Following the horrible injury he suffered the other day (gruesome details here: April 27, 2013: Bubba’s Bad Day!), my pug Bubba has been keeping off his left front paw. Doctor's orders - But that hasn't stopped him from enjoying outdoors. After a day of getting used to the special bandage, he was back to his old, upbeat…
April 29, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews The Green Hornet!
Do you have low expektations? Are you annoyed by tings like logic and quality? Are you a cretin? If you answered yes to any of dese questions, den you may enjoy The Green Hornet. Movie open on Russian gangster who visit club owned by rival. There, he make rival an offer he can't refuse. Rival…
April 28, 2013: What are the chances? Death, lottery jackpots, and other likelihoods!
Given the choice, ninety-nine percent of us would prefer to die quietly in our sleep. But the fact is, for ninety-nine percent of us, death won't be peaceful. We'll either get shot or drown or killed in a car crash or accidentally swallow a toothpick and die of peritonitis. I've often said that I don't…
April 27, 2013: Bubba’s Bad Day!
A mixed day for my pug Bubba. This morning, he got to do his favorite thing in the world next to eating: going to the farmers market and eating! Amid the all the strolling and attention paid to him (kids love him and he loves being loved by kids!) he sampled a crepe, butter chicken…
April 26, 2013: News of Note!
A little while ago when I dedicated an entry to seminal films from my youth, I forgot a big one: Bucakroo Banzai Director On Why We Never Got That Sequel | Giant ... The gang at Cracked.com offer up their list of: The 5 Most Awesomely Bad Comic Book Movies How could Cookie Monster have missed the…
April 25, 2013: Brand Loyalty!
Well, I finally sold my car. After several weeks of listing, relisting, and re-relisting on craigslist, fielding numerous emails and questions, and riding along on various test drives, my hard work, patience, and determination finally didn't pay off. That's right. It didn't. I got fed up and took my car in to a local dealer who…
April 24, 2013: Walks with Jelly!
This afternoon, I was out with Jelly for her daily walk. Really, given her age (14) and hip dysplasia, it's more of a stagger-stroll-stop-and-snack. She scampers out of the gate and stops, waits for me to give her a snack, then forges unsteadily ahead, weaving, panting, stopping - until she gets another snack - then…
April 23, 2013: Some friends check in! This ‘n that! Let’s get cookin’!
Well, look who it is. Yes, it's writer/director/producer/Golden Boy Martin Gero, recent winner of the 2013 WGC Screenwriting Award for Best Writing in a TV Drama (The LA Complex: "Down in L.A."). This pic was sent to me via my good friend, Anne-Marie Perrotta (who picked up a Writers Block Award on the same night)…
April 22, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Super!
Dis movie remind monster of Christmas family dinner. It sound like a good idea and everybody expekt a good time but, instead, it end up being sad, depressing, and somebody always get hit in de head wit a big wrench. Movie begin wit lovable loser who happily married to woman way out of his league.…
April 21, 2013: Much better! Some unfinished business!
What a difference a day makes. Well, a day and five slices of pork belly slathered with gochujang chili paste. What I had first taken to be food poisoning or the flu turned out to be something else entirely - what both Rob and Ivon suspect was a simple pork fat deficiency. Anyway, I'm feeling…
April 20, 2013: Under the weather…
Headache. Nausea. Fatigue. I'm either coming down with something, ate something that didn't agree with me, or that painful ouchie I assumed was a splinter was actually the bite of some bizarre, possibly radioactive, spider. I forget now. What were the symptoms Peter Parker experienced after his accident? Headache, nausea and fatigue - and then…
April 19, 2013: Akemi’s Birthday Festivities!
Yesterday was Akemi's birthday. I had the whole day planned weeks in advance. As it turns out, months in advance as I learned too late that I'd actually booked us for a visit to the dentist back in October. And so, after dropping the dogs off at doggy daycare, we kicked off Akemi's special day…
April 18, 2013: Happy Birthday, Akemi! News of Note!
After a couple of duds, I've discovered my new favorite show: Boardwalk Empire. I was told the first season was slow but I thought it terrific and am now halfway through the second season. By the time I finish up season 3, I'll be able to transition right into the third season of Game of…
April 17, 2013: Geek Cred!
"You are geek," Akemi informed me. Me? A geek? Surely she was mistaken. I've never played World of Warcraft. I'm not technologically savvy. And my facebook timeline isn't one endless stream of Dr. Who-related updates. But, upon further reflection, I can see how certain of my interests, past and present, could lead the dispassionate observer…
April 16, 2013: Dark Matter developments! Mailbag! My dog eating kale chips!
First things first! My french bulldog, Lulu, eating kale chips. Please raise volume to maximum before viewing: One of the worst kept secrets on this blog has been the identity of that scifi series Paul and I have been trying to set up. As many of you know, back when we were working on Stargate,…