I have to ask: excuse me Cambridge, Massachusetts? This evening my friend and I wanted to play some Beirut, so we went on a search for some ping pong balls. We went to the local grocery store, some corner convenience store, a CVS, and a Walgreens, none of which had ping pong balls. I feel like if we were still in St Louis, any one of these places would have had tons of ping pong balls. Not only that, but when I asked employees of these various establishments if they had ping pong balls, they looked at me with an expression I can only describe as annoyance with a little bit of disgust thrown in. Excuse me? I want to trade you money in exchange for a small plastic object that I will then use as an excuse to drink shitty beer. What is your problem. That is, except for the Walgreens guy, who smiled at me and then said in a wonderful accent, "No. Arr out. Too much paaaty tonite!"
In summary, I miss St Louis, where people appreciate beer and its combination with solo cups and ping pong balls.
Friday, January 30, 2009
So I just realized something . . .
If we're going to accept that the island really has moved, (which we kinda have to since we saw it disappear), then it has to be that the people on the island aren't just skipping through time, but space as well. I think it's weird that they never talk about this, since they seem to have a pseudo-science reasoning for everything else.
Come to think of it, time travel in any sci-fi story doesn't really make sense without travel through space since the earth is always moving. Your position on the earth isn't really a good absolute reference point.
All rambling aside: time travel makes no sense whichever way you look at it. I should get over this and move on. So far I think Lost has done a good job with the pseudo-science of time travel. I especially enjoyed how they sidestepped the causality paradox with Faraday's "If it didn't happen, it can't happen." I'm just waiting for their space jump explanation.
Come to think of it, time travel in any sci-fi story doesn't really make sense without travel through space since the earth is always moving. Your position on the earth isn't really a good absolute reference point.
All rambling aside: time travel makes no sense whichever way you look at it. I should get over this and move on. So far I think Lost has done a good job with the pseudo-science of time travel. I especially enjoyed how they sidestepped the causality paradox with Faraday's "If it didn't happen, it can't happen." I'm just waiting for their space jump explanation.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Dessie
Also I love how obvious it is that Desmond has to go back to the island. Penny says if you'll promise that you'll be safe then will you promise never to go back to that island. His reply...Why would I ever want to go back there? Not exactly the answer she was looking for...
Also Widmore!!! Awesome. Makes me wonder what the deal between him/Richard/Jacob is.
Also Widmore!!! Awesome. Makes me wonder what the deal between him/Richard/Jacob is.
Chekhov's Gun
So...there's a rule in play/screenwriting called "Chekhov's Gun", which basically states that if you put a gun on the wall in Act I, it had better go off by Act III (because otherwise, there's no reason for it to be there).
This is what I was thinking about this morning after Last Night's lost.
All I'm saying, is that you don't just have a randomly leaking hydrogen bomb on this island. It's there for a reason. And if it's there, and it's unstable--one way or another, somethin's gonna happen.
If you're like me (Rissa...) you read all of the next-morning Lost theorizing, and I'm kind of upset b/c they co-opted the "The hatch and the 108 minutes are there to keep the buried H-Bomb from going off" theory.
But if that's the case--what's the deal? Why didn't the island go nuclear when Desmond turned the key?
Also...on a non-Lost-related note. I'm sick. I blame Jessie. We now begin our winter ritual of passing a cold back and forth until It's march and it fucking gets warm outside again.
Oh yeah...there's 7 inches of snow on the ground.
Fuck you California Boy.
This is what I was thinking about this morning after Last Night's lost.
All I'm saying, is that you don't just have a randomly leaking hydrogen bomb on this island. It's there for a reason. And if it's there, and it's unstable--one way or another, somethin's gonna happen.
If you're like me (Rissa...) you read all of the next-morning Lost theorizing, and I'm kind of upset b/c they co-opted the "The hatch and the 108 minutes are there to keep the buried H-Bomb from going off" theory.
But if that's the case--what's the deal? Why didn't the island go nuclear when Desmond turned the key?
Also...on a non-Lost-related note. I'm sick. I blame Jessie. We now begin our winter ritual of passing a cold back and forth until It's march and it fucking gets warm outside again.
Oh yeah...there's 7 inches of snow on the ground.
Fuck you California Boy.
Monday, January 26, 2009
The mysterious mothers
So I was thinking during/after last week's episode, and it seems to me that we have some interesting mommy issues going on in the first part of this season. I couldn't help but think that Hurley's mom was in for some pain when he told her the truth about the crash/island. I can just imagine someone kidnapping/torturing her to get that valuable information out of her head. Also this whole thing with Desmond/Faraday is awesome (The Constant was my favorite episode ever) but now we get to ponder about Faraday's mother. I don't know about the rest of you but I wouldn't be surprised if the mysterious white-haired lady is Faraday's mother (she has already encountered Desmond once in the "past"). Also the whole crazy church basement hooded Foucault's Pendulum thing was sweet in a strange way. Anyways that's my two-cents for the moment.
Also did anyone else watch the hour long recap before last week's episode? I swear there were some scenes in there from Season 4 that I never saw. I think they must have been extras or deleted scenes from the DVD or something...which makes me angry/want to buy/cheat/steal the DVDs from somewhere.
Also did anyone else watch the hour long recap before last week's episode? I swear there were some scenes in there from Season 4 that I never saw. I think they must have been extras or deleted scenes from the DVD or something...which makes me angry/want to buy/cheat/steal the DVDs from somewhere.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
LOST
Alright I was a little skeptical about the whole 'magic' moving the island thing and this new season in general but I have been surprised. My responce to the season premiere ... Awesome! They are doing some neat stuff with the time travel thing and I hope they use it to give us some more background on the island. Even if they don't, there seems to be some good plot development at work again.
Secondly, Obama inauguration speech ... Awesome. I hope that he ends up being a good president. That is still to be seen. Being a populace president or a great orator unfortunately can have less to do with being a good president than people think. JFK was very popular with the people and yet that did not mean he was able to push his legislation through or work to get things done. If he hadn't been around for the Cuban Missile Crisis and been assassinated we'd probably look at him as one of the worst presidents.
Third awesomeness: There is a mineral called Cummingtonite. Wikipedia it. I propose that become the new "Girl's best friend"
Secondly, Obama inauguration speech ... Awesome. I hope that he ends up being a good president. That is still to be seen. Being a populace president or a great orator unfortunately can have less to do with being a good president than people think. JFK was very popular with the people and yet that did not mean he was able to push his legislation through or work to get things done. If he hadn't been around for the Cuban Missile Crisis and been assassinated we'd probably look at him as one of the worst presidents.
Third awesomeness: There is a mineral called Cummingtonite. Wikipedia it. I propose that become the new "Girl's best friend"
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Prediction Post #2
Okay, I think you should move Charlotte up on your death list. I'd put her right below Claire (who I think is already a goner. Wondering out into the woods, at night, by yourself? Not a good decision with polar bears and smoke monsters about) in terms of people who are going to eat it.
a) Someone from the freighter team is bound to die because let's face it, if you recently came to the island and it wasn't by way of Oceanic 815, your odds of survival are significantly lowered. Only Bernard is still alive from the tail section and there were like 25 of those guys. I suppose a few of them got drawn into the Others clan, but even they're not doing so well as of late. Alex, Mr. Friendly, Carl, Ethan, Goodwin, and some more randoms have all met with an untimely end; the island's not exactly helping its chosen people out these days.
b) I think Frank gets a free pass to basically go and disappear in the real world. Freighters on the island have a higher chance of dying because, unless you're Sayid, the island is a lot more dangerous. Plus, Frank's a fairly likable guy and he's pretty useless to everyone now that the island has moved somewhere (or somewhen).
c) Miles should be pretty safe because of the whole talking to dead people. We're gonna need someone to talk to Jacob/Christian Shepherd and Claire. Now that Locke is obviously off the island, I think Miles makes a pretty good candidate for that. He also has some snappy one liners; who doesn't like a good, snappy one liner?
d) As mentioned below, Faraday's probably the safest of the Freighters as the resident time travel expert.
e) So that leaves Charlotte. She's a bitch, she's always frowning, and no one likes her anyway. What is she again? An anthropologist? Archaeologist? She's basically useless. We know her big reveal is that she was born on the island (or so Miles would lead us to believe), but where does that really get her? And is that even true? Plus, she has the potential to fulfill the heart string/sacrifice death due to Faraday's (currently) unrequited love for her. So unless the island steps in to save one of its own, I doubt she'll live to see the end of the season.
On a related, but somewhat different note, I am totally ready for the Sawyer/Juliet hookup. If I have to resign myself to some Jack and Kate love, then they might as well free Sawyer up for someone awesome and badass (a.k.a. Juliet. I like her so much more than Kate).
a) Someone from the freighter team is bound to die because let's face it, if you recently came to the island and it wasn't by way of Oceanic 815, your odds of survival are significantly lowered. Only Bernard is still alive from the tail section and there were like 25 of those guys. I suppose a few of them got drawn into the Others clan, but even they're not doing so well as of late. Alex, Mr. Friendly, Carl, Ethan, Goodwin, and some more randoms have all met with an untimely end; the island's not exactly helping its chosen people out these days.
b) I think Frank gets a free pass to basically go and disappear in the real world. Freighters on the island have a higher chance of dying because, unless you're Sayid, the island is a lot more dangerous. Plus, Frank's a fairly likable guy and he's pretty useless to everyone now that the island has moved somewhere (or somewhen).
c) Miles should be pretty safe because of the whole talking to dead people. We're gonna need someone to talk to Jacob/Christian Shepherd and Claire. Now that Locke is obviously off the island, I think Miles makes a pretty good candidate for that. He also has some snappy one liners; who doesn't like a good, snappy one liner?
d) As mentioned below, Faraday's probably the safest of the Freighters as the resident time travel expert.
e) So that leaves Charlotte. She's a bitch, she's always frowning, and no one likes her anyway. What is she again? An anthropologist? Archaeologist? She's basically useless. We know her big reveal is that she was born on the island (or so Miles would lead us to believe), but where does that really get her? And is that even true? Plus, she has the potential to fulfill the heart string/sacrifice death due to Faraday's (currently) unrequited love for her. So unless the island steps in to save one of its own, I doubt she'll live to see the end of the season.
On a related, but somewhat different note, I am totally ready for the Sawyer/Juliet hookup. If I have to resign myself to some Jack and Kate love, then they might as well free Sawyer up for someone awesome and badass (a.k.a. Juliet. I like her so much more than Kate).
Prediction Post #1
OMG...Excited!
Alright...It's time for Death odds.
Claire- 1:1- I'm pretty sure she's already dead, but I didn't know what to do with her. She's either dead or she's just never leaving--so either way, it's not looking good. This, of course, brings up official questions as to "When exactly is someone dead on the island?" Which I will now define as fulfilling one of the following three elements:
1. They get buried in the ground (Nikki and Paolo are dead)
2. They lose their corporeal form (Jack's Dad and Probably Claire are dead)
3. Somebody says "So and so is dead" (Charlie is dead, B/C Desmond told Hurley he was--even though he's all about the vision quest now.)
Frank- 3:1- I like Frank, he reminds me of that crazy uncle you have who tells you stories about Vietnam and challenges you to drinking contests, but let's think about his current predicament: He's on a boat w/ Desmond and Penny. He was really only around last season b/c he could fly a helicopter. If any one of the Freighter Folk Die. It'll be him.
Penny- 5:1- Hmmm...what major plot event could possibly be used to try and get Desmond back to the island? I don't like it either.
Rose/Bernard- 6:1- But, would anyone miss them?
Charlotte-8:1- What does she do again, besides freaking Jin out w/ her random Korean and dying the carpet to match the drapes?
Jin- 10:1- This is your headfake death. He lived through the boat thing...and they're never going to tear up TV's cutest diversity-increasing couple, but how awesome would it be if this happened:
Juliet: Who is that?
Sawyer: I don't believe it!
(Triumphant music)
Jin: Boat...Boom.
(Jin gets shot)
Miles- 15:1- I'd put him higher, but I can totally see some situation where he might be more valuable dead than alive based on that whole ghost-talking thing he's got going on.
Juliet- 20:1
Sawyer- 20:1- These two are together for two reasons. First, they're totally going to make out, b/c Sawyer loves him some Jack Shepard Sloppy Seconds. Second, I really doubt that one of them would die without still being around in some weird ghost/time travel way. If anyone is, I think they're your upset special.
Daniel- 30:1- Faraday is the heart of this season, b/c he's the time travel guy. Of everyone left on the island, I think he has the lowest chance of dying.
Or the highest...
Uh-oh.
Obviously, those off the island have a much lower chance of dying--because they have to do that whole "Get back to the island to get to the next level" thing. Said circumstance is reflected below.
Hurley- 100:1- Why would they kill Hugo? Why? That being said--you want to have one of those "tug on the heartstrings/sacrifice" deaths--that's hurley. That being said, he's also insane, so you never know when that might catch up to him.
Sayid- 150:1- Ummm...he's a badass. But his tendency to place himself it situations where the rest of us would...what's the word...get blowed up?
Desmond- 175:1- Desmond is odd. I think that he might be as important as the all-stars below, but at the same time--you never know. He could be a sacrifice that the island demands.
Sun- 200: 1- Sun's not dying. She's only here because she's not dying less than the other 4.
Jack- 500:1
Locke- 500:1
Ben- 500:1
Kate- 500: 1
Obviously, Locke dies at some point (season finale?) but there's wayyyy too much baggage there. Plus, when they take him back to the island he's totally going to pull a Christian Shepard and leave his empty coffin behind. That being said- none of them will die. Jack's the main character, and as whiny and bad at having more than 2 emotions as he is-he's not going anywhere. Ben's the antagonist--plus someone has to keep Richard Alpert's (who isn't on this list b/c he's obviously immortal and thus any odds would be irrelevant) Maybelline collection in order. And Kate? Well...there has to be some eye-candy somewhere, right?
Walt- 1000:1- He's the key to the whole show. He'll be back on the island by the end of the season.
And yes...I did write this instead of paying attention in ConLaw today.
Alright...It's time for Death odds.
Claire- 1:1- I'm pretty sure she's already dead, but I didn't know what to do with her. She's either dead or she's just never leaving--so either way, it's not looking good. This, of course, brings up official questions as to "When exactly is someone dead on the island?" Which I will now define as fulfilling one of the following three elements:
1. They get buried in the ground (Nikki and Paolo are dead)
2. They lose their corporeal form (Jack's Dad and Probably Claire are dead)
3. Somebody says "So and so is dead" (Charlie is dead, B/C Desmond told Hurley he was--even though he's all about the vision quest now.)
Frank- 3:1- I like Frank, he reminds me of that crazy uncle you have who tells you stories about Vietnam and challenges you to drinking contests, but let's think about his current predicament: He's on a boat w/ Desmond and Penny. He was really only around last season b/c he could fly a helicopter. If any one of the Freighter Folk Die. It'll be him.
Penny- 5:1- Hmmm...what major plot event could possibly be used to try and get Desmond back to the island? I don't like it either.
Rose/Bernard- 6:1- But, would anyone miss them?
Charlotte-8:1- What does she do again, besides freaking Jin out w/ her random Korean and dying the carpet to match the drapes?
Jin- 10:1- This is your headfake death. He lived through the boat thing...and they're never going to tear up TV's cutest diversity-increasing couple, but how awesome would it be if this happened:
Juliet: Who is that?
Sawyer: I don't believe it!
(Triumphant music)
Jin: Boat...Boom.
(Jin gets shot)
Miles- 15:1- I'd put him higher, but I can totally see some situation where he might be more valuable dead than alive based on that whole ghost-talking thing he's got going on.
Juliet- 20:1
Sawyer- 20:1- These two are together for two reasons. First, they're totally going to make out, b/c Sawyer loves him some Jack Shepard Sloppy Seconds. Second, I really doubt that one of them would die without still being around in some weird ghost/time travel way. If anyone is, I think they're your upset special.
Daniel- 30:1- Faraday is the heart of this season, b/c he's the time travel guy. Of everyone left on the island, I think he has the lowest chance of dying.
Or the highest...
Uh-oh.
Obviously, those off the island have a much lower chance of dying--because they have to do that whole "Get back to the island to get to the next level" thing. Said circumstance is reflected below.
Hurley- 100:1- Why would they kill Hugo? Why? That being said--you want to have one of those "tug on the heartstrings/sacrifice" deaths--that's hurley. That being said, he's also insane, so you never know when that might catch up to him.
Sayid- 150:1- Ummm...he's a badass. But his tendency to place himself it situations where the rest of us would...what's the word...get blowed up?
Desmond- 175:1- Desmond is odd. I think that he might be as important as the all-stars below, but at the same time--you never know. He could be a sacrifice that the island demands.
Sun- 200: 1- Sun's not dying. She's only here because she's not dying less than the other 4.
Jack- 500:1
Locke- 500:1
Ben- 500:1
Kate- 500: 1
Obviously, Locke dies at some point (season finale?) but there's wayyyy too much baggage there. Plus, when they take him back to the island he's totally going to pull a Christian Shepard and leave his empty coffin behind. That being said- none of them will die. Jack's the main character, and as whiny and bad at having more than 2 emotions as he is-he's not going anywhere. Ben's the antagonist--plus someone has to keep Richard Alpert's (who isn't on this list b/c he's obviously immortal and thus any odds would be irrelevant) Maybelline collection in order. And Kate? Well...there has to be some eye-candy somewhere, right?
Walt- 1000:1- He's the key to the whole show. He'll be back on the island by the end of the season.
And yes...I did write this instead of paying attention in ConLaw today.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The "H" Word?
So I found it vaguely amusing that everyone went out of their way to avoid saying "Hussein," despite the fact that they used everyone else's middle names repeatedly.
Also I'm going to have to second Nick here. Good to know that the Supreme Court knows the Constitution and stuff.
Also I'm going to have to second Nick here. Good to know that the Supreme Court knows the Constitution and stuff.
So help me God...
Dear Mr. Chief Justice,
Maybe practice the oath next time, a little bit?
Heart,
Everyone
Maybe practice the oath next time, a little bit?
Heart,
Everyone
Friday, January 16, 2009
Several Things!
1. Keanu Reeves needs to stay away from anime. Seriously, I'll have Nick or Alan file a restraining order if I have to.
2. -23 F this morning, not including wind chill. I think I speak for everyone but Alan when I say, I hate Alan. (By hate I mean I wish I were in Cali too...)
3. You have the go-ahead for the pics, excellent albums Joseph!
4. Bad times in Danville. Jaw surgery this summer to move my maxilla forward to keep my teeth from clashing and wearing down. The kicker is that braces are required for 6 months prior to surgery. Junior high, here we come! Braces at 22 years old + babyface + no time to pick up ladies = thank God I have a girlfriend already.
5. Do yous guyses know your summer plans yet? I'll most likely be doing research, so 9-5 with weekends off. I vote we get together somewhere; I think late summer (mid to late July) would be best for me, but thats just preliminary.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Whoah!
So I've never seen any Cowboy Bebop, but I'm still kind of excited about this: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b79405_keanu_saddles_up_cowboy_bebop.html. But maybe that's just because I love Keanu Reeves. I would obviously watch anything with him in it.
Also, I bought my first graphic novel today. I figured I should actually read the Watchmen before the movie comes out. I subsequently couldn't decide if I should revel in my dorkiness or feel a little bit ashamed. I decided to revel.
Also, I bought my first graphic novel today. I figured I should actually read the Watchmen before the movie comes out. I subsequently couldn't decide if I should revel in my dorkiness or feel a little bit ashamed. I decided to revel.
Pics
Sweet! Tag away good sir. I take it everyone but Nick is ok with me to tag them?
I was looking through Robins pics of Nick and found some of Junior year. Freaky Pre-Med Dance Parties were the best part of that year. It was otherwise not that good. But shit we made up for it with Senior year.
I was looking through Robins pics of Nick and found some of Junior year. Freaky Pre-Med Dance Parties were the best part of that year. It was otherwise not that good. But shit we made up for it with Senior year.
Photos for Joseph
So Alan and I made a photo album for you, Joseph. (on my profile) I haven't tagged you yet, so you should let me know if you want any of them taken down or left untagged. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Lost!
So today, in preparation for the new season of Lost (yay January 21) I spent about 2 hours at work just reading Lost info online. Storytime: Lostpedia is a ridiculously detailed sight. I'm also watching last season's finale (it's on ABC as we speak). This has all served to only further increase my excitement for the new season; I at least mildly regret that I started all this when I still have a week to go before the premier. I've also seen the promos and I'm hoping that Juliet and Sawyer get together. I've kind of resigned myself to Jack and Kate making it happen, so the least the writers could do is put Sawyer with someone I like. Maybe that's too much to ask.
Secondly, I too tried to get in to Fringe, mostly because I loved Joshua Jackson as both Pacey from Dawson's Creek and Charlie from Mighty Ducks. Sadly, I only got through like 5-7 episodes. Once it took a break I never got back into it. Although I'm considering revisiting it over the summer.
So yeah, I can't believe they moved that island to both a new where and a new when. Ridiculous. But I love it.
Secondly, I too tried to get in to Fringe, mostly because I loved Joshua Jackson as both Pacey from Dawson's Creek and Charlie from Mighty Ducks. Sadly, I only got through like 5-7 episodes. Once it took a break I never got back into it. Although I'm considering revisiting it over the summer.
So yeah, I can't believe they moved that island to both a new where and a new when. Ridiculous. But I love it.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
I know this is cruel but...
Just went for a hike today and thought I would share some pics with y'all.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Speaking of music
You all need to download the new Kings of Leon CD. I don't know if everyone will like it (but you should) but it is definitely worth giving a listen. That is all...
Editors cut
So I made some new facebook photo albums of every person in the group (except Rissa only because she would have de-tagged all of my photos). I did not tag anyone yet so please go look at them and let me know if you want me to take some down. If I get the go ahead or you take too long I will tag you in your photos. The privacy is set to my friends only right now. Let me know if you want me to switch it to friends of my friends.
I finished all of Doogie Howser. I am coming to the realization that the majority of TV is a repition of old episodes from other shows. This is especially true of medical shows. There are a couple episodes they all do. BTW NPH knew about the naked man move from Doggie Howser Season 4 episode 14, 4:57mins.
Rise Against came out with a new CD. It is a little softer and more melodic than previous CD's. Many songs sound like a mix between old Rise Against and Offspring (i.e. Savior). Anyway I like it. It may still be too heavy for you guys. It's on ruckus so you could check it out for free. Don't judge it by the first song.
I finished all of Doogie Howser. I am coming to the realization that the majority of TV is a repition of old episodes from other shows. This is especially true of medical shows. There are a couple episodes they all do. BTW NPH knew about the naked man move from Doggie Howser Season 4 episode 14, 4:57mins.
Rise Against came out with a new CD. It is a little softer and more melodic than previous CD's. Many songs sound like a mix between old Rise Against and Offspring (i.e. Savior). Anyway I like it. It may still be too heavy for you guys. It's on ruckus so you could check it out for free. Don't judge it by the first song.
Yay mindless TV
I think that the Fringe pilot is an example of some of the worst TV-writing I have ever seen, but somehow it seemed like a good idea to watch more, and it honestly gets a little bit better over time. At the end of the day it is trash TV, and it is certainly no X-Files, but I do love me some Joshua Jackson and lots of ridiculous psudoscience-drug puzzles. It's what I watch when there is nothing good on basically...so sue me.
I will scope out the group-chat thing but in the end it might be more entertaining to have super long nerdy rants on the blog about various symbols, meanings, flashbacks, cryptic pictures, etc.
I will scope out the group-chat thing but in the end it might be more entertaining to have super long nerdy rants on the blog about various symbols, meanings, flashbacks, cryptic pictures, etc.
I don't wanna start reading again...
1. I concur on the Fringe front. I watched the Pilot, then had odd Dawsons-Creek-meets-X-Files visions. My mom likes it too--so if that isn't reason enough to avoid it, I don't know what is.
2. I feel like Zelda on Wii is going to have a detrimental effect on my law school performance next semester. It took me an hour to do that damn puzzle to get the Master Sword.
3. This is the most ridiculous thing ever. http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/. Someone should tell these people what's really in their chinese take-out.
4. Oh yeah...and Lost starts soon. Have we moved closer on the group-chat front?
2. I feel like Zelda on Wii is going to have a detrimental effect on my law school performance next semester. It took me an hour to do that damn puzzle to get the Master Sword.
3. This is the most ridiculous thing ever. http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/. Someone should tell these people what's really in their chinese take-out.
4. Oh yeah...and Lost starts soon. Have we moved closer on the group-chat front?
I can't believe you can watch Fringe at all
I tried. Really. I watched the first three episodes and made a real effort to get into it. But it just makes no sense. And not in an interesting Lost-esque I-want-to-figure-this-out kind of no sense. Just plain no sense. Also, Star Trek pseudoscience is hilarious, but Fringe pseudoscience is like being slapped in the face with stupid.
I concurr
No pre-season pessimism here...I just want my shows back! I can only watch so much Fringe...And frankly I want to know how Locke gets off the island/dies/comes back to life and gets intense with some knives again. Also Sawyer and some free range womens on a no-longer-existant island? Sweetness...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Tragedies of the Digital Age
So, in High School, I was really into the Dave Matthews Band. Which is Ironic, because I didn't drink or do drugs or have sex...which, as we all know, are things that Dave and his band of merry men all advocate highly.
Anyways, somewhere around our Junior/Senior year of high school, Napster had been shut down and I was "sharing" music through either Morpheus/KaZaa (which, BTW, is the reason that last year I had to reformat my parent's hard drive. Go spyware!) I downloaded The LillyWhite Sessions, which, as any lame DMB fan knows, is the album that they recorded with Steve Lillywhite that nearly broke them up/was then replaced by Everyday (which sucked) and was then remade as Busted Stuff (which was actually pretty good, apart from the fact that some of the tracks aren't as good as my pirated versions...but that's another story)
Anyways, through the wonders of file sharing, I downloaded Lillywhite, which included most of the songs that would go on Busted Stuff. The system being what it was, some of them sucked, and some of them, ironically, were better.
But then there was this one...
I assumed that all of you have heard this version of Gin and Juice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvvmNuo4Tn0). During my file-sharing days, Morpheus told me that it was by BARENAKED LADIES. Yes, the One Week/Brian Wilson/Another Postcard Barenaked Ladies. I soon realized that this was incorrect. And afterwards, (this was freshman year) I realized that something was amiss in my version of Lillywhite Sessions.
In the set of songs I downloaded, one of them was untitled. The problem was--I liked it alot. For the sake of my own sanity, I titled it Too Blue, because such an ocular situation is referenced a number of times in the lyrics. However, despite numerous Google searches-I have absolutely no Idea who sang the song, or what the hell it should be called. If I did, I would gladly pay them for the CD its on (based on that whole fair-use thing) but, again, here is my point. Isn't it ironic that the internet can distribute things across the world- but once people get a hold of them, they have no Idea what it is they're dealing with--and Google can't help them?
A little big, I know. But this is what happens when I'm bored and random music pops up on my iTunes when I'm playing darts.
Anyways, somewhere around our Junior/Senior year of high school, Napster had been shut down and I was "sharing" music through either Morpheus/KaZaa (which, BTW, is the reason that last year I had to reformat my parent's hard drive. Go spyware!) I downloaded The LillyWhite Sessions, which, as any lame DMB fan knows, is the album that they recorded with Steve Lillywhite that nearly broke them up/was then replaced by Everyday (which sucked) and was then remade as Busted Stuff (which was actually pretty good, apart from the fact that some of the tracks aren't as good as my pirated versions...but that's another story)
Anyways, through the wonders of file sharing, I downloaded Lillywhite, which included most of the songs that would go on Busted Stuff. The system being what it was, some of them sucked, and some of them, ironically, were better.
But then there was this one...
I assumed that all of you have heard this version of Gin and Juice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvvmNuo4Tn0). During my file-sharing days, Morpheus told me that it was by BARENAKED LADIES. Yes, the One Week/Brian Wilson/Another Postcard Barenaked Ladies. I soon realized that this was incorrect. And afterwards, (this was freshman year) I realized that something was amiss in my version of Lillywhite Sessions.
In the set of songs I downloaded, one of them was untitled. The problem was--I liked it alot. For the sake of my own sanity, I titled it Too Blue, because such an ocular situation is referenced a number of times in the lyrics. However, despite numerous Google searches-I have absolutely no Idea who sang the song, or what the hell it should be called. If I did, I would gladly pay them for the CD its on (based on that whole fair-use thing) but, again, here is my point. Isn't it ironic that the internet can distribute things across the world- but once people get a hold of them, they have no Idea what it is they're dealing with--and Google can't help them?
A little big, I know. But this is what happens when I'm bored and random music pops up on my iTunes when I'm playing darts.
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