I love me some Terry O'Quinn

And wow!

Any episode featuring my ultimate favorite Lostie - Locke is going to WOW me. But tonight was more than I could have hoped for. Below, see a theory I've posted to the Lost-nether-world on The Transmission (awesome - most favorite podcast). I <3 you Ryan and Jen! Also to YuBlog (I also adore Jay and Jack!!!)

The Transmission Post

# LostNTonic Says:
February 16th, 2010 at 6:22 pm

OMG I love Locke episodes, even when he’s dead :)

So … The NUMBERS! HFC – the numbers = our losties. Jacob must’ve made that list eons ago and that’s why lists are so important. So anyone get screenshots yet, who is 4,8,15,16,23,42 exactly? 6 numbers. Oceanic 6. So Kate and Aaron are a number too? Ironic that all those guys would end up on the island together.

My crackpot theory of the week? UnLocke will wage war against Jacob’s crew. The end result will catapult our Losties back into another “loop” of time and course correct. Making the “flash sideways” segments what happens after the last “thud” of LOST on the island.

:)
Tammy


and

My similar (copied and pasted) YuBlog post...



Pictures courtesy of Yublog.org and especially giving credit to Cesar Altamirano of onigun.com.

First Impressions of Lost Season 6

Lots of cool thoughts about Lost after watching this first episode of the 6th and final season. But the first run through felt a lot like being on a roller coaster going down hill at full speed, zipping around turns and twists, getting rush after rush, only to come rolling into the "station" at a complete stop all too soon.

I sat down last night (6 days after my first watch) and tried to pick up on more subtleties. Here are some thoughts:

*Jack, a spinal surgeon and Locke, a paraplegic have been stranded on the island together for all these years. How was that connection get lost on me?

*We had to watch Juliette die? AGAIN? As if once wasn't enough. However... going dutch for coffee??? I totally believe that Juliette and Sawyer's paths will cross in our sideways timeline. They will get coffee. Juliette will offer to go dutch. Sawyer will pay :)

*Hurley - you go man. I have a gun and I know how to use it! LMAO - he's the best!

*UnLocke - Sorry you had ot see me like that. BEST line of the night. That was awesome. So Locke = Smokie. I'm not surprised. What does that mean for the Locke body on the beach? Smokie doesn't need the body to become the persona. So who else has Smokie been all this time? Why does the person need to be dead before he inhabits their form if he doesn't need their body?

*Jacob / Man in Black - still don't know wtf. Will wait a bit longer to throw out any decent theories.

*New timeline - I like it, but it's also a bit weird. I believe the two will mesh and we see that the LA timeline is actually where we pick up at the end of our on island timeline (thus giving us some answers as to what happens once the group finally gets off the island).

*Sayid - Why did the other others have to get him out of his Dharma jumpsuit before putting him in the water? They didn't have to remove his dirty, smelly, bloody black clothes. But specifically the Dhamra garb. Why?

*Other Others - they kinda make me laugh. I hope they become a bit more palatable soon. They seem comic in nature. But that may just be me.

*UnLocke telling Ben that he "wants to go home" and that he's the only one on the island who truly did. What about Rose and Bernard. They didn't want to go home.

Ok, more on Lost after tonight's episode - What Kate Does.

T minus 62 minutes...

Until the (last ever) premiere for Lost's final season. Both exciting and heart wrenching all at once. Once this is all over - What great mysteries will I ponder, what puzzles will I decode, what TV show will engross me the way Lost has?

Yikes, maybe I don't *want* the answers to all the questions :)

Headcold? Must be Monday.

Ouch. So it's Monday. Know how I can tell?

I have a headcold the size of Montana, an ear ache that is KILLIN' me, I was running late this morning and got my kids and the neighbor's kids to school late, forgot my lunch, my coffee that I put in a thermos is only luke warm, it's the first day of "billing week" at work (worst week every month), forgot to recharge my cell phone this morning, I have a business plan meeting with the head of the company today and I wore jeans and fleece to work, I can't find my W2s that I had in my possession this time last week, and I just forgot the new password I had to come up with this morning for all my computer systems.


Know how I'll know when it's not Monday anymore? Same stuff will keep happening, but I won't feel like whining! :) Haha...
Happy Monday to you all!

Friday, Friday

Woot, it's Friday! [cue silly weekend themed music]

Looking forward to the fun and folly that is Saturday and Sunday in my life. That's code for laundry and grocery shopping. Ha! I'm actually going to get drinks with my travel-mates this Saturday so we can plan our big Birthday Trip to New Orleans. Can't wait. Even though I have a head cold, I will not let that deter me from planning the most ridiculous adventure a soon to be 40 year old can come up with!

I had plans for a mind bending uber-philosophical blog post full of wit and cynicism, but unfortunately after a long birthday/farewell lunch with workmates followed by a rousing dose of Beer-thirty back at work, my wit and cynicism have fallen by the wayside. *raises fist in air* Damn you Beer-thirty!!! But, I promise to try to be witty and cynical tomorrow after a long night of drinking martinis and playing RPGs. <----Uh huh, I'm a geek!

As for today, let's just say I'm happy for full moons in a purple-ish sunset, runny readings on Failblog and Fark, and the end to a perfectly work like work week.



Now, go start that weekend!

*so mote it be*

Avatar, meh.

So I saw the movie "Avatar" with my kids a couple weekends ago. I thought it was entertaining and visually incredible. My kids absolutely loved it and want to see it again. I loved looking at it. But, damn, I wish I could have turned off the sound and made up my own dialogue. I like the idea of the story more than I liked the actual plotline and while watching it I found myself internally groaning and thinking - "Gawd, there are episodes of old Star Trek that are better than this."



Yes, I love the idea that the point of the movie is to honor the inate spirit of life and nature. I love the spirit of the film (no pun intended). The beautiful blue people didn't do much for me. I kept thinking that elfin characters from WOW had populated the screen and I was always aware that they weren't real. So yes, down with imperical capitalistic greed and forceful takeovers. Down with brawn and might. Good moral portions to the story, for sure. However, the more I think about the plot, the more I wonder about the original spirits tied to those half-breed beings and why that moral issue was never addressed. Did those "bodies" grow brain dead or did the "good guys" kill off the original soul that grew in that body so it could be occupied by the transferred human mind.

Yes, I can overanalyze a flick at times. I know I should just enjoy a good movie, or a good story. But what can I say? I thought the story lacked good writing to begin with, so I can afford to be a bit picky now, can't I?

I will admit, the computer animation - AH!Mazing!!! It's worth going just to see the movie for that reason. Just don't expect the screenwriting to blow you away.

Tom Karsell Tribute Site

We had to say goodbye to a great person, a wonderful friend, and a damn funny man. My kiddos knew his as "Uncle Tom". He was an "A-List" friend to my husband. I just enjoyed knowing him as Sadie and Aasha's dad. I'll miss his off-center sense of humor and his ability to appall you and crack you up all at the same time.

Check out the pictures and memories of Tom at his tribute/memorial site.


Later, man.

*cheers*