L O S T

It's hard to believe, but it's really here. The end of a dramatic era. The end of one of the few television shows that would have the leader of the free world rescheduling a national speech. The end of L O S T.

What's going to happen? Here are my thoughts.

The Island
The Island is the physical manifestation of Good vs Evil, Heaven vs Hell, God vs the Devil battleground. The power of these semi-deities is expressed in the electromagnetic energy that Charles Widmore is so keen to harvest. I feel that he understands the power of the energy and wants that power for himself.

Jacob and his Nemesis
Jacob and his nemesis are the physical representations of Good vs Evil.

What's going to happen
Unfortunately, the drawback of a physical representation of an immortal self is that it's, well, mortal. Jacob and his Nemesis aren't going to live forever, apparently, even though they do have some unexplainable tricks up their sleeves (think smoke monster and gifting immortal life to another person). So...

Jack will replace Jacob: In the past few episodes, Jack seems compelled to stay on the island. Why is that? Everyone is getting ready to leave (including Kate, supposedly the woman he loves). What does he have on the island to live for? Doesn't seem like much, but he can't seem to stay away. He'll stay and replace Jacob.

Sawyer will replace the Nemesis: Just like the Nemesis, Sawyer cannot wait to get off of the island. And just like the Nemesis, he cons and tricks the fellow island inhabitants to his will. Doesn't really seem like a far cry to what the Nemesis misdoing right now.

Everyone else is going to die: At least, in the original timeline. Only Jack and Sawyer will survive and replace Jacob and his Nemesis, and everyone else will perish in an attempt to get off of the island.

The two time lines will merge: Once everyone else has perished and Jack and Sawyer accept their fate on the island, the Incident will occur. The island sinks, everyone on it dies, the timeline resets, and everyone continues their lives in the alternative timeline, always haunted and chasing the ghosts of the original timeline inside of their consciousness.

Overall
While the pagan gods above continue their own never-ending wars across the span of the universe, they watch with slight anticipation and mild humor their representatives wage battle on the ground. The Losties are caught in the middle.

iPad - The Comedic Prediction of the Century

Props goes out to MadTV for predicting the future of interactive and portable technology:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L68aKVAzwQ4

Five Day Weekend

My friends, I come to you as a beaten woman. One that has come face to face with a harsh reality. As the presidential election year approaches, it has come to my attention that one of the most important issues facing the American public and its governmental representatives has been overlooked, nay, dismissed as our morbid obsession with celebrity encarcerations, overseas war, and the pesky issue of world hunger and disease steal our valuable, short-term attention.

This issue that I speak of is not a new one. It has been brought up countless times only to be tossed aside, but it remains, festering in our minds, until one day soon I fear we will not be able to take it much longer. I feel that this time is upon us.

I'm talking about the 5-day weekend, of course.

Don't tell me you haven't thought about it. Monday morning, you come into work, only wishing that the weekend had been longer. You leave Friday afternoon, tired and haggard, only to find that you have a skimpy two days to organize your live and recover before doing it all over again. Seems unfair, doesn't it? Well, that's because IT IS!

Now we no longer have to endure this torture. Let's rise up together and fight the power! Let's rally for the Five Day Weekend!

http://www.fivedayweekend.org/

Hello Kitty rules

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I am a fan of Hello Kitty. Here's a Hello Kitty alarm clock that I bought! What is it about this fascinating feline? Is it the huge white head that is obviously too large for the rest of her body? Is it the overabundance of pink in most, if not all, of her merchandising? Or maybe it is her name that is such a good idea for a tattoo on any woman's inner thigh?

The California lifestyle

So, I'm watching Casino Royale with my roommate. Can I just say that Daniel Craig is extremely hot.

Now, back to my blog entry. First one! Just recently I have moved to Santa Barbara, California. Sunny weather, beaches, nice people...it's really paradise on Earth, "God's Country" as people say.

There is something about the California lifestyle. Maybe it's something in the water (when it's available), or maybe it's the smog or the fumes from the forest fires. Either way, there's an air about this place, a laid back, beach going, take it as it comes attitude that can be intimidating at first, but is ever endearing and quick to sink into your own psyche until you find yourself less worried about things in life, and more concerned with whether or not high tide or low tide will interfere with your social engagements than anything else of real global concern.

Unless you're watching the Daily Show or reading The Onion. I mean, that's where we all get our news, right?

Oh, by the way...Daniel Craig...hot.