A certain pug went on a poop strike this past week to protest my trip to Montreal. Despite Akemi's attempts to coax her, Suji stuck to her, uh, guns until my return on Thursday. After that, the embargo was lifted and she more than made up for lost time. As I mentioned in last week's…
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This little lady protested my trip to Montreal by not pooping for the duration of my time away. With me back home, however, she has decisively reversed this policy in a very big way. Still limited mobility in her legs, but significant movement on the bowel front. https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1492238314040184832 Montreal was a lot of fun. As…
I bid Montreal adieu as I prepare to head back home to Toronto. Mom making taralli for Akemi... Sis models the Akemi's belated Christmas apron. No trip to Montreal would be complete without a visit to Smoke Meat Pete. Meat was a little dryer than on past visits but still delicious. I am, apparently, impatiently…
A few that caught my eye this week... Devil's Reign #4 - cover art by Joshua "Sway" Swaby Detective Comics #1052 - cover art by Lee Bermejo Suicide Squad: Blaze #1 - cover art by Matias Bergara Good Boy #3 - cover art by Francesco Francavilla Avengers #53 - cover art by Joshua "Sway" Swaby…
In Montreal to celebrate mom's 88th birthday! Mom in action. Her famed rabbit dish. Fernando who is technically my sister's dog but prefers to live with mom. Sis with the not-pizza. Sitting down to lunch. Deep pistachio tiramisu! Pistachio cookies. Turning in for the night in my old bedroom. Sis, all color-coordinated and such. Color…
My torrid reading year continues apace... Red Dirt Girl by C.A. Lupton It’s the late postgenomic era and the loss of habitable landmass has led to severe limits on human birth. In the drive for species perfection, fewer and fewer can breed, and the long-simmering tension between the reproductive ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ is coming…
Back in 2016, when we adopted Suji, she came with a wheelchair. Either due to a spine issue, hip dysplasia, or muscular atrophy (or, more likely, a combination of all three), she was unable to walk and got around by dragging her self around on the strength of her front legs. In time, we got…
You've just landed your first showrunning gig. Congratulations! It's no doubt both an exciting and foreboding time. But regardless of how well-prepared you think you are let me assure you of this - you will make mistakes, you'll learn a lot, and you'll have a great time doing it. Now before you embark on your…
Lunar New Year's Eve feast compliments of Chef Eva Chin in collaboration with Avling Kitchen (via Dr. BlackJack). BC wild stripe shrimp toast, turnip cake, lo her rolls with root befits, wontons in bone broth (My favorite!), eight treasure congee, ling cod, roast duck, lunar rice cake, and sweet malted barley tonic. For dessert: Kyoto…
A few that caught my eye this week... Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog #4 - cover art by Jason Shawn Alexander The Marvels #8 - cover art by Alex Ross One-Star Squadron #3 - cover art by Steve Lieber Vengeance of Vampirella #25 - cover art by Ben Oliver Sandman Book 5 - cover art by…
Yesterday, I met up with my old friend John Stead - director, stunt coordinator, and hunter of bears. We'd planned to meet up for a long overdue lunch, but it being the first day of the post-lockdown era (for now), I wasn't sure which restaurants would be doing indoor dining. So I suggested we meet…
What I read this week... Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman The award-winning master of psychological suspense is in top form in this collection of diverse and diabolically clever stories. In the never-before-published "Just One More," a married couple--longing for that old romantic spark--creates a playful diversion that comes with unexpected consequences. Lippman's beloved Baltimore PI…
Okay. She's listening. Arctic explorer. Staking claim to the couch. Not-so-cold-out walking sweater. Excess tongue. Chowing down on chicken congee... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3wPZSQntfk