As requested, I sent off the package containing further documentary evidence of my relationship with Akemi. This package, even bigger than the first one sent, included: three letters from friends, a slew of photos, Christmas cards and mail addressed to us, and several Akemi-centric blog entries including the recent one which offers an overview of…
August 1, 2012: Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! SGA’s Season 3! No Man’s Land! We check out Minami! The Olympics Update!
Our trip down Stargate: Atlantis memory lane continues as we dedicate August to SGA's third season. We kick things off with.... NO MAN'S LAND (301) The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Or, in this case, at the very least, a most unlikely ally. I've always loved characters that inhabit that grey area between black…
July 29, 2012: Snapshot Sunday! The results of The Greatest Season-Ending Cliffhanger in Stargate History Poll! And lucky winners!
Today, I was up at the crack of dawn - ish, at a little after 9:00 a.m., so that we could pack up up all three dogs and head on over to the beach for the monthly Pugs on the Beach gathering. Lately, there hasn't been much of a turnout, but that hasn't stopped the…
July 24, 2012: Dessert and a sandwich and dessert. And more desserts. And Alexander and Sarah!
Seriously. How can anyone say no to freshly baked cookies, even if it means having them for breakfast? In retrospect, they were the perfect food for what lay ahead, full of the carbohydrate and sugar energy I would need to get me through a grueling day of eating. Akemi and I met up with our…
July 21, 2012: What was the greatest season-ending cliffhanger in Stargate history?
"I am melty sleepy" - Akemiism. Translation: I'm REALLY sleepy. It was nice today, so we ended up checking out the local farmer's market with Jelly. On the way home, we happened to come across a street festival so we parked, hopped out, and too that in as well. On an unrelated note - ooooh,…
July 18, 2012: Vegas Day #3!
Yesterday, we were up early so that we could do a little more strolling and try our luck against the scorching heat. We headed over to Caesar's for another lunch at Joe's Stone Crab. We were a little early and Akemi needed to use the facilities. I consulted the handy mall map and their directions…
July 17, 2012: Vegas Day #2: Mesa Grill! Serendipity! Jaleo!
This is the first and probably the last time I'll be staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. In addition to the trifling annoyances (in-room safe not working, housekeeping skipping our room today, being told I could leave my valuables at the front desk only to be told by the front desk that I…
July 14, 2012: Comic Con Day #2!
"I've never seen so much drunk zombies." - Akemi walking home after drinks at the Hilton last night. Well, not really Comic Con Day #2. Actually, the second half of Day #1 and part of Day #2 as the festivities are ongoing. Today = my Dark Matter signing. Where: The Dark Horse Booth (#2615) When: 4:00…
July 3, 2012: My Canada Day Weekend (or lack thereof)! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Critical Mass!
I celebrated Canada Day in typical fashion: rewriting a script and then taking a break to attend some food-related event. We received the last batch of notes on our script for the miniseries early Saturday morning and, since my writing partner, Paul, was (conveniently) out of town and without computer access, it fell on me…
June 30, 2012: NOT so fast! A return visit to the Night Market! Days of Stargate: Atlantis Past! Aurora! The Lost Boys!
I woke up this morning to a new set of notes. Wait! Notes on what? I have even started a new writing job yet. Oh, wait. These are notes for the LAST writing job. The miniseries I assumed we'd completed work on a week and a half ago. Paul and I handed in the second…
June 23, 2012: No fish taco for you! And Preparing Sea Urchin at Home!
Today, Akemi and I took drive down to Steveston Village. For those of you who don't know (and, really, given what loyal fans you are, I imagine that number is very small), Steveston was the location we used to for the SG-1 episode Nightwalkers. And I'm sure we weren't the first production to make use…
June 17, 2012: Checking out the new food trucks! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Siege I and II!
When Stargate: Atlantis fan (and blog regular) Jeff first told me he'd be in town for business, I offered him a few suggestions on dining locations. While I would have loved to join him for dinner, his visit happened to coincide with the rewrite on this SF miniseries Paul and I are working on. It's…
June 15, 2012: Meat & Bread! Cadeaux Bakery! Days of Stargate Past, Atlantis! Before I Sleep! The Brotherhood!
On the heels of some disappointing/underwhelming/unfortunate/painful dining experiences, I've done much of my eating at home of late. The other day, however, I did end up venturing out to grab a sandwich at Meat & Bread in Gastown, and a dessert or two (or three...or four...okay, more like five) at Cadeaux Bakery. I hear that…
June 8, 2012: Dim Sum and Donuts and more Stargate: Atlantis memories!
Today, I met up with former Stargate creator/producer/director/writer Robert Cooper and former Stargate special features producer Ivon Bartok for an afternoon of dim sum and donuts. Over the course of our culinary conference, we discussed past productions, pending projects, and even pitched out plans for a few potential programming possibilities. We also ate. A lot.…
June 5, 2012: Bad dining karma!
I believe the food gods are trying to tell me something. Lately, my dinner outings have varied from middling to highly disappointing. Several of my formerly dependable favorites have failed me. Still, I held out hope that some of my old standbys would come through and deliver the positive dining experience I desperately needed. And…