September 30, 2011: SG-1 Memories…

Okay.  Now that things are a little more relaxed, I finally have time to finish up my reminiscing on SG-1′s final season.  Although work on the franchise continued with Atlantis and, later, Universe, SG-1 will always hold a special place in my heart – especially those last two seasons.  The show’s 9th and 10th year [...]

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September 29, 2011: Dark Matter!

I’ve been surprisingly busy since my return to Vancouver on Tuesday. Not stupid-busy as in months past, but diligently and satisfactorily so. In addition to the various issues that need to be addressed on the home front, there are the various potential and upcoming projects I finally have the time to get around to. On [...]

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September 28, 2011: The Lodger! The Oldsters! The Mailbag! Oh, and Dark Matter!

So, the fact that I’m back in Vancouver sooner than expected surprised a few people – perhaps no one more than my buddy Lawren who was housesitting for me during my exile and was fully expecting me back in December at the earliest.  My speedy return means he’ll have to find alternate accommodations but, like [...]

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September 27, 2011: I’m jet-lagged so this one’s a bit of a ramble…

“Who’s Michael Vick?”asked Akemi. “A guy who killed a lot of dogs,”I replied.  And then, almost as an after-thought: “He also plays football.” And, lately, not very well.  Turns out dog-killer has regressed to his original mediocre/selfish game play.  And, of course, it’s all the fault of the refs, according to Vick. He did so [...]

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September 26, 2011: The Final Goodbye Dinner!

As far as years go, I’ve had better.  Admittedly, it’s been a rough 2011 for me and, while there’s a lot I WON’T miss about Toronto, there are a few things I will. At the very top of the list, is these two – Meeting and getting to know Sarah and Alexander has been THE [...]

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September 25, 2011: From East to West!

Dinner last night… Tonight’s dinner… Back on the west coast tonight, then back to the east coast tomorrow morning! Pleased to report that, while their General Manager was flying the friendly skies, the Snow Monkeys clawed their way to a 2-1 recrod following a close shave 0.64 victory over the Autodrafts.   Bamboo leaves for [...]

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September 24, 2011: Another Goodbye Dinner!

Last night, we were out for yet another goodbye dinner – this time, with my buddy Mega from across the hall.  Well, across the hall when I was working on Transporter.  During my stay on the production, Mega never failed to put a smile on my face, offer an understanding ear, or filch one of [...]

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September 23, 2011: Carl’s farewell dinner! Cupcakes! What makes you sick?

A terrific send-off dinner last night as we all gathered at Babur Restaurant for Carl Binder’s farewell feast.  The attendees included Carl Binder (writer, Exec. Producer, SGA and SGU), Martin Gero (writer, Exec. Producer, SGA), Jewel Staite (aka Dr. Jennifer Keller, SGA), Andy Mikita (Director, SG-1, SGA, and SGU), Mike Banas P.I. (ace editor, SGA [...]

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September 22, 2011: One final trip to Guelph for Maximus! Mailbag!

Today, we took Maximus for his last visit to University of Guelph’s small animal hospital.  He finished up his radiation treatments two weeks ago and, this morning, he was in for one of his last anti-cancer vaccines.  While the initial results of the radiation treatment were encouraging in that we saw a shrinkage in the [...]

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September 21, 2011: More Akemi-isms! Today – the breakdown! Mailbag!

“Tastes like old taxi driver.”  - Akemi on the gazpacho we had at Origin “Tastes like Santa Claus’s socks.” – Akemi on foie gras. While in Toronto, we were visiting my elderly aunt when the conversation turned to cell phone plans.  Mom, miffed, suggested my sister and I change the topic of conversation to something [...]

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