Yes, years of hard living have taken their toll. So, today, Suji entered rehab... First, a little test of those gimpy hindquarters. Yes, they're weak and she suffers from hip dysplasia, but she can really motor when she gets up a full head of steam. Into the tank for her hydrotherapy session. The handle…
December 15, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 20 of 91!
"Motorists should consider postponing non-essential travel..." Is going home considered non-essential? Should be interesting. We have a little over an hour before wrap and waze is already telling me it's going to take me a while to get home. A while that's going to get even whilier as the snowstorm continues to rage. Melissa is…
December 10, 2016: Contest winner!
Early in November, I held a little contest on this blog, asking fans to directly identify two props featured in Dark Matter's second season. Then, we rolled into production and I forgot to announce the winner. And so, better late than never, the winner of the cast-signed script who correctly identified the props - and the episodes…
December 6, 2016: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 13 of 91!
While I was back in the office, working on this latest script, production on season 3 continued at the Ishida Palace in Kitchener, Ontario Zairon. In tribute to Dark Matter's latest biggest bad, here are some family portraits c/o the spectacular Roxanne Borris, 1st Assistant Art Director/Graphics... Emperor Ishida Tetsuya Empress Ishida (Li Na) Katsumi Emperor Ishida Hiro…
December 4, 2016: Snow Monkeys on the brink! Suji settles in!
It's all over but the crying (as my dad used to say). Despite a valiant effort, and an impressive win in their last week of regular season play, it looks like my Snow Monkeys will come up one game short in their bid to grab that last playoff spot. There were a lot of missed…
December 3, 2016: Introducing…Suji!
Yesterday was the day! Akemi and I went down to Toronto's Union Station to meet the newest member of the family - Suji (aka Sujiko), who comes to us all the way from Portland, Oregon via The Pacific Pug Rescue. Akemi saw little Suji (formerly Suzie) on their website a few weeks back and instantly…
November 13, 2016: Dog Days of November!
"Weird. That woman's treating her kid like a dog." My reaction to witnessing a mother rocking, hugging and showering her child with kisses. Bubba models his new Christmas sweater. Lulu, all smiles. Bubba doing his best frog imitation. Lulu, reminding us it's dinner time. An introspective Bubba. Bubs and mom hit the Christmas market. So,…
November 6, 2016: My weekend summed up in 3 Bubba pictures!
Kicked back and relaxed a little. Headed out and hung out. Now feeling dazed and confused as I head back into prep. One of the nice things about the weekends is that it's a time when I can set aside my eating routine in favor of more, uh, adventurous culinary pursuits. Like, pictured above, the…
November 5, 2016: Thanks and a Lulu update!
Now that I can finally take a breather from prep, let me thank Drea, Gary, Hilda, Tam, Kathy, Jan, Randy, Maggie, Jeff, Zoe, and everyone else who contributed to my anniversary video. On November 21st it will be 10 years of daily blogging. Wow. Thanks to all everyone who has supported this decade-long endeavour by…
October 15, 2016: Phasing the dog dislikers out of my life!
I was leaving the farmer's market when I ran into an old friend. It had been years since I'd seen her and, clearly, much had changed. She was married, had a son, and had just moved into a new house. "We should go out for dinner and catch up,"she said. "Great,"I said. I loved the…
October 7, 2016: Toronto Day #1!
So, I'm halfway through this fairly comprehensive rewrite when I get a call from the lovable Robbie David back at the production office who starts off the conversation with: "I just got an email. You're not gonna like it." And boy, was he right. Although I understood the sentiment behind the message Robbie received, I really…
October 4, 2016: The Lulu Update!
Well, this was a nerve-wracking day. I slept fitfully thinking about the surgery and Lulu seemed to sense something was up. She was atypically needy, snuggling up to me throughout the night and then not wanting to get out of bed this morning. We dropped her off at 8:30 a.m. and the waited for word.…
October 3, 2016: Dogs!
Well, tomorrow's the big day for my frenchie, Lulu. In the morning, she goes in for the surgery that will, hopefully, arrest and maybe even reverse the effects of the spinal issue that has been affecting her hind quarters. I've noticed that she's having an increasingly trickier time walking. She'l drag her back legs, stumble,…
September 27, 2016: Another doggy update!
Whew. What an exhausting day spent dealing with an avalanche of issues: dogs, Dark Matter, banking, and bills. Bubba went in for some follow-up tests: a physical examination, an ultrasound, and some fine needle aspirations of his lymph nodes - as well as another growth on his leg. All this on the heels of a…
September 25, 2016: Dark Matter DON’TS and Dogs!
So, what do you NOT want to see in Dark Matter's third season? I always get requests for the things fans WANT to see in the show but rarely do I ever hear about what fans DON'T want to see...until after the fact. So, weigh in. I'm asking. I'm curious because at the beginning of every season, there…