Part One:
O, Lost, Fare thee well
Last night I said goodbye to a dear friend. Lost.
I don't believe it was the best episode of the six seasons, but it was satisfying.
There are some things throughout the years that I think I would've done different. For example:
(a) I never would have explained the origins of the Island. I thought it was unnecessary. One of the charms of the show was that you didn't exactly know what the Island was. Purgatory? Heaven? Hell? Part of developing the character of Jacob - which I will talk more about in point b - you had to deal with the Island. That's when one of the most shameful stories of Lost was told . . . the Light. Watching the backstory of Jacob and his younger brother was interesting, but it was a downer when you find that the power behind the Island was a light. I mean this is the show that dealt with time travel, alternate universes, physics, relativity, and other awesome concepts. Why trash those great stories with a light. I would have rather been left in wonderment of the Island than have know about the Light.
(b) I would have left Jacob an non-tangible character. Why did Jacob even need to be brought into the foray? I was content watching Ben talk to his imaginary friend or deal with Richard as the go between. I didn't need to see Jacob. It took away from the concept that the Losties were dealing with a higher power. I didn't like the thought that Jacob was just another dude. I always enjoyed wondering whether or not Jacob was God.
(c) Why the hell couldn't it have been a thousand years family feud between Jacob and Esau! I will go on in blissful ignorance believing that it was so.
It's time to move on, now. I don't know if I'll ever find a show to replace Lost. It was a worthy investment of my time.
Goodbye, Lost.
Part Two:
One Year of Wedded Bliss
If you knew me and knew my personality you'd be surprised that I was even married. Really. I'm a pretty hard dude to get along with at times. I'm a slob. Spend a lot of time doing nothing but reading and writing. It took a special woman to come along and decide I was worth marrying. Thank God we found each other.
Being married is awesome. I wouldn't change the past year with my wife. I wouldn't marry another woman. She's the best.
These are some of the best things about being married:
(a) Always having someone to come home to/be with. Spending my time by myself got old after a while. It's nice to have someone to hang out with.
(b) It's nice that someone is not a family member and is genuinely interested in what I'm doing with my life. She cares about the fact that I want to be a writer. She's supportive of that dream. She likes the fact that I have high aspirations. That's cool.
(c) Someone to make babies with. The person you exchange vows with you want them to be a great parent. I can say that the woman I married is going to be an awesome mom. One day I look forward to having chil'ren with Sunny D.
We have an awesome life together.
I look forward to years and years and year and years with her.
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