Another Letter
Dear Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, and other members of the LOST brain trust,
Where's Walt?
- Redford.
I’m Back
I called my friend at work for a shift change. I haven't talked to her in months, and this is the conversation that we had:
Redford: "Hey, what up? How's it going?"
Kirstyn: "Not bad, boring here."
R: "Really? I thought this lot's busy."
K: "Surprisingly, not today."
R: "Say...would you be interested in switching shifts on May 18th? I'm working the day shift and you're working the night shift."
K: "But it says here that you're working Area 11."
R: "What? On mine it says Area 29 day, did the schedule change?"
K: "I don't know, but, Redford's working Area 29, and you're working 11."
R: "What? I'm Redford."
K: "Oh.....OH! OH MY GOD! REDFORDDDDD!!!!"
R: "You didn't know it was me?"
K: "Nooooooo...I thought you were Melky."
Yes, I'm back at the parking lot. Yes, I'm also going back to school tomorrow too. I believe the best way to sum up how I'm feeling right now is with this:
"We have to go back to The Island, Kate!"
I guess you can say that The Island isn't done with me yet...
Back to Work
I imagine not much has changed since I left two months ago. I'm working a day shift so I'm wondering if I get to run into the big boss today, who apparently, has gotten to know my name. It's never a good thing for these people to know your name.
It's funny how this all happens on a Tuesday. Next week I go back to school, and today I go back to work. It feels like an episode of LOST, and that I'm trapped in a situation because I haven't finished what I was supposed to do. Not sure how much I can actually accomplish at work, but, we'll see.
PS: For those of you who have watched Donnie Darko: doesn't it seem as if LOST is heading down the same path? That someone has to do something to set everything right and get everyone back on the same track as before? That the ending will just be a closing out of a circular narrative with all the characters getting back on the plane and having it crash on the island? Because that was what was supposed to happen?
Or, as I've jokingly suggested, Walt is going to come back and kill Locke and save the day. He's going to rub his temples and Locke's head is going to explode, and it'll be the most bizarre ending in TV history.
LOST Clusterfuck
Spoiler Alert: Have you tried reading something that's actually spoiler free? Boring eh? Well, then, be forewarned that there are spoilers here.
It was a good episode, I can't complain about this one. Except a few things here and there but then that's because I'm a hater. I wish I did a running diary of some sort but this is the best I could come up with from memory. It's not in chronological order by the way.
1.) The bomb reminds me of the Cosmic Key from Masters of the Universe. Feel free to check out the trailer, as it is the greatest trailer ever made.
2.) Rose and Bernard? What? Well at least this is their goodbye, right? Right?! And where's Claire? Bring back Claire!
3.) Juliet is sneaky hot. I'm not sure what to make of this, but somewhere between her introduction and now, I somehow became attracted to her without realizing. If this was real life she could have fleeced me for all my money and I wouldn't have noticed.
4.) If I directed the shootout (completely inspired by John Woo): The van would roll out in slow-motion, and it would be a perfect time to play some NWA, afterall, they are doing a drive-by. Jack would shoot someone, pick up an extra glock off the floor and start shooting people with two guns blazing, except, instead of walking and shooting, he'd slide down some rails and shoot three people with 20 bullets. Those in the van will take care of the people in the back, causing giant explosions and flames to shoot in the air as tankers explode. The subsequent explosion causes the Dharma people to fly 20 feet in the air or just perish in flames, all while doves fly in the background. This is also why I will probably never be allowed to direct films.
5.) WAAAAALT!!!!! ---> JINNNNNNNN!!!!!! -----> JULLIEEETTTTT!!!!!!
Ugh, I'll chalk this up to rust from the Writer's Strike. Oh wait, that was last year's excuse. Recession rust then, yes, that must be it.
6.) Saayid and Hurley have been pretty deprived this season. They had a few early spots but I miss those guys.
7.) Don't you just want to cut off Horace's hair everytime you see him? Worst hair ever. I don't even think he was in this episode, it just pisses me off thinking about it.
8.) For a doctor Jack has no qualms with killing people. He needs a good assassin's nickname, like The Shepherd or something.
More to come later, I'm off to work.
Small Update
Forgive me if I'm starting to sound bitter in some of my posts. Truth be told, I'm on the up and up and have been feeling dandy these past few weeks because school has been over and I can finally relax. I've got work today and tomorrow but that's not that big of a deal since the shifts are easy and I'll most likely spend it reading and writing.
I haven't had a chance to watch any of the major blockbusters yet, missing out on X-Men (which I wasn't too excited about to begin with after X3 got debacled) and Star Trek (which I had to skip because of work), but I'll probably find time to watch 'em next year when they come out, seeing as how everyone's already watched these movies. Looking back on my DVD collection, I think a fairly large percentage of them were movies that I didn't get to watch in theatres. Whether it was because I had work and missed out or maybe because at the time I was too young to watch it (Kill Bill, Sin City etc), either way they have somehow found their way into my collection. Along with Stepford Wives, which if anyone is reading, I am willing to give to you for free, along with a meal of your choosing and a photo of myself with a sign that says "[insert name] is Redford's master."
In other, unrelated news: fuck LOST! I'm migrating to HBO. They've always had the best shows and now I'm going to commit myself to shows exclusively from this network. I'm two seasons away from finishing The Sopranos, which I'll probably do sometime this summer, after I'm finished watching The Wire, which is too damn awesome. I'm surprised it took me so long to start this show but it is honestly the best show ever. Ever! This isn't hyperbole speaking either, as far as I am concerned the series is damn near flawless.