Okay, guys. I don't ask for much. Maybe the occasional steady commitment to a t.v. series. Sporadic support for an online campaign. Help choosing episode titles. But, today, I need you to do me a solid. I realize it may be a lot to ask and many of you may feel uncomfortable, so, please, don't…
June 4, 2018: Our Favorite YouTubers!
Every night, before Akemi drifts off to sleep (and I read for another two hours before eventually turning in), we like to watch a little something. Sometimes, it's one of the food-themed shows on Netflix, or the latest episode of Top Chef. Most of the time, however, it's a youtube video or two. We have…
June 1, 2018: Let’s decompress!
Well, it's been a frustrating 48 hours where practically everything that could have gone wrong did - or came pretty damn close. The final straw was the closing on our new place which the seller's lawyer dragged out until five minutes before they were official in breech, thus ensuring I wouldn't be able to get…
May 28, 2018: What am I still doing here?
I've been asking myself that a lot of late. What am I still doing here in Canada when I could be enjoying a nice leisurely extended stay in Japan? I mean, yes, there are these projects to finish up, and the dogs to consider, but these projects aren't going to take forever to complete (They…
May 27, 2018: The Joseph Mallozzi Program!
Amid all the fine dining, the fried chicken eating, the vast consumption of varied chocolate-themed desserts, I am often asked: "How do you not weight 300 pounds?". Twenty years ago, I could have chalked it up to a high drive metabolism but, in recent years, the truth is somewhat more complex. I've never really paid…
May 25, 2018: Suji!
Relaxing with dad Suji vs. fly Suji vs. banana chips
May 15, 2018: Snappening, scripts, and banana chips!
Okay, before we get started, please click to link below to find out if Thanos killed you at the end of Infinity War: Did I Survive The Snappening? To those of you who perished, you shall be missed. To those of you who survived, congratulations. May this close brush with non-existence give you a greater…
May 11, 2018: Mailbag!
Fielding your burning questions... gforce writes: " Have you heard any new info (that you can discuss) about any possible new Stargate series/movie/anything? All news from that seems to have fallen into a wormhole." Answer: I'm out of the loop on the Stargate front. On the heels of the SGO release, Stargate fandom rallied online…
May 8, 2018: On the move!
Did I mention we bought a new place? Yes? No? Well, we bought a new place. After months of searching, we finally found something we liked and pulled the trigger. We take possession June 1st and will begin our move away from the only home we've known in the entirety of my various stays in…
May 7, 2018: Back on the home front!
"You're toothbrush passed away,"Akemi informed me today upon my return home from Montreal. "What happened?"I asked, in several different ways at several different times that afternoon. Her responses were always evasive: "You're going to get a new one." "I didn't do anything." "Just passed away." And, finally: "Commit suicide." I suspect I'll never learn the…
May 6, 2018: And that’s a wrap on Montreal!
Whenever I come back to my hometown of Montreal, I am presented with elements of my past, opportunities and relationships lost and found, decisions made - and some made for me - and always I can't help but think: "What if?". If you had that ubiquitous second chance time machine, what would you change? Would…
May 5, 2018: Lights Out!
So we were twenty minutes away from the end of last night's Dateline mystery, just as the authorities were closing in on the real killer - we lost power. My initial instinctive writerly thought was: "He knows we're on to him!". The windstorm that had assailed Toronto earlier, blowing in store windows and tossing patio…
May 4, 2018: Nothing says Montreal like smoked meat! And friends. Especially going out for smoked meat with friends!
Back in the Stargate days, when I used to come into the office Monday mornings and people would ask me about my weekend, I would simply direct them to the blog. It's always been a fairly simple way to keep tabs on me. So it comes as no surprise that I had no less than…
May 3, 2018: I’m losing my marbles!
OUT OF THE RACE: Mocha Madness, Pollo Loco, H2-Blue, Black Knight, Olympia, Glassy, Tarantula and Reflektor CAUGHT UP ON THE OUTSIDE TRACK: Summer Sky TRAILING BADLY AND FADING: Wisp of Darkness, and Marbly McMarbleface IN THE HOME STRETCH: Deep Ocean, Comet, El Capitan, Snake's Tub, and Quicksilver. The question isn't "Who'll cross the finish line…
April 30, 2018: Montreal!
Well, I'm back in my hometown of Montreal for seven glorious days of writing, reading, and running occasional errands. I have two major projects to finish up while I'm here, the first that SF pilot rewrite that, if it goes, will probably take me back to Vancouver, and the second a horror pitch that, should…