Pentultimate episode of the season. We open on the Oceanic Six being rescued. Jack’s still the leader. Telling them how to deal with the media that awaits.
FLASHCURRENT: The chopper is overheard to be landing over the Orchid, which none of the Losties know is another Dharma station. Jack is trying to be a hero (a-gain) even though he just had surgery.
Turns out Dan Faraday knows what the Orchid station is all about and tells Charlotte, “We have to get off this island tight now!”
FUTURE: Oceanic has a press conference with The 6; offering a lot of crazy manufactured details. The press is pretty harsh with them. (’You guys look pretty healthy for being on an island’) It should be a fluff piece! Sayid and Nadia are re-united.
One group if off to the freighter with Jin and Sun and Aaron and some random people. So we know the fate of them is not certain.
FLASHFORWARD: Sun shows up at her father’s company, pregnant and gaining control of her life and her father’s company. She got her money and bought controlling interest in dad’s biz. And she blames dad for Jin’s death.
This project Rogers snare drum is done, and honestly, it’s been done for a while.This was not my most challenging project, to be quite honest.If you didn’t read the original post, you can check it out here.I left off with taking it apart, doing some basic crud-removing cleaning and making a short shopping list of bits and pieces needed.
Here’s a quick quiz so see if you’d pass 8th grade science.
I would in no way like to share my grade with you.
Apropos of nothing, I would like to take a minute to say that my middle school was a classical arts magnet school and we did have all sorts of dance, music, theater, band, orchestra, jazz bands, etc.
My school might not have spent their entire budget on the science department. My class was in a basement. My teacher quit in the first quarter, replaced by a substitute for 2 months, ending with a new permanent teacher for the last quarter. And I think there was another pregnant lady in there somewhere.
None of this reflects in my awesome score on this test. I’m just sayin’…
Seriously, I did fine on the test. I just don’t happen to want to talk about it. Just feeling a little shy. I did really well, though - Honest.
Shut it!
Move along.
Take the test yourself. You can tell me how you did. I won’t tell anyone else. Honest. Swearsies!
Horace seems a little creepy, even for a guy who’s been dead 12 years.
So, the Ageless Wonder (Richard Alpert) was around at John Locke’s birth, huh?
Alpert visits John when John’s 6 or7 years old a asks him to think about these things (baseball mitt, old Book of Laws, vial of sand, a compass, a comic book, and a knife) and figure out which of those belong to him already. John chooses the sand, the compass and the knife. Alpert tells him that the knife really doesn’t belong to him, he packs up all his toys and leaves.
We saw the birth of the Man of Science/Man of Faith struggle within Locke.
Sayid’s on the case to rescue some Losties.
Matthew Abbadon was Locke’s physical therapist/orderly and also, the one to inspire John’s Australian walkabout.
Abbadon says that when Locke sees him again (after his outback trip) John will “owe him one.”
So Christian Shephard is a mouthpiece for Jacob?
QUESTIONS & THOUGHTS:
Okay, the doctor’s body washed ashore but in the scenes we watched tonight, Sayid leaves before the doctor’s throat is slit and he’s in a motorboat (rather than the less fast method of travel - waiting fur the current to drag your dead body ashore). So why hadn’t Sayid arrived last episode??
When will Locke run into Abbadon again? And what will Abbadon ask him to do? At this point we gotta believe that as a man of faith, John will do anything this man asks him (in the name of destiny - that fickle bitch).
We have heard rumors of people who smoke marijuana. We’ve heard tales of engineer types in college who built two-story bongs, gravity and ice bongs, and even inflatable smoking devices. But this story takes the cake…
Two men and a juvenile are charged with traipsing about a graveyard, digging up a body, decapitating it and then using the rotting head as a “bong”.
The message seems clear. You want to get rid of rats, mice, bedbugs, flies or roaches? Buy a box of chinamen for 15 cents! They will eat you out of your problem. Ugh.
We are making fun of the diets of coolie-hat wearing asians, right? Good work agency du jour!
But for in-depth analysis, let’s consult the expert…
Some say he invented the infomercial, but he has repeatedly denied it, although never under oath. Others say he abhors tomato juice, but loves a Bloody Mary. No matter, he is the Doctor, and he is preferred by your provider.
The Hero of A Well-Fought Bottle - Refers to his lack of military command and his known drinking habits.
The Fainting General- Reference by his opponents to an incident when an artillery blast blew his saddle horn into his abdomen, causing him to loose consciousness for a few moments.
Young Hickory Of Granite Hills- Comparing his military deeds with Andrew Jackson, and Granite Hills refered to his New Hampshire background
Alright Folks, we’re at a tough time in our nation’s history. We’re leading up to #16 and the Civil War. What’re you gonna do, Handsome Frank?
If you’re in Austin, and out and about tonight, come out to The Carousel Lounge and check out my band. Oops, I mean my bands. Yep, playing in two bands and they are both playing tonight.
The Famous Characters are basically pretty poppy. I play guitar in this band. Check out the MySpace page HERE.
The Sheeps are pretty twangy and poppy, but a definite countrified note in there. I’m on the drums in this band. Check out the MySpace page HERE.
Also, this will be the first time that I’ve played in two bands playing two different instruments in one night. Should be fun.
This week’s post is on a watch that is not only one of my favorites, but also one that I own.And this watch is very different than most watches I have owned (or dreamed of owning); for instance the brand is Italian, the movement is not an automatic, it’s not a chronograph, it’s not a pilot’s watch, and it doesn’t even have a second hand.But let’s not keep you waiting…
Sooo… Whadjya think about the future of Kack (or Jate - or whatever the kids are calling their favorite Lostie coupling these days)?
I admit, my favorite part was Sawyer calling Miles, “Donger” for all the Sixteen Candles fans out there.
So Flashing into the future, Kate and Jack reconcile (like rabbits) and Jack is a stable, well-adjusted practicing doctor and participant in life. But…
Hurley still visits with (GhostOfDead) Charlie, who has a message for Jack, “not to raise him.” We should be getting more insight into the cur-sed nature of Aaron soon.
You know what drives a person over the edge, into pill popping territory? Being engaged to Kate. Boo-Yah!
Jack read ALice in Wonderland to Aaron, and the camera paused on it on the bookshelf a time or too. We get it. This is a transitional period. They’re setting up the resolve. I like it.
It also sets up a nice Christian Shepard as the White Rabbit that Jack chases hither and yon.
Yes. We love WikiHow. - What can’t the internet teach you, you guys? You can learn how to make that cake in the shape of a hamburger or an anatomically correct brain. Or how to act like Kelly Bundy from “Married with Children”
Awww. A favorite of ours. Fertile ground in a bygone era. I love the smell of racism in the morning.
We acknowledge Indigenous Americans as having a rich full history. We acknowledge that they have their own culture and heritage, customs and traditions. But mostly we just remember that they used to scalp people. Everyone remembers that.
So, we’ll use our shared knowledge to sell…hairbrushes! But of course.
Where our knowledge is a little thin is in the world of advertising, and that’s why we call in THE expert…
Here’s a little tip: If you leave the television on, do not be surprised if while you’re bringing in groceries you hear this:
“So I left and then went outside and politely took his windshield out.”
(Someone named “Judge Alex”) incredulously asks, “You are saying you “politely” bashed in his windshield with a baseball bat?”
“Yes sir. That is what I did.”
Surprisingly enough, I did not wait around to find out exactly how one completes that task politely. But I saw the young lady who claimed to do just that, and if anyone can do it - it’s the kind of gal who decides to wear a tube top to court.
Ben wants Locke to survive, “It’s very imporatant that you survive what’s about to happen here John.” Ben needs John to talk to Jacob. And they both need Hurley to find Jacob’s cabin.
This site gives you some examples of the engravings they’ve done inside people’s wedding bands. Some very tender, heartfelt and romantic. Others - probably special in their own way. And some almost seem passive aggressive (but in the way that’s cute at first but 6 years later, more of the aggressive starts to shine through)
You wore me down - Not even an attempt at sweetness or romance, just a, “Fine, you win.”
Tricky little love machine - Maybe a step too far. You could have just put “You are a tough one to satisfy in the sack, but we worked at it and finally got the job done.” But that would’ve had to have been a pretty large ring.
Better Than Ice Cream - But that inscription? Worse than a trip to the dentist.
You’re an amazing sales rep - Just bad, even if it’s a lame joke about selling her on you; worse if you really were ‘Sales Rep of the Month.’
Happy Now? Good. - See “You wore me down.”
Remember, I’m a Wyoming Redneck - Hide your sheep.
Amateurs hope, professionals work. - This guy must work at the company that makes those horrible inspirational posters that go in offices, and should be shot.
Race you to the shower - Slightly better than “Get me a beer. I’ll time you.”
Are you familiar with the Rogers Dyna-Sonic snare drum?If not, you should be.They were once called “The Cadillac of snare drums,” and they featured some of the most unique innovations.And I just bought one off of some StonerDude down in Kyle, Texas.
So, tough sell…trying to make a language course into a sexy, interesting or otherwise note-worthy advert.
Hu-zzah! Learn On The Go language courses.
Body copy reads:
“They Used to Sacrifice People Here - If they start old habits, wouldn’t you like to talk them out of it?”
If this isn’t exactly racist, then at the very least it’s xenophobic. I’m not sure about the origins of this ad but I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if it were British. It smacks of their imperialistic disdain for the natives. Tut, Tut.
The alarms sounds (a scantily clad native bellows on his conch shell (Ahh-OOO-gah!)) beckoning to him and out from his hut stumbles… DOC AD!
We love the bad photoshop and nothing is better than photoshop disaters which documents all the badness. So much badness. (Really, a fun site, you can blow through the whole thing in 15 minutes).
I think you may notice some continuity issues between her head and the rest of her body, yeah? Seems one is more tan than the other…
But here’s a great photoshop - the realization of Homer Simpson in human form. Truly remarkable
Heather MIlls plans to move to America - In the end it’s only fair as Courtney Love plans to move to the UK, so the ‘Super-Nutball-Crazy Scales’ remain in balance.
Saw the IMAX Shine the Light Stones concert the other night. The Audio alone is worth the price of admission. You can tell the Mick and the boys have had not ‘work’ done on there appearances. They do look their age. I wish I had their energy.
My last post featured an IWC, and for some, that is an unknown brand.For this week, I’m going with what is likely the most well known watch brand ever. That brand is, of course, Rolex; specifically the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner.
The Sub is probably the watch that got me interested in watches.I’ve always loved them from the first time I saw James Bond glance down at his wrist and the camera zoomed in on that great looking dive watch.I’ve never owned one one but I dare say that I will at some point in my life.
Crayola Big Box of 64 (Now With Built in Crayon Sharpener!) turns the Big 5-0 this week. (Thank God Crayola’s over it’s mid-life crisis. But I’m glad it kept the convertible top)!
I’ve always appreciated the liberty Crayola has taken with their color names over the years. As they currently stand right now, they have some not-so-easily identifiable colors such as:
Jazzberrry jam- Ohhh! The insatiable life-quest of wanting that first jazzberry of spring. Ahh, the disappointment.
timberwolf - A newly discovered gray too; Amazing as black and white are not even in the mix anymore
outer space - In space, nobody can hear you scream… when you color outside the lines.
bittersweet - Really just waxy Nestle’s chocolate chips melted and reformed as delicious crayons, or possibly the color of your soul after 20 years in middle-management and your first divorce.
beaver- ummm….
manatee- Formerly sea cow, but that was clearly sizeist (and also still ambiguous).
For the big birthday bash they let 20,000 kids vote for eight special edition color names. I’ll give you a dollar if you can name the hue that is “Awesome” or “Bear Hug” or “Best Friends” (I know, I know, one of your “Best Friends” is a black crayon).
Quick question, do kids today even use crayons anymore? Or do they simply Google a coloring program, download it, and set the software to automatically colorize the drawing - all while texting their fellow second graders and playing Wii?
I am not quite sure… is there a subliminal entendre somewhere in this ad? You get a fat knuckle sandwich if you find it! Excuse me but it seems she is opening her mouth to drink in the awful stench of a penny cigar? That can’t possibly be right!
Bottomline: Women find a cigarello the epitome of C-L-A-S-S. - Or is it K-L-A-S-S? Doesn’t matter.
And men, is there anything sexier than a women who shadows you everywhere you go? “Where are you going now? Don’t leave. Let me come too.” Ugh. Women.
Did you go to college on the East Coast? No? Did you know the phenomenon that was the a capella group? No? Not familiar…Take a look…
Depending on your level of punny-ness this could equally be called “The Best A Capella Group Names” or simultaneously, “The Worst A Capella Group Names.”
University of Pennsylvania - The Penny Loafers
University of North Carolina - Clef Hangers
Michigan State University’s all male - Accafellas
Brandeis University (assumingly all male) - Voicemale
Johns Hopkins - Mental Notes
Penn - Chord on Blue
Duke - DejaBlue
Cornell and Oberlin both have - Nothing But Treble
