I'm so sorry about not posting this sooner... I had every intent to post this blog yesterday when I got off work but I ended up working a 10 1/2 hour shift. I didn't even make it back home until almost 1230. So here is my blog... sadly it is going to be the last one and LOST isn't even over yet.
This week's episode was awesome and it even had a few twists. Daniel Faraday came back!!!!!! This is a huge thing because he KNOWS how to fix the problem of the Oceanic Flight 815 crashing on the island. It is also because of an accident that is going to happen that causes electromagnetic energy to be released. Because of the accident, Desmond- the man who lived in the hatch...has to push the button.
Topic of discussion in this blog is going to be about Daniel Faraday. He is a man who taught at Oxford University in London. He is very bright and he knows what he is doing. He time travels. How he time travels?.... that is still a mystery. With him knowing about the accident that is about to happen, there comes a price. If you change the past, what is going to happen in the future. Yes, the plane with land in Los Angeles, but what is to happen to the people of the flight??? Of course, they wouldn't know who each other are, but a question that remains is will the people get to know each other just like when the plane crash. With the season finale a mere two weeks away, many things still need to be answered. And if the show is still suppose to end next season, how are they going to make this work? Is there plan to keep dragging out this accident? My opinion- they can't- the viewers will lose interest in the show fast.
There was a shocking ending to the episode though, Daniel's mom- Eloise- shoots him. Whether Daniel lives or dies.... still remains a mystery. If Daniel dies, then is he going to be able to stop this accident or are the survivors going to have to stop it? Daniel never tells them how he is going to stop this accident. So, the probability of the survivors knowing what to do to stop the accident is slim to none. So what is going to happen? I guess all the viewers will have to wait until Wednesday to see what will happen to Daniel Faraday and the survivors.
Still waiting to see how John Locke will bring Sun and Lapidus to 1977 to be with her husband. Maybe this week there will be something with it.
Signing out for the last time....
Maggie
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Little Johnny is Starting to Really Freak Me Out...
The season finale of Heroes was on this week… *HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD*… and the biggest shock- Nathan Petrelli is dead. Sylar killed him. I couldn’t believe it. However.. he kind of came back. The short version--- Sylar killed Nathan, Peter now has all of Sylar’s powers (YAY) and tricked Sylar, knocking him unconscious. Then Matt Parkman turned Sylar into Nathan by telling his mind that he was Nathan Petrelli and giving him all Nathan’s memories (somehow). But no one knows except Mrs. Petrelli, Matt, and Mr. Bennet.
Creepy and weird, I know. So it’s almost like Sylar died and not Nathan. BUT they started the new season at the end (just a minute or so to keep us wanting more) and “New Nathan” was kind of carrying some of Sylar’s attributes, like his obsession and understanding of clocks. We should probably be scared. I’m at odds with myself because I want both Nathan and Sylar on the show.
Okay, so this brings me to the topic I found from this episode. Mrs. Petrelli had Matt turn Sylar into a weird, mutant like form of Nathan because she said anything, anyway she could preserve her son would be better than nothing. I molded that idea into one about cloning. I’m not a science-buff at all, so I don’t keep up with these things, but I do know that cloning of animals is possible and many think human cloning is next. The question, you’ve heard before, if you lost a loved one, and could make a clone of them, would you?
So here’s the scenario: you’re child/sibling dies before their time, as they say. You have the option (forget any monetary aspect) to bring that person back by making a clone using some of their DNA. Do you? A few components come into play here that I can think of, anyway. 1) Are you playing God? Was that person meant to die at 20? And if so, does that stop you? 2) Would bringing them back start some rift in the ultimate plan or something? And if so, do you just take your chances anyway? 3) This clone-child/sibling would not be the real person and you would always know that. Obviously we can’t currently know, but what if clones eventually became a different person than the one you knew? What if they developed into “their own person”, with different views, attitudes, likes, and such? Again, do you just take your chances?
Are all of these unanswered questions enough to make you pause, stop you in your tracks, or is anything worth having any part of your child/sibling back?
As I’ve said in a previous blog, no one likes to think about death, and here I am asking you to do it once again. I apologize… kind of.
Okay, so I put myself in this situation. I can’t begin to imagine the love and connection and unyielding devotion you have to your own child, although hopefully one day I will. I don’t know what I would do, honestly. I think I would be scared, really scared. It isn’t little Johnny, it’s a body walking around that looks like little Johnny. Really creepy! I think I would freak out and Johnny-2 would startle me and I would think he was out to get me and react accordingly…
My friend “Sydney” said there was no way she would do it and yelled at me for creating such a weird and unnatural alternate universe that defies so many biological processes (she’s a science girl).
So that’s two no’s here, I suppose. What about you? Ask your friends, it’s nice dinner conversation. =)
Sadly, this is my last post, so with parting thoughts,
Pearl
Creepy and weird, I know. So it’s almost like Sylar died and not Nathan. BUT they started the new season at the end (just a minute or so to keep us wanting more) and “New Nathan” was kind of carrying some of Sylar’s attributes, like his obsession and understanding of clocks. We should probably be scared. I’m at odds with myself because I want both Nathan and Sylar on the show.
Okay, so this brings me to the topic I found from this episode. Mrs. Petrelli had Matt turn Sylar into a weird, mutant like form of Nathan because she said anything, anyway she could preserve her son would be better than nothing. I molded that idea into one about cloning. I’m not a science-buff at all, so I don’t keep up with these things, but I do know that cloning of animals is possible and many think human cloning is next. The question, you’ve heard before, if you lost a loved one, and could make a clone of them, would you?
So here’s the scenario: you’re child/sibling dies before their time, as they say. You have the option (forget any monetary aspect) to bring that person back by making a clone using some of their DNA. Do you? A few components come into play here that I can think of, anyway. 1) Are you playing God? Was that person meant to die at 20? And if so, does that stop you? 2) Would bringing them back start some rift in the ultimate plan or something? And if so, do you just take your chances anyway? 3) This clone-child/sibling would not be the real person and you would always know that. Obviously we can’t currently know, but what if clones eventually became a different person than the one you knew? What if they developed into “their own person”, with different views, attitudes, likes, and such? Again, do you just take your chances?
Are all of these unanswered questions enough to make you pause, stop you in your tracks, or is anything worth having any part of your child/sibling back?
As I’ve said in a previous blog, no one likes to think about death, and here I am asking you to do it once again. I apologize… kind of.
Okay, so I put myself in this situation. I can’t begin to imagine the love and connection and unyielding devotion you have to your own child, although hopefully one day I will. I don’t know what I would do, honestly. I think I would be scared, really scared. It isn’t little Johnny, it’s a body walking around that looks like little Johnny. Really creepy! I think I would freak out and Johnny-2 would startle me and I would think he was out to get me and react accordingly…
My friend “Sydney” said there was no way she would do it and yelled at me for creating such a weird and unnatural alternate universe that defies so many biological processes (she’s a science girl).
So that’s two no’s here, I suppose. What about you? Ask your friends, it’s nice dinner conversation. =)
Sadly, this is my last post, so with parting thoughts,
Pearl
Saturday, April 25, 2009
This week there was NO new LOST episode :( , which made me very sad. I've gotten so use to my routine of watching LOST on Wednesdays that I did not even know what to do.
So I've decided to dedicate part of my blog to show breaks. Why do shows have to go on breaks? I'm not talking about the summer breaks, but the little breaks that networks put in between the series that make no sense! When you have a show like LOST and there are only 3 episodes left in the season, why do you do this to the viewers????? It is stupid and it makes the viewers upset. I would understand if it was a new series and the series had not expected to be picked up which forced the network to put it on a small hiatus while they film more episodes.
So I've decided to dedicate part of my blog to show breaks. Why do shows have to go on breaks? I'm not talking about the summer breaks, but the little breaks that networks put in between the series that make no sense! When you have a show like LOST and there are only 3 episodes left in the season, why do you do this to the viewers????? It is stupid and it makes the viewers upset. I would understand if it was a new series and the series had not expected to be picked up which forced the network to put it on a small hiatus while they film more episodes.
I hate how LOST makes these stupid little recap episodes when we have been following what has been going on for the last 13 weeks. Are they for people who just to decide to start watching in the middle of the season? I say that is bull because they are going to be confused. There is so much stuff that happens in this show that it would take forever to put into one tiny little recap.
I don't want this how blog to be ranting about the networks giving shows unneeded breaks. So I'm going to talk about this new show I started watching called Weeds. Weeds is about a suburban housewife, who becomes a widow, and has turned to selling pot to stay living the lifestyle she is living. I like this show because it is about something that could happen in real life. Although, selling pot is considered a felony, the show allows you to see an insight into a pot dealer's life. Nancy goes through many tough obstacles through the show and at the end of season 4 , not only is she pregnant with a mexican drug lord's child, but her oldest son has become her supplier. I promise to have more on the show next week along with an interesting topic to go with LOST.
Until next time
Maggie
Out of sight, out of mind....bad idea
Grey’s Anatomy came back this week! I didn’t realize how much I missed it. They jumped right in with Derrick and Meredith all giggly about the wedding. When did Derrick shave? So I guess operating on Izzie cured him, just like I said it would. But now that I find out I was right, it seems a little forced. Oh and him and Mark made up, so all is well. Except Izzie’s still dying and Hunt thinks he ruined Christina, which he may be right about.
The importance of family during death:
This week on Grey’s Anatomy Izzie is still on her death bed and the most adorable little girl died. This brings me to my next topic- the importance of family and loved ones. The little girl’s father was so frantic trying to find a way to get her to Mexico for some miracle cure, he almost wasn’t there when she died. The doctors were telling him she wouldn’t make it to Mexico, but he wouldn’t listen. Not that I can blame him. I would never be able to sit and watch my daughter die. He felt like trying to get her to Mexico was better than doing nothing at all. How could he just do nothing if there was any chance at all she would benefit from Mexico? It was a real tear-jerker this week. He comes back to her and describes Mexico with white sand, blue skies, and clear ocean, as she takes her last breath and passes away in his arms.
Watching someone die is a horrendous experience on so many levels. I can only imagine how watching your child die would rip your heart out a million times.
Izzie was busy all episode planning Meredith’s wedding, regardless of what Meredith wanted. It was obvious she was blocking out the truth of what was really happening by obsessing over the wedding. If you really thought about it, it was quite sad. Here she is planning her best friend’s wedding when she never got to have hers, and may die before she ever can. She also has a horrible habit throughout the episode of pretending to be sick, pass out, or die, just to get people to do what she wants, but when she is really sick, she hides it from everyone.
She said in the end she was trying to be who she was before she became sick, and she just couldn’t. It’s true. When you get that sick, you have to take on a different role than the one you had before. You can’t always physically do all the things you used to and your priorities change. It is very difficult to adjust to this, not including trying to accept the possibility of your death. This is why there are special support groups for those battling cancer, as well as ones for those who have beaten it, because getting back to your old life has its difficulties, too.
Death is something that we put out of our minds, we purposely try not to think about it. There’s a reason card companies don’t put vases on their cards to hold the flowers- they look similar to urns. Death is painful, but perhaps if we spent a little more time dealing with it before it became a part of our lives, we would be better able to handle it. It is an inevitable part of life for every single person and yet we are still shocked when it happens to us and those we love.
I’m not suggesting we walk around contemplating the meaning of life or spend all of our time focused on death. That’s obviously no way to live, but there is a difference between living your life to the fullest, enjoying the time you have and ignoring death until it punches you in the face and catches you completely off guard.
One problem, however, is that we don’t know how to prepare ourselves for death. There is no one way to do it. No full-proof plan to handling grief. Everyone is different, but if psychologists put time into researching this topic, preparation, death, and grief, perhaps someday we would have some answers as to how to better deal with it in life.
With reflection,
Pearl
Saturday, April 18, 2009
What are you capable of?
This week’s Heroes was really quite drawn out, but there were still a few things I got from it. This episode had a lot of flashbacks to when Mrs. Petrelli was a young girl. The main idea was that the government found out that certain people had these special abilities and they locked them up in a camp in the desert. The doctors there killed kids and adults because they were different and Mrs. Petrelli lost all her family. The guilt she felt, combined with seeing a horrendous future, lead her to form a group with some of the other kids at the camp. Together they formed the “company” that we’ve seen from the very first season. This “company” has come off as evil, but as we find out here, it didn’t start out that way. This is what leads me to my point today.
The company’s goal was always a good one at heart, just gone horribly wrong. So it leaves me thinking about a few things.
Is it okay to do evil things, in order to achieve something good, the ultimate good? The ultimate evil for the ultimate good? You’ve heard the question before. Could you kill one to save twenty?
Well imagine this was a reality. Hundreds will be tortured and murdered. If you could try to change that, if it meant killing, would you be able to? Would you even want to?
It comes back to that whole ‘you can’t change the future’ notion. How can you be sure? Isn’t it worth trying?
I tried to think about what I would really do in this situation and I think it comes down to the fact that we are capable of anything if we put our mind to it. So I asked myself, am I capable of doing something like this? In this world, no. But I’ve had a good life, where I’m not fearing for my life every day.
What do you think? Would you be able to? Even if you were able to, would you take that course?
In life, right and wrong isn’t always clear. You might think the scenario here is outlandish or a waste of time to think about. But it’s not impossible. History’s already shown us that one man is capable of manipulating and brainwashing a country into thinking some people aren’t worthy of life, that it would be okay to imprison thousands, torture and kill them, just because they weren’t the same, because one man said his way was right, that some people were less than him and his followers, and it was their duty to destroy all of them.
So it’s not impossible. History repeats itself. I don’t think that sitting at my desk, thinking about how I would handle a situation like that would prepare me, nor do I think that I need to prepare. But it does help put my life in perspective.
With reflective thoughts,
Pearl
The company’s goal was always a good one at heart, just gone horribly wrong. So it leaves me thinking about a few things.
Is it okay to do evil things, in order to achieve something good, the ultimate good? The ultimate evil for the ultimate good? You’ve heard the question before. Could you kill one to save twenty?
Well imagine this was a reality. Hundreds will be tortured and murdered. If you could try to change that, if it meant killing, would you be able to? Would you even want to?
It comes back to that whole ‘you can’t change the future’ notion. How can you be sure? Isn’t it worth trying?
I tried to think about what I would really do in this situation and I think it comes down to the fact that we are capable of anything if we put our mind to it. So I asked myself, am I capable of doing something like this? In this world, no. But I’ve had a good life, where I’m not fearing for my life every day.
What do you think? Would you be able to? Even if you were able to, would you take that course?
In life, right and wrong isn’t always clear. You might think the scenario here is outlandish or a waste of time to think about. But it’s not impossible. History’s already shown us that one man is capable of manipulating and brainwashing a country into thinking some people aren’t worthy of life, that it would be okay to imprison thousands, torture and kill them, just because they weren’t the same, because one man said his way was right, that some people were less than him and his followers, and it was their duty to destroy all of them.
So it’s not impossible. History repeats itself. I don’t think that sitting at my desk, thinking about how I would handle a situation like that would prepare me, nor do I think that I need to prepare. But it does help put my life in perspective.
With reflective thoughts,
Pearl
Friday, April 17, 2009
DHARMA stands for Department of Heuristics and Research on Material Applications
In this week's episode of LOST, we learn more about Miles, the guy who can listen to dead people. We learned that his father was actually the man who runs the whole entire Dharma Initiative. His father left his mother when he was very young. We find out in the episode that he was born on the island. Little fact: The Dharma people and even the Others had a hard time staying pregnant. Most of the women would die because of their pregnancies and there was no reasons as to why. This is why Juilet was brought to the island long ago. If this is true, then Miles must have been born off the island or the writers forgot about this.
Something else that the viewers learn is that the hatch is being built during 1977. For those who don't know what the hatch is, here is your explanation: It is one of the Dharma station. The person that lived in it was suppose to type in 4 8 15 16 23 42 in a computer and hit enter. If this didn't happen, there would be a back-up of electromagnetic energy. Obviously, you see what I'm getting at. Oceanic Flight 815 was brought down because of this electromagnetic energy.
There was a fair amount of comedic humor during the show courtesy of Hurley. He thinks that if it is 1977 and Star Wars just came out that he could send a script for "The Empire Strikes Back" to George Lucas so he wouldn't have to think to hard. What Hurley doesn't know is that:
Something else that the viewers learn is that the hatch is being built during 1977. For those who don't know what the hatch is, here is your explanation: It is one of the Dharma station. The person that lived in it was suppose to type in 4 8 15 16 23 42 in a computer and hit enter. If this didn't happen, there would be a back-up of electromagnetic energy. Obviously, you see what I'm getting at. Oceanic Flight 815 was brought down because of this electromagnetic energy.
There was a fair amount of comedic humor during the show courtesy of Hurley. He thinks that if it is 1977 and Star Wars just came out that he could send a script for "The Empire Strikes Back" to George Lucas so he wouldn't have to think to hard. What Hurley doesn't know is that:
1. The script was probably written at this point.
2. How he is actually going to send the script to him. It isn't like there is mail on the island or that there is a way to get it to the mainland. I mean hello no one knows that this island even exists. So how would someone go around finding it, when it isn't located on a map.
-I couldn't come up with a third reason so I will leave it at two.
At the end of this episode, there was a HUGE suprise! The return of Daniel Faraday!?!?!?!
I had no idea that this was coming. As to why Daniel is back on the island, I have no reason. I have a feeling that he is going to know how to get everyone off the island. Whether this will happen, I don't know. I'm sure that the writers have something spectacular up their sleeves since the season finale is in about four weeks. Im actually excited to see how the season is going to end.
Hopefully next week something awesome will happen on the show!
Until next time,
Maggie.
Monday, April 13, 2009
What Reality Really Is...
Two weeks have gone by and I have not posted a blog by the deadline. Between school and work I have not had much time to go on the computer.
When trying to think of a topic for today since I have watched little TV as of late, I got to thinking about my job. In the past week I have gone from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. Horse Racing does that to you. It can make you feel on top of the world and then come right back and break your heart. It's hard to explain to non-racetrackers the live we live and our careers. It's a rough business, a tough one, that most people wouldn't understand. It's no wonder I would rather associate with racetrackers than 'normal people'. Racetrackers "get" each other. We understand how we all operate and how we think. We understand others hard work schedules and devotion to being at the barn all hours of the day. No sane person gets up at 3:30 in the morning to go to work unless you really really love something.
Last weeked we had 10 horses run. They all ran pretty decently and we had a few winners. One of the fillies on Sunday was a horse that I had exclusivly worked with all winter. She just couldn't understand being a racehorse. My trainer thought she was slow but she would manage to hit the board. She loved to get second and third, but could never win. As the winter wore on she really came into her own. She looked better, felt better, and in general was just happier. She won her first race a few weeks ago. Lasy Sunday we moved her up in class and she won again, easily. I was so happy to see a filly that I worked so hard on finally get what racing was. Her owners were thrilled. They couldn't be happier. They had bred her, raised her, and broke her. It was that day that I thought "this is why I love this sport so much. Helping the horses reach thier full potential. This is why I want to be a trainer".
Today, about 3 hours ago, horse racing showed our barn once again how unpredictable and hard this sport that can. One of other horses, Forest Grinder, was breezing (running race speed around the track) with another horse when she bobbled, breaking her leg, badly, I might add. She had to be put down. I didn't take care of Forest, but I fed her every single day. Right after I learned it was her that broke down I went into another horse's stall, hugged his neck and cried. These horses are part of a big family at the barn. The horses are not supposed to get hurt. They aren't supposed to die. It's hard to explain it to the anti horse racing people. These things are not supposed to happen, they just do and you have to deal with it. Forest wasn't the first and I know she won't be the last, but everytime one loses thier life, it's like losing a member of your family. You watch these horses learn and grow and help through hardships and through good times. It's terrible to see one get hurt.
As far as people go at the racetrack, good people are hard to come by. Quite a few people have drug and alcohol addiction. People go out and party. people cheat on thier spouses. People steal. Just a few weeks ago a girl almost got raped in one of the bathrooms. there are people that are crooks or have done dirty deeds in the past. The racetrack isn't the safest place. It's hard to find good people and I am thankful I work for a barn full of good people. In the past two weeks I made a friend from another barn who I am very grateful for. She is a good person. Relationships are hard on the racetrack since good people are hard to find and we are always traveling. It always seems when someone perfect seems to walk in the door my age they are always jetted away to the big leagues of the racing world because of thier talent and how bright thier future is. It's heart breaking. I guess half the reason I like watching the millionaire matchmaker is because someday I hope I have a happy ending like these people seem to do, but on the racetrack I don't have much hope.
Reality TV for many is an escape and I geuss it is that for me too. But in the end, you can't escape reality. On a day like today, where our barn hit the lowest of lows, I have hope that we will once again return to the highest of highs. Horse Racing is funny like that. The Tampa meet is coming to an end and the horses will be going to 3 different tracks where new adventures, more new horses, and more new people await. It will definatly be an interesting ride.
When trying to think of a topic for today since I have watched little TV as of late, I got to thinking about my job. In the past week I have gone from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. Horse Racing does that to you. It can make you feel on top of the world and then come right back and break your heart. It's hard to explain to non-racetrackers the live we live and our careers. It's a rough business, a tough one, that most people wouldn't understand. It's no wonder I would rather associate with racetrackers than 'normal people'. Racetrackers "get" each other. We understand how we all operate and how we think. We understand others hard work schedules and devotion to being at the barn all hours of the day. No sane person gets up at 3:30 in the morning to go to work unless you really really love something.
Last weeked we had 10 horses run. They all ran pretty decently and we had a few winners. One of the fillies on Sunday was a horse that I had exclusivly worked with all winter. She just couldn't understand being a racehorse. My trainer thought she was slow but she would manage to hit the board. She loved to get second and third, but could never win. As the winter wore on she really came into her own. She looked better, felt better, and in general was just happier. She won her first race a few weeks ago. Lasy Sunday we moved her up in class and she won again, easily. I was so happy to see a filly that I worked so hard on finally get what racing was. Her owners were thrilled. They couldn't be happier. They had bred her, raised her, and broke her. It was that day that I thought "this is why I love this sport so much. Helping the horses reach thier full potential. This is why I want to be a trainer".
Today, about 3 hours ago, horse racing showed our barn once again how unpredictable and hard this sport that can. One of other horses, Forest Grinder, was breezing (running race speed around the track) with another horse when she bobbled, breaking her leg, badly, I might add. She had to be put down. I didn't take care of Forest, but I fed her every single day. Right after I learned it was her that broke down I went into another horse's stall, hugged his neck and cried. These horses are part of a big family at the barn. The horses are not supposed to get hurt. They aren't supposed to die. It's hard to explain it to the anti horse racing people. These things are not supposed to happen, they just do and you have to deal with it. Forest wasn't the first and I know she won't be the last, but everytime one loses thier life, it's like losing a member of your family. You watch these horses learn and grow and help through hardships and through good times. It's terrible to see one get hurt.
As far as people go at the racetrack, good people are hard to come by. Quite a few people have drug and alcohol addiction. People go out and party. people cheat on thier spouses. People steal. Just a few weeks ago a girl almost got raped in one of the bathrooms. there are people that are crooks or have done dirty deeds in the past. The racetrack isn't the safest place. It's hard to find good people and I am thankful I work for a barn full of good people. In the past two weeks I made a friend from another barn who I am very grateful for. She is a good person. Relationships are hard on the racetrack since good people are hard to find and we are always traveling. It always seems when someone perfect seems to walk in the door my age they are always jetted away to the big leagues of the racing world because of thier talent and how bright thier future is. It's heart breaking. I guess half the reason I like watching the millionaire matchmaker is because someday I hope I have a happy ending like these people seem to do, but on the racetrack I don't have much hope.
Reality TV for many is an escape and I geuss it is that for me too. But in the end, you can't escape reality. On a day like today, where our barn hit the lowest of lows, I have hope that we will once again return to the highest of highs. Horse Racing is funny like that. The Tampa meet is coming to an end and the horses will be going to 3 different tracks where new adventures, more new horses, and more new people await. It will definatly be an interesting ride.
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