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 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 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 14, 2013: Weekend highlights!
So how was your weekend? What did you do? Something exciting no doubt. Do tell! It was a quiet two days on my home front. I finished reading three books, started watching the second season of Boardwalk Empire, worked on the new pilot outline, almost sold my car, attended a French bulldog meet-up, and added…
April 10, 2013: I have this friend…
I suspect that someone I know may have a drug dependency issue. I can't say for certain because I can't really talk to her about it. Confronting her with my suspicions won't do any good because she just wouldn't understand. In the fourteen years I've known her, she's been obstinate, set in her ways, and…
April 9, 2013: A trip through time…
I'm working my way, backwards, through this blog - seeking out, copying, and pasting passages I'm thinking of using for an upcoming project. The experience has proven a little surreal, like traveling back in time. Unlike a photograph that captures an instant for future reflection, these 2358 entries, one for every day since I started…
April 7, 2013: Foodly Matters! And a Supermovie of the Week Club reminder!
The other night, Akemi and I checked out one of the buzziest Taiwanese restaurants in Vancouver, the well-reviewed, foodie favorite: Kalvin's Szechuan Restaurant. Akemi has a couple of Taiwanese friends who swear by the place and so, more than a little intrigued, we headed out to Victoria Street to see (and taste) for ourselves. The…