Carl’s birthday was last Friday, but celebrations continue throughout the month of August. Last night, for instance, was the night I took him out for his birthday dinner, partly because he is a great writer and good friend who is as genuine and admirable in his work as he is in his dealings with others,…

Fondy and her business partner Shawne left for New York this afternoon where she’ll be attending a week-end long dog expo (or as Paul refers to it, a “Dogxpo”), leaving me to hang with the dogs and generally lie around reading. My horror book club (not to be confused with my scifi book club or…

With my script work behind me for the show’s fourth season and my correspondence with various email scammers reasonably up-to-date, I headed over to Terminal City today to see how the latest episode on deck was coming along. Director Martin Wood, very excited about the past two days’ filming, tried to prepare me for the…

Watched the final mix of Adrift this morning. Simply put: Best Season Premiere Ever.Marty G. pitched out a special guest star for Outcast, a character we haven’t seen since his debilitating injury in season one. Won’t the fans be surprised. Well, probably not as I’m sure you’ve figured it out.I’m really looking forward to Harmony.…

Well, I spent last night catching up on my correspondence with email scammers.First off, a panicked response from Shalom Global Security to my letter of outrage. They insist there has been some sort of misunderstanding, the 1.2 million is still awaiting me, and I should call them at the number provided. I wrote back: “To…

I picked up the message this weekend, a reminder from my dentist that I had an appointment, today, at noon. At noon? That was perilously close to lunch and didn’t sound like an appointment I would have made. Still, it was too late to cancel so I went into the office, then cut out at…

With my script work behind me for the show’s fourth season, I now have the opportunity to catch up on some of my other writing projects - namely, my inspired responses to email scammers.I received an email from a Mr. Jain Haggis who is - stop me if this sounds familiar - on his deathbed…

One of the great thing about this blog is that it offers up a convenient means by which fans of the show can communicate criticisms, concerns, and, most important of all, information about upcoming food-related events. Such as yesterday’s entry in which Vikitty alerted me to the Third Annual Moon Acres Garlic Festival taking place…

I had intended to dedicate this blog entry to all of you celebrating a birthday today but, as it turns out, I am contractually obligated to dedicate it to alternate August 10th birthday celebrant Carl Binder instead. Pictured is happy birthday boy holding the gift I gave him - a VGA computer to t.v. hook-up…

I consider myself a fairly adventurous eater. I’ve tried snake, duck tongue, alligator, and turtle. But those dishes pale in comparison to the just-plain-crazy dessert I had last week: a garishly violet ube cake. Ube, for those not in the know, is the Filipino word for purple yam, a more-than-key ingredient in this very unique…

Remember that time (it may have been yesterday) I said it’s more fun to visit the sets when no one’s around? Well, there is one exception. It’s definitely more fun to visit the sets when the cast and crew are around IF you happen to be a two month old puppy. Yes, today was Bring…

I’d had the place staked out for a while, doing the slow drive-by surveillance every now and then for any sign of movement. Nothing for weeks. And then, suddenly, one Saturday afternoon, it happened. The sign was up. The door was open. Transylvania Flavour was in business. I contacted my strike team and gave them…

Whenever someone comes to visit the set for the first time, they are invariably excited about being there, looking forward to the prospect of bearing witness to the magical process of television production. Well, I’ve got news for any prospective on-set visitors. It aint that magical. In fact, it’s not really all that exciting. It’s…

Even though my last visit to the Richmond Night Market was underwhelming to say the least, I found my way back there because my in-laws were visiting and my sister-in-law was in a bargain-hunting mood. As we made our way from the parking lot to the market proper, little seven year old Eric was negotiating…

Today was the day I made my promised appearance at The Timeless Gathering of Fans and Friends (not to be confused with The Timely Gathering of Friends and Foes, or The Timeless Gathering of Fans, Fiends, and Lycanthropes) where I gave a talk to a roomful of well over 25 fans - although, to be…