Joseph Mallozzi's Weblog

Allow me to start off by congratulating the San Diego Chargers for reaching deep, deep, DEEEEP down within themselves to come up with a game so uninspired, so ubridled in its carefree sloppiness, that it actually proved alternately painful and unintentionally hilarious. I could find fault with the Charger's poorly conceived use of time-outs, their…

I was fixing myself a late breakfast when I heard someone at the front door. Actually, I heard my dogs hear someone at the front door, barking and howling to catch my attention. I’ve been conditioned by my wife to check who it is before answering (too much Sopranos has made her wary of unexpected…

“He’s lost it,”was Paul’s prognosis as we watched our fellow writer shamble down the corridor like a zombie staggering to catch up with its horde, in a hurry but not really hurrying. In truth, he had all the time in the world as the show’s producers, either weary of dealing with him or simply not…

Whenever someone informs me they are thinking of visiting Vancouver, I invariably list all the activities they’ll be able to enjoy here: snowboarding, snowshoeing, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, skating, hiking, climbing. All wonderful ways to exercise both mind and body - that I wouldn’t be caught doing in a million years. Don’t get…

My wife directed me to the email and the attached pics of the dog, a shiba inu cross looking for a home. I threw her a look: "Seriously?" We already have three pugs. Still, I actually considered it. The poor dog had been dropped off at Fetch in North Vancouver for a grooming, and then…

Fans of SG-1 and Atlantis may be excused for not realizing that SciFi intends to air the back halves of both shows this year. A recent ad that aired on NBC showcased the 2007 SciFi line-up - shows like Battlestar, Eureka, Dresden Files, Painkiller Jane. That is all. Hmmm. Which reminds me of a funny…

David Hewlett (seemingly trying to hang himself with his own scarf above) and his lovely fiancee Jane dropped by for horror night tonight, their dog Mars in tow. Equally lovely Martin Gero and his beautiful Stephanie also came by for dinner, but ducked out before we headed downstairs for the screening. Martin claimed he was…

I actually cooked for the second time in as many days. For lunch, I made a broiled tequila-lime marinated arctic char with minced garlic and basil. While last night's creation was fine, today's was actually very good. Surprisingly so in as much as I was the one who made it.After a grueling afternoon of watching…

Is it just me, or is Jared getting a little paunchy? No, no, it's not just me because Fondy actually brought it to my attention today. "Jared got fat!"she exclaimed when the Subway spokesman flashed onscreen. Normally, I couldn't care less what someone weighs (sumo wrestlers being the sole exception here as there's nothing I…

Tonight, we checked out one of the new kids on the block - Gastropod, located on West 4th right beside fellow newcomer Fuel. Still on east coast time (and liking it), we made a reservation for 5:30 p.m. Due to the treacherous driving conditions (I mean, seriously, this is Vancouver not Montreal!), we arrived a…

My traveling is done and I can finally sit back and relax, just as soon as I - finish my script, give Rob notes on his movie outline and his Atlantis script, call the electrician to come in and check out the disconcerting PING! emanating from my sump pump ever forty seconds or so, find…

Well, we're back in Vancouver and, evidently, I'm not the only one who's overfed. According to our dog sitter, our pugs have been enjoying the good life for far too long and she has put them on a strict regimen of daily walkies, scaled down breakfast and dinner portions and - horrors of horrors -…

Back at the turn of the 20th century, when my grandmother was growing up in the Italian countryside, her town bore witness to a remarkable phenomenon: a solar eclipse. My grandmother, then a young girl, did what any levelheaded would have done at the time: she and her sister dressed up in their Sunday best,…

With only a couple of days to go before I head back to Vancouver, I thought I'd take a tour of some of my old childhood stomping grounds. It was a little surreal, like those dreams in which you find yourself in familiar yet slightly incongruous surroundings. The neighborhoods don't look quite like how you…

The dawn of each season brings ideas galoreSome which survive, others shown the door,Like that time travel story, or the love romp not done, Or the Dark Daniel arc trimmed from six tales to one. We begin each new year with the best of intentions,Seeking to craft our inspired inventions.But conditions are altered, storylines change,From…