I prepared for Halloween night by swinging by my local eclectic sweet shop and picking up a bunch of candy I'd personally enjoy eating in the very likely event a grand total of four kids end up visiting the house like last year. Among the highlights of the selection - Fun Dip: What kind of…
October 30, 2010: A Difficult Admission…
Normally, this blog is a place of refuge for me from some of life's grimmer realities. It's a sanctuary of sorts, an online oasis where the focus is on food and fun, production and puppies - although, occasionally, it does touch on a few of the hardships I've faced: The sheer impossibility of eating a mango!.…
October 29, 2010: SyFy Vice President of Original Programming and Development Erika Kennair Answers Your Questions! + A Stargate: Universe Outtake (at the bottom of the entry)!
Today, it gives me pleasure to turn this blog over to the all-around awesome Erika Kennair - dog-lover, network point person, and SyFy VP of Original Programming and Development - who finally came up for air to answer your burning questions. A big thanks to Erika for taking the time to chat - and, of…
October 28, 2010: Refuel’s Annual Whole Hog Dinner!
Well, last night was Refuel's annual Whole Hog Dinner. There were three seatings offered: 6:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. In preparation for my senior years, I opted for the early bird special, arriving maybe five minutes before the scheduled seating. As I neared the restaurant, I noticed a group of people milling about…
October 27, 2010: Alan McCullough! Going Whole Hog! That comic book project starts taking shape!
Hey, look who it is! It's former Stargate writer/producer Alan McCullough, fresh from his modeling tour of Milan! No, no. Just kidding. The modeling tour will have to wait until next year. Alan has his hands full on Sanctuary where he has just finished scripting this season's big season finale. With only a week to…
October 26, 2010: Cloverdale, SGU episode 215, tonight at 9:00 p.m. on SyFy!
Paul finished up his pass on Gauntlet over the weekend and, today, heads prep on episode 20. Boy, that last scene... Dare I say it? Not a dry eye in the house! Hey, guess who dropped by the office today! Go ahead. Guess. Nope. Guess again. Nope. One more guess! No! Come on, people! Dropping…
October 25, 2010: My recent haul! Notable links! The mailbag!
Today was a production holiday, so I took advantage of the extra day off to work on my quarterly tax installments. Yes, sir, nothing says holiday like sitting hunched over a calculator for four hours, crunching numbers and assiduously documenting the results for future reward (a.k.a. the installment payment I'll be making this weekend). On…
October 24, 2010: Tried and True or Something New! A Tasty Spoiler! Mailbag!
The other day, we hit one of our favorite Korean restaurants. As usual, I was torn between ordering something tried and true or going with something new. And, as usual, I decided to do both - Tried and true = the kimchee pancake. Something new = The four pepper blow-your-mouth-off sea snails with cold noodles.…
October 23, 2010: January’s Book of the Month Club Pick! Interesting video links! Mailbag!
Yesterday was a foray into the culinary unknown with my sampling of the Triple Down (see last issue, ed.). This January, I hazard the literary unknown with my first foray into urban fantasy. January's Book of the Month Club pick is... The Iron Hunt, by Marjorie M. Liu From the Publisher: "Living tattoos: demons of…
October 22nd: The Return of the Weird Food Purchase of the Day! A little something I like to call…The Triple Down! And another au revoir!
It's been a while since my last Weird Food Purchase of the Day video installment so, today, I rectify that in grand style with a little something I like to call The Triple Down. "What?"you may ask, "is a Triple Down?" Well, I'm glad you asked - Take one KFC Double Down (bacon, two different…
October 21, 2010: Cold remedies! ESP! Film! And Snow Monkeys!
I walked into the office this morning, sniffling away, noisily clearing my throat, and generally doing everything in my power to elicit sympathy from my disinterested co-workers. Finally, Tanja took the bait and asked me if I was fighting off a cold. Bingo! I was expecting chicken soup, a warm blankie, maybe mug of hot…
October 20, 2010: Finally! An All Mailbag Entry!
I finally have time to come up for air, so I'm making today's post a dedicated mailbag entry. It's a brief respite since it looks like I'm looking ahead to a crazy-busy few months to end 2010 chock full of Stargately excitement, holiday planning, a Tokyo trip, and not one, not two, but three super…
October 19, 2010: Stargate: Universe, “Pathogen”, tonight at 9:00 p.m. on SyFy!
Just got the live+7 numbers for Intervention, the season 2 premiere. Wow. We jumped 78% from the live number, about 40% from the liv+SD. That's a lot of eyeballs. Of course that isn't even counting those who are viewing the show through alternate platforms (ie. netflix, iTunes, and other download options). Merely a point of…
October 18, 2010: My diet of late has been sorely deficient in cuteness!
You know what I've noticed? That ever since Akemi headed back to Japan, I haven't been eating as cute. Oh, I've been eating well - but nowhere near as cute as when she was around... Exhibit B: Mini Cherry Tomato and Buffalo Cheese Burger topped with Basil Leaf Exhibit C: Her way of letting me…
October 17, 2010: Pulled pork, football, and Snow Monkeys! And, yes, that DAMN SCRIPT! THANKS FOR REMINDING ME!
Today, for a few hours at least, I took my mind off my scriptly concerns to attend Ivon R. Bartok's First Annual Pulled Pork Shoulder Sandwich and Football Fiesta. All last week, Ivon had been raving about this recipe for ten-hour slow-cooked pork shoulder he had discovered in a recent issue of Matronly Meals &…