I watched the series finale of Lost about a week ago. Let me just say the finale has sort of preyed on my mind. A lot of folks seems to be upset at the lack of answered questions or disappointed at the oddity of what the show turned out to be. After thinking about it for awhile, it suddenly hit me that this show is something of a meditation on life and death and after life. I’ve decided to go back to rewatch the show from Season 1. I’ve just finished watching Season 1. I was surprised how the themes of letting go and the strength of connections between people are there from the start. To me the finale suggests that there are lot of things in life we place tremendous importance on (pushing buttons, etc) yet these things aren’t really that important when compared to creating connections and relationships with our fellow humans. And that is what I feel like the sideways universe highlights.
Season 1 begins as a way to show the forging of the connections between all these characters. But also I think the series finale firmly establishes that in many ways Lost is Jack’s story. So going back and rewatching the season from that perspective, I think begins to change the way I see the show. I also think watching the show again from that first season and seeing how cliffhanger episodes lead into the next episode aren’t nearly as frustrating as I remember when it took a week or more between episodes. I’ve been kind of surprised at how quickly things move when episodes are watched back to back.
I’ll revisit this again after rewatching Season 2.
Tags: lost, pop culture, reviews, tv
I’ve finally had a bit of a breakthrough in my weight loss goals. A friend of mine suggested the Lose It! app for iPhones/iTouchs, which is a free calorie tracker with goal setting functionality as well. I like it because it’s simple, and if I can’t find something on the list, it’s easy to add the item with the caloric amount. I can also add exercise information easily. I’ve programmed it for a weight loss goal of 2lbs a week and over the past 2 weeks I’ve lost 5lbs.
Perhaps, it’s just writing down my food intake. But I find myself making healthier choices, etc. I’m also loving the fact that the app actually lets you type in your goal weight and then depending on how many pounds a week you’re trying to lose tells you a date you can expect to be at that weight. I think that may be the best thing. Because when I start feeling like chucking it in, I realize that I will be the weight I want to be by September if I can stick to it.
I’ve tried some of the other apps and websites to perform this same functionality (like the livestrong site and app, and also the pyramid.gov (but that one’s just a website and I wanted something more mobile), but I found it hard to just had exercises and new foods in easily. I use a heart rate monitor when exercising to determine calories burned, but often i’m stuck with incorrect amounts when using other peoples averages, etc for an activity. Another good thing about Lose it! is that I can use while disconnected from the internet, since I own an iTouch and wifi isn’t everywhere and isn’t free everywhere either.
Lose it! is a simple, but flexible enough app to help me keep track without having to make too many edits, etc. And even better, it’s free.
Tags: reviews, tech culture, weight loss
I’ve a new addition to my biking quiver and a new blogging goal to write up trail reviews. I found a Ladies Trek Mountain Bike (the Skye SL) in the last couple of weeks, so I headed out to the local trails around Flatwoods this past Friday. I was busy attempting to zip around the trails for a quick ride and was headed back to the car, when I took a turn and another guy was coming around the corner from the opposite direction and then boom. The crash felt rather inevitable. My cheek smashed into his shoulder and then I bounced off and lost my balance, hitting the ground. Fortunately, neither of us were actually injured and the bikes were fine as well. I am now sporting some nice purple bruises on my left thigh and buttock, but nothing more serious.
Florida mountain bike trails tend towards not particularly mountainous, but they also tend to have lots of tight turns and plenty of thick root systems from the palmettos. The trails around Flatwoods are in low lying areas and can get a bit mucky after a good thunderstorm. I almost always see at least an armadillo when out riding, but frequently see deer, turkey, and snakes (small, black king snakes that often look like exposed roots until they move) as well. I had forgotten how much I enjoy riding off road and am really liking this new trek. It’s a women’s specific hardtail (I figured full suspension wasn’t that key to enjoying the trails around here), and I love that the cockpit is smaller than on some of the other rides I tried. I also feel pretty quick on it, flying around the turns and trees, sometimes maybe a little too fast.
If you haven’t tried riding off road out and around Flatwoods, I’d strongly recommend it. There’s 15 some odd miles of trails that create a loop connecting into the paved 7 mile Flatwoods loop. The trails aren’t overly hard, but some of the root systems can make the path a little more technical. And honestly if you’re living in North Tampa get outside and enjoy this ride.
Tags: bike trails, cycling, reviews
Humans hate forests;
They kill Grandmother Willow.
Pandora’s pretty.
Tags: haikus, movies, pop culture, reviews
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Not being 13 makes
this movie difficult to
watch without groaning.
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Running always, except
When racing canoes and shooting.
Movie that thrills.
Tags: dvd, haikus, movies, pop culture, reviews
Keats dies; Fanny cries.
Film lacks exposition/punch.
Brown is an asshole throughout.
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Tonight I’m writing a little entry before my orchestra rehearsal using the WordPress App for iPhone/iPod Touch. The interface is clean and simple to write in. So far I like it. I’m writing outside not on a laptop enjoying the sunset, while eating my dinner. What can be better?
Oh, that’s right the app is free. Better still, after establishing the connection to my blog, I can write entries offline and publish them when next connected. If I had an iPhone I could even snap some photos and then include them in the post all via the app.
Other features that make the app useful: you can connect to more than one blog; write and edit not only previous entries, but also your blog’s pages; and manage posts’ comments. The app really makes mobile blogging easy.
Tags: reviews, tech culture, wordpress, writing
food porn comes to life
if julia could cook french,
maybe i should try
Basterds don’t interest
Like Landa and Dreyfuss compel
love wordy tense-ness
Tags: haikus, movies, pop culture, reviews
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