THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2 Release Date: May 2, 2014 What it’s about: Spiderman takes on Electro and...Voltron? What it’s got working for it: The visual effects looks pretty good. And it's always great to see a new super villain on the big screen. What’s it’s got going against it: Not loving the updated Electro. Also, the…
April 25, 2014: Customer Service Hell! The Flipside!
Whoever coined the term "The customer is always right" probably never worked retail a day in his life. Setting aside my bad customer service experiences for the moment, let me be frank: The customer is NOT always right. A lot of the time, the customer is wrong and/or downright rude about it. Take today, for instance,…
April 24, 2014: Completing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with…Enemy at the Gate!
So, I finished re-reading A Feast For Crows today and have A Dance with Dragons sitting on my night table. I've been holding off on reading it because I want the story fresh(ish) in my mind for when I eventually sit down to read the sixth book in the series, The Winds of Winter. Of…
April 23, 2014: News of note! Continuing our Stargate Atlantis re-watch with…Vegas!
An update to a story I brought you last week concerning that french bulldog stolen from a local Vancouver tattoo shop - and it was all caught on camera. A happy ending as the dog was finally reunited with its rightful owner: http://www.petsearcherscanada.com/found-and-safe-stolen-french-bulldog-in-vancouver-do-you-recognize-this-woman2-updated/ Apparently the theft was the result of an ownership dispute over the…
April 22, 2014: Zombies in cars getting brains! Bubba! Continuing our Stargate Atlantis re-watch with…Identity!
Today's inane conversation with my Japanese girlfriend: As we pulled into the underground parkade... Akemi: That looks like zombie car (indicating an old, tarp-covered sedan). Joe: What's a zombie car? Akemi: A car that zombie hide in so it can eat people. (Obviously). Joe: What do you mean? They drive around offering lifts to people and…
April 21, 2014: Bubba’s surgery! Stargate stuff! Continuing our Stargate Atlantis re-watch with…Infection!
Bubba had his surgery today. Before... And after... The bandage conceals a nasty cut-and-stitch that looks like a wound he may have sustained in a knife fight. Thanks for all the well-wishes. He's on the mend and already eating like crazy. Robert Cooper forwarded me the following link under the email heading: "Where were these…
April 20, 2014: Bubba’s surgery surprise! Our Stargate Atlantis re-watch continues with…Brainstorm!
Sigh. Here we go again. Last month, a routine check at our local vet clinic revealed that Jelly had a mast cell tumor that would have to be removed. Given their advanced ages, and the fact that they are pugs, surgery always worries me as much as whatever it is they are being treated for.…
April, 2014: Dognapping in Vancouver! My March Reading List! Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with…Remnants!
Wow. This has been all over the news here: http://www.petsearcherscanada.com/stolen-french-bulldog-in-vancouver-do-you-recognize-this-woman2/ If you live in the Vancouver area, check out the video and maybe help identify this sorry excuse for a human being. Capsule reviews of all the books I read last month... Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem A southern gothic tale that alternates between the…
April 18, 2014: Akemi’s birthday festivities!Our Stargate Atlantis re-watch continues with…The Prodigal!
Akemi's birthday... Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with...The Prodigal! Another Carl Binder-san spectacular. I loved this episode even more on repeat viewing. It's got action, humor, and high-stakes developments with all of our characters in play (even Zelenka, Lorne, and Amelia Banks). Fast-paced fun! And Akemi agreed. She laughed out loud a couple of times,…
April 17, 2014: Sequel-mania! Our Stargate Atlantis re-watch continues with…Inquisition!
Hey! Great news, Mrs. Doubtfire fans. 21 years later, a sequel is finally in the works: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Mrs-Doubtfire-2-Works-42606.html It will follow in the rich tradition of Basic Instinct 2, Blues Brothers 2000, Escape from L.A, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights - as sequels that were released after over a decade had passed since the original graced the…
April 16, 2014: Dog fight! Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with…Outsiders!
Dog fight! Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with...Outsiders! Hunh. I assumed Akemi would enjoy The Lost Tribe, but she found it slow-paced and confusing. I figured she wouldn't like Outsiders, but she was entertained throughout. While I wouldn't rank it among her favorites, she did prefer it over the previous episode: "I felt quicker than…
April 15, 2014: Well here’s something I bet you haven’t tried! Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with…The Lost Tribe!
I'm a fairly adventurous eater and I'm always up for trying something new. I may not like everything I sample but I will, for the most, give it a go. Seafood City, in the Granville Island Public Market, can always be counted upon to have a few surprises along with their regular, more mainstream assortment…
April 14, 2014: News of note! Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with…First Contact!
Awww, this is sweet. And salty. And risky! http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2014/04/14/kfc-chicken-corsage-prom/7705419/ World's Fastest...cat? Wheel of Fortune's Worst Contestant. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/04/14/wheel-of-fortune-contenstant-cant-solve-filled-in-puzzle/7710211/ And in science news: http://www.theonion.com/articles/study-finds-earth-located-in-lamest-part-of-univer,35688/ Cat burglars beware! Dog summoned for jury duty. http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/weird/Dog-Chosen-for-Jury-Duty-255184841.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_PHBrand And we continue our SGA re-watch with...First Contact! Hey! Another great episode. We're on a roll! Lots to love about this fast-paced episode (compliments of…
April 13, 2014: The return of the Weird Food Purchase of the Day! Our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch continues with…Tracker!
Our Food Purchase of the Day video series returns with a most undelightful soda... Akemi samples the soda, fails to offer a review, and then gets distracted by a bee... Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch with...Tracker! A great episode from start to finish. Unlike many of the episodes I can nitpick after repeat viewings, this…
April 12, 2014: Pilots, pilots, pilots! Our June Book of the Month Club Winner! Our Stargate: Atlantis re-watch continues with…The Queen!
It's full steam ahead on the project front! While A.K.A. is still in development limbo, Southern Gothic (the pilot I co-wrote with our friend Tara Yelland) has garnered some early interest. My U.S. agent will be reading it this weekend and will get back to me early this week with his take on a prospective…