Somebody's got an itchy back. I'll take a couple of days to decompress, do a little work on the miniseries, the horror script, then resume our trip down SGA memory lane with Atlantis's second season. Some news of note: Family struggles to rescue their dog from being euthanized by bureaucrats in Belfast City Council: The Lennox…
June 14, 2012: Familiar territory! Days of Stargate Past, Atlantis! Hot Zone! Sanctuary!
The other day, I was back in familiar territory, at The Bridge Studios, the former home of Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Stargate: Universe, present home of Once Upon A Time, and Brightlight Pictures the company producing the SF miniseries Paul and I are writing. I dropped by to get notes on the script, toss…
June 3, 2012: News of note!
Had dinner last night with Steve Barron who is in town to direct the miniseries Paul and I are writing. Among the projects Steve has in the works is this intriguing hopefully-soon-to-be-series called Slingers: Thoughts? Some news of note: Enjoy your swim! Swimming Pools Are Public Toilet Bowls for Many: Survey | Healthy ... The…
June 2, 2012: Lifely Updates! The miniseries, the horror script, travel plans torpedoed, selling my car, Akemi’s corn soup, Jelly, and The Shadow!
Having finished a rough first draft of our four hour, sixteen act near-future miniseries, I've moved on to reading and reviewing Paul's work on Part I (a robust 108 pages. I have to admit, he's done a might fine job on the rewrite, pulling everything together into a nice, tight, suspense-filled seat-of-your-pants narrative. I have…
June 1, 2012: We hit EAT! Vancouver! And then Eat! Vancouver hits us back and takes my wallet.
Today, Akemi and I met up with our friend Sheryl (and her boyfriend West) to check out the first day of the EAT! Vancouver festival, described as "the only consumer food, beverage and cooking festival in Vancouver" and "the ultimate Food Expo". These two facts together make me very, very sad. I'm not saying it…
May 27, 2012: A visit to the Richmond Night Market!
Last weekend, Akemi, Ivon and I checked out the Summer Night Market in Richmond. This weekend, Akemi, Jessie and I checked out the similarly themed Richmond Night Market. We arrived a little after 7:00 p.m. and, after winding our way and finding a spot in the massive parking area, walked to the entrance area. Unlike…
May 26, 2012: News of note and a mailbag!
13 acts done and only three to go on the miniseries front! More or less. I'm taking the rest of the day off to check out Vancouver OTHER night market. Hopefully, this one will offer less than a half dozen variations of curly hurricane fries. Some news of note: Our friend Tara announces an exciting…
May 25, 2012: An inspired dinner at Diva at the Met!
Yesterday, I hit the 151 page mark of the SF miniseries Paul and I are working on. That's 12 acts down and four to go! I celebrated by going out for a nice dinner. Surprisingly, it's been a while since I sat down to an inspired multi-course meal. Even more surprisingly was where we enjoyed…
May 24, 2012: My tortured soul. And eyes.
If what they say is true about the eyes being the mirror to the soul, then my soul must be tortured because my eyes are positively tortuous (April 6, 2012: Tortuosity and Dark Matter!). Yes, it's true. My last visit to the opthamologist confirmed it. My eyes are, indeed, tortuous - meaning my retinal vessels are,…
May 20, 2012: Disappointing Dinners!
The plan was to get together with the boys this afternoon and continue our Game of Thrones season 2 marathon (this is how guys spend Sunday afternoon's during the NFL off-season), but schedules didn't line up (Ivon has a meeting with his parole officer, while Lawren's girlfriend is hosting her Oprah's book club meeting and…
May 19, 2012: Amateur Blogging Made Difficult: My Top Ten Tips for the Online Personal Journalerer. Er.
So, despite having done this for over five years now, I apparently break all the fundamental rules of successful blogging. I don't market my blog, make money off it through advertising, stick to a single niche or dedicated theme, and, perhaps worst of all, do not limit myself to the recommended weekly entry. Instead, my…
May 18, 2012: Dark Matter artist Garry Brown answers your questions!
When my editor at Dark Horse, Patrick Thorpe, asked me which artist I wanted to work with on Dark Matter, I had a difficult time offering a name. Yes, there are plenty of comic book artists whose work I greatly admire but, being a relative newcomer to the field, I didn't feel right pitching someone…
May 16, 2012: A Major Mailbag! Includes: The scoop on the Dark Matter trade paperback! T.V. thoughts! And where I would like to see the Stargate: Universe movie go!
Well, last night I received a call from my writing partner, Paul. It was the call I suspected and expected and altogether dreaded. He was a couple of days into his pass on the first four acts I'd written and, while things were going well, they were also progressing slowly. "I don' t know what…
May 12, 2012: 2 Acts down, 14 to go! And why not join our Supermovie of the Week Club?
The miniseries I'm presently writing has required a fair amount of research. Over the past few weeks, my online investigations have covered cyber-terrorism, computer worms and viruses, online anonymity, the NSA (National Security Agency), the FBI, Missile Defense Systems, nuclear power schematics, and the White House administration. In short, every google search sure to set…
May 8, 2012: A Hypochrondric Pragmatist
"Hi,"said the woman on the other end of the line, sunny as could be. "This is Dr. Ward's office calling. We received a referral from your family doctor. He'd like Dr. Wade to check your eyes." "Yep,"I said. It had been over two weeks since my doctor had suggested as much. I'd simply assumed someone…