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Okay, so the Lost premiere was amazing. I kind of have a funny story about that. See, I actually get Lost off iTunes; it’s the one TV show I buy because I always want to come back and see it again later, and I can’t get them … other places … fast enough. So I had them both downloaded (in HD goodness, yum yum!) and started playing episode one. After the little weird flashback thing at the beginning, something happened where it started playing the second episode, and I didn’t notice!
The entire thing, seen out of order, is a drill through the brain in epic proportions.
So without spoiling, here’s my thoughts:
1. Sawyer / Juliet for the win. I had an inkling last season, but they’re hilarious together.
2. I have a feeling Desmond is the key to all of the time screwiness.
3. And if it’s not Desmond, it’s GOT to be Richard Alpert. Yes, he shall save the day.
4. I trust Ben. For now.
5. I actually don’t trust Sun. For now.
6. I think the shady character at the end of “the Lie” is one of Faraday’s parents.
I don’t think I can wait a week till episode three, even with Kyle and Fringe to tide me over. Is anyone else this excited about LOST?!
Inaguration day. Yippee for America. Pardon my lack of enthusiasm, guys, but I’m really not feeling it today. Perhaps it’s because I feel like our country has sold out. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not going to start proclaiming that Obama is the antichrist. I just don’t like his ideas, the way he does things, or his positions on a lot of issues. I don’t trust him as far as I could throw him.
But the thing that’s been really bugging me today is people’s reaction to the fact that I don’t like Obama. One lady leaned in real close and said, as if we were conspirators of sorts, “it’s because he’s black, isn’t it?”
To quote Jeff Dunham’s “Achmed” character… “You racist bastard.”
Not that I’d say that to anyone.
But seriously. I’m happy as a clam that a man of color got elected to lead our country. I think it says a lot as to how far we’ve come as a society, and I’m looking forward to the day when it won’t matter what color our president is; he’ll just be a person.
I just didn’t want that man to be Obama, okay?
PS: I posted this from my phone 
So “blog every day” has been officially removed from my 2009 resolutions. At this point, “blog every month” would be something to write home about.
I discovered a new show a week ago (and have already gobbled up every episode released, which is only 10, but still nerdy). It’s called “Fringe” and is written by J. J. Abrams, the mastermind behind the best show ever created, Lost. It’s got all the same mystery, more questions than answers, a very good-looking guy, mad suspensful moments, a healthy amount of gross-out factor, and a stray Lost reference for good measure (oh yes, passenger 108). I’m absolutely hooked, and so if you’re into that stuff, you can go watch full episodes on imdb. Just look up Fringe and go under the episode guide.
The 10-second basic idea of this show is that the FBI starts investigation something called The Pattern. The man in charge of this special team (Abaddon from Lost!! My gosh!) puts it this way: “Someone out there’s experimenting, only using the whole world as their lab.” One such incident is a woman who concieves and carries to full term in the space of maybe a half hour, and gives birth to a child who ages to eighty and dies in another hour and a half. Weird stuff. Anyhow, the only man who might understand what is going on is a mad scientist who was locked up in a mental institution seventen years previous, and the only way to get to him is through his estranged (and gorgeous and snarky) son who is in Iraq doing… who knows? Anyhow, it’s a really good show, so if you’re into all that, go for it.
As for me… I’ve been surviving again this month. I get like that in the wintertime… a touch antisocial. I’ll be back. I’ve got a show to watch!
Happy New Year! And Happy New Blog, too!
Last year I made two New Year’s resolutions, and it was the first time I seriously attempted this. The first was personal, but I’d like to say that it was a partial success. In fact… not a bad job.
The second one I did share last year, and it was a wish to get my life moving again. Specifically, go to college. My first, knee-jerk reaction is that I failed on this completely, but the more I reflect back on it, the more I realized that I didn’t completely fail. No, I’m not in college. No, I’m not really any closer to going to college. No, I haven’t even taken another online class.
But it seems like the more that I push for it, the more I feel something pushing back. I know it sounds like a cop-out, but I’m starting to believe that I’m not supposed to be there just yet, for whatever reason. I’ve been focusing a lot on my job, and you know what? In the last year, I’ve gotten a major promotion and a three-dollar pay raise. For my first job, that’s not too bad. I’m management now, working full time. I have insurance.
This leads me up to next year’s resolutions.
So, six things. We’ll see how this goes, okay?