As per Air Canada’s suggestion, I got to the airport well in advance of my scheduled flight time and, as a result, ended up arriving at the departure gate with plenty of time to spare. And by plenty of time, I mean about two and a half hours. It would’ve been a full three but…
November 23, 2009: Okay, NOW I’m gone!
The mystery of the missing outline deepens. FACT: I had it with me when I left the restaurant Friday night. FACT: I remember tossing it onto the passenger side seat along with the half-dozen comic books I picked up on the way to the restaurant and the leftover grilled cornish game hen I was to…
November 22, 2009: Wait! I’m not gone yet!
I leave for Tokyo tomorrow. Today, I finished packing. I think. I mean, I've double, triple, and quadruple-checked and it appears as though I've remembered everything. But, of course, I won't really know whether or not I've remembered everything until I actually need everything. And I won't get around to needing everything until I'm in…
November 21, 2009: Prepping my Tokyo trip. Stargate this and that.
In less than 48 hours, I'll be Tokyo-bound. But between now and then, I've got A LOT to do. Still, there's always time for a blog update... Yesterday, we gave and received notes on three outlines: Episode 1 (Paul's story, which will shoot second), Episode 3 (my story, which will shoot fourth), and Episode 4…
November 20, 2009: A bittersweet victory, more bitter than sweet, and, really, upon closer scrutiny not sweet at all and, come to think of it, not an actual victory either.
According to Telus, my internet issue has been resolved. Yep, they've informed me they've fixed the problem and that, theoretically, I should be back online and surfing away. Of course, as any student of science will tell you, theory and practice are two very different things. Take early man for instance. He theorized that he…
November 19, 2009: Temporarily Back Online!
I'm online! But no thanks to Telus. My home internet is still inaccessible for the foreseeable future (Telus says the issue will be resolved by tomorrow morning but, hey, they say a lot of things - like, for instance, that the issue would be resolved by the the day before yesterday, or that the issue…
November 18: Telus Incompetence Knows No Bounds!!!
So Monday they told me I'd be back online Tuesday. On Tuesday, they assured me that my Internet would be up and running by Wednesday. Today, Wednesday, I was told: a) they had no record of my being promised either, and b) I'd be surfing by this Friday. Friday?! FRIDAY?!!!!!!!!!! Okay, I'm going to go…
November 17, 2009: A dedicated Telus employee is working on it…
Hey, guess where I am! That's right! NOT ONLINE!!! Apparently, a simple change to my billing information has proven a real challenge for my Internet provider, Telus. So much so that they felt it necessary to shut down my Internet access while they work on the problem. And what exactly IS the problem? Beats the…
November 16, 2009: Look, I don’t have time for titles…I’m being charged by the keystroke here.
Aw c'mon!!!! Now a screw-up on the part of my internet provider has booted me off-line. The telus rep is hopeful I can be back online tomorrow. Tomorrow?! But today is TODAY!!! As a result, I am painstakingly tapping out this entry on my iPHone. If I still had my Blackberry, I'd be hooped right…
November 15, 2009: Author Adam-Troy Castro Answers Your Questions!
Holy Mother of Nerd! I've just spent the last three hours trying to upload today's blog entry. For some reason, it kept uploading as one giant paragraph. Well, after multiple transfers between multiple laptops, numerous copies and pastings, seemingly endless saves and re-saves, and 27 consecutive drafts (wordpress keeps track, bless their hearts), I finally…
November 12, 2009: Progress on the tech front! Almost time for Time! News of note!
Okay, my Macbook is finally online. And I can finally access my email account on my new laptop. Now, if I can only figure out how to set up my email account on my new iPhone, I'll really be in business. Yep, after repeated appeals to my service provider fell on deaf ears, I decided…
November 11, 2009: Tech Troubles x 2! Get your questions in for Adam-Troy Castro! Mailbag!
Thanks to everyone who has offered up informed advice, hopeful suggestions, and strongly worded remonstrations on my ongoing tech problems. The battle continues on two fronts. First, there’s the internet issues with my new Macbook. Despite repeated attempts to log on to my home network (I can make a connection just fine at work), I…
November 10, 2009: A Year of Change Continues Throwing its Curveballs…
Received the following email: Fuel Restaurant Closes Award Wining Fuel Restaurant’s Final Service Sunday Nov 29th, 2009 (Vancouver BC, November 10, 2009) Fuel Restaurant will perform its final service on Sunday November 29th, 2009. Pushing the envelope with its almost fanatical quest for the best regional ingredients Fuel introduced Vancouver diners to house-made charcuterie, whole…
November 9, 2009: Emissaries from the Dead, by Adam-Troy Castro
Andrea Cort, a Judge Advocate for the Diplomatic Corps, is enroute to New London for a long overdue vacation when she is informed of a change in plans. Rather than enjoying some R&R, she is instead redirected to One One One, an immense cylindrical artificial world created and run by an independent AIsource. It's a…
November 8, 2009: That Dinner with Marty G! Setting up my Mac! More Mailbag!
Due to my recent computer problems, I've been able to get around to posting some pics I've taken over the last couple of weeks. For instance, some snaps from that dinner with Golden Boy Marty G. at Fuel on the night following the SGU season one wrap party... As usual, we went with a five…