April 19, 2018: Akemi’s Birthday Festivities!
Yesterday, I redirected my thoughts off all this recent unpleasantness to focus on my birthday gal. We kicked things off with an early morning surprise - a present, lovingly wrapped in cardboard and tape, compliment so the fine folks at Amazon. For Akemi = the two bottles of Thann wood essential oils that actually smell…
April 18, 2018: Best Comic Book Covers of the Week! And all those Action Comics #1000 variants!
My favorites... The Amazing Spider-Man #799 (cover art by Alex Ross) Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 (cover art by Dean Ormston) Dark Age vol. 1 (cover art by Juan Doe) Mister Miracle #8 (cover art by Nick Derington) Prison Ship (cover art by Estebean Maroto) Red Dog (cover art by W. Scott Forbes) Superman…
April 17, 2018: Sampling Japanese Snacks!
April 16, 2018: My Top (and Bottom) 5 Old-Fashioned Desserts!
A couple of years ago, Chatelaine magazine offered up a recipe collection titled 25 of our favorite old-fashioned desserts. Ever late to the party, I just came across the article and, while scrolling through the various pics and recipes, thought it might be fun to put together a list of my top 10. Only problem…
April 15, 2018: Suji Sunday!
I'll spare you the rant and leave you, instead, with some videos of Suji in action - Her imitation of a french bulldog. Has never met a camera she hasn't liked. A determined eater (P.S. Lulu already got her piece).
April 14, 2018: Suffering for Art!
"Oh my gosh!"said Akemi. "It's gorgeous!" We were strolling through the Art Gallery of Ontario at the time, so you might be forgiven for assuming she was referring to a painting or sculpture or some other piece of avant-garde art. Instead, Akemi bypassed the display and went straight to the couch in the middle of…
April 13, 2018: When one door closes…
...another opportunity for escape is thwarted and the chances of you ever leaving that locked room decreases in likelihood. Or something like that. Well, Friday the 13th is certainly living up to its moniker. This morning, I was expecting news on a certain project. I was enthusiastic about the possibility of good news, but I…
April 12, 2018: Scrap those long-term plans!
Well, I guess that's it. It was nice knowing everyone. Cram as much fun as you can into your final eleven or so days on Earth because, apparently, April 23rd is A- Day. A, of course, for Armageddon. This according to (at least one) esteemed(?) numerologist: "...the so-called Planet X, which is also known as…
April 11, 2018: Best Comic Book Covers of the Week!
My favorites... Captain America #700 (cover art by Chris Samnee) Crude #1 (cover art by Garry Brown) Despicable Deadpool #298 (cover art by Mike Hawthorne) Domino #1 (cover art by Greg Land) Falcon #7 (cover art by Jay Anacieto) Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (cover art by Tomeu Morey, Rafa Sandavol, Jordi Tarragona)…
April 10, 2018: #ILoveComics
I've always been an avid reader. One of my most prized possessions during my elementary school years was a leather-bound copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. I recall sitting down in my basement, writing up summaries of each act of every play, carefully recording them in a dedicated spiral-bound notebook. As an early…
April 9, 2018: The Pitch!
There inevitably comes a moment, at the end of every phone pitch, when, after concluding my spiel, I am met with complete and utter silence. It can last anywhere from approximately one to five seconds but, in those one to five seconds, my mind always drifts to the distinct and horrific possibility that the call…
April 8, 2018: Is this the week it all comes together?
Maybe? Who's feeling confident?!! Yeah!!! That's what I thought! Yes, this looks to be the week when it all falls into place, when those countless hours of painstaking research, writing, and rehearsals finally pay off in a big BIG way! No, really. I realize that this business has a way of constantly frustrating expectations and…
April 7, 2018: A trip down blog memory lane!
It's hard to believe that I've been updating this blog daily for over eleven years. Over that period, I've covered a lot of ground in a lot of entries and I thought it might be fun to randomly select some photos, one for each year this blog has been in existence, to see how far…
April 6, 2018: Hey, Stargate fans! Want to see something really cool?
Yes? Okay then... Al'kesh fighter Puddle Jumper Destiny shuttle Atlantis on the Ocean Puddle Jumper and Space Gate Prometheus Nebula Odyssey Sunset A huge thanks to the hugely talented (and longtime Stargate fan) Samuel for the visuals. And Happy Birthday, Luis!