Category Archives: Blog of the Black Dog

So it was with mild trepidation that I set out for downtown Vancouver on Saturday night (actually two Saturdays ago – I’m a slow writer). I never go downtown on the weekends for it is always a shit-show filled with … Continue reading →

I was talking with a friend about the new Judi Dench movie, Skyfall, the other day and the conversation veered off into how new “reboots” or the latest instalment in a storied franchise – such as James Bond – all … Continue reading →

Technology. Can’t live without it, hate living with it. We had a computer malfunction at the Cambie store last Friday. While it wasn’t the first time, nor will it be the last time, it was still a shitty time. I … Continue reading →

So I finally dragged my ass out to see The Hobbit yesterday. I’ve been putting it off for a while after reading so many middling reviews. I saw it at the IMAX, which was pretty cool – and for free, … Continue reading →

So it looks as if this thing they call “hockey” is back from the dead, ready to eat our brains and infect our souls. Mixed feeling about this whole fiasco. While I enjoy the hockey – more playing than watching … Continue reading →

So I decided that I wouldn’t fight Christmas anymore. I gave up, caved in and just went with this joyous time of year. The problem is, when I do something, I kinda have to do the best possible job that … Continue reading →

As Tami was showing Gus a Noam Chomsky video, he says ” Wow, Neon Trotsky must be famous”.” Tweet

“Hello darkness, my old friend” croons Paul Simon over the opening credits (you’re welcome, Tarantino) of the best film that I’ve watched this year…The Graduate from 1967. I’ve been feeling the need to revisit, or watch for the first time, … Continue reading →

Grim. That is the only word I can conjure up to describe the grisly month of November in Vancouver. It seems especially grim after enjoying such a magnificent October. And it’s not just the incessant rain. Even when, on the … Continue reading →