ancient hand weapons in the show? What will the crew do when they run out of ‘Earth’ ammo?
Cheers!
So, have you left yourself something to read for the homeward trip? I recall you mentioned planning to read On Basilisk Station for the trip.
Don’t forget to bring Jelly something special home, since she selflessly ensured you’d have enough time to deal with recalitrant baggage. The mystery treat looks so good I think I put on a couple of pounds just staring at it. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of your trip goes. Just stay healthy and have fun please.
that first picture looks tastayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!:P
Love the pictures, thanks!
Have a good morning. Er…good night? Good morning and good night? 😀
Question for Martin Gero – If Atlantis went on to season 6 would McKay have been a daddy next year???
Joe – Have a great time in Tokyo!!
Conichoa!!!!
Vous allez bien?? =) Enfin je peu vous laissez des commentaires la même journée que vous!!!!
Contente que tout ce soit bien passer!
ouh 1O heures d’avions O_O deja avec 1 je m’ennui horriblement!!
Des macarons !! Mais vous avez fait un détour par la france ou quoi?
Mince sa me fait penser que dans un temp lointain, j’adorer le japonais mais tout ce que je sais dire c’est:
Yamai: maladie
Kon in: mariage
Ryoko: voyage
Hogaku: direction
Tohihiki: Transaction
Waou quel language varier lol XD
Passer une bonne nuit!!!
“MATA ASHITA NÉ!!
Sayonara!!
That pudding I think it a pudding anyway it looks damn nice to eat
Hope you enjoy you eleven days in Tokyo.
Oooohhh chocolate!
Hey Joe!
Wow! So much accomplished on your first day. 😀
Now I really want to see that video of the toilet! Don’t leave us hanging! 😉
And I’m sure that top chocolate masterpiece WAS damn tasty! It really looks it! *drool*
Trish
You are much nearer my time zone now that you are in Tokyo. What was the food on the flight like?
Silly question – what way around the world did you fly on the Puddle jumper (WITH facilities I hope).
Enjoy your holiday, eat much and keep in touch with your minions.
Question and comment for Martin Gero…
First off – I really liked Brainstorm alot. It was geeky good fun. I’m not one to pick apart episodes so my question is of the “not so deep” variety….
Question – How did Carl get the honor of the auditorium dedication? Was there a contest? Did he pay you off? Enquiring minds want to know.
Joe
In my excitement to post a question to Marty G – I forgot to say congrats on your safe arrival to Tokyo!
P
Looks like I missed a lot these past two weeks. I’ve been extremely busy. The only time I had was to just scan some of the blog entries. I haven’t been able to watch the last three episodes of SGA, The Prodigal, Remnants or Brainstorm. They are ready for me on my DVR. Its just finding time to watch them.
In 2005 my husband had one of the weight loss surgerys. Its not the lapband, but the other one. I never can remember how to spell it. Anywas this year he had the extra skin removed (the apron). I’ve been a little busy taking care of him, things around the house, homework, work, and family and friends have been stopping by to see him. Now the holidays are coming up and I’m busy with that as well. And I am going to be picking up some more hours as well.
I see Joe that you are now starting your trip in Tokyo. Hope you have a good vacation. Boy I wish I had one. Mine isn’t till March of 2009. Looking forward to the virtual tour of Japan by you. Have fun.
Glad to see the same people are still on the blog.
“I’d set my alarm for 8:00 a.m. this morning but Jelly, my eldest pug, no doubt concerned I might need the extra time, woke me up a half hour early by walking across my face.”
That.. made my eyes water. Once i’d stopped laughing of course.
Glad to see/hear that you’ve landed safely, Joe. Those piccies look slightly delicious and although i’m not sure what the first one is, it does resemble some kinda heavenly death-by-chocolate offering. Hope you awake feeling refreshed and ready to face a day of adventure. I’ve never been to Tokyo, so it’ll be a first to see it described in such vivid detail here.
“I was going to post a video of the fancy toilet here, but I’m afraid that’ll have to wait until tomorrow.”
I am both intrigued and a tad horrified.
@ Das: Did you see the All Blacks play Wales yesterday? 😀 Aweeesommme!!! 😀
Oooh… I love fancy toilets!
Hey, Joe!
A couple of foodie friends of mine went to Tokyo a couple of years back; thought you might get a kick out of seeing where they went to eat (no telling if these places are still open).
First off, their all-important rules for eating in Japan. (“What? My candy bar is full of fish roe? Oh well! *toss* *yarf*”)
Kagaya, which they described as the most wacky, fun place they went.
Ninja, which they said was an experience but not necessarily worth the cost.
How do you not gain a ton of weight on these jaunts? Or do you?
Joe – Next time I get a glimpse of your fine Italian leather-shod feet, all I’ll see in my mind’s eye is your li’l white toesies, popping out of ratty ol’ chewed-up socks. Eh, makes ya a bit more human, and a little less system-lordy…
Which brings me to this…
Scott: “…When we moved into the Atlantis series there was a new enemy and they just were not into destroying stuff. They were more like cattle ranchers than egotistical system lords, so our large scale destruction level definitely dropped.”
Why isn’t Scott writing this show? Huh, huh? HE seems to understand the Wraith perfectly! 😉
😀
das
Did you enjoy Rainbows End? I live in San Diego and I found it interesting to visualize the places I am so familiar with as they are described in the book.
You could consider sock puppets as footwear for those times you are forced to remove your shoes. Smile with your feet!
すてきな休暇を過ごす !
( Have a nice holiday 😛 )
I’m looking forward to the toilet video and I hope you’re having a great time in Japan without any regrets to go there on your own.
Brainstorm was great!
I have neither liked nor disliked McKeller so far (apart from the fact that I prefer McShep 😉 ) but now I’ve become a fan, they are so cute!
Rodney was wonderful in the episode, especially his decision to save Jennifer and to let the other one do the job to save the world (even though he complained afterwards 😉 ).
The shoes off thing stuck with us, our house is a shoe-free zone except for the kitchen when it is snowy; that floor mops easily and sometimes you have to walk over to the chairs to sit down and get the boots off.
I don’t keep a basket of slippers by the door as I did in Japan! The shoes lived in the genkan, and there was a big basket of guest slippers, plus our personal slippers stashed around the house. We had house slippers for the two rooms with wooden floors, soft tatami slippers for the two tatami rooms and waterproof tub and toilet rooms slippers, plus run outside flip-floppy slippers. Sounds crazy, but I got used to it so fast I quit thinking about it and automatically switched slippers on the fly. To this day I’m a slipper fan, I wear leather fleecy booty slippers in the house here in Utah in the winter.
My ex-husband hated Japan, he had big stinky feet and holey socks. Whatta grump.
Ah, Mitsukoshi. I love, love, love the basements of Japanese department stores. Classy yummy samples in a way Costco could never match.
those macarons look good. they kind of remind me of gobs, a.k.a whoopie pies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopie_pie
Question for Mr. Gero (and any other writer that wishes to answer it):
Do the writers ever discuss how the marginalization of Ronon and Teyla contributes to rather horrifying racial and sexual politics of this show?
All I can say is ‘mmmmmm.’
Oh wait, there’s paragraph of writing below those pictures of goodies.
Glad to hear you are safe in Tokyo, Joe. Looking forward to readung about your adventures. Be safe.
Oh! Try the Laduree Macarons!!! I love them so much <333
Well, there is no store in Hamburg, but i met a nice french Lady and she’s making them herself…god, so delicious *yummi*
Have a nice vacation in Japan! You shouldn’t care about your blog until you returned. Enjoy the holiday! 🙂
Every time I have been to Japan I have had a great time. Enjoy.
I just got a chance to comment on “Brain Storm.” While I really adore Jewel, having had the pleasure of meeting her several times at various conventions, I must say I am not overly fond of the character of Dr. Keller. And Keller’s constant nagging and griping to Rodney in “Brain Storm” didn’t win me over, I am sad to say.
Can we please go back to the original premise of SGA? A kick-ass sci-fi show with admirable characters. The recent plotlines that have made SGA more of One Tree Hill in Space just aren’t working. I want my *sci-fi* show back, if I wanted to watch a soap opera, I’d still be viewing Days of Our Lives. Thanks!
Hi Joe –
Hope you are enjoying your vacation. Interestingly enough, I just read a fascinating article about japanese “robo-toilets”. Have you experienced this not-to-be-missed invention? if no, you should seek one out and write us a censored review. I can’t wait! 😀
those Japanese toilets confuse me lol
Glad you arrived in Tokyo OK. Hope the rest of your travels go as smoothly! Hope to see videos on you eating some very weird foods. Those should be very interesting to see.
Loved Brain Storm! I Had a fun time watching. Love Rodney and Jennifer becoming a couple.
Be careful during your travels, but have lots of fun!
Oooh… toilet pictures please!!!
My family was most amused by the strange toilet arrangements in some of the European countries I visited two years ago… more so than in some of my historical pictures (I still can’t figure out why nobody wanted to see my 300-picture-tour of Pompeii. I mean, there’s a lot of history there!)
Another thing that keeps us amused, guaranteed: car pictures. If you happen upon any make/model of any brand of any vehicle that isn’t sold or found often in North America, take a picture of it!!! I came back from Europe with over 100 pictures of weird vehicles…. mostly SmartCars in every color imaginable 😉
Good to know your flight was uneventful! I had to fly to China few years back and the landing was so rough (due to a sandstorm) that more than a few passengers succumbed to motionsickness. It felt like we were going to crash.
I think it’s pretty funny that, 2 years ago, this almost exact same thing happened; it’s like the blog has come full circle. I like when that happens (one more reason why Full Circle is one of my favorite SG1 episodes).
Anyways, I hope you have a good time in Tokyo!
Hello Joe,
Glad you made it to Japan okay….
So tell us…what does a Pierre Hermes taste like?
Cheers
Patricia Lee
Yay to a safe flight and landing!
There’s nothing quite like waking up the view of the underbelly of your dog. Not their best angle, but it’s because we love them and they do it because they care.
Take the eating slowly. You don’t want to overdo it and find yourself bedridden, ala snake at the airport, with still lots of eating good times to be had.
If you see a Sony Reader, please go and look at it!
I know I harp on about it, but I love being able to read multiple books at a time, I can enlarge the font when my eyes are getting a bit sore, bookmark a page I might want to reference or return to at any point, it charges off your laptop, the battery lasts for a good 7 books, you can have collections in there – so I have my “BOTM” collection with the books I need to read, a “Recommended” collection which holds 30 books, and a “Top Reads” which has around 12 books of must reads and then Author collections containing their series. I will still continue to buy paper books because I love tactile aspect of books, but for convenience and for the sheer number of books you read, it would be worth it.
Hope the wonders of technology are allowing Fondy to share your experiences.
Seeeeeeeeeeeeeya.
I’m a screenwriting instructor and am currently putting together an academic paper on how Science Fiction in Television was affected by 9/11. Would there be any way I could contact you (or vice versa) to ask a few questions in regards to SG-1?
Much appreciation in advance for your consideration!
Jelly gave you extra time. Pets seem to like waking people. Once I had the family cat sleeping in my room- only he wasn’t sleeping. Early in the morninf he decided to pounce from the floor up onto the bed and into my face, scaring the living daylights outta me 😀
Are the dogs feeling better now then?
“had to take a pair of scissors to a carry-on bag that had mysteriously locked on me and simply refused to permit me access to its contents (“Of course I’d love to show you what’s in my bag, Mr. Security Officer, sir, but the zipper seems to be jammed or locked so I guess we’re both out of luck. Heh heh.”), ”
lol
Oyasumi nasai! (nah, good morning now- here in Australia, at least. It’s about 11:15am at the moment) :>
Have a good time in Tokyo!
Glad to see you arrived safely. Have fun on your trip.
Well, sounds like the trip is off to a stellar beginning!!!
(Yum, that chocolate whatever-it-is looks wonderful. And macarons…I’ve never come across any that looked that great!)
I’m glad to see I’m not the only who takes pics of the “facilities” when I’m traveling. It’s always fun explaining them to the casual photo flipper!
Enjoy your time in Japan!!!
(And Jelly? Yeah, that’s a pet thing.)
*decloaking*
Glad that you got to Tokyo safe and sound, Joe. It was nice of you to bring chocolates back for the concierge at your hotel, I’m sure they appreciated it. What flavors were those macarons that you got? One of them looked like it might have been pistachio or some such, but you can never tell just by the color of something what flavor it is or what it will taste like.
I hope LuLu and Maximus are doing much better, by the way. Poor pups. I had seriously thought about getting a pug from a local rescue agency, but after hearing about all of the problems you’ve had, they sounds like they have too many health problems for me to deal with. I’m a worry wart/Mother Hen from hell with her own health issues and having a pet who has that many problems just wouldn’t be good. Pugs are just so darn cute, sweet and funny, though.
Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful time in Tokyo and get to see some of the things you may have missed last time.
Quick hugs to Das, Teldy and Narelle, Maggie, Trish and all.
Sûlien
*recloaking*
anne A letter is on it’s way to you, it should get there on wed. or fri. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Hi Joe, have a wonderful vacation!
@ Perragrin – No…didn’t see the match yet. 🙁 It was an expensive live PPV, so I’m waiting for the replay on the channel that I already pay way too much for a month anyway, just for rugby. 😛 It’s on tomorrow night here – I have it set to record…so…NO SPOILERS!!
@ Joe – Beware the Japanese toilet!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdpT7e5h1lk
😆
My worst toilet experience was in Italy. I was a VERY, VERY shy 17 year-old, on a school trip. We entered Italy from France in the south, leaving Nice, and heading to Turin, then through Mont Blanc, and back into France. A ten-hour bus trip, at least. At the southern border, I kinda had to use the toilet, but when I heard they were these bowls in the floor you had to squat over, I decided to wait for a ‘normal’ toilet. I just didn’t want the boys making fun, since they thought the toilets were weird, and were making such a big deal about them.
So…I waited.
Noon time, and we had cheese and bread and orange juice for lunch along the side of the road at a rest area. I now really felt like I should use the bathroom, but…same kind of toilets, so I decided to wait. Hours later, as we approached the Mont Blanc tunnel, I was about to burst. We stopped at the touristy area there, and the bus driver went scouting the place out, and came back with the long awaited report: Normal toilets! My bladder had to be the size of a watermelon by that time! I will never forget that toilet, it was an old-fashioned pull-chain tank-on-the-wall sort, and the most beautiful thing in the world.
I bought a friendship cup there…just like this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/dasNdanger/friendshipcup.jpg …and every time I look at it, I think of my bestest Italian friend in the world – no, not Joe – but that beautiful old ‘normal’ toilet, just outside of Mont Blanc tunnel.
das
hey Joe
have a safe trip and looking forward to see all the goodies that you check out
Blaine
Corr!!! you don’t hang about Joe! I certainly wasn’t expecting a post today at all.
Have a great time and don’t forget the production of series two of ‘Weird Food Purchase of the Day’.
Police Box huh? Dr. Who in Tokyo. Nice.
Just saw “Brain Storm” and thank whoever was responsible for writing in Bill Nye. When he said one of his his trademark words, “cool”, I almost peed myself. All that was missing was him adding “…of science” to a particular object. That was a brilliant episode and wow I wanted to punch Dave Foley’s character. I am now reminded of a particular song. “These are the Dave’s I know, I know. These are the Dave’s I know.”
Flippin fantastic! I am going to miss this show and its wiriting so much!
Glad to see you arrived safely. Pace yourself!
I’m impressed that you read Vernor Vinge in under 10 hours. Maybe it depends on the book, and the reader, of course. It took me about one year to finish “Fire Upon the Deep.” I think it had to with the science in it and me being determined to finish it. I liked it in the end.
Joe, I’m just watching the Iron Chef. It’s Chef Symon’s first episode, and apparently he bested seven chefs “in a challenge cleverly designed by the chairman himself.” In fact, there seem to be a lot of things attributed to the chairman. Given that you know Mr. Dacascos… do you know how of that stuff he actually does? Or is that information one of the secrets of Kitchen Stadium?
Have fun in Tokyo. Be sure to have lots of good stories and make us all jealous!
Had the pleasure of meeting Dan Shea (crazy), Alexis Cruz (extremely talented), Kavan (hilarious), Jason (a big, naughty teddy bear), Rachel (cutie), and David (also hilarious) all this weekend at the Burbank SG Con. It was fabulous. I loved it.
Especially meeting Jason…my favorite guy ever, especially now. And how very gracious of him to be there while he is still healing…most of everyone in the audience wanted to go find that guy and kick the shit out of him. Yet, he was as friendly and chipper as ever, and poking fun at himself at the same time…never seen that before. You can’t help but love him…
Loved Brainstorm.
I’m wondering why you guys decided to ace the title sequence?? Alot of shows are doing that nowadays…any particular reason?
Foreign toilets. Always amusing in some form or another. Often disgusting. But yours is a hotel one, so I’m sure it’s clean. 😉
I don’t even like macaroons, but those look good. But damn, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything that looks so tasty as that chocolate thing.
Glad you made it safe!
Cap’n Joe wrote: “…Jelly, my eldest pug…”
Not his eldest child, his eldest PUG! Spoken like a true Doggie Daddy. 😀 You know when it could be really fun? When you and Fondy collaborate on your own “super secret project,” and THEN have an eldest child, one that needs to get out of bed in time for school. The solution? Plop the nearest pug on the pillow and stand back and watch. Bad, bad Daddy! But good, good fun.
Aren’t men’s peep-toe socks just as in fashion as women’s peep-toe pumps? No? Quel domage! (What a shame!)
Loved the pic of that pile-o’-chocolate dessert. Would have been a scream if time had permitted to also post the vid of la toilette. Woulda looked a lot like a “Modern Toilet” eatery, non? 😀
Ah, but chocolat (and the movie by the same name) and sugar are yummy cures for jet lag. And if you needed protein as ballast for more sugar, the “Freshness Burger” is as you say, just across the way. If you see more mangled English signage, take some pics for us logophiles. The malapropisms are giggle-inducing.
When my brother was working in Taiwan to be near his fiancée, now my sis-in-law Jane, he found a slew of fractured English signs.
What is it with Eastern cultures and feet?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezevec/2238511077/in/set-72157603857818193/
And just in case Joe is missing the Pugsies and his recent adventures with them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezevec/2487263034/in/set-72157603857818193/
Nighty-night, from North America. 🙂
Thx for sharing your travels with us, Joe! Japanese toilet story: a friend’s boyfriend comes for a visit from England, they go to a ski resort in Sapporo. He uses the facilities in their room, sits down, and jumps right back up in shock… wasn’t expecting the warmed toilet seat. Heaven forfend the Honored Guest should get a cold bum, but when you’re not expecting it… it can be a real WTF?! moment.
Hey Joe,
Just realised… welcome to today!
So what will happen when you head back to Canada and cross the date line again? Will there be a blog paradox?
(Sorry if this is a double post! Sent it once and it disappeared.)
Cap’n Joe wrote: “…Jelly, my eldest pug…”
Not his eldest child, his eldest PUG! Spoken like a true Doggie Daddy. 😀 You know when it could be really fun? When you and Fondy collaborate on your own “super secret project,” and THEN have an eldest child, one that needs to get out of bed in time for school. The solution? Plop the nearest pug on the pillow and stand back and watch. Bad, bad Daddy! But good, good fun.
Aren’t men’s peep-toe socks just as in fashion as women’s peep-toe pumps? No? Quel domage! (What a shame!)
Loved the pic of that pile-o’-chocolate dessert. Would have been a scream if time had permitted to also post the vid of la toilette. Woulda looked a lot like a “Modern Toilet” eatery, non? 😀
Ah, but chocolat (and the movie by the same name) and sugar are yummy cures for jet lag. And if you needed protein as ballast for more sugar, the “Freshness Burger” is as you say, just across the way. If you see more mangled English signage, take some pics for us logophiles. The malapropisms are giggle-inducing.
When my brother was working in Taiwan to be near his fiancée, now my sis-in-law Jane, he found a slew of fractured English signs.
What is it with Eastern cultures and feet?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezevec/2238511077/in/set-72157603857818193/
And just in case Joe is missing the Pugsies and his recent adventures with them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezevec/2487263034/in/set-72157603857818193/
Nighty-night, from North America. 🙂
Hi Joe
I’m glad to hear you are enjoying Tokyo and I’d really love to see that pic of your toilet!
But on to Brain Storm. First let me say I am a huge fan of SGA and Jennifer Keller. BUT (you knew there was going to be a but didn’t you :)) I must say I thought Brain Storm was THE absolute worst episode of SGA ever. If Martin Gero ever offers to write romance again, please hide his computer or his pencil and paper or whatever he uses. Because this was absolutely dire. Those last scenes in the plane made me feel physically ill. My favourite female character has turned into a tart overnight.
If there is going to be more of the same in the remaining episodes I don’t think I will be able to watch. Also the bit with Ronon’s “who cares?” at the beginning – so that’s the end of the great love triangle now, is it? It will be off with the old love and on with the new. Totally unbelievable.
I really and sincerely hope that it will turn out that there is more to this episode than meets the eye and we get chance to erase it completely, as in The Last Man.
Finally, sorry for the mini rant but I am really upset that I am feeling this way about my favourite TV show and really needed to vent a little.
Hmmm… Maybe I’ll crochet socks for you instead of a tie…or sock toys for the dogs. Put the toys in your sock drawer for a couple of days, maybe?
You meant that the police ask for one’s TOURIST visa, not the credit card, right?
Hey Joe!
Have a great time on your vacation!
I watched Brain Storm and you know I was screaming my head off. I honestly think that even if I wasn’t a Ronon/Jenn shipper I still wouldn’t like McKeller. The whole thing was a mess. I understand the idea behind the way Keller is with McKay..trying to rein him in when he is going overboard but it just came across as trying to turn him into something he isn’t. I enjoyed the story but the McKeller could have been toned down a little. The whole I Love You was out of nowhere..did part of Keller’s Brain die when she got too cold?
Towards the end I decided to just accept it but the last scene was just too much. I didn’t think Keller’s character was so forward and to have her..or leave us with the idea of Keller and McKay joining the mile high club on their first date/near death experience was just bad. She came across looking like…fill in the blanks.. not that women can’t be the ones to make the first move or suggest it but it certainly didn’t come across like that to me..maybe because I’m a bitter Ronon fan? Speaking of Ronon why couldn’t he have gotten the girl..specially Keller? I just can’t believe Ronon was once again pushed aside.
I have an idea of how Brain Storm should have gone…SGC finds out about the machine and sends McKay and the rest of the team to check it out. We could have gotten the whole team and even the McKeller moments.
Question for Gero…
Was McKay/Keller relationship the chosen one from the start or did something happened to make it so?
If it was the chosen one why even have a triangle since nothing came out of it? And by that I mean character development, it didn’t serve a purpose other than to start ship wars. 🙂
Last question… Why didn’t you make this a team episode? Did you plan to make it a team episode and due to conflicts or the way the story progressed the team was left out?
Thank you
Thanks for the information.
I have to visit Japan in the future.
Tony.
荔枝角卓越迷你倉