Misunderstandings May Elicit an Attack

by Sonya (3 Comments) StumbleUpon

As I eat my breakfast (sitting down for once!) Elliott approaches and says what only can be interpreted by me as, "where is the 'level'." to which I say, "the level?" He looks at me and says it again; "the WEVEL". (a short prayer is now uttered in my head, "dear Lord, what is he saying?". I repeat, "the Wevel?!" and he looks at me and we both laugh, but he is frustrated and at HIS witt's end (wich is apparantly not a long distance for him to travel) and he runs off behind the couch yelling an Elliott sort of profanity; "I'M GOING TO KICK YOU IN THE BUTT!!!!"

Oh, Lord. I finally realize he is trying to say, "Weather," since I told them 20 minutes ago I was going to look up the weather in Florida (we're going to Disney World for Christmas next week). I said it to Abigail actually, but Elliott (the Incredible Hulk of anger) overheard.

So, to patch up things I tell my hiding son that I did my best to hear and that sometimes even grownups misunderstand what each other is saying, I being one of them, but that's another story! I hope a grown up doesn't threaten to kick me in the butt when I don't understand them either.

Dec

Sun, 17th

2006

Holiday Song-A-Day: Day 4 & Day 5

by Paul (2 Comments) StumbleUpon

Sorry I missed yesterday; here are you Holiday Song-A-Day's for yesterday and today PLUS a special bonus.


Dec

Sat, 16th

2006

Recap: Lost (S3E3)

by Paul (19 Comments) StumbleUpon

This is long, so be prepared...

What we learned:

  • FLASHBACK FOCUS
    John Locke. We John pick up a hitchhiker (who looks familiar from some show), and they're then pulled over (where we find John is carrying a TON of guns in the bed of a truck). John then takes this boy to a commune/compound of a religious cult. Eddie (hitchhiker) and Locke are then seen chumming around on the compound. And then there's "the greenhouse". Weed, weed, weed. Eddie is a cop, and John is again an outcast in a "family". On a hunt Locke confronts Eddie (on being a cop) but let Eddie go.

  • Locke goes on a vision quest of sorts, to communicate with the island -- and Boone appears as the messenger for the island. In a decidedly new stylistic approach Locke is told he has to help someone in danger (and its not Jack, Kate and Sawyer) -- but first he has to clean up his own mess (which is the mess he caused in the hatch with Eko). Very interesting Biblical allusion to Zechariah being muted until John the Baptists' birth (from the Book of Luke)

  • The "hatch" is now just a crater.

  • Mmmm, polar bear -- or um, Hurely. What?

  • Hurley tells Locke (and Charlie) that Henry is in fact an Other, and their leader

  • Locke goes into a cave to hunt the polar bear, wherein he find Eko deep within a cavern (trapped by the polar bear). Locke uses some hairspray to make a torch and they escape. Locke apologizes for his mess -- and Eko tells Locke that he can save them (Jack, Kate, Sawyer), or did he?

  • Hurley finds a naked Desmond. Desomond explains what happened (electromagnetic implosion) -- Hurley states the obvious "You're not gonna turn into the Hulk or something?" Desmond predicts what Locke will say (about going to save everyone)



What we don't know:
  • Can Desmond see the future, or was it just a good guess that Locke would go on a mission to find Jack, Kate and Saywer?

  • Is the Island really talking with John, or is it someone with pyschic powers guiding Locke to where they need him?

  • Does Locke shoot himself (and thus paralyze himself) after letting Eddie go to not appear to have caved in?

  • Who were these other island dwellers? I love that whenever they show other survivors, they only have 2 lines, they're usually just questions "What's going on?", "Why am I here", "Is that a monster?", "Can I have a a fake beards?"

  • The big foot statue --- perhaps an ancient civilization, not unlike Native American tribes, that was known for their mind control powers (thus the "vision quests" of Locke and the interest of Dharma being there?
  • What's going on with Jin, Sun and Sayid?

  • Penny? Where's Penny? Antartica is calling

  • Was the "monster" (that moved the trees and ate the pilot from Seaon 1) just a zoo animal? Or was it something else?

  • I want to know more about Libby -- why was she in the hospital with Hurley? Why was she in the coffeeshop with Desmond (and miraculous able to give him a boat)? Is she really even dead?

  • What exactly are the "Others" trying to accomplish with Jack, Kate and Sawyer.

  • NEXT WEEK:
    Horrified Kate, screaming Henry "DO YOU LOVE THIS MAN". A captured Sawyer. Needles. More screaming. Jack looking ... Jackish. More screaming. "DO. YOU. LOVE. HIM!". Kate, "Yes, I LOVE him"



I loved the style change for Locke's vision (something new, yet fitting). Overall another quality episode, revealing small amounts while still propelling us forward in story. By the way, if you haven't already, start to watch Heroes and 30 Rock, both excellent new series.

Oct

Wed, 18th

2006

FREE Ben and Jerry's!

by Paul (4 Comments) StumbleUpon

Today is Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's. So if you have one in your town, be sure to go between noon and 8pm today (Tuesday, April 25th) and partake of their goodness. Unfortunately I don't think we have one near us ... suck.

Apr

Tue, 25th

2006

Google Translator is the funny

by Paul (0 Comments) StumbleUpon

I often get foreign spam mail (I attribute it to my CIVA email account - which in China is the Chinese International Volunteer Association). I occasionally like to open one, and do a translation on it.

I came many round, east under the Burma means, had to become vip member? How am I the vegetable bird become ~~!

Jul

Fri, 29th

2005

We went, we saw, we ...

by Paul (5 Comments) StumbleUpon

... had fun (I had no idea what else to say, I'm truly uninspired). We literally Just got back to my parents house about an hour ago (pathetic that I'm on the computer; no? work calls, and the kids are out at Dutch Wonderland with mom and dad).

We walked and walked and walked. No subway trips this time around, it just feels better to walk around and see everything: see all the people walking to and fro in great gops of hurry, and smell the pretzels and hot dogs and roasted honey almonds, get dripped on by A/C Units, scurry through intersections and avoid yellow cabs. Nothing like it. It felt great to be back in NYC. My legs hurt. My eyes hurt. But we back and safe ... more later (many pictures).

Jul

Fri, 29th

2005