It looks like the mini-series gig is a go. First thing tomorrow morning, Paul and I will have a conference call with the studio execs to discuss the concept after which we'll get started on the outline for "big event" story. We'll hammer those out, get the approvals, move onto the script and then it'll…
April 14, 2012: Not-so-easy Home Repairs!
Help me out here. I'm about to embark on a bunch of home repairs and - well, where to start? Seriously. Where to start? I'm the last person who should be doing home repairs. I mean, I wouldn't know the difference between a Philips Screw and, well, the other ones. On the rare visits to…
April 13, 2012: The Doggy Guilt Trip!
My dogs have a way of laying on the guilt trip. Whenever I put on my jacket to go out, my thirteen year old pug, Jelly, transforms from an arthritic perennial lounger to a pup at heart, hopping up and bounding about, tail wagging, barking. It's her way of saying: "Finally! We're going out! Allow…
April 12, 2012: Garvige Day! Things Japanese! Mailbag!
"Garvige day?"I asked. "What's garvige day?" "Gar-vige,"Akemi enunciated for me. "Garvige day." "You mean garbage day,"I said. "Yes,"she confirmed as if that's what she'd been saying all along. "Garvige day. Why? How do you spell it?" "G-A-R-B-A-G-E". I said the letters aloud as I wrote them in big block letters on the piece of paper.…
April 11, 2012: Decisions, decisions! Another Dark Matter review!
I picked up a few books today and I'm trying to decide on some sort of reading order. Familiar with any of the above titles? Able to read the above titles? Okay, allow me to help: Dark Places, Gillian Flynn The Story Sisters, Alice Hoffman The Islanders, Christopher Priest (actually, already halfway through this one).…
April 10, 2012: Getting my macaron fix! Full Preview Dark Matter #4!
Everyone has their weaknesses. For some it's drugs. For others it's drink. For still others, it can be something as seemingly innocuous as surfing the internet, head massages, or shirtless albino guys. For me, it's ice cream and macarons. I've never been much of a drinker and, to be honest, golf and drugs hold equal…
April 9, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Hoo boy. Take one good idea wit promise, sell out and make it for kiddiez to cash in on merchandizing potenshul, den make movie about it but don't bother paying for decent script. Just trow together any old lazy ideas, some lame jokes and dubbing, and voila - you have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a…
April 8, 2012: Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France! Nebula Awards Showcase 2012! Dark Matter #4!
Tucked away on the less-traveled 21st Street, just off the much-traveled Main Street, sits my favorite little truffle stop in Vancouver: Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France. Owned and operated by former Quebecer Anne-Geneviève Poitras, it offers a delectable selection of hand-crafted chocolates, truffles, confections and beverages. With its rustic wooden shelves, glass jars, and chalkboard specials,…
April 7, 2012: Akemi and I attend the Annual Waiting Festival! Dark Matter #4 Preview! Mailbag!
Ever see that South Park episode where Cartman and the gang visit an amusement park? We discover them in an incredibly long queue where Kyle complains about the fact that they've been standing in line for almost an hour. Thankfully, as Cartman points out, they're almost there. Seconds later they finally reach the end of…
April 6, 2012: Tortuosity and Dark Matter!
Every year, when we were kids, my father used to put my sister and I through the holy trinity of medical check-ups: dental, optical, and general health. Of the three, our local ophthalmologist was the only one I actually looked forward to visiting. There was no pinching, no prodding, no poking - just some reading,…
April 5, 2012: Projects! Dark Matter #4 preview! Fat Dragon II: The Return!
Today, I completed my pass on the horror script, incorporating notes from Paul, Rob, Ivon, and Tara before sending it on its way. It is now in the hands of my agent(s) who will take the weekend to read it and then get back to me early next week with their thoughts, notes, and/or tearful…
April 4, 2012: Potential pack members? We check out The Oakwood Canadian Bistro, Market by Jean-Georges, and Thierry.
"I am melting sleepy. I can't take it anymore." - Akemi, last night, apparently VERY tired. As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm considering adopting an elderly pug in memory of my boy Maximus. I've been scouring the pug rescue sites and came across the twosome pictured above. Buddy and Junior are brothers, aged…
April 3, 2012: Fat Dragon!
The other night, Akemi and I attended the soft opening of Fat Dragon, the latest addition to the Vancouver restaurant scene from the guys that brought you Fuel/Refuel, Campagnolo, and Campagnolo Roma. The theme is Asian barbecue - Where East meets South - and Fat Dragon offers a variety of southern comfort-style Asian plates inspired…
April 2, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews The Punisher (1989)!
Monster really looking forward to not seeing dis movie. So looking forward, in fakt, dat me make planz to visit Wildwood New Jerzey for jellyfish mating seazon instead. Joe accuze monster of not trying hard enuf to find movie, but iz not true. Me look everywhere for it! Even check out speshulty video store dat…
April 1, 2012: Remembering Maximus
Today would have been Maximus's twelfth birthday. I'd like to dedicate today's entry to his memory and offer up some of my favorite photos of my boy, "the handsome one".