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I came across a couple of interesting spam emails in my yahoo account the other day. The first was a cryptic business proposal that went like this: “we are a group of business men who deal on import and export raw materials into the canada,america AND europe.We are searching for representatives who can help us…

Brad Wright came in with a notion: We follow our team on a seemingly typical day on Atlantis except things are not quite right. Ultimately, our heroes discover that they are not on the real Atlantis - and that they’re not even our heroes. They’re replicators who, over the course of the story, uncover the…

Well, here I am, unfashionably early as I wanted to make sure we got a good table. Ready to chow down!JOSEPH MALLOZZI said…Just going to take a sneak peek at the dessert selections. Ooooh. Warm pear beignet!EMILY said…Ok, I'm here! A minute late, by my clock. Sorry, the traffic is horrible. ;)JOSEPH MALLOZZI said…No problem.…

Several of you were kind enough to bring something to my attention: Yesterday was not Thursday which would make today not Friday. I apparently wrote yesterday’s blog entry under the mistaken assumption that it WAS Thursday. Or did I? Looking back over the evidence, one irrefutable fact jumps out at me: December 5, 2007 was…

And so, it’s been decided. Emily and I will be enjoying a virtual dinner at virtual Fuel this Friday between 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST. Please respect our privacy by not posting comments during this hour, but feel free to eavesdrop on our conversation as you will be able to follow our conversation in…

This blog received its 750 000th visit today. And so, the first person to post after this milestone visit, and the winner of the Win a Virtual Dinner with Me is……………………………….........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Exciting, no?……………………………......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Cut to commercial……………………………….....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Back from commercial……………………………….............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Incidentally, my dogs love tandoori chicken………………………………............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................You think this is bad? Imagine how I felt hovering over my laptop all day…

One more reason to hate facebook. Marty G. posted pics of his Hawaiian holiday. Lovely. I actually contacted Martin a couple of days ago to fill him in on the ongoing production developments. Halfway through update, he stops me to marvel: “Wow! I see a whale!” He was in San Francisco at the time.To those…

So, as if you all don’t have enough to reading to do what with the two Book of the Month Club selections (The Princess Bride and The Time Traveler’s Wife are the titles we’ll be discussing in early January), I thought it might be fun to add a horror category to accompany the scifi and…

It’s a veritable winter wonderland outside our front door and while that may not be all that unusual for most places (it is December 1st after all), it IS unusual for Vancouver. Fondy and I were surprised, but nowhere near as surprised as the dogs who didn’t know quite what to make of the white…

Who can I talk to about getting the last two days of my life back? No, wait! Don’t tell me yet. I have a feeling I may have to add to that tally before next week is through.Yes, I’m sure that when most of you imagine the life of an executive producer, you envision all…

A late blog entry today as I’ve been on the phone all day talking to everyone dealing with everything. And, ultimately, settling nothing. However, I did take a break to allow my phone to recharge - and check my yahoo accounts. I came across an email to Baron Destructo from poor Lady Jenny Peters who…

Well, with the holidays upon us and everyone going their separate ways - Hawaii, San Francisco, Vegas or, in my case, nowhere- Fondy and I got together with Marty G. and his gal Stephanie for a little pre-Christmas dinner at - where else? - our favorite Vancouver restaurant: Fuel. Apparently, whenever Martin or I make…

Love is in the air! My BaronDestructo account received an email from a Princess Rose (no kidding) promising me romance, devotion, and, oh yeah, 5 million dollars if I could help facilitate a little transaction. “I LIKE ANY PERSON WHO CAN BE CARING, LOVING AND HOME ORIENTED,”writes Princess Rose in all capitals to no doubt…

Okay, so what did everyone think of this month’s Book of the Month Club selections: Stephen King’s The Gunslinger (book one of the Dark Tower series) and Frank Herbert’s The White Plague? What’s that? You want me to go first? Alright. Let’s start with -The GunslingerLet me preface my thoughts on this book by saying…

My visiting two year old niece is afraid of me. You can see it in her eyes when she comes bounding down the stairs and then spots me and freezes. Those eyes say: “Holy Shit! It’s that crazy guy who talks to dogs!”. I suppose in a way I can be kind of scary. I…