December 31, 2011: New Year’s Resolutions! And I really mean them this time! More Dark Matter interviews and links!

Tonight we partake in a grand Mallozzi New Year’s Eve tradition.  We’ll all gather at my sister’s place, overeat, chat, possibly play some Italian bingo, grow exhausted waiting for the countdown from Times Square, and turn in for the night well before midnight.  What about you all? I’m sure your plans are nowhere near as [...]

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December 30, 2011: Another Dark Matter interview! Ugly ornaments! Maximus! News of note!

I’ve been doing quite a few online interviews in support of my comic book, Dark Matter, that launches January 11, 2011.  The latest here with Ryan Thomason at WatchPlayRead (http://watchplayread.com/wpr-interview-with-dark-matter-writer-joseph-mallozzi/) in which I discuss both Dark Matter and Stargate. Now onto matters of equal importance… I am very disappointed with the lack of ugly Christmas ornaments out [...]

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December 29, 2011: Buddy time! Au Pied de Cochon! Assuming the cooking duties!

My annual trips back to Montreal are an opportunity to catch up with friends and family.  Usually, these are planned events – lunches, dinners, or occasions to get-together for drinks and/or desserts. Sometimes, they are unplanned encounters in which I’ll run into an old friend simply going about my daily activities (ie. running errands for [...]

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December 28, 2011: Welcome to east coast winter! Garde Manger!

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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