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Monthly Archives: August 2010

More awards for Stargate Universe!

• READ: Nine Gemini nominations for Stargate Universe: Nominations for the 25th annual Gemini Awards (Canada’s television awards) have just been released, with Stargate Universe‘s cast and crew receiving an impressive nine nominations. SGU is nominated for Best Dramatic Series (competing against Durham County, Flashpoint, Republic of Doyle, and The Tudors). In the category of [...]

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SGU – Season 2 SyFy trailer

Edge of Existence…

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Chili Lime Pecan Torte

There’s a reason why I never buy cake mixes by box anymore and this would be a perfect example of why. Sure, there’s the joy in making something from scratch, knowing that it’s fresh and made with luuurve, but the most important thing for me will always be the taste, the smell, even the mouth-feel. [...]

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Wolverine 2: Jackman drops ‘Avon Man’

• READ: Hugh Jackman Drops ‘Avon Man’ For ‘Wolverine 2′: The Australian actor has dropped out of Kevin Lima’s comedy “Avon Man” so he can spend some more time at the gym and get into the right shape for “Wolverine 2.” The sequel to the prequel — if that makes any sense — features a [...]

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Old pics, new treatment

Lately I’ve been monkeying around with tutorials and such, mostly adapting stuff from Photoshop (damn, how I envy you!) and I had this new brush and a cobbled together from various sources idea of how to work bokeh into my scribblings. Bokeh is: The term comes from the Japanese word boke, which means “blur” or [...]

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In States Where “Gun Ed” Is Prevalent, Comprehensive Sex Ed Is Nowhere to Be Found

Lisa Russ, AlterNet Seems to me that simple, clear communication works best, even with young kids. When there is a threat or an opportunity I let my kids know in plain and simple terms. No running with scissors. Walk carefully near the edge of a pool. Put the matches down. So far this plain-talking strategy [...]

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Oxytocin: That word doesn’t mean what you think it means

Pump Up the Vole-ume: Talking Oxytocin Heather Corinna/Scarleteen The more young people are told – usually by adults who know from their own experience it’s not true — that sex outside of marriage, outside long-term, monogamous relationships, or with any more than one partner in a lifetime, will always do them terrible, irreparable harm and [...]

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Durham County Review [SearchingForChetBaker]

• READ: Review: Durham County: Season 1 DVD A few years ago I discovered this show called “Durham County” which is shown in Canada. Soon after I began watching it I realized this is a special type show. It was like nothing I had really watched before, as most shows, at least here in the [...]

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Stargate Universe: Carlyle to continue

• READ: Carlyle commits to ‘Stargate Universe’ Robert Carlyle has revealed that he plans to remain part of the Stargate Universe cast for the foreseeable future. The actor told Collider that he was still enjoying playing the part of Dr. Nicholas Rush in the second season of the show. “It didn’t worry me that I [...]

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