Last Sunday, Indian takeout sounded like an awesome idea. Normally my wife and I have a stack of coupons for $7 off a 2 dinner order for both Amar India and Jeet India. However, this time we couldn't find one that wasn't expired. Thankfully there's always one in the Dayton City Paper so I wondered around the strip mall Jeet is in until I found my coupon.
Anyways... while flipping through the paper I happened to see that Rent was being performed at the Playhouse South Community Theater. I had never seen Rent before and we didn't have any plans this weekend so my wife and I figured, what the hell!
The Venue: The theater was located in a building that looks like it used to be a high school but has been re-purposed into a community theater (and a preschool). The concessions were good and very inexpensive ($1 for drinks, 50 cents for popcorn). My biggest issue was there was too much interference/feedback from the microphones during the performance.
The Cast:
Sean Jones as Mark Cohen: I thought Jones did a good job playing Mark. The highlight was probably the Tango: Maureen, where I think Jones did a good job with the witty banter and dancing. At another point he did flub a line I believe, but recovered nicely. On the rating scale provided by the theater (1- Average, 2-Good, 3-Excellent) I'd give Jones a solid 2.
Bobby Mitchum as Roger: I enjoyed Mitchum's portrayal of Roger, however I can't pinpoint what stood out. Perhaps it was his voice... highlights include the duets with Mimi, Light My Candle and I Should Tell You. 2.
Jamal Caan as Tom Collins: For some reason I had a difficult time understanding Caan's Collins. He just seemed a little soft spoken. I thought he did a good job making the relationship between Collins and Angel seem real. 2.
Tina deAlderete as Mimi Marquez: The real standout of the show in my opinion. deAlderete's dance background really showed when she worked the stage during Out Tonight. Her facial expressions really drew me in and I thought her vocals were one of the best in the cast. 3.
Lindsay Sherman as Maureen: I'm torn on this one. Sherman did a great job with Maureen's protest speech. I thought she really nailed the slurping milk scene. And the mooing was hilarious. But... I wasn't a big fan of her voice. At times I think she was overpowering it. 2.
Kelly Campbell as Joanne: The duet with Sherman's Maureen was one of my least favorite parts of the show... the singing at times was so piercing it hurt my ears. However, Campbell did a fine job with Jones' Cohen during the Maureen Tango. 2.
Mike Embree as Angel: Angel seems like a character an actor can really work with and Embree was up to the challenge. The jumping on the table in the drag queen santa outfit was awesome. Embree's bio says he was in Cabaret and I'm going to assume he was the Emcee. I would have liked to have seen that. 3.
Ben Miller as Benny: I find it strange that in a show that is almost all song, this main character never got a chance to air out the pipes. Maybe that's the point as Benny was the bad guy who abandoned his artist friends. Anyways, there wasn't a lot to judge this performance on. 2.
Ensemble: Hard to match up the names with the various roles, but the actress playing Alexi Darling was funny in that role, the The Homeless Woman who told off Mark Cohen was good, and the big tall guy resembled the big tall guy in Doctor Horrible which has to be good for some bonus points. (Now there's an idea Playhouse South... do Dr. Horrible!)
Overall I enjoyed the show. I hope I wasn't too hard on the cast, but I was trying to give a fair and honest review. The majority of the ensemble songs were well done and I would recommend checking it out. The wonderful performances by deAlderete and Embree, the solid showings by Jones and Mitchum, the surreal performance by Sherman during the protest, and the relationships between the couples (Roger&Mimi, Angel&Tom, and Maureen&Joanne) more than make up for a few sound issues, a little difficulty understanding some of the actors, and a duet that didn't quite hit the right notes for me.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Five Ways to Stop Wasting Money
This list will not be about how I think you should stop buying soft drinks when you eat out or remembering to turn out the lights when you leave a room. You already know that stuff and I think everyone is entitled to choose how they want to spend their money. I blow my money on books and race entry fees, so I can't judge you if you want a 40K vehicle or a big screen. However I do want you to know that you might be leaving money on the table. What can you do to stop?
5. Stop using cash Now this comes with a serious caveat. Only follow this advice if you are not in credit card debt and you can afford to pay off your credit card bills each month.. If you can do that then it makes zero sense to buy anything with cash. Why? Credit Card Reward programs. Last year I cashed in reward points for over $600 in gift certificates to stores like Macy's, Best Buy, Sears, etc. Which cards do I recommend?
The Citi Forward Card from Citibank. This card gives 5 points for every dollar spent on restaurants, book stores, music stores, and the movies. Also, Amazon.com is considered a bookstore so you also get 5 points per dollar when you buy from them. 10,000 points can be redeemed for $100 gift certificates to places like Macy's, while 6,000 points gets you $50 gift cards to Best Buy, Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, just to name a few. No annual fee.
Capital One World Mastercard I use this card for groceries and gas since it gives 2% cashback for those categories. This card is also great for traveling international because there are no currency conversion fees and they even pay the 1% Mastercard fee for you. No annual fee.
4.Score Frequent Flier Miles for Car Rentals I get that not everyone flies as frequently as I do, but that doesn't mean you should leave frequent flier miles on the table. Whenever I rent a car I make sure to visit Delta's website to see what special offers are currently going on. Right now, Avis has a great deal, giving 2010 miles if you rent a car for 2 days from an airport location. Beyond these special offers you can usually get at least double miles (i.e. 2 miles per dollar spent) every time you rent a car. This helps rack up miles and keeps your frequent flier miles from expiring.
3.Ditto for Hotels Join Hotel reward programs. Even if you don't use hotels enough to move up to the next status level, there are still perks and often you can choose to earn frequent flier miles instead of points in some instances.
2. Check if your Company has a Cell Phone deal If you are a student I can almost guarantee you can get a cheaper group rate with your cell phone provider if you have a .edu e-mail address. See here for more details.
1. If the Reward Program is Free, Join it . I'm earning points with Speedway every time I get gas (good for reduced price per gallon). Borders sends me a 33% off coupon every three days and provides me with $5 gift certificates once I've spent a certain amount (and sometimes just because). Ace Hardware give a $5 gift card for every $250 spent. So whenever I need gas I try and hit a Speedway, I shop at Borders instead of Barnes and Noble (with the coupons and Borders bucks it's usually cheaper than Amazon!), and I go to Ace instead of Lowe's or Home Depot.
5. Read My Money Blog. My Money Blog is the site that I got most of these ideas from and boy have they paid off!
5. Stop using cash Now this comes with a serious caveat. Only follow this advice if you are not in credit card debt and you can afford to pay off your credit card bills each month.. If you can do that then it makes zero sense to buy anything with cash. Why? Credit Card Reward programs. Last year I cashed in reward points for over $600 in gift certificates to stores like Macy's, Best Buy, Sears, etc. Which cards do I recommend?
The Citi Forward Card from Citibank. This card gives 5 points for every dollar spent on restaurants, book stores, music stores, and the movies. Also, Amazon.com is considered a bookstore so you also get 5 points per dollar when you buy from them. 10,000 points can be redeemed for $100 gift certificates to places like Macy's, while 6,000 points gets you $50 gift cards to Best Buy, Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, just to name a few. No annual fee.
Capital One World Mastercard I use this card for groceries and gas since it gives 2% cashback for those categories. This card is also great for traveling international because there are no currency conversion fees and they even pay the 1% Mastercard fee for you. No annual fee.
4.Score Frequent Flier Miles for Car Rentals I get that not everyone flies as frequently as I do, but that doesn't mean you should leave frequent flier miles on the table. Whenever I rent a car I make sure to visit Delta's website to see what special offers are currently going on. Right now, Avis has a great deal, giving 2010 miles if you rent a car for 2 days from an airport location. Beyond these special offers you can usually get at least double miles (i.e. 2 miles per dollar spent) every time you rent a car. This helps rack up miles and keeps your frequent flier miles from expiring.
3.Ditto for Hotels Join Hotel reward programs. Even if you don't use hotels enough to move up to the next status level, there are still perks and often you can choose to earn frequent flier miles instead of points in some instances.
2. Check if your Company has a Cell Phone deal If you are a student I can almost guarantee you can get a cheaper group rate with your cell phone provider if you have a .edu e-mail address. See here for more details.
1. If the Reward Program is Free, Join it . I'm earning points with Speedway every time I get gas (good for reduced price per gallon). Borders sends me a 33% off coupon every three days and provides me with $5 gift certificates once I've spent a certain amount (and sometimes just because). Ace Hardware give a $5 gift card for every $250 spent. So whenever I need gas I try and hit a Speedway, I shop at Borders instead of Barnes and Noble (with the coupons and Borders bucks it's usually cheaper than Amazon!), and I go to Ace instead of Lowe's or Home Depot.
5. Read My Money Blog. My Money Blog is the site that I got most of these ideas from and boy have they paid off!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Whacky Races
As you can see over on my goal list, I'm a pretty active person. With a Half Ironman and a Marathon under my belt, I'm eyeing a Full Ironman this year. However I do like to break up the monotony of training with fun races along the way. So far I've done:
Urban Challenge - Solve a series of clues pointing to locations around a city, run there and snap a picture
The Mad Cow Urban Adventure Race - A Canoeing, Rollerblading, Orienteering, Biking, and Running Race
The Muddy Buddy: The Muddy Buddy is a race that consists of a two person team. One person begins the race on foot while the other begins the race on a bike. The person on the bike rides until they reach an obstacle. They drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and then take off on foot. The guy who started on foot completes the obstacle, grabs the bike, and then leapfrogs his teammate. This pattern continues through the course as you encounter obstacles. At the end, you are your teammate meet up and slog through a mudpit to the finish line.
The Tour de Donut : A 30 mile Bike Course with Donut Eating stations. Every donut you eat takes 5 minutes off your time!
And this year I'm signed up for The Warrior Dash
What will the future bring? Well I have some MORE ideas:
10. SkirtChaser 5k The women start the race 3 minutes before the men. Then the men get to chase em down! I think this would be tons of fun to do with my wife
9. Marine Mud Run 3 miles of hills, obstacles, and mudpits.
8. Krispy Kreme Challenge Run 2 miles, eat a dozen donuts, run two more miles all in under an hour.
7. A Bare as You Dare 5K.
6. Escape From Alcatraz A triathlon that starts with a swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Awesome!
5. The Survival of the Shawangunks After a 30 mile bike you run, swim across a lake, run, swim across another lake, run, swim across yet another lake, then a run to the finish. All while carrying your shoes during each swim.
4. A Reverse Order Triathlon
3. Loveland's Amazing Race A course that: "challenges the contestants agility, balance, coordination, strength, intelligence, problem solving skills, fine motor skills, and most important their sense of humor"
2 & 1. The Tough Guy Challenge. Summer and Winter Versions Just watch:
Urban Challenge - Solve a series of clues pointing to locations around a city, run there and snap a picture
The Mad Cow Urban Adventure Race - A Canoeing, Rollerblading, Orienteering, Biking, and Running Race
The Muddy Buddy: The Muddy Buddy is a race that consists of a two person team. One person begins the race on foot while the other begins the race on a bike. The person on the bike rides until they reach an obstacle. They drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and then take off on foot. The guy who started on foot completes the obstacle, grabs the bike, and then leapfrogs his teammate. This pattern continues through the course as you encounter obstacles. At the end, you are your teammate meet up and slog through a mudpit to the finish line.
The Tour de Donut : A 30 mile Bike Course with Donut Eating stations. Every donut you eat takes 5 minutes off your time!
And this year I'm signed up for The Warrior Dash
What will the future bring? Well I have some MORE ideas:
10. SkirtChaser 5k The women start the race 3 minutes before the men. Then the men get to chase em down! I think this would be tons of fun to do with my wife
9. Marine Mud Run 3 miles of hills, obstacles, and mudpits.
8. Krispy Kreme Challenge Run 2 miles, eat a dozen donuts, run two more miles all in under an hour.
7. A Bare as You Dare 5K.
6. Escape From Alcatraz A triathlon that starts with a swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Awesome!
5. The Survival of the Shawangunks After a 30 mile bike you run, swim across a lake, run, swim across another lake, run, swim across yet another lake, then a run to the finish. All while carrying your shoes during each swim.
4. A Reverse Order Triathlon
3. Loveland's Amazing Race A course that: "challenges the contestants agility, balance, coordination, strength, intelligence, problem solving skills, fine motor skills, and most important their sense of humor"
2 & 1. The Tough Guy Challenge. Summer and Winter Versions Just watch:
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Weekend Wrap
Making lists is a lazy way to blog, but it is better than not blogging at all (well maybe...). So here we go, the Weekend 10!
10. I lost my world record this weekend which sucked. In 2003, my Dad and I attended the Basketbowl between Kentucky and Michigan State. 78,127 of our closest friends also showed up setting the world record for attendance for a basketball game. The NBA All Star game on Sunday this weekend in the new Cowboys stadium blew past that record.
9. Speaking of Kentucky basketball, the ESPN Gameday Crew was a Rupp Arena on Saturday at 11AM. Digger Phelps was in the house and one of my buddies got his picture taken with Digger. Seeing a UK fan chumming it up with Digger Phelps probably has Coach Rupp, Cawood, Mr. Wildcat, and my Grandad rolling in their graves. Regardless, it was awesome to show the world UK has the best fan base, as we filled Rupp at 11AM for the gameday show then rocked Rupp for the game at 9PM with another 24K. The Cats have a great shot at the Final 4, and since it is in Indy, I've already got my tickets! Here's hoping they get there!
8. And back to the NBA All Star Game for a moment.... I always get my hopes up and then they never play defense (well until the 4th quarter... and only sometimes then). I wish they'd pay the winners 250K each so we'd get some more effort.
7. I feel bad for NASCAR. Their Super Bowl suffered through two ridiculously long red flags and then what felt like 20 cautions in the last 15 laps (one of which rendered moot a sweet pass by Kevin Harvick). Little E got me out of my seat with his 10th to 2nd in a lap move, and the end was pretty exciting, but 6 1/2 hours to finish the damn thing? Ugh.
6. I ate waaaay too much chocolate. My wife and I stopped at the Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory and I went crazy. An almond cluster, a cashew cluster, a peanut butter cup, a double dipped pretzel, and a Texas Tortoise later and I have officially OD'ed on chocolate. Yum.
5. While watching the UK-UT game at my sister's boyfriend's house, I had a lovely conversation with a Cincinnati Bearcat fan. After he said he wanted UK to lose I asked him if he remembered where he was the day Kenyon Martin broke his leg. He might still be crying.
4. My wife and I had dinner with my sister and her boyfriend at Chi-nnati's a Chicago Style pizza place in Cincy. I was too hungry to wait the 40 minutes for the deep dish, but the thin crust onion, pepperoni, mushroom, and jalapeno pizza I ordered was fantastic.
3. Was also fun to see my sister and tour her boyfriend's house. I found out that despite my sister's claims to the contrary, she can't keep up with Left Eye during the rap part of Waterfalls either.
2. Driving around the mall on Saturday was hellacious. Everyone was out since the road were finally cleared. But after multiple trips to Bed Bath and Beyond we got the shelving we needed to start work on the hardware display upstairs. Our running pictures/medals/trophies look pretty cool up in the loft. And speaking of hardware..
1. The Wife and I grabbed second place in the Married Couple Division at a Valentine's Day Race 2 Miler. I love that my wife enjoys running and it was fun lighting up suckers, knocking out chumps, smoking fools, and talking noise about it with her.
10. I lost my world record this weekend which sucked. In 2003, my Dad and I attended the Basketbowl between Kentucky and Michigan State. 78,127 of our closest friends also showed up setting the world record for attendance for a basketball game. The NBA All Star game on Sunday this weekend in the new Cowboys stadium blew past that record.
9. Speaking of Kentucky basketball, the ESPN Gameday Crew was a Rupp Arena on Saturday at 11AM. Digger Phelps was in the house and one of my buddies got his picture taken with Digger. Seeing a UK fan chumming it up with Digger Phelps probably has Coach Rupp, Cawood, Mr. Wildcat, and my Grandad rolling in their graves. Regardless, it was awesome to show the world UK has the best fan base, as we filled Rupp at 11AM for the gameday show then rocked Rupp for the game at 9PM with another 24K. The Cats have a great shot at the Final 4, and since it is in Indy, I've already got my tickets! Here's hoping they get there!
8. And back to the NBA All Star Game for a moment.... I always get my hopes up and then they never play defense (well until the 4th quarter... and only sometimes then). I wish they'd pay the winners 250K each so we'd get some more effort.
7. I feel bad for NASCAR. Their Super Bowl suffered through two ridiculously long red flags and then what felt like 20 cautions in the last 15 laps (one of which rendered moot a sweet pass by Kevin Harvick). Little E got me out of my seat with his 10th to 2nd in a lap move, and the end was pretty exciting, but 6 1/2 hours to finish the damn thing? Ugh.
6. I ate waaaay too much chocolate. My wife and I stopped at the Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory and I went crazy. An almond cluster, a cashew cluster, a peanut butter cup, a double dipped pretzel, and a Texas Tortoise later and I have officially OD'ed on chocolate. Yum.
5. While watching the UK-UT game at my sister's boyfriend's house, I had a lovely conversation with a Cincinnati Bearcat fan. After he said he wanted UK to lose I asked him if he remembered where he was the day Kenyon Martin broke his leg. He might still be crying.
4. My wife and I had dinner with my sister and her boyfriend at Chi-nnati's a Chicago Style pizza place in Cincy. I was too hungry to wait the 40 minutes for the deep dish, but the thin crust onion, pepperoni, mushroom, and jalapeno pizza I ordered was fantastic.
3. Was also fun to see my sister and tour her boyfriend's house. I found out that despite my sister's claims to the contrary, she can't keep up with Left Eye during the rap part of Waterfalls either.
2. Driving around the mall on Saturday was hellacious. Everyone was out since the road were finally cleared. But after multiple trips to Bed Bath and Beyond we got the shelving we needed to start work on the hardware display upstairs. Our running pictures/medals/trophies look pretty cool up in the loft. And speaking of hardware..
1. The Wife and I grabbed second place in the Married Couple Division at a Valentine's Day Race 2 Miler. I love that my wife enjoys running and it was fun lighting up suckers, knocking out chumps, smoking fools, and talking noise about it with her.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Friday Foursome
For no real reason, here's four tunes I love that you might not have heard.
First up is The 1234 by The Start. I saw the Start open up for The Offspring a few years back and I immediately loved this song. Aimee Echo is a one helluva vocalist.
Next is Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Pop Shuvit, a Malaysian band. I found this song when trying to research the origin of the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie" of all things. I never figured it out, but I did find a cool song.
Third we have Metal by Numbers by Brian Posehn. Posehn's a comedian and this song about bad metal is hilarious. Cookie Monster vocals and yell like a Wookie, Metal by Numbers Cookie Cookie Cookie. And yes Scott Ian is everywhere.
Finally after the ballads but before Gilmore Girls, Supergroup, and Celebrity Fit Club Sebastian Bach and Skid Row was kicking ass with Slave to the Grind.
First up is The 1234 by The Start. I saw the Start open up for The Offspring a few years back and I immediately loved this song. Aimee Echo is a one helluva vocalist.
Next is Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Pop Shuvit, a Malaysian band. I found this song when trying to research the origin of the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie" of all things. I never figured it out, but I did find a cool song.
Third we have Metal by Numbers by Brian Posehn. Posehn's a comedian and this song about bad metal is hilarious. Cookie Monster vocals and yell like a Wookie, Metal by Numbers Cookie Cookie Cookie. And yes Scott Ian is everywhere.
Finally after the ballads but before Gilmore Girls, Supergroup, and Celebrity Fit Club Sebastian Bach and Skid Row was kicking ass with Slave to the Grind.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Snowmaggedon. And Health Care!
I live about 9 miles from my work. It generally takes me 15 minutes to get there from my house. Today and yesterday it took a little longer to get there (about 20 minutes) but the neat thing is I got there despite the winter storm. How did I do it? Well, first of all I have a deal with my neighbor. I store his boat in my barn and in returns he plows my driveway. Unfortunately after my driveway I still have 9 miles to go. Lord knows I don't have the time, the money, or the desire to plow 9 miles of road. Thankfully, other people need to use this same road, so we all chip in a little bit and the county and city governments plow us out. So instead of paying an arm and a leg every time a blizzard hits to have someone plow the entire 9 mile stretch everyone in the county and city chips in and we can all use the roads. What a great system! When it snows, the roads get plowed. When the roads get pot holes, they get fixed. When something catches on fire, someone comes and puts it out. I love it!
Of course there are some folks out there who disagree...
Me, I think the government does an okay of a job with the plowing the roads. I'm happy to pay taxes to keep that party going. I also know that for six years I had a job that didn't offer health insurance, so I had individual insurance. Every time I went to the doctor my premium went up, and my deductible was so high I ignored my doctor's advice to get an MRI. I also know that the "death panels" are already here. And for some reason I have this crazy idea that a government run system that must answer to the public might just have people's welfare more in mind than for profit insurance companies.
So personally, I am just fine paying a little more taxes so that when the Kyler Van Nocker's of the world get cancer, they can get the treatment they need.
Of course there are some folks out there who disagree...
Me, I think the government does an okay of a job with the plowing the roads. I'm happy to pay taxes to keep that party going. I also know that for six years I had a job that didn't offer health insurance, so I had individual insurance. Every time I went to the doctor my premium went up, and my deductible was so high I ignored my doctor's advice to get an MRI. I also know that the "death panels" are already here. And for some reason I have this crazy idea that a government run system that must answer to the public might just have people's welfare more in mind than for profit insurance companies.
So personally, I am just fine paying a little more taxes so that when the Kyler Van Nocker's of the world get cancer, they can get the treatment they need.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
My Top Ten Season 6 Lost Predictions!
With the first episode under our belts I decided to take a guess at what we might see this season!
#1 The two different realities are not parallel
The first episode provided us with two results of Juliet detonating the H-Bomb. In one, our castaways never crash on the island, and in the other they are still stuck there. I'll call them the on island and off island realities. Most people seem to think these are alternate realities. I call BS! I think the off island reality is occurring BEFORE the on island reality. Juliet (in a posthumous message to Miles) said "It Worked". I think she was referring to Jack's reset plan. However, I think something will happen in the off island reality that will re-reset things and they'll end up back on the original timeline (which we are seeing in the on island reality).
Okay... that was the confusing one... moving on...
#2 Jin and Sun will seek fertility treatment ... from Juliet
In the off island reality Jin and Sun have arrived safe and sound in LA X. And without the island's magic Viagra, Jin is still infertile. Since they've arrived to start a new life together it only makes sense they would seek help in starting a family... and who better than our resident fertility specialist?
#3 Sawyer scams Hurley
Cmon! A con man meets a lottery winner. This has to happen! Look for an off island story in which Sawyer's best cons come to nothing as Lady Luck is on Hurley's side.
#4 Sawyer meets Sawyer
And yes, our favorite book worm will run into Locke's Dad again in the off island reality. And kill him. Again.
#5 Sayid is NOT Jacob
Seriously. Stop. I know Sayid sounded like he lost his accent when he woke up. I know Jacob had a plan to save Sayid. But he isn't possessing Sayid's body. Why? Just a feeling. But the Man in Black didn't possess Locke's body (he just took his form) and since the Man in Black and Jacob seem to be peers, I just don't think Jacob has this ability.
#6 Juliet and Sawyer will meet off island
They will discuss getting coffee. Someone will suggest they go Dutch. That's why her crazy ass rant last episode will end up making sense.
#7 We'll see a different actor playing Walt, and Walt will be shown in a classroom, being taught by Arzt
And it will be a crazy risky experiment. In which Arzt will get blown up. Too good to pass up!
#8 Keamy will be back
And bitches will be pwned. While you are waiting for the best villain in Lost history to return, enjoy Keamy's Paradise.
#9 Vincent, Rose, Bernard, and Hurley all make it out alive
These 4 characters are untouchable. The writers do not have the onions to kill off any of these four.
And finally...
#10 Kate ends up with Frogurt
While Jack and Sawyer pummel each other again and again, Kate finds comfort in the arms of the world's greatest frozen yogurt salesman.
#1 The two different realities are not parallel
The first episode provided us with two results of Juliet detonating the H-Bomb. In one, our castaways never crash on the island, and in the other they are still stuck there. I'll call them the on island and off island realities. Most people seem to think these are alternate realities. I call BS! I think the off island reality is occurring BEFORE the on island reality. Juliet (in a posthumous message to Miles) said "It Worked". I think she was referring to Jack's reset plan. However, I think something will happen in the off island reality that will re-reset things and they'll end up back on the original timeline (which we are seeing in the on island reality).
Okay... that was the confusing one... moving on...
#2 Jin and Sun will seek fertility treatment ... from Juliet
In the off island reality Jin and Sun have arrived safe and sound in LA X. And without the island's magic Viagra, Jin is still infertile. Since they've arrived to start a new life together it only makes sense they would seek help in starting a family... and who better than our resident fertility specialist?
#3 Sawyer scams Hurley
Cmon! A con man meets a lottery winner. This has to happen! Look for an off island story in which Sawyer's best cons come to nothing as Lady Luck is on Hurley's side.
#4 Sawyer meets Sawyer
And yes, our favorite book worm will run into Locke's Dad again in the off island reality. And kill him. Again.
#5 Sayid is NOT Jacob
Seriously. Stop. I know Sayid sounded like he lost his accent when he woke up. I know Jacob had a plan to save Sayid. But he isn't possessing Sayid's body. Why? Just a feeling. But the Man in Black didn't possess Locke's body (he just took his form) and since the Man in Black and Jacob seem to be peers, I just don't think Jacob has this ability.
#6 Juliet and Sawyer will meet off island
They will discuss getting coffee. Someone will suggest they go Dutch. That's why her crazy ass rant last episode will end up making sense.
#7 We'll see a different actor playing Walt, and Walt will be shown in a classroom, being taught by Arzt
And it will be a crazy risky experiment. In which Arzt will get blown up. Too good to pass up!
#8 Keamy will be back
And bitches will be pwned. While you are waiting for the best villain in Lost history to return, enjoy Keamy's Paradise.
#9 Vincent, Rose, Bernard, and Hurley all make it out alive
These 4 characters are untouchable. The writers do not have the onions to kill off any of these four.
And finally...
#10 Kate ends up with Frogurt
While Jack and Sawyer pummel each other again and again, Kate finds comfort in the arms of the world's greatest frozen yogurt salesman.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Well... I guess I'm Going Rogue
If you've read this blog, you know I voted for Obama in last year's presidential election. McCain picking Palin as his VP played a major role in this selection, as I found her very very disturbing.
So when my father-in-law bought me Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue I tossed it aside. After all, life is too short and there are too many books to read to waste time on what almost has to be a ghost written biography of a woman who thinks Jesus rode a dinosaur and that government "death panels" would be worse than for-profit insurance company "death panels".
Then I read this column by Orson Scott Card. OSC is one of my favorite authors (Ender's Game is the classic everyone loves, but for my money you can't go wrong with Enchantment or Pastwatch), but I definitely disagree with the majority of his opinions. However, I still grant him a measure of respect and he made some valid points about Palin's book. I shouldn't assume how stupid it is until I've read it.
The icing on the cake came when I read this column by Laura Miller about reading a book you think you'll hate in 2010. Miller wrote one of my favorite books of 2009, The Magician's Book so I figured it was a sign.
I guess at some point this year, I'm Going Rogue.
Sigh.
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