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So, I think I figured out Lost [UPDATE]

In my previous post, I outlined what I felt was the purpose and meaning behind "Lost".  After giving it some more thought, I've come up with a few new points:

  1. Jack is the new Jacob and Sawyer will become the new "Man in Black"
    In this final season, the show has gone to great lengths to make Jack the "man of faith".  In essence, he's become Locke -- the epitome of "faith".  Now, based upon what we learned in last week's episode, we know that the "Man in Black" was desparate to leave the island to return home.  Sound familiar?  Well it should: Sawyer has done everything he can to get off the island.  He's been particularly relentless this season, lending credence to my theory.

    In addition, Jack and Sawyer have always been at odds, just like Jacob and MiB.  Consider their relationship with Kate.  Not unlike Jacob and MiB's "mother", Kate has always had a tough time choosing between them.  In the end, she knows that she should be with Jack, but she loves Sawyer more -- just like "Mother" preferred MiB, but chose Jacob.  In essence, Kate is synonymous with the "mother".  Need more evidence?  Recall that Kate raised another woman's son (Aaron), a la "Mother" raising Jacon and MiB.

    One additional point deals with their names -- "Jack" and "Sawyer".  Admittedly, this is a bit weak, but "Jack" and "Jacob" are roughly the same.  As for the "Man in Black", we never learned his name.  Again, sound familiar?  We didn't learn "Sawyer's" real name until midway through Season 1.  Not the strongest argument, but the Lost writers have been known to reach on occassion (see all of Season 3).

  2. Desmond will kill "The Smoke Monster"
    So far, we know that Desmond can survive high levels of electromagnetism and that "fake Locke" wants Desmond dead.  As I detailed in my last post, "The Source" represents the origin of the universe.  If you go along with the theory that it shares the traits of a black hole, it'll have high levels of electromagnetism.  My guess is that either a) the "Smoke Monster" shares similar traits or b) Desmond will enter "The Source", which will ultimately kill "The Smoke Monster".  Option B feels more dramatic, so I'm guessing the writers will go in that direction.

Again, we'll know more tonight and everything should be revealed in a little over a week.  Happy viewing!


So, I think I figured out Lost

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After watching last night's head scratcher, I'm wondering if the show is about life's greatest mystery -- where do we come from? 

Last night we learned about "The Source", which was defined as the source for pretty much everything (life, death, good, evil). By not knowing where we originate from (Big Bang vs God -- or Science vs Faith -- or Jack vs Locke), we're effectively "lost" since we don't know how go back to our very first starting point. In other words, returning "home" is nearly impossible (like being lost on an unknown, remote island).

We also have the origins of good (Jacob) and evil (MiB). In addition, the battle between good vs evil is represented as a game (the stone game where you roll *ahem* sticks to determine what happens next) and the rules of the game change depending on who's in control -- just like life.

Electromagnetism on the island *could* be a Big Bang reference -- black holes are associated with electromagnetism and black holes are directly associated with the Big Bang. I also found this site (http://www.big-bang-theory.com) which refers to the Big Bang as a moment of "singularity" -- the characters are currently experiencing "duality" (real vs alternate reality), yet are unknowingly pursuing "singularity". 

If I'm correct, last night's episode makes more sense. Unfortunately, this is also WAY too much for your average viewer to digest and could result in a lot of "Well, I just wasted 6 years watching this dumb show" viewer reactions. With only 2 episodes left, we'll have our answers soon.

 

The coolest thing you'll see today

I've seen some great examples of tilt shift photography, but I've never seen anything quite like the video above.  Artist Keith Loutit made this excellent video using the tilt shift camera trick.  What you're looking at above are actual people and actual places -- they are not miniatures.  Pretty slick, huh?

UPDATE: If you liked this video, Keith Loutit has seven more tilt shift videos for your enjoyment.

Go green -- start using someecards now

This is just one example of the hilarious (and free) cards that you can create/send using someecards.com.  I'm *this* close to telling friends and family that I'm no longer sending physical cards.  Hallmark charges roughly $4 for a decent card, which typically winds up in the receiver's garbage can within 5 minutes of opening the card (I'm speaking from personal experience).  The funny thing is that if I sent someone $4, they'd probably be upset with me.  But when it's in card form, it's okay.

iScreener: Laugh today, reality tomorrow

Abstruse Goose posted this comic today:

At first, I chuckled at it, but then it got me thinking. Are we really that far away from a mobile application that can do everything noted in the comic?  Apple recently bundled some outstanding facial recognition software with iPhoto and there are a bevy of dating websites. Would it really be that hard to mesh the two together?  Or, better yet, have it poll the National Sex Offender Registry.

Long story short, when "iScreener" becomes a reality, you can say you read about it here first.

Top 5 Worst Christmas Songs of All Time

It's around this time of year that I turn my radio dial to whichever station is playing non-stop Christmas songs.  Yes, it's kinda corny, but it helps put me in the spirit of the holiday season.

Thankfully, most of the songs are timeless classics and I'm able to stay upbeat despite the madness that is Christmas.  Unfortunately, even the birth of Christ is unable to save us from these five songs (in my personal hate order, but they are certainly interchangeable):

#5.  "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevy
Of the five songs listed, this is the only one that should be registered as a sex offender.  My ears are literally molested every time I hear the munchkin-with-his-balls-in-a-vice voice of Gayla Peevy screech out this tune.  Hit play in the video below and see how long you can last.  I was able to go 12 seconds before downing an entire bottle of Maximum Strength Tylenol and using the cotton ball stopper to permanently seal off my ears.

#4.  "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by Bruce Springsteen
"The Boss" sounds like a complete tool with this seasonal treat.  I'm not sure if its his playful banter with the E Street Band (which happens to eat up 45 seconds of the song) or the fact that his "cool" meter reading drops to a level that's even below Danny Federici, but in either case, its a song that deserves to be on this list. 

#3.  "Christmas Through Your Eyes" by Gloria Estefan
If you're lucky, this song will be played in both English AND Spanish when you hear it.  What bugs me the most about this one is that it DOESN'T EVEN SOUND like a Christmas song.  I'm guessing that when she was nearly killed in a car accident and saw the infamous "white light", God decided that even he didn't want to hear this crap and sent her back to Earth.

#2.  "Grandma Got Run Over By Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy Shropshire
I'm not sure I even need to explain this one.  For the sake of argument, can anyone explain the chorus of this duet (yup...it took two to tango with this masterpiece):
"Grandma got run over by a reindeer, walking home from our house on Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa, we believe."

Seriously, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!

#1.  "Last Christmas" by Wham!
The only thing worse than this song is the video for the song.  A pensive George Michael ponders what life would be like if he stole the other guy from Wham!'s girlfriend during their outing to a cabin at the top of a mountain.  I mean, c'mon George.  You could've totally nailed the blonde she-male with the crew cut that's setting the table or the girl with the bright yellow yarmulka.  Just pick someone and stop singing this whine-fest.