Every time I came back to my home town of Montreal, there's always a moment when I think "Y'know, I could really see myself moving back." And then the temperature drops, the snow falls, the streets and sidewalks transform into skating rinks, and sanity prevails. No, I won't be moving back anytime soon. Today, the…
December 27, 2011: Snow Monkeys are World Champions! Finally getting around to unwrapping those gifts!
SNOW MONKEYS WIN! SNOW MONKEYS WIN! My Snow Monkeys are this season's RIP Stargate Fantasy Football Champs! After failing to make the playoffs in their first year in league play, the Snow Monkeys made a better showing this season - but it wasn't easy. After starting out an impressive 5-2 and knocking off the undefeated…
December 26, 2011: Author Marjorie M. Liu drops by to tell us about the new Hunter Kiss book and Astonishing X-Men! Snow Monkeys al…most…there! Mailbag!
Over the course of this blog's (recently spotty) Book of the Month Club, I've had the pleasure to discover many wonderfully talented writers - and make a few friends along the way. One such talented friend is author Marjorie M. Liu who dropped by the blog to discuss her book, The Iron Hunt, back in…
December 25, 2011: Merry Christmas!
Whew! I'm beat. Gonna sit back and watch the Sunday night game. If Aaron Rodgers and Ryan Grant fail to put up 50+ fantasy points for my opponent, then my Snow Monkeys win their first fantasy football league championship! If they do put up those 50+ points, then I'll have to rely on Roddy White…
December 24, 2011: C-c-c-c-c-cold! Home cookin’! Maximus chills! Dark Matter tidings! And my Snow Monkeys on the verge of a championship!
"Why so cold this country?" - Akemi after experiencing a single December day in Montreal Well, we're finally here. Finally. Following a two hour flight delay followed by a half hour delay on the tarmac while the ground crew tended to some emergency on the other side of the airport (aka "This eggnog aint gonna drink…
December 23, 2011: Travel Day! Early Reviews of Dark Matter #1! Fabulously Festive Furball Fotos! Show off your hideous Christmas ornaments!
We're Montreal-bound today so, rather than keep you waiting on a blog entry, I thought I'd post early and give you all a head start on your holiday planning. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, digital advance copies of Dark Matter #1 went out to the various online sites. The reviews are starting to come…
December 22, 2011: Maximus’s Day Out! Squeezing in one more food truck! Take part in our Ugliest Christmas Ornament contest!
Given the fact that the prognosis isn't good for my pug, Maximus, we've decided to make the most of his remaining days. And so, this afternoon, taking advantage of a rare sunny day, we took him out for a walk along the seawall. A great time was had by all. Now Maximus may have lost…
December 21, 2011: Fish Heads, Fish Heads, Roly Poly Fish Heads! Fish Heads, Fish Heads, Eat Them Up, Yum!
Thank you to all those who have taken the time to post a comment or send an email regarding my boy, Maximus. Tomorrow afternoon, he goes in for a shot of - I want to say "prednisone" which sounds right but, to be honest, could have just been something I once heard on a rerun…
December 20, 2011: Maximus! My Holiday Gift Reads!
On the heels of bringing Maximus in to see the vet on Monday, I'm faced with a tough decision. The fact is, he's not going to get any better - this despite the special diet, the radiation treatment, and the anti-cancer vaccine. He only has a little time left. Of course, one could argue that,…
December 19, 2011: Snow Monkeys Bowl-Bound! A Very Stargate Christmas Reunion!
As it turned out, it wasn't as close as I feared. My Snow Monkeys, after winning a must-win game to get into the playoffs, pulled off two successive post-season upsets to land themselves in my fantasy football league finals. Who the Snow Monkeys will be facing is entirely dependent on tonight's Monday Night match-up. It'll…
December 18, 2011: It’s down to the wire for my Snow Monkeys!
R.I.P. Stargate fantasy football post-season action saw my Snow Monkeys taking on Tio's Popular Vote Petunia for the right to play in next week's final. I agonized all morning over my line-up, considering and reconsidering my decision to play C.J. Spiller over Kevin Smith. Finally, a minute before kick-off, I switched out Spiller for Smith.…
December 17, 2011: Maximus! Holiday things! Big day tomorrow!
No discernible change in the condition of my pug, Maximus. He's not eating and has been extremely low-energy (as opposed to his standard low-energy), but I'm heartened by the fact he is drinking water and perked up considerably this afternoon when some friends dropped by the house today with their kids. Maximus loves children and…
December 16, 2011: Another Japan lesson! Snow Monkeys off to a great start! The Comic Book Round-Up!
According to Akemi, employees of Tokyo Disneyland are contractually prohibited from revealing how much they are paid to work at the theme park. If pressed, again according to Akemi, they will answer: "Mickey pays me in chocolate.". When I expressed my doubts about this policy, she threw me a look that seemed to suggest I'd…
December 15, 2011: The Daily Update!
Did my sixth Dark Matter interview this morning, this one with my our old friend Steve Eramo (SciFiAndTvTalk) who I haven't seen since his last visit to the Stargate offices. He's been keeping busy, doing a lot of writing for The Morton Report - Where Popular Culture Meets Swanky Living. It was great chatting with…
December 14, 2011: Dark (Matter) Developments!
Just got off a conference call on which I pitched Dark Matter to some interested parties. To those of you who don't know, Dark Matter is my scifi comic book series scheduled to launch on January 8th, 2012 through Dark Horse Comics. The plan is to kick things off with a four-issue opening arc, and…