Lost, BSG, and my Birthday, oh my....

I can’t believe it’s been nearly a month since my last update.

Let’s see…most memorable I guess is my birthday. 5/27 was my birthday. I don’t believe in profanity on the web so I’ll avoid using the “f” word (or # meaning ‘f’orty). So I’m going to stick with 30 + next # to equal my real age.

I don’t look my age, or so my friends keep telling me. But maybe that’s why they are my friends. So, am I where I thought I would be at 30 + ##? (nice try, you aint getting my age out of me that easily). I don’t know. Having done 8 years of service in the Navy I believe I got started in my real life/career much later than my counterparts. I’ve spent years perfecting my skills and acknowledge (not boasting) that there aren’t many in my field who are as knowledgeable as myself, have the project experience, or effective management experience as I do, so yeah, maybe I’ve caught up.

I’m still can’t help but wonder if this is all there is for the rest of my career. I mean is this really all there is? I hope not. I still think I want to go to Law school and become a Lawyer. I really enjoy the research aspect of the legal profession, I’m good at the debate, and I enjoy the translation of legal jargon and code (so I’m weird, that’s never been doubted). I can’t afford to become a starving student again at my age, so quitting my job and going to school full time is out of the question. So, what’s that leave me. I guess I should finish by current BA/BS degree and see if Univ of WA or Seattle Pacific offer a night time Legal program that I can do part time. It’ll take me forever, but won’t it be worth it? I’ll certainly be pondering this situation more in the coming months, but I can’t wait too long, I’ve got to take action by 2009 at the latest, I’m not getting any younger you know. J

Lost has taken a two week hiatus, but tomorrow it’s back for the season finale. The last few episodes have been really awesome. We’ve had it confirmed that Claire is dead, and that is why/how Aaron gets off the Island. So many of us are theorizing that when you die on the Island, that your spirit maintains a corporeal form, and the living people can’t tell the difference between the dead and the living, hence the importance of Myles role (the one who can communicate with the dead). So, maybe those that have regained health while on the Island really haven’t regained health, it’s just that they are dead, and they don’t know it, and neither do the survivors, yet! J

I think there are still questions about who/what Jacob is. Some of us think that Jacob is an essence or spirit that can take any shape/form he needs to communicate with his selected few.

I’m a little frustrated that the writers can’t seem to stick to any single time flow direction. In previous episodes we’ve Jack and Kate fighting and Jack telling Kate that she shouldn’t be caring so much for Aaron because she’s not even related (implying that he is) but yet we don’t see where he finds out that Aaron is his nephew until a few episodes later.

Battlestar Galactica (BSG) has also taken two weeks off, but it too is back on Friday. I think we’re up to episode 8 or 9 of the 10 we’re going to get for this season. They still haven’t revealed the 12th of the final 12. At least the last episode has had a bit more action. The hybrid being plugged in and yelling ‘jump’, and the damaged base star jumps away with President Rosalyn onboard. This will be interesting.

A brief update, at least for TV's sake :)

Another two weeks, and nothing new. Well, that's not completely true. I did spend the day on the motorcycle yesterday. It's been a lot of fun. The Victory Vision is very comfortable and time/distance friendly. I've had some chance to use the heated hand grips and the heated seats and they are really nice. I need to find a way to take some kind of road trip and put it to it's paces.

The most exciting thing this past week was the release of Iron Man with Robert Downey Jr (RDJ). It was pretty amazing. Being somewhat of an Iron Man fan, I was a little concerned (dare I say skeptical) of RDJ's ability to portray Tony Stark in a manner which befits his comic book stature. I think in some aspects he missed the mark a little bit, but in others, he brought to life personality traits that are hard to communicate in print.

RDJ had this interesting ability to deliver his lines with co-stars in a fluid fashion, but even more peculiar was his nack of delivering this lines while adding his own quips and one-liners, as if he was expressing verbally what he was thinking. It really made all the difference, to me anyway, in how RDJ portraited the idiosyncratic genius that is Tony Stark. Definitely a must see on the big screen. Is it worth full price? Absolutely! I may even have to go check it out again, and it's not even been out for a week. If you haven't heard, be sure to stick around for a sneak peak/trailer at the very end of the credits. I'm not going to give it away, unless you ask me to, but it could be a fun peak into what's coming!

I'm looking forward Batman - The Dark Knight. We'll see how odd it will be to watch what has become Heath Ledgers final performance, albeit not being seen until after his unfortunate, and certainly untimely passing.

Lost has been good even if not 'answer providing' as promised by the producers. It's almost too confusing to get into. Are they really dead like Hurley claims? Is this their version of heaven based on how they want it? Why is Miles suddenly so interested in Clair? Does she now she her dad (and Jack's) because she dead as well? Is Miles surprised that no one has picked up on this because they don't realize that some of them have seen other dead people before and now they don't know the difference?

What about Ben appearing to call upon the black smoke thing? We know Danielle turned off the fence and that was how it was able to get in, but how did Ben call it? What was that little room off his panic room that he accessed via the arcane stone door with the Hiroghlyphs?

And his trip to Tunisia? A year into the future? Oct 2005! He also claimed to have arrived by boat, but we know he didn't because we saw him in the desert. Also, his first breath, as exhaled in the desert, was very cold, you see the 'frost' as he expelled his breath. What about the vomiting. Is there some medication that can be taken to help facilitate transfers between current/real time and Island time? I remember they gave Juliette some concoction to be taken for he sub ride, but was it really to help her mentally adjust between the two 'realities'.

Oh hell, the questions just keep coming, and yet every episode continues to bring more, with no answers in sight! Can I stand two more years of this?!

I'm a week behind on Battlestar Galactice (BSG) so nothing new to report there yet, other than to say, so far this 4th (and final season) isn't that exciting! I obviouslly enjoy all the special effects and the space shots and all, but so far it's been only about the people. It seems they are trying to lead us to something about people's nature and why as human's we are so quick to judge and condemn others because they are different, but can't they throw in a space fight sequence or something?

I'm afraid another 6 episodes of this will make it hard to want to wait for the last 10 (to be aired at some unknown date and time).