The Elephant in the Room?

(This is how I felt about LOST last night)

And by "room" I mean "my brain," because as soon as I got home last night I couldn't shake the realization that LOST sorta sucks. At first it all seemed to make sense--the plot points were zany for sure, but they were tight and dovetailed neatly together. Now they're all over the map. Literally, the space-time continuum!

When I found out the writers are writing as they go, that was the nail in the coffin. And it explains everything that was supposed to be "mind-blowing" in last night's episode: they're just casting a wide net, hoping something will stick and give them a path to write their way out of this mess.

I can't stay interested in characters who are alive one minute and dead the next and then alive again, but in someone else's body from ancient times, and that "person" is actually the smoke monster, which did anyone else see those crappy special effects?

Please argue with me. I want to like Lost again! I better, because I'm too roped-in at this point to just walk away.

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Guess That Tweet: Local Edition!

These tweets are all from someone in Raleigh--can you figure out who s/he is?!?!?

Eating lunch in my car in WRAL parking lot. A plain piece of grilled chicken with no bun. Dull, but only chance I have to eliminate gut!

Thinking about my kids, and wondering how they grew up so fast! Guess I'll have to play with the stuffed animals by myself now!

Saying good night to our GP (guinea pig) Alvin.

Midnight bowling again, this time with my son Brandon and his girlfriend Angela. Here's hoping my lower back holds out!

Hey guys, remember this?

"podcast"/zach standup
Originally uploaded by winnietitchener

My flickr page lets me see what people have been viewing (but not who they are--don't worry!--even though i want to know that too) and somebody watched this yesterday. Which made me want to watch it! And it is really sweet. Watch in full-screen for maximum effect.

"There are red ships and blue ships but the best ships are friendships."

Let's Talk: TV shows

2 new shows I started watching over the break: Freaks and Geeks and Weeds. I'm nothing if not current! Let's profile both shows.

Freaks and Geeks: I've never heard anyone say anything bad about this show...and I'm not going to start now. It's hilarious, and the episodes fly by. It does remind me of a later Wonder Years, and Sam alternately makes me laugh and cringe. Catching on to this show so late is interesting because practically everyone on the show is famous now. All the freaks are in Judd Apatow movies and the main actress (Linda Cardenelli) was on ER. James Franco even surprised me - I had no idea he'd ever done anything worth watching.

Weeds: I'd heard a lot about this show and because it's been nominated for Golden Globes and Emmys, I thought it would be good. I guess it's marginally funny? Conrad and Kevin Nealon are the only standout characters so far, but Nancy just drives me nuts. Between her kids, her constant breakdowns, and her habit for latte drinks - I just can't stand her. And the theme song! What the heck is that about?? It reminds me of nails on a chalkboard. I can't believe they're about to start their 6th season. How many storylines for Nancy are out there??

Friday LOLZ

I know people don't want to hear about Facebook. They're doing another "change" for our own "good", but let's face it - doing away with the regional networks sucks (almost as much as complaining about Facebook changes...but it's Friday).

I had not fully comprehended what this meant until yesterday....when everyone took their profiles private. Who doesn't like to just browse their own network sometime?? Thanks Facebook for taking that small joy away from me. Now to actually see/stalk someone's profile I'm going to have to friend them? What the heck! I guess Facebook was banking on the fact that everyone would leave their profiles open. One person that did actually do that (update: for like 15 seconds because now it's private) was Mark Zuckerberg. Valleywag's story has me LOLing. Some of my faves are from: Kevin Colleran's "random pics from my new camera, Aug. 2006" and Scott Marlette's "Lake Tahoe - Opening Night".

More importantly - who knew he had a girlfriend?