Done and done. Sort of. I finally finished the first rough draft of the miniseries. Now, I switch off and go over the first part which Paul has been revising and rewriting. I think it's coming along quite nicely - a suspenseful, near-future four hour television event. They're looking to go to camera in July…
May 30, 2012: Checking out the new kid on the block – Fable Restaurant!
Over on 4th, in the spot once occupied by one of my favorite Vancouver restaurants, Refuel (and my absolute favorite Vancouver restaurant, Fuel, before that), a new restaurant has opened its doors. Almost. The official opening is apparently a couple of weeks off, but lunches and dinners are being served as part of Fable's soft…
May 29, 2012: The Bullshititude of Creative Writing Classes!
I know, I know. It's not what you want to hear. Eager young writers would love to know that there's somewhere they can go, someone they can pay money, to become a better writer. Well, the sad truth is that no one but you can make you a better writer. Actually, hang on. Back up…
May 28, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club Reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews the 1995 Fantastic Four movie!
Dis movie nowhere near fantastic but, all in all, not de worst fan film monster have ever seen. De skript be cliche and contrived, de akting hokey and over-de-top, and de special effekts soooo cheezy, but you have to remember dat dis movie not made by profeshiunals. It a produkt of love by group of…
May 27, 2012: A visit to the Richmond Night Market!
Last weekend, Akemi, Ivon and I checked out the Summer Night Market in Richmond. This weekend, Akemi, Jessie and I checked out the similarly themed Richmond Night Market. We arrived a little after 7:00 p.m. and, after winding our way and finding a spot in the massive parking area, walked to the entrance area. Unlike…
May 26, 2012: News of note and a mailbag!
13 acts done and only three to go on the miniseries front! More or less. I'm taking the rest of the day off to check out Vancouver OTHER night market. Hopefully, this one will offer less than a half dozen variations of curly hurricane fries. Some news of note: Our friend Tara announces an exciting…
May 25, 2012: An inspired dinner at Diva at the Met!
Yesterday, I hit the 151 page mark of the SF miniseries Paul and I are working on. That's 12 acts down and four to go! I celebrated by going out for a nice dinner. Surprisingly, it's been a while since I sat down to an inspired multi-course meal. Even more surprisingly was where we enjoyed…
May 24, 2012: My tortured soul. And eyes.
If what they say is true about the eyes being the mirror to the soul, then my soul must be tortured because my eyes are positively tortuous (April 6, 2012: Tortuosity and Dark Matter!). Yes, it's true. My last visit to the opthamologist confirmed it. My eyes are, indeed, tortuous - meaning my retinal vessels are,…
May 23, 2012: Lulu scampers loudly and carries a big stick!
I was sidetracked today by an eye doctor's appointment, several phone calls, and a slew of emails that kept me from the task at hand - that task being, of course, the SF (near future) miniseries I'm writing with Paul. In order to keep to my act a day pace, it looks like I'll have…
May 22, 2012: Running the miniseries marathon! And the Dark Matter TPB is on its way!
If this miniseries were a marathon, these last two legs would have been all uphill. I'm exhausted but have passed the halfway mark and, while I forge ahead, keeping to my grueling act a day pace, Paul is following a few steps back - reading, revising and making sure everything actually makes sense. Once I…
May 21, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Blankman!
Calling dis movie "a comedy" be like calling orange soda "juice". Blankman aktually offer less den 5% of de daily rekommended serving of laffs. It start promising enuf, den go downhill faster den a carob birtday cake delivery truck wit no brakes. Or a movie written by a ten year old - which me suspekt…
May 20, 2012: Disappointing Dinners!
The plan was to get together with the boys this afternoon and continue our Game of Thrones season 2 marathon (this is how guys spend Sunday afternoon's during the NFL off-season), but schedules didn't line up (Ivon has a meeting with his parole officer, while Lawren's girlfriend is hosting her Oprah's book club meeting and…
May 19, 2012: Amateur Blogging Made Difficult: My Top Ten Tips for the Online Personal Journalerer. Er.
So, despite having done this for over five years now, I apparently break all the fundamental rules of successful blogging. I don't market my blog, make money off it through advertising, stick to a single niche or dedicated theme, and, perhaps worst of all, do not limit myself to the recommended weekly entry. Instead, my…
May 18, 2012: Dark Matter artist Garry Brown answers your questions!
When my editor at Dark Horse, Patrick Thorpe, asked me which artist I wanted to work with on Dark Matter, I had a difficult time offering a name. Yes, there are plenty of comic book artists whose work I greatly admire but, being a relative newcomer to the field, I didn't feel right pitching someone…
May 17, 2012: Ghost, Burglar, Hitman, or Honest Mistake? You decide!
You ever have one of those mornings where you're awakened by the sustained whine of your home alarm? You stumble out of bed and are in the midst of deactivating it, wondering: a ) how your girlfriend could have forgotten about it before letting the dogs out and b) why she hadn't deactivated it herself,…