Tuesday, October 30, 2007

October 30, 2007

Well, this is just great. I have a toothache, I think I may have partially islocated my shouler, and my laptop has taken to haphazardly ropping the letter d. Seriously. What’s a guy to o?

Yeah, a certain tooth had been been bothering for a while. It was nothing serious. Just a little iscomfort whenever I happene to bite down on a peppercorn or a sesame seed just the right way. Turns out it was a chip in my filling. So, I had it fixed and, ever since, I’ve experience a dull ache that runs from the lower part of my jaw to my ear canal every time I eat. Fortunately, I’m able to take my mind off the toothache by moving my right arm six inches either forwards, backwars, or side to sie, just enough of a range of motion to send a shiver of excruciating pain through my right shouler. Not sure what I di but it wouldn’t have taken much as I suffer from notoriously weak shoulers (superheroes take note). As for my laptop ropping the d’s. Well, I harly even notice.

Hmmmmmm. Between the previous paragraph and this one, I had to take a break to clean up a Lulu accident which, to be perfectly honest, idn’t seem all that accidental. After cleaning up, I went to wash my hans, pressed own on the soap dispenser, and had the contents shoot straight out onto my new shirt.

All this to say - a little cranky today. And yet, espite the crankiness, I was able to partake in some first-class spinning this afternoon. Didn’t get as much accomplishe as I would’ve liked but Paul and I had our hans full with other non-creative issues (scheduling, eals, an, of course, lunch). Still, we do have about eight notions in the works including Marty G.’s old-school story (“How ol school?”you may ask. Well is season one ld enough for youuuuu?”

Aw geez. Now my u is sticked. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

105 comments:

Charles Schneider said...

Hang in there, all these things and more can be fixe, just pop a hanful of ibuprofen and relax. Goo luck with the computer problem. No suggestions there.

rac76 said...

Keep your chin up..tomorrow will be a better day for you. :)

~rac

rac76 said...

Sorry if I sent the last comment twice..my computer has been acting up during the past couple of days.

~rac

Anonymous said...

Okay, was that really you? Or did you hire a ghost blogger to fill in for you tonight?

Hope your keys get unstuck, Lulu learns to do her business outside, and your stories spin into pure gold. Oh yeah...and the toothache goes away.

WB

P.S. - so what happened to Chuck?

Anna said...

Aww, Joe. That really stinks. I hope you get all your aches cleared up and your laptop fixed soon! Best wishes to you.

Neep said...

Heh, bad day huh.

If you want a chuckle (hopefully) check out your fake email addresses. There is an offer in there that you can't refuse! Fred wants you to have $3,000,000.06 (THREE MILLION DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS).


Hope tomorrow is better.

G Alice Owen said...

I know that tomorrow is going to be better. A new sunrise promises new beginnings.

Anonymous said...

Geez, Joe, I guess it really does suck to be your sometimes. :)

Get thyself to a dentist.

Anonymous said...

Just one question to ask yourself in this situation... "what would Rodney McKay do?"

actually, that would apply equally to computer problems as well as any kind of physical problems... hmm...

seriously, hope you feel better. And get the cookie crumbs out from under the 'd' key! :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Halloween again!!!

Poor baby! Hope you get that tooth taken care of, and it feels all better!

Kimberly

Neep said...

Argh! Now that I think about it, my day is a bit like that too...

I have run out of laundry detergent, but since I only have a few more days before moving back home for the summer I'm not going to buy any more. I just tipped my laundry hamper into a suitcase.

I have run out of cheerios, so now have *nothing* to eat. *wibbles*

My left hip isn't cooperating, so when I walk I look a bit stupid slightly dragging my leg along behind me.

Just after I posted my last comment, the fire alarms in my building were tested. It scared the crap out of me and I jumped, slamming my head into the concrete column next to my head. I was already a bit lightheaded (probably lack of food) but now I feel totally high.

Anonymous said...

Cheer up, Joe! Hopefully, this is just one bad day, and tomorrow will be much better. (Or in the least, not worse.)

Franklin said...

A man admitting to being cranky! Whatever next?

Lulu is behaving like a little bitch and you are her slave.

At least she isn't sitting on your keyboard like a cat does when being ignored.

majorsal said...

joe, eat/drink/swim in chocolate. the sugar, caffeine and endorphin rush will make your pooping dog and insolent keyboard and jaw destroying tooth ache seem not so important. :D :D and :D

(((joe)))



sally :)

Amy Lynn said...

Well, today (ok tonight) is Mischief Night. Maybe that can explain the problems.

morgia said...

Hé !Alors, on est pas dans une bonne journée aujourd'hui? En fait, je ne veux pas paraître trop bizarre, mais on dirait que ça me rassure un peu de constater que tu n'es pas un robot (toujours au resto, toujours la belle vie, toujours avec de l'inspiration pour l'écriture !!) Des fois ça fait du bien une bonne vieille journée qui sert à rien ! Hi! Hi!
Sans blague, imagines quand nous les femmes on a nos problèmes de femmes?? Houlala...

Anonymous said...

*bursts out laughing*

Oh, Joe. I had a horrible day, too. Does it help to know that this made my night?

Meghan

Anonymous said...

oh, my goodness!! lots of vibes going out your way. i hope you can get to the dentist asap.

my shoulders do that too if i am not careful. if you can take it, ibuprofen and milkthistle can be veyr good friends. also ice for 24 hours, then heat. except i hate ice cause it hurts so i just wait a little while then do heat. also feldenkrais type stuff helps a lot once things are not seizing up.

have some ds dddddddddddddddddd. and some :ppppPPpPPppPppps at lulu!

yay for the spinning! i hope that will ease your crankypants a little and help you feel better soon. crankypants are not comfy at all!

boo

Anonymous said...

Good times for you I see. However, you can't match the mind numbing boredom of trying to study for a public law exam. Any public lawyers reading this - tough.

Anonymous said...

Sorry about your bad day!

One question: Will Shep ever realize that in a Fantastic Four world he wouldn't actually be Mr. Fantastic? He'd totally be Johnny Storm - Human Torch. Rodney is much more Reed Richards. Of course, the last thing Rodney's ego needs is being called 'Mr. Fantastic'.

Ooh, make that Two Questions: If you could cross-over Altantis with any Marvel comic (I only read Marvel) which one would you choose and whose villian would they have to band together to fight?

Jenny Robin said...

ear Joe,

It's too ba that your d's are ropping. I' not early enjoy that either. on't get too own in the umps over it, though. I'm sure it's just something sticky uner the stupi key on the keyboar .

It might be interesting, after all, to rea of the aventures of r. Roney McKay in a pulejumper in eep space or chuckle over his use of the lifesigns etector near a wraith art.

That's all I have for toay. Best of luck.

Riley said...

Chivas Regal. Drink a lot of it. You won't feel the toothache or the shoulder, and after you've vomited it over the keyboard you'll have enough impetus to go get a new one (once you regain consciousness, anyway).

Y'know, I think I should take my own advice.

Iris said...

Oh man! I feel for you! Teeth are a constant source of misery for me as well. In fact, their very existence makes me deeply question theories of evolution. Why can't we have shark teeth? Or, perhaps, baleen? It would be so much simpler, cheaper and, frankly, cooler!

As for the ol' school episode, are we talking S1 SG1, or S1 SGA?

Thanks, and feel better soon!

Royal

suse said...

Two words: New laptop. Barring that, attach a regular keyboard to the lappy.

Hope the jaw (sounds like an infection - not good)and the shoulder are fixed posthaste.

Unless it makes you want to whump some SGA characters. (Just kidding.) Time for another visit to the doc. And the dentist.

suse

Anonymous said...

Hate to bring the bad news, but could your tooth pain need a root canal? The same thing happened to me and I had that AND a crown. I hope yours isn't as bad as mine.

Anonymous said...

Seding you good vibes for your keyboard, tooth and shoulder. Of course, good vibes means you need to visit the computer shop, dentist and osteopath/chiropracter to get them fixed. Just hang in there.

Anonymous said...

Poor guy! I hope you feel better soon and that Lulu stops with the 'accidents'. I am so excited hearing about the spinning of ideas for season 5! Spin away my friend... well not too far away!
Much love and prayers to you!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Anonymous said: "Maybe you should try to keep your arguments straight."

And maybe you should mind your own business! My post was addressed to Joe NOT you. Joe's a bright guy. I'm sure that after reading the second paragraph of my first post (which you conveniently ignored) he 'GOT IT' And since Joe in the ONLY one that needed to understand my post NOT YOU - NUFF SAID!!!!">>>

I'm so glad you said that. The majority of us come here to express our thoughts and opinions to Joe... after all, it is his blog.

None of us need the snide hecklers who attack other fans' opinions because they can't bear to have someone think differently and can't come up with a cogent opinion/argument themselves (because if they could, they would do so to Joe rather than heckle what other fans say. Unless they don't believe Joe is educated enough to interpret arguments himself. Although I don't remember Joe calling for their help in interpreting).

And then you find yourself in a position of having to defend yourself and another heckler comes in, when all you wanted to do in the first place was give your opinion to Joe, whose blog it is.

So I loved that you came out and said, what many of us have thought.

AscendedTauri said...

Ollld School? Would love to see the planet from 'Sanctuary' again! Koyla back!?.. Oh, yesterday's question, I meant more for Season 4:

Would you be willing to talk about any rejected story-lines that were heavily considered, but eventually dropped?

M said...

Oh dear oh dear... so sorry to hear that you ruined your shirt, dislocated your shoulder, have a toothache, stuck the u of your keyboard and generally am not having what appears to be a good day...

I hope it gets better... uh, the tooth included.

Just stopping by to say hello, great pics as usual and looking forward to this week's SGA ep which definitely looks very interesting.

I was so shocked to read that Jason did indeed cut off his dreads... but I must say I'm impressed that it'll be glued back (and curious to see it). I thought that Flanigan was joking in his "expo" appearance.

Take care. Can't get any worse can it?

Fan of food,
M

Anna said...

That was a very funny entry. Sorry everything seems to being crashing at once. Hope you feel better soon:)
~Anna

Anonymous said...

The internet has made me so deeply cynical that I can't even tell if your post is the genuine article because I'm too busy thinking that if the 'd' key wasn't working there should be an extra space where it would have been, you should be screaming in pain and rolling around from the semi-dislocated shoulder that your typing with, and that the writing style doesn't sound like your usual posts.

Either tell Martin Gero to get off your computer, or for the love of god get to a medical centre, buy some bulk dog nappies for Lulu, and have a better day tomorrow!

Anonymous said...

Joe,

After reading all these great conflicting posts I think I have developed a cheat sheet for season five that will keep you safe from any negative comments.

Notes for Season Five

1.Overall Atlantis description (with apologies to Garrison Keillor) – Where the women are strong and the men are hunks (and not too bright around women).

2.All episodes will take place with all the main characters around a campfire so the team can bond during the entire episode

3.The designated “leader of the week (strong female) will then describe an adventure that the team has recently completed (video flashbacks with lots of CG will be added for action).

4.violent action scenes are fine but no cleavage shots will be allowed (leather uniforms are out)

5.Part of each script will include scene(s) around the campfire where the team members talk about fallen or missing comrades.

6.Any female leaders of alien nations must be at least fifty (50) earth years old and look like they have clawed their way into power over the last twenty years.

7.The instructions for making ZPM's are found in a newly opened room in Atlantis so power is no longer a problem.

8.The end of each script will always have two of the team members head into the dark away from the campfire hand in hand (the choice of which two has to vary week to week) and the last scene will always be a pan of the remaining team members (after the pair leaves) with a grin on their face.

Hope this helps.

Bec said...

Here's a row of d's for you...hope this makes you feel better.

dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

RebeccaH said...

A little Mom advice: your pain sounds a lot like TMJ. It can cause ear aches and even affect joints in the neck and shoulder. If it's not that, then you really ought to have it checked out immedately, because a tooth infection can do terrible things to your body.

As for your computer, I can only recommend a hammer. I hate the things, and I suspect they hate us back.

Kath in Baltimore said...

I think you need a warm bath and a hot cup of cocoa. *sends virtual chocolates*

Anonymous said...

Hi Joe, Any chance of Beckett coming back full time in season 5 or at least several episodes?? Any chance an SG-1 TEAM appearance in season 5??? Please bring back Ford in season 5??? Thanks

Mackenzies Momma said...

welcome to the club of computer woes joe. my laptop picked up some nasty snasty virus and will now need to be replaced, thanks to the stupid virus. I am thinking of getting a shiny red dell.

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Anonymous said...

I've never posted a comment before, so here goes. Sounds like you may have cracked your tooth as well. Does it hurt when you bite down or when you release? Can't really tell without more tests. I'm a dental student, so obviously your dilemma catches my interest. Feel better soon.

Archana S said...

Could be a rotator cuff injury, you should probably get it checked out. Take it from a med student (professional hypochondriac). Hope you feel better soon :)

Anonymous said...

Well really you have two options that I know of. Only cause my computer does the same thing time to time. If it's a Mac...your on your own. But what comes to mind it A. your keyboard needs to be replaced or B. you need to save all your stuff to a external hard drive and then swipe the computer and start fresh. If you don't like the second then well you could always throw the computer and see what happens. Chances are not a good decision. I would sign in but have forgotten my account....and hence...probably deleted. But I go by Deltrax5 on Gateworld. With the toothache I can only say one thing. Lay off he sweets. hahahaha...easier said then done..I know.

K8T said...

Joe,
Sorry to hear about the tooth/jaw ache and painful shoulder. Pop some good pain killers and take a long hot bath.

The laptop needs a good invert and shake to get all those crumbs out of the keyboard. Better yet, a few shots of compressed air would do the job.

Hope tomorrow proves to be a better day.

-Katie

Anonymous said...

First, go directly to your dentist to deal with that tooth/jaw/ear pain before it gets any worse.
Next, hit your chiropractor's office to deal with that shoulder/neck pain before IT gets any worse.
Be careful out there Joe.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

LilFerret said...

I think your D ran away with my number two. *GROWL*

Anonymous said...

Try 2-4 Advil. Works like a charm every time until you can get back in to see your dentist.

Anonymous said...

Take this as a question or comment whichever but honestly, if you want the pain from that tooth gone, get it pulled, unless its a front one, who really needs one bad tooth?

it will make the pain vanish provided their is no infection in the area, however obviously go more often to the dentist and get more work done is the only thing to keep them healthy, hope it gets better, but if it were me, get the thing pulled, save the agony

unless you enjoy stuff like root canals, etc lol

Tesajb said...

Is your "D" key out of order today?

Sorry to hear about your jaw, that must totally suck =(. Although I had braces THREE TIMES so I don't know how much I can sympathize. =)

Did I mention I've never once had a cavity in almost 30 years? Yeah, I know, you're totally jealous.

Anyway, did you hear about the little earthquake we had here in Northern CA tonight? The epicenter was near San Jose, CA, about 45 mins south of us. We were sitting to dinner at the pizzeria and felt a few jolts, a rumble, and watched the extra large glass pane windows menacingly wobble above us.

The verdict also came in for our washer: The tub bearings went out and it would cost more to fix than to get a used one. It's toast.

So you watch out for those Maytags!

Anonymous said...

How big is Atlantis supposed to be?

Jen, heart traveler said...

Aw doesn't sound like a great day. I've been having tooth pain lately. Actually, I had to go on anti-biotics. Feel better :/

Anonymous said...

An SG-1 team episode sounds awesome. Now that's a show I would tune in live for.

Anonymous said...

Hope tommorows better. Good luck with the ketboard (Great, now my ketboard's doing it, oh, wait, I mistyped it). (Here goes) Good luck with the keyboard. (That worked).

Anonymous said...

When my laptop did the same thing (is yours a Dell?) it wasn't long (perhaps a day or two) before the D-key just plain popped off on me, and the keyboard had to be replaced. Luckily, it's easily, quickly and inexpensively done, provided you can lay hands on a replacement. I'm a novice at computer repair, at best, but I was able to install it myself.

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear that you're having a lousy day. Here's hoping karma kicks you sharply in the behind and you have an absolutely fantastic day tomorrow.

Tim

ZoniDuck said...

Hmmmmmm... I suspect a ghost-writer. My money is on either Carl or Marty G. Possibly both of them. Back to work you layabouts! Season 5 isn't going to write itself.

I have to assume the bits about the tooth and the shoulder are true, though. I hate to say it, Joe, but I had the random pain when biting down on things earlier this year, and it turned out to be a hairline crack in my molar. $500 later, and I had a lovely new crown, and I don't mean the sparkly princess kind. Luckily, I didn't need a root canal.

I hope your tooth turns out to be an easy fix, and that you're feeling better soon.

♥ANAIS♥ said...

Salut Joseph =)

Franchement vous avez eu mal au dent? oO Moi aussi, toute la nuit! étrange...
En tout cas jespert que sa ira vite mieux.

Je vous souhaote aussi un joyeux Halloween! vous allez faire quoi pour fêter sa??^^
Moi ratraper mon sommeil de la nuit derniére^^!

Bon allez gros kisou!! je vous love <3, bonne journée, a demian,Merci.

Anonymous said...

You are, sir, as mad as a spoon.
(in a good way)

Anonymous said...

I feel for you with the dropped d's at least. My lappy decided it didn't like it's "a" key anymore. I still haven't figured out how the little white thingy that holds the key onto the little rubber plunger got deformed like it did. Only my determined lappy knows, I suppose.

Does Fondy's pet store have online ordering? If it doesn't, it's a suggestion. I'm looking into getting a Yorkie early next year and can't find very many trendy pet accessories in the middle of Iowa.

Anonymous said...

*sends positive vibes*

Now I hate to quote dirty ginger kids from the depression, but

*clears throat*

"The sun'll come oooouuut..."

Ok, I've stopped now! Have a superior day tomorrow

Anonymous said...

Might I suggest the reason for the toothache is pizza number 3 from yesterday -looks to me like there was a bone in it.
Plus If I was Lulu and you put me in clothes that made me look like I just crawled into No 2's legwarmer (the prisoner, in case you aint as old as me) I'd be tempted to mess too!!
Feel better soon xxx

Hobart said...

Just a quick question, and I apologize ahead of time if someone has asked this and I missed it, I haven't read your blog for a few weeks.

Are there any plans to release the four special features DVDs from the big collectors series DVD of SG1 separately for those of us who faithfully bought the seasons on DVD over the years? I know that when MASH released their giant set with the two extra special edition DVDs, they also released those discs separately.

My collection is already a little screwy because eight of my sets are in those giant dvd cases and two plus my three of SGA are in the thinpaks, but I don't much care about how it looks, I just want all the Stargate content I can get! But it'd be beyond silly to buy an insanely expensive set of dvds that I already have just for four discs. So anyway, any plans? Or do you have a place to direct me to to find out if there are plans?

Meils said...

Joe

Sorry to hear about the tooth, shoulder and the crankiness. A liberal ingestion of whisky is highly recommended (although not enough to cause you to fall over and make your shoulder worse). I find Laphroaig works best.

As for your computer, I think it is due to a conspiracy by all computer manufacturers to drive us insane by hardwiring randomn glitches.

Hope the week gets better

Meils

Anonymous said...

Dear Joe,

I am right now at the Mandarin Oriential Hotel in Hong Kong. So far, it is fascinating. My Questions is: What are your favourite places here (restaurant, cinema, tour site, etc.); and what are the chances of people working at those places remember you being there?
Wish me luck!

Anonymous said...

When I saw the word 'spinning' my heart-rate increased and was giddy with joy. I thought you were going to break into a paragraph or two about the wonders of spinning (as in...cycling), but I guess 'spinning' ideas for season 5 is okay...I suppose... *g*

iamza said...

Hope your Wednesday is less fraught with pain and laptop annoyances!

(If it helps any, it seems my entire office is visiting the dentist this month. Maybe tooth/jaw problems are the next global pandemic?)

Paula said...

There must be some funky alignment to the planets. I had the same day, yesterday.

If it makes you feel any better, my dog woke me up by puking all over my bedroom.

I hope you're feeling better, today. Don't wait to get that tooth examined!

Anonymous said...

Poor Joe! It can only get better right? *crosses fingers* :)

Jennifer said...

Joe,

Sorry about your day. My son, Christian (11 1/2), had to have a baby tooth extracted yesterday (Tues). It was hurting him Monday night, to the point that drinking water hurt it. I thought maybe he lost part of his filling. Nope, just over crowding and it was stuck. So he knows how you feel. If you could, could you send out a shout out to him. Also, being that it is Halloween, if you could dress up (or you did today) what would your costume be??? Happy Halloween!!!

Jen :)

Anonymous said...

(((((((((HUGS))))))))

Sorry to hear you are having
a bad day. Going back to S1 sounds fascinating.

Hope the rest of your week goes better. : )

Anonymous said...

Well, mr. mallozzi, the UKers got "Doppleganger" last night. Good episode - i like it! One thing though: Did you really have to introduce the clown?! I suffer from Coudrophobia - Fear of clowns! I recoiled in horror and invoked several deities when the clown popped up!!

Well, gotta go, Bob (the pumpkin not the wraith) needs scooping out and the hose pipe needs to be put out to hose the kids!! *Evil Grin* dunno what i'm gonna do about the sweets since i ate them! *lol*

milisa said...

poor joe. days like that suck. keep your chin up. i'll be a new day soon!

Anonymous said...

sure hey! just a little thought. Isnt it time atlantis had an irish contingent??? eh? (nudge nudge wink wink) Someone with wit and a certain elegance!! yeah technology is not infallible ihadtroublewiththespacekey!

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much! I hope you have a better day today, and that your toothache is better! That's not fun (to say the least).

*standand disclaimer-please do not approve* :)

Anonymous said...

1)Will the homeworld of the Wraith be of a nature unsuspected?

2)Will the Bolo Kai play a mythological role in the series like the Replicators and the Wraith?

Anonymous said...

Hi Joe:

Happy Halloween! Sounds like yesterday was a real downer for you. Toothaches can be very painful. Hope the pain doesn't keep you from indulging in lots of candy and attending the party. So does this mean a possible costume change? Are you still planning on going as Heartburn or might you now consider going as a Toothache? You could always go as both.

Hope today is much better for you. ((Hugs))

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear about your bad day. It seems everything always happens at once. Hope you feel better sooner than later. I'll be sending you positive vibes.

I recently started a new job and have already received an abundance of emails informing me that they would like to leave me millions of dollars per their spouses will. I'm sure I could never top any of your comebacks but you seem to have so much fun I am thinking of replying to a one Mrs. Martha Kawami and let her know I would love her husbands money! Any advice on a good funny response?

Anonymous said...

""Anonymous a dit...
Joe,

After reading all these great conflicting posts I think I have developed a cheat sheet for season five that will keep you safe from any negative comments.

Notes for Season Five

1.Overall Atlantis description (with apologies to Garrison Keillor) – Where the women are strong and the men are hunks ...

2.All episodes will take place with all the main characters around a campfire ...

3.The designated “leader of the week (strong female) will then describe an adventure that the team has ...

4.violent action scenes are fine but no cleavage ...

5.Part of each script ... where the team members talk about fallen or missing comrades.

6.Any female leaders of alien nations must be at least fifty (50) earth years old and look like they have clawed their way into power over the last twenty years.

7.The instructions for making ZPM's are found ...

8.The end of each script will always have two of the team members head into the dark away from the campfire hand in hand ...

Hope this helps.""

HO BOY !! I LOVE THIS BLOG ENTRY WOW !

Jay said...

An Old School story?

Shepard proclaims "We're goin' streakin'!!" and in the next scene Carter pulls alongside him in a jumper?

Although a better scene would be Jack preparing to jello-wrestle a couple of ladies, then keeling over when they take their tops off. "Right! *points, collapses*"

Andrew said...

Hi Joe,

Will the writers strike affect the preparation of season 5. Are the writers for the show part of the Writers Guild in the U.S. or they belong to something different in Canada?

Thanks,

Andrew Chen

Anonymous said...

Hi Joe,

I don't know if you have visited the gateworld forums. I've been very optomistic that SGA would get picked up for a 5th season. It seems some people cannot accept the fact Atlantis got renewed and that Sci-fi could change their minds. I thought under contract with MGM, Sci-fi cannot overturn this once a season has been official ordered? Is this true? Also people seem to think DVR numbers don't mean anything, where as I think it was one of the reasons for the renewal. Can you give me some kind of Reassurance that the network does care about DVR numbers as well as live? I am tired of people who say the ratings are still not good enough for a 5th season and the show can still be cancelled.

Thanks!

Briangate78

P.S. Great job so far with Season 4! One of the best to date season starts!

Anonymous said...

Hope you get better, but please can season 5 see the return of the ZPM from the Brotherhood or an ancient Transport vessel. We've been waiting for years, quite literally. Though to be honest I'll be amazed by whatever you guys do, season 4 is awesome so far. Thanks ever so much

Anonymous said...

Hi Mr. M,

Sorry to hear about the evil computer/shoulder/toothache trio. Perhaps writing an SGA episode about it will make the problem go away -- or at least make it tolerable.

I can see it now...Rodney gets a toothache so he can't eat chocolate, his shoulder aches so much he can't play with Ancient tech, and his laptop goes wonky so he can't do any work. Whatever will our resident genius do???? Find out Friday at 9...on Sci-Fi.

Corny I know, but hopefully it elicits a chuckle that masks some of the pain :)

Best,
Jenny

Fran said...

Hope you feel better soon Joe. Eat some chocolate (the good kind) and then get yourself to the dentist. Hang in there buddy. Sending "godd vibes" from Toronto.

By the way I am loving Season 4 so far "Doppelganger" totally rocked.

With every episode the show gets better and better. I really love the action.

Hey Joe more explosions and space battles in Season 5 please and more John Sheppard and Rodney McKay. Pretty please with sugar on top.

Hugs

Fran

Anonymous said...

I'm so anxious about Tabula Rasa! I can't wait. I'm worried you couldn't pass up on the chance to toy with us SJ shippers by throwing some Sam/McKay into the mix - they do lose their memories, right? Say it sin't so!!!

Bec said...

Just wondering if you were in the business of homework help...what is the difference between nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio measurements?

Anonymous said...

Travelers was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to this week's episode.

I was relieved to hear that Joe F. and Jason M.'s families and homes are safe from the wild fires in Southern California. As you said, many were not so fortunate.

Sorry about your shoulder, tooth and keyboard. What a week!

Anonymous said...

Two reasons why John chose Mr. Fantastic for himself against the otherwise odd comparision:

1. Mr. Fantastic is the leader.

2. Mr. Fantastic is married to the Invisible woman.

*wink*

ptarmigan said...

I think your mobile phone should warn your laptop about what happens to your gadgets when they don't behave.

Hope today is going better!

Anonymous said...

A oui, j'y pense sa serait intéréssant de faire un épisode de stargate atlantis qui se passerait le jour d'halloween?

Anonymous said...

"2. Mr. Fantastic is married to the Invisible woman."

Why would the Invisible Woman want Mr. Fantastic when he makes out with every female guest star? If I were IW, I would want a more stable relationship, with someone a bit more mature, like Ronon.

*wink*

Anonymous said...

Lisa S. said...
Sorry about your bad day!

One question: Will Shep ever realize that in a Fantastic Four world he wouldn't actually be Mr. Fantastic? He'd totally be Johnny Storm - Human Torch. Rodney is much more Reed Richards. Of course, the last thing Rodney's ego needs is being called 'Mr. Fantastic'.

Remember SG1 series 8? alt.Earth McKay wore a" Mr Fantastic" T-shirt
and he so is, I Love DH.

Anonymous said...

I know you don't normally do picture requests but if you happen to be passing the room where they do the read throughs and theres no-one in it could you take and post a wee pic for me?

Anonymous said...

Joe,

I have a theory on your bad day...the spirits of SGA characters who've "gone on" or are "out there somewhere, missing" have joined forces to send you a message - their journey goes something like this.......

Elizabeth and her Asuran captors discover an enzymed fueled Ford during their Wraith raiding adventures. (Yep, he really DID survive that wraith hive ship explosion). Anyhoo, jonesed up on wraith enzyme, Ford convinces Elizabeth to use her diplomatic powers and her knowledge about ascension and all things spiritual to conduct a seance where she makes contact with Carson, Kate and Grodin (did I miss anyone). Elizabeth and Ford convince the dearly departed spirits to send you a message from all of them, using your laptop as the tool.

I, think, if you listen very, very closely, you might be able to hear them.......

Joooooeeeeee......dddooooo youuuuuuu heaaaarrrr uuuuuuuusssss? Bringggg uuuuuussss baaaacck, Joooooeeee. Bringgggg uuuuussssss baaaackkkkkkk....

Happy Halloween,
SMB_BOOKS

Anonymous said...

I feel kinda bad about it, but reading that made my day seem a little better.

That's schadenfreude for you.

Anonymous said...

If your tooth is still aching, it could be the filling was packed too tight and is pressing a nerve. You really should have it rechecked just to be sure.

Anonymous said...

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunny.

Anonymous said...

smb_books said:

all things spiritual to conduct a seance where she makes contact with Carson, Kate and Grodin (did I miss anyone)

Other deaths include: Col. Sumner in "Rising", 2 or 3 scientists in "Hot Zone", Markham in "The Brotherhood" (was there someone else in his jumper?), the 2 bacon guys in "The Storm", Maj. Leonard's team in "Phantoms", the Sgt. (Bell?) who died in "Echoes", Dr. Hewston & 2(?) others in the initial explosion and the bomb disposal guys in "Sunday", Drs. Dickenson & Graydon in "Submersion".

Anne Teldy

Anonymous said...

Oil of Cloves is good for tootache, a hammer is better (and can be used on unhelpful keyboards)

Ellory said...

Hi Joe,

Just curious if the Writers Guild strikes will that effect Atlantis?

Hope you feel better today.

Ann M.

luwella said...

oh i know exactly how you feel...

My 'w' and particularly my 'ooooo' key are sticking...which ordinarily i could deal with cause i would walk away and leave my computer to rest. However as i am trying to study for my university examinations coming up, and i am attempting to write study notes on my computer, and realised that the letter 'o' appears frequently in the english language...
I say if your computer doesnt start behaving...chuck it out and get a new one! i have been tempted to throw mine out my window at the peak of my frustration...

Congrats for the 5th season renew!

Pauline said...

So this should confirm my family’s assumption that I am a mind of useless information.
To stop the pain of a tooth ache, rub an ice cub on the webbed part of your hand, between the thumb and index finger (on the hand the same side as the toothache).
It works on the principal of stimulating an acupuncture point.

Travelers was a really good episode, I enjoyed, the blatant, snarky fore play between Sheppard and Larrin.
You should consider bringing the Travelers back in S5. Think of all the flotsam and jetsam acquired by them. The knowledge and technology ‘salvaged’ over the time they have been travelling the galaxy.
Pauline

Anonymous said...

hey, sorry you had a bad day :o( :Hugs: Great to hear you are working on season 5, i cant wait ! (no pressure:o)

Pauline said...

Okay long day at work it should be an ice cube...and the 'e' on my computer should be working.
P

Dori said...

Joe

I hope that last word was going to be fuddle duddle!!! Your dentist is really not doing a good job.. We're going to have to have a talk with him.. we don't want anything interferring with your creative juices. We have Season five to think about!!!

Dori

Anonymous said...

Is it just me, or are their little frowns more pronounced in those costumes? Also, I see what you did there with Lulu's costume. If you didn't see it, I'll explain. Generally, babies are dressed as pumpkins (bro adds: "Because they're stupid and can't fight back."), and Lulu is the baby in your house.