Sometimes when I talk to my mother on the phone, I feel like I’ve inadvertently crossed into a temporal distortion field where time passes slower for me than the actual time would indicate. Today, the effect was triggered by a seemingly innocuous question: “How much did it cost?”. This a reference to the renovation work recently completed on her kitchen. By way of a response, Mom proceeded to break down ALL of the work done to date, from the doors to the floor, cubbies to crawlspace, all the moving and the repairing and the cleaning and the painting, sparing absolutely no detail in the retelling. And, the more she talked, the further away the answer seemed to recede, tantalizingly close yet growing more elusive by the minute until, eventually, I couldn’t even remember what I’d asked in the first place.
Anyway, five grand.
I kid. I kid.
Closer to six.
Another stage completed on Project F today! This time the First World section. Keywords and phrases included: neural interfaces, future, post-apocalyptic, explore, unknown, their true identities a mystery. Tomorrow, I move on to the Second World section.
Amazing people with whom I’ve worked….
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The incredible Joe Turner was our a camera operator on the last season of #DarkMatter before moving on to work on #KimsConvenience and #Titans. Pictured here with the equally fantastic Alyssa Pawlak. pic.twitter.com/VZZe93vfi8— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) August 28, 2020
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A veteran of the #OrphanBlack and #MurdochMysteries writers' rooms, Natalia Guled proved a powerful creative voice on #UtopiaFalls as well.
Looking forward to working with her again in the not too distant future! pic.twitter.com/oW1XDoAupT— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) August 29, 2020
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Sam Inayeh was the Director of Photography on #UtopiaFalls. He's accomplished, a focused worker, and a good guy. You can check out his most recent work on #Coroner. pic.twitter.com/TiTChJEEEw— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) August 30, 2020
Sounds like your Mom’s (extensive) kitchen remodel went well! I think we’ll need pictures and I would love to hear ALL the details! 🙂
Been somewhat busy lately – had my brother and sister-in-law from NS here for the weekend and really enjoyed the visit. Spent the day on Sunday out along the Fundy Trail Parkway, an absolutely beautiful part of the province. Did a little trail work today in my role as trail steward for the Nature Conservancy’s Black Beach Trail just outside of Saint John. It was such a nice day!
Lololol Joe…
So THAT is why my “yes /no” questions elicit multi-sentence answers from Husband. Good to know.
Yes, I have to keep my mom on point too. Last week, she tried to use her credit card to buy a washing machine and the sales guy told her the card expired in 2005. What?! She swears she’s been using it regularly. I told her to call the credit card company and get them to issue her a new card. She can’t because she throws the bill away when it’s paid. What?! (I explained shredding) Anyway, it’s a small town and the sales guy is a friend. He let her charge it to his company and she’s paying payments. I offered to pay the loan off but she won’t hear of it. 🙄
Anyhoo, I’m glad your mom is having fun with her money. She loves to cook and deserves to have her dream kitchen. LIke Gforce said, we need pictures. Or maybe she’s thinking of doing more cooking videos?
whistles innocently while hiding his temporal manipulator
‘And, the more she talked, the further away the answer seemed to recede, tantalizingly close yet growing more elusive by the minute until, eventually, I couldn’t even remember what I’d asked in the first place.’
I could just imagine Three asking Five a simple question like that and he would get a similar response!
Oooh, “post-apocalyptic“ sounds intriguing.