Those of you who follow my alternate ego, Baron Destructo, on Facebook, are aware that between the blog updates and the occasional sarcastic comments, my timeline is mostly made up of dog-related links. I share lost dog alerts, dog news and, on occasion, warn against the mistreatment of animals. The latter category covers a wide…
January 25, 2014: Buddy’s Day Out!
My buddy was in Vancouver today. For approximately five hours. He was actually on a layover, flying fin rom South Korea at 11:30 a.m., then flying out to Montreal at 4:30 p.m. Factor in the wait time at customs, travel to and from the airport, extended hilarious greetings/farewells, and that left us with closer to…
January 24, 2014: Hot Chocolate Festival Rounds #6 and #7!
In addition to scriptwriting (and rewriting), I've been very busy running around town testing the various hot chocolates that make up this year's Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival! Today, we reached the 1/4 mark of our epic chocolate journey... Round #6... Chocolat Glacé: Iced drinking chocolate. Served with a Gaufre de Liège waffle, along with a side…
January 23, 2014: The cocaine van must get pulled over ALL THE TIME! My back-up plan falls through!
"Cocaine,"said Akemi as we pulled up to the stop light. "What?"I asked. "Cocaine,"she repeated. "That's what it said on the side of that van." I looked over but the van was long gone. "Cocaine?"I asked. "Are you sure?" "Yes,"she said and proceeded to spell out: "K-O-K-A-N-E." "Kokanee,"I said, pronouncing it properly 'ko-ka-nee'. "Koko ni,"she said,…
January 22, 2014: Projects update! Hot Chocolate Festival Rounds #4 and #5!
So, things are progressing nicely on all project fronts. A.K.A.: We're working with Thunderbird Films, developing this one for Bell Media. Paul is presently doing a pass on the pilot script while I work on the series overview. We have our notes call on the script for episode #2 tomorrow which will give us plenty…
January 21, 2014: News of note! Answering your questions!
Well, this is interesting... Another reason why it was a good idea to drink six cups of hot chocolate yesterday: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/compounds-found-in-chocolate-red-wine-may-lower-type-2-diabetes-risk/ Finally! My terrible memory may well pay off down the line. Scientists posit the theory that brains are like hard drives, capable of running out of storage space with time: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10584927/Brains-of-elderly-slow-because-they-know-so-much.html If there's one…
January 20, 2014: Hot Chocolate Festival Rounds #2 and #3! Aloha Sweetie vs. Put De Lime in De Coconut vs. Monkey’s Uncle! Call Me A Cab vs. A Snowball’s Chance In Hell vs. London Foggy!
I was busy with Football Sunday festivities yesterday and, as result, missed a day in my ongoing quest to sample every hot chocolate being offered at this year's Hot Chocolate Festival. To make up for lost time, we actually tripled our output today, sampling six different flavors. I know, I know. This is a marathon,…
January 19, 2014: Football sans (mancakes) day! Get infected by SFSignal’s 10 Question Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Book Meme!
With Rob assuming hosting duties for this weekend's Football Sunday festivities, I thought the least I could do was pick up dessert. And what better dessert, I figured, than some guy-themed cupcakes from Mancakes Bakery which boasts such manly flavors as Buffalo Wing and Tequila Lime? And, maybe even some eclairs from Soirette. According to…
January 18, 2014: Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival Round #1 = Aphrodite Delight vs. Magnifique Brunette!
As I mentioned in a recent blog entry (assuming you were paying attention) The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival kicked off today. Running from January 18th to February 14th, it features over 60+ flavors (although I only count 58 flavors including a special off-the-menu 99% dark drinking chocolate offered at Bella Gelateria. The list of numbered…
January 17, 2014: Stargate Universe 2.0 – The Japanese Girlfriend Edition!
Akemi and I have reached the halfway mark of Stargate: Universe's second season. On re-watching these ten episodes, I've discovered a new appreciation for the series. The show really started to hit its stride in season two and it's a damn shame it came to such a premature end. But, really, who cares what I…
January 16, 2014: An All Food Post!
They just don't make 'em like they used to. Pictured above, Frosted Ribbon Loaf - layers of ham and egg nestled under a cream cheese frosting. Yum! I'm thinking of making it for this weekend's football Sunday festivities. I was inspired, not solely by the horrific picture, or the prospect of a ham and…
January 15, 2014: Shit my Japanese girlfriend says!
Akemi made banana bread last night. I had it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I was three bites in when I noticed it was possessed of a unique flavor that I couldn't quite identify. I asked Akemi if she had changed up the recipe. In fact, she had: "I used gremolata oil,"she…
January 14, 2014: News of note!
I was in L.A. last summer and was leaving a restaurant with my friend and former Stargate cohort Marty G. when I asked him if he was going to catch a cab back to his place. He threw me a look that seemed to say: "That's the craziest thing I've ever heard!" and informed me…
January 13, 2014: Trust me when I say that dogs prefer shopping over sitting and waiting! Our Book of the Month Club pick!
I was downtown today. I dropped off Akemi, who was meeting a friend for lunch, and was on my way back from purchasing my 2014 cologne (I change it every year - and location. John Varvatos Vintage is Tokyo, Aramis' Tuscany Montreal, and the sickening scent of Jean-Paul Hevin's Le Beau Male will always remind…
January 12, 2014: Pitiful football! Glorious wings, truffles, and macarons! Gearing up for the Hot Chocolate Festival!
While I spent the weekend watching four disappointingly mediocre football games, Akemi put her time to far better use by expanding her two-day truffle output. On Saturday, it was Bourbon and Tennessee Honey Whiskey truffles. This morning, she woke up early and added Bourbon Vanilla, Orange-Cointreau, and Almond to her line-up. She served them along…