For a guy who makes his living writing for film and television, I don't watch a lot of either - certainly nowhere near as much as you guys. To be perfectly honest, I'd rather just read a good book. Having said that, there are about a dozen or so shows I do follow. Some I…
May 9, 2012: Deep Dog Thoughts
Back in the days when I had an office job, I worked with a woman (Michelle? Chantal? Quenel?) who was training to be a pet psychic. Not surprisingly, it wasn't something she was eager to share with her co-workers and only happened to come out over the course of some tangental discussion. Something like: "Hey,…
May 8, 2012: A Hypochrondric Pragmatist
"Hi,"said the woman on the other end of the line, sunny as could be. "This is Dr. Ward's office calling. We received a referral from your family doctor. He'd like Dr. Wade to check your eyes." "Yep,"I said. It had been over two weeks since my doctor had suggested as much. I'd simply assumed someone…
May 7, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Batman Returns!
Batman Returns remind monster of solid gold eggz Big Bird get by mail order. Nice to look at but empty and when send complaint, company stop taking your callz and it all end wit director filing restraning order against you. Dis movie also like Grover at prom nite. All style, no substance, some pleather, and…
May 6, 2012: What I accomplished today!
Picked up some books for mom in anticipation of Mother's Day: Picked up some books for myself while picking up books for mom in anticipation of Mother's Day: Spent time with my girlfriend: And my dogs: Roasted a chicken: And veggies: Ate a slice of blueberry cheesecake: Got a parking ticket: 🙁 And finished outlining…
May 5, 2012: Time flies when you’re having fun! But it’s just the opposite when you’re writing a 16 act outline!
They say that time speeds up as you get older. Conversely, I can now confirm that time actually slows down when you're trying to write up the 16 act outline of a miniseries over the weekend. I started at 8:30 this morning and finished at a little before 10:00 p.m., breaking only for a shake,…
May 4, 2012: Dark Matter artist, Garry Brown, wants to hear from YOU! And once you come up with that final act break, it’ll be smooooooooth sailing!
With the opening four-issue arc of our comic book series, Dark Matter, completed, I thought this would be a great opportunity to have artist Garry Brown swing by this blog for a Q&A. A native of Scotland and graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Garry has worked for Marvel, DC, BOOM!…
May 3, 2012: Photos of my life and others
Can you imagine stepping out your front door to THIS? From a distance, it looked like a really bad paint job - but, upon closer scrutiny, that bad paint job actually turned out to be thousands of tiny, carefully-applied post-it notes. How long do you figure it would take to pull off something like…
May 2, 2012: This blog goes to the dogs. Again!
Whereas most adults my age are either dropping their kids off at school or picking them up from school or buying them clothes and toys, or attending their various extracurricular activities, I'm dropping my dogs off at doggy daycare or picking them up from doggy daycare or purchasing them leashes and toys, or attending various…
May 1, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews The Rocketeer!
Zzzzzz. Snort. Hunh? Me awake! Sorry. Monster up all night trying to finish Rocketeer for todayz review. Movie is trowback to old cereals from de 30's and 40's your grandpa used to love. Of course dis be same guy who can watch construction AAAALL AFTERNOON so dat not saying much. At times, Rocketeer capture dat…
April 30, 2012: Remembering Joel Goldsmith
I'm going to interrupt this blog's scheduled posting to dedicate today's entry to the memory of Joel Goldsmith. Joel, who passed away last night, was a much loved and respected member of our extended Stargate family; his considerable contributions to the franchise a key part of its long-running success. The son of renowned composer Jerry…
April 29, 2012: Okonomiyaki 101!
To ensure I don't fall into a hermit-like existence that may eventually find me bottling my own urine and wearing kleenex boxes as shoes, I've decided to make more of an effort to get out, meet new people, and try new things. As a result, several weeks ago, Akemi and I attended a macaron-making class.…
April 28, 2012: Today’s Blog Entry co-starring Robert Picardo as “The Dinner Guest”!
You may recognize him as The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager, or the officious/annoying/not-so-bad/humorous/ultimately-quite-likable Richard Woolsey from Stargate SG-1/Stargate: Atlantis/Stargate: Universe, or from one of about a 100+ film and television roles. I refer, of course, to the great Robert Picardo who got into town the other night for some convention (I think it's a Star Trek…
April 27, 2012: Akemi’s Birthday Dinner!
This year, I decided to do something a little different for Akemi's birthday dinner. Rather than go out for her special meal, I decided to bring the special meal to her. I hired the services of her fave local chef, Jane Cornborough, and asked her to design a menu especially for Akemi. And so, last…
April 26, 2012: My Top 10 Bookstore Turn-offs!
You're at your local bookstore, browsing the shelves, when something catches your eye. Whether it's an interesting cover or an intriguing blurb or a fantastic review, it's an unexpected "something" that impels you to buy that particular book. Being an impulsive shopper, it happens to me all the time and I've ended up discovering some…