First reader to give me the right answers to all FIVE questions gets a FREE CD!!!! And, if you can convince me that you got these answers without looking them up online (cheaters), you will also get a FREE BONUS HIDDEN TRACK!!!
actually, i don't really care if you look them up online. i don't think anyone's gonna get 'em right anyway, google or not (i am a super bowl junkie. and my questions rock). so, whoever comes the closest to answering all five questions right will get a free cd.
good luck to ya...
1) Name each NFL franchise to win more than one Super Bowl.
2) How many starting quarterbacks have led two different franchises to Super Bowls, who are they, and which teams did they lead?
3) The Denver Broncos beat the Atlanta Falcons 34 to 19 in Super Bowl XXXIII. Who was the last quarterback to take a snap on the field that night?
4) Who has four Super Bowl victories as a head coach?
a) Bill Walsh
b) Vince Lombardi
c) Chuck Knoll
d) Both A and C
e) All of the above
5) Name the player who caught the first Super Bowl touchdown thrown by Joe Montana.
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) that it's not raining in miami today!
2) The Who!
3) Ridiculous bets. i'm not a betting man, really, but i think it's hysterical that you can put money on how many windmills pete townsend will throw down during the halftime show! LOL!
4) The thought that maybe i should be a betting man-- i've been watching the superbowl for 30 years now, and i'm 24 and 6. last year, i even called the score! having said that...
5) ...i have absolutely no idea who's going to win tonite. less than two hours til gametime, and i have no clue. but here's what i'm thinking...
i'd love to see either team win. it'd be great, of course, to see the city of new orleans win it. and i really think they can. i was very impressed with drew brees and that O line in the nfc championship game, the way they handled the pass rush of the minnesota vikings. even before dwight freeney looked a bit banged up, i wondered if the saints could have a field day. so, if new orleans takes it, i won't be surprised at all.
HOWEVER... i just have a lot of faith in peyton manning. i think he's the best qb i've ever seen, playing at the absolute top of his game. he's got a big hill to climb tonite-- it's gotta be a big honkin' shootout-- but i think he's more than up to the challenge.
colts 44, saints 38
song of the day...
"indianapolis" by menudo
movie of the day...
"when the levees broke: a requiem in four acts" devastating spike lee documentary on katrina, and its aftermath.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Who is the Best Quarterback to ever start a Super Bowl???
How much free time do i have??? Enough to rank all 52 quarterbacks to have ever started a super bowl!!!
...really???
Yes, really. Not that i'm proud of that, but... i did have fun. Let the debate begin!!!
52) David Woodley, Dolphins
51) Rex Grossman, Bears
50) Vince Ferragamo, Rams
49) Tony Eason, Patriots
48) Neil O'Donnell, STEELERS
47) Stan Humphries, Chargers
46) Billy Kilmer, Redskins
45) Chris Chandler, Falcons
44) Mark Rypien, Redskins, 1 ring
43) Trent Dilfer, Ravens, 1 ring
42) Brad Johnson, Buccaneers, 1 ring
41) Craig Morton, Cowboys/Broncos, 2 appearances
40) Jeff Hostettler, Giants, 1 ring
39) Kerry Collins, Giants
38) Rich Gannon, Raiders
37) Jake Delhomme, Panthers
36) Doug Williams, Redskins
35) Jim McMahon, Bears
34) Joe Kapp, Vikings
33) Ron Jaworski, Eagles
32) Joe Theisman, Redskins, 2 appearances, 1 ring
31) Ken Anderson, Bengals
30) Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks
29) Earl Morrall, Colts
28) Eli Manning, Giants
27) Boomer Esiason, Bengals
26) Joe Namath, Jets
25) Phil Simms, Giants
24) Drew Bledsoe, Patriots
23) Steve McNair, titans
22) Drew Brees, Saints
21) Donovan McNabb, Eagles
20) Ken Stabler, Raiders
19) Bob Griese, Dolphins, 3 appearances, 2 rings
18) Jim Plunkett, Raiders, 2 appearances, 2 rings
17) Ben Roethlisberger, STEELERS, 2 appearances, 2 rings
16) Len Dawson, Chiefs, 2 appearances, 1 ring
15) Jim Kelly, Bills, 4 appearances
14) Bart Starr, Packers, 2 appearances, 2 rings
13) Fran Tarkenton, Vikings, 3 appearances
12) Roger Staubach, Cowboys, 4 appearances, 2 rings
11) Kurt Warner, Rams/Cardinals, 3 appearances, 1 ring
10) Troy Aikman, Cowboys, 3 appearances, 3 rings
9) Steve Young, 49ers, 1 ring
8) Brett Favre, Packers, 2 appearances, 1 ring
7) Johnny Unitas, Colts, 1 ring
6) Tom Brady, Patriots, 4 appearances, 3 rings
5) Terry Bradshaw, STEELERS, 4 appearances, 4 rings
4) Dan Marino, Dolphins
3) John Elway, Broncos, 5 appearances, 2 rings
2) Joe Montana, 49ers, 4 appearances, 4 rings
1) Peyton Manning, Colts, 2 appearances, 1 ring...?
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) 20 hours of Super Bowl pre game shows!
2) Super Bowl Sundaes!!! A halftime tradition my mom began when i was a kid. A tradition i proudly carry on to this day.
3) Not going to a Super Bowl party, and actually watching the game.
4) Taking a vacation day on Super Bowl Monday!!!
5) A great debate!
song of the night...
"We are the champions" by Queen
movie of the night...
The Mission"
...really???
Yes, really. Not that i'm proud of that, but... i did have fun. Let the debate begin!!!
52) David Woodley, Dolphins
51) Rex Grossman, Bears
50) Vince Ferragamo, Rams
49) Tony Eason, Patriots
48) Neil O'Donnell, STEELERS
47) Stan Humphries, Chargers
46) Billy Kilmer, Redskins
45) Chris Chandler, Falcons
44) Mark Rypien, Redskins, 1 ring
43) Trent Dilfer, Ravens, 1 ring
42) Brad Johnson, Buccaneers, 1 ring
41) Craig Morton, Cowboys/Broncos, 2 appearances
40) Jeff Hostettler, Giants, 1 ring
39) Kerry Collins, Giants
38) Rich Gannon, Raiders
37) Jake Delhomme, Panthers
36) Doug Williams, Redskins
35) Jim McMahon, Bears
34) Joe Kapp, Vikings
33) Ron Jaworski, Eagles
32) Joe Theisman, Redskins, 2 appearances, 1 ring
31) Ken Anderson, Bengals
30) Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks
29) Earl Morrall, Colts
28) Eli Manning, Giants
27) Boomer Esiason, Bengals
26) Joe Namath, Jets
25) Phil Simms, Giants
24) Drew Bledsoe, Patriots
23) Steve McNair, titans
22) Drew Brees, Saints
21) Donovan McNabb, Eagles
20) Ken Stabler, Raiders
19) Bob Griese, Dolphins, 3 appearances, 2 rings
18) Jim Plunkett, Raiders, 2 appearances, 2 rings
17) Ben Roethlisberger, STEELERS, 2 appearances, 2 rings
16) Len Dawson, Chiefs, 2 appearances, 1 ring
15) Jim Kelly, Bills, 4 appearances
14) Bart Starr, Packers, 2 appearances, 2 rings
13) Fran Tarkenton, Vikings, 3 appearances
12) Roger Staubach, Cowboys, 4 appearances, 2 rings
11) Kurt Warner, Rams/Cardinals, 3 appearances, 1 ring
10) Troy Aikman, Cowboys, 3 appearances, 3 rings
9) Steve Young, 49ers, 1 ring
8) Brett Favre, Packers, 2 appearances, 1 ring
7) Johnny Unitas, Colts, 1 ring
6) Tom Brady, Patriots, 4 appearances, 3 rings
5) Terry Bradshaw, STEELERS, 4 appearances, 4 rings
4) Dan Marino, Dolphins
3) John Elway, Broncos, 5 appearances, 2 rings
2) Joe Montana, 49ers, 4 appearances, 4 rings
1) Peyton Manning, Colts, 2 appearances, 1 ring...?
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) 20 hours of Super Bowl pre game shows!
2) Super Bowl Sundaes!!! A halftime tradition my mom began when i was a kid. A tradition i proudly carry on to this day.
3) Not going to a Super Bowl party, and actually watching the game.
4) Taking a vacation day on Super Bowl Monday!!!
5) A great debate!
song of the night...
"We are the champions" by Queen
movie of the night...
The Mission"
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Hahahahaha!!!
wasn't planning on blogging tonite, but i just had to share this! i was sitting here watching "my first place" on hgtv. they were showing a young couple through a few different houses, and the woman was completely turned off by a "tacky" marble fireplace. so, she says, "well, why can't they just-- instead of marble, put, like, a bunch of wood around this fireplace?"
to which her husband delicately broke the three seconds of awkward silence by saying... "uhm... maybe not the best idea to surround a fireplace with so much... wood."
"ohh," she says, "right. yeah."
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) hgtv.
2) the smell of a good fireplace.
3) not currently having a fireplace, and, therefore, not having to chop wood.
4) come to think of it, living in such a tiny apartment and, therefore, not having a whole lot to vacuum.
5) when someone says something really dumb and it's not me.
song of the day...
"a million fireflies" by the midway state
movie of the day...
"chariots of fire"
to which her husband delicately broke the three seconds of awkward silence by saying... "uhm... maybe not the best idea to surround a fireplace with so much... wood."
"ohh," she says, "right. yeah."
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) hgtv.
2) the smell of a good fireplace.
3) not currently having a fireplace, and, therefore, not having to chop wood.
4) come to think of it, living in such a tiny apartment and, therefore, not having a whole lot to vacuum.
5) when someone says something really dumb and it's not me.
song of the day...
"a million fireflies" by the midway state
movie of the day...
"chariots of fire"
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
the more things change...
i was all for it when President Obama spoke about change we could believe in, but y'know, sometimes, it's just nice to see that some things will always stay the same. even if it's something disgusting.
there's a woman that i used to see all the time when i took the scenic route home from the train after work. if i had to guess her age, i'd say maybe late fifties. she has dark grey hair, and a smile you can see coming at you from about a block.
it's not exactly a striking resemblance, but if i ever found out that she was directly related to the dude who played the skipper on gilligan's island, i wouldn't really be shocked.
she's not the only familiar person i walk past every day, but she's easily the most memorable. because every time i pass her-- every single time i pass her-- she spits into the trash can next to us. same trash can. same time of day. never fails. P'TOOOOOO!
the first few times i saw her do this, i just thought, "ew." didn't put a whole lotta thought into it, really, just, "ew." then i wondered if what she was doing might have been something of a mating call. kind of like a thing they do in west virginia when they want to attract a member of the opposite sex? "hey there, hot stuff! P'TOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
not really my thing, but, hey, to each their own.
anyway, i haven't taken to scenic route in awhile, but i felt like a leisurely stroll this afternoon. and i'd kind of forgotten about the spitting skipper, to tell you the truth, but sure enough, there she was. the hair. the smile. the trash can. P'TOOOOOO!
i don't know why this made me so happy.
stability? tradition? or, hey, maybe she's wearing me down a bit. "urgh, why does she always spit in that trash can?! it's so nasty! ...and yet, i... i can't look away!!! ...hubba, hubba."
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) 'modern family' -- funniest show on tv right now?
2) clean socks.
3) 'godfather' movies on bluray!!!
4) i finally finished the cd i promised brandon on the west coast for being the 204th (or something) member of the facebook group for the five things i fell in love with today. some good stuff on there.
5) i've written it down as "P'TOOOOO!" but i'm almost always walking around with ear buds clogging everything up, so i have never actually heard her spit. and i think i'm happier about that than anything else.
song of the day...
"touch of grey" by the grateful dead.
movie of the day...
"fatal attraction"
there's a woman that i used to see all the time when i took the scenic route home from the train after work. if i had to guess her age, i'd say maybe late fifties. she has dark grey hair, and a smile you can see coming at you from about a block.
it's not exactly a striking resemblance, but if i ever found out that she was directly related to the dude who played the skipper on gilligan's island, i wouldn't really be shocked.
she's not the only familiar person i walk past every day, but she's easily the most memorable. because every time i pass her-- every single time i pass her-- she spits into the trash can next to us. same trash can. same time of day. never fails. P'TOOOOOO!
the first few times i saw her do this, i just thought, "ew." didn't put a whole lotta thought into it, really, just, "ew." then i wondered if what she was doing might have been something of a mating call. kind of like a thing they do in west virginia when they want to attract a member of the opposite sex? "hey there, hot stuff! P'TOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
not really my thing, but, hey, to each their own.
anyway, i haven't taken to scenic route in awhile, but i felt like a leisurely stroll this afternoon. and i'd kind of forgotten about the spitting skipper, to tell you the truth, but sure enough, there she was. the hair. the smile. the trash can. P'TOOOOOO!
i don't know why this made me so happy.
stability? tradition? or, hey, maybe she's wearing me down a bit. "urgh, why does she always spit in that trash can?! it's so nasty! ...and yet, i... i can't look away!!! ...hubba, hubba."
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) 'modern family' -- funniest show on tv right now?
2) clean socks.
3) 'godfather' movies on bluray!!!
4) i finally finished the cd i promised brandon on the west coast for being the 204th (or something) member of the facebook group for the five things i fell in love with today. some good stuff on there.
5) i've written it down as "P'TOOOOO!" but i'm almost always walking around with ear buds clogging everything up, so i have never actually heard her spit. and i think i'm happier about that than anything else.
song of the day...
"touch of grey" by the grateful dead.
movie of the day...
"fatal attraction"
LOST follow-up blog...
you asked for it! you got it! (and, when i say "you" i'm talking about you, mel) it's a LOST follow-up blog after watching the season premiere last night. basically, it's like this...
i have no freaking idea what's going on.
i s'pose they're going with the parallel universe theory...? but i don't know if the two parallel universes will remain separate, or whether they will somehow intersect as the series winds down...?
have you noticed how often i use the word, "somehow" whenever i'm writing about LOST??? lol! puzzled as i am, though, i am still so much more than happy to just sit back in my chair and say, "wait, what?!?!?!" because i'm sure the men and women behind the scenes of the best show in the history of television are going to blow me away a few more times in the next few months...
i often disagree with robert bianco of the usa today, but i think he really nailed how i feel in his column this morning...
'...once you got past the fun of seeing the characters in their "original" states, you probably realized the people on that plane were not the people we've come to care about. Those people are back on the island: the Jack who's lost his hardened certainty, the Kate who's more open and giving, the Sawyer who sees people rather than con-man marks. They're on the hero's journey to redemption, and one way or another, they have to complete it.
How that happens, none of us can know. All we can know is that it's a waste of time and pleasure to let your fears about the eventual destination overwhelm the joys of the journey.
Enjoy the ride, leave the steering to the captain, and wait and see what's next.'
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) freakin' hurley!!! he's about thirty-two different shades of awesome!
2) an hour and a half SNOW DELAY this morning!!!! w'hooooooooo!!!
3) being very grateful that the train station didn't explode at four a.m. today...
last night i went to bed immediately after seeing on the news that government officials feel an attempted terrorist attack is "certain" to happen on our soil in the next six months. and then, slightly after 4, i heard a huge noise off in the distance-- BAM! whoooshhhhhhhhhh!!! ...BAM!!! whooooshhhhhhhhhh!!!! ...BAM!!! whoooshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
honestly, i just started praying, thinking that something horrible might have happened at the train station or in downtown white plains, somewhere. kind of scary, really-- well, no, very frightening, actually-- until i looked out the window to see ...a snow plow.
4) giving credit where credit is due.
5) the thought that in my parrallel universe, i might be a steroid-free hall of fame third baseman for the new york mets, smooching anne hathaway, and under strict doctor's orders to consume one pint of rocky road haagen dazs a day.
song of the day...
"mr. plow" by homer simpson... "call mr. plow! that's my name! that name again is mr. plow!"
movie of the day...
"donnie darko"
i have no freaking idea what's going on.
i s'pose they're going with the parallel universe theory...? but i don't know if the two parallel universes will remain separate, or whether they will somehow intersect as the series winds down...?
have you noticed how often i use the word, "somehow" whenever i'm writing about LOST??? lol! puzzled as i am, though, i am still so much more than happy to just sit back in my chair and say, "wait, what?!?!?!" because i'm sure the men and women behind the scenes of the best show in the history of television are going to blow me away a few more times in the next few months...
i often disagree with robert bianco of the usa today, but i think he really nailed how i feel in his column this morning...
'...once you got past the fun of seeing the characters in their "original" states, you probably realized the people on that plane were not the people we've come to care about. Those people are back on the island: the Jack who's lost his hardened certainty, the Kate who's more open and giving, the Sawyer who sees people rather than con-man marks. They're on the hero's journey to redemption, and one way or another, they have to complete it.
How that happens, none of us can know. All we can know is that it's a waste of time and pleasure to let your fears about the eventual destination overwhelm the joys of the journey.
Enjoy the ride, leave the steering to the captain, and wait and see what's next.'
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) freakin' hurley!!! he's about thirty-two different shades of awesome!
2) an hour and a half SNOW DELAY this morning!!!! w'hooooooooo!!!
3) being very grateful that the train station didn't explode at four a.m. today...
last night i went to bed immediately after seeing on the news that government officials feel an attempted terrorist attack is "certain" to happen on our soil in the next six months. and then, slightly after 4, i heard a huge noise off in the distance-- BAM! whoooshhhhhhhhhh!!! ...BAM!!! whooooshhhhhhhhhh!!!! ...BAM!!! whoooshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
honestly, i just started praying, thinking that something horrible might have happened at the train station or in downtown white plains, somewhere. kind of scary, really-- well, no, very frightening, actually-- until i looked out the window to see ...a snow plow.
4) giving credit where credit is due.
5) the thought that in my parrallel universe, i might be a steroid-free hall of fame third baseman for the new york mets, smooching anne hathaway, and under strict doctor's orders to consume one pint of rocky road haagen dazs a day.
song of the day...
"mr. plow" by homer simpson... "call mr. plow! that's my name! that name again is mr. plow!"
movie of the day...
"donnie darko"
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
LOST: last minute thoughts and predictions!!!
i wake up at five o'clock in the morning to catch my train, and i'm old. so staying up until 11 is kind of a big deal. that in mind, i went to bed ridiculously early (before nine is all i'm going to tell you) last night in order to stay wide awake tonite for the season premiere of the best show in the history of television, LOST.
which was dumb, as i kept on waking up in the middle of the night anyhow, like a kid on Christmas eve, thinking, "ooh!!!! LOST is on tonite!!!"
i've never been more excited to watch a tv show before. maybe a super bowl, or two... maybe.
it's crazy-- even my subconscious is getting involved in it! i'm telling you the truth-- i keep seeing the number 108 EV-ER-Y-WHERE!!!! i'll look at the clock and notice it's 1:08 in the afternoon. i was watching a movie last weekend, and stopped it randomly at 108 minutes. i'm reading the book 'seabiscuit' and on page 174 they talked about a filly carrying 108 pounds on her back. i got 108 bonus points on a game i play on my ipod. i was budgeting my traveling expenses for the next few weeks and came up with $108. even this blog-- i never noticed this before, but i wrote 108 postings in 2009!
it's kind of almost freaking me out! lol, my friends have told me i should have played hurley's numbers in the lottery tonite! lol
not sure what the numbers mean, by the way. nor am i certain about much on the island, but, after diving through every single episode of every single season, every bonus feature on every dvd, and every easter egg i could find, here are a few thoughts...
1) i still think somehow, the series is going to end with jack and kate being laid to rest in the caves, only to discover themselves years later, as "adam and eve".
2) i have no idea if the atomic bomb changed the future or not, but i think, even if it did-- as we've previously learned from eloise hawking-- course correction will take over somehow. the island will find a way to bring them all back.
3) jacob. i'm kind of leaning towards the thought that he may represent God. in last season's finale, he was talking to that other man on the beach (the devil?), and it seemed to me that what was going on there was something like a test of faith. a debate that had been going on for a long, long time. the man dressed in black said something to the effect of, "you keep bringing people back to this island, jacob, still trying to prove me wrong, but they're only going to fight, hurt and murder each other." i'm not sure, but i am starting to suspect that the survivors of oceanic 815 were just the latest pawns in the debate: will good or evil prevail?
4) when locke first met jacob in that shack in the middle of the woods? wasn't jacob at all, but "the devil". (i'm just gonna keep on calling him the devil because johnny cash already took the name "the man in black"). whoever it was called out to locke, "help me!" jacob seemed to be in no need of any help whatsoever, but "the devil" was looking for a loophole, right? and he seemed to have found it, somehow, when he was able to take over locke's body after ben strangled him.
5) i'm pretty sure about number four (although i don't know if i explained it quite like i wanted to-- gimmie a break, it's complicated!) but number five is something i'd bet money on! i am 100% sure i know how richard alpert came to be on the island. he's been there for a lonnnnnnnng, long time? and he was seen delicately fixing the sails of a ship in a bottle...?
richard alpert was on the black rock!!! the ship that crashed on the island wayyyyyyyy, way back before your mother was born!
that would also explain richard's eyeliner, i s'pose. probably met johnny depp while vacationing in the carribean and thought, "hm... i wonder if that'd be a good look for me?"
okay, maybe not. and maybe i have absolutely NO idea what i'm talking about, but i have absolutely no problem with that! LOST is a show that is so unbelievably well written, well shot and well performed, that i'm really just content to sit back and take everything in. i have enormous expectations for this season, and i can't wait to see what they'll come up with next!!!
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) j.j. abrams
2) damon lindelof
3) carlton cuse
4) crazy LOST fans everywhere. am specifically thinking of friend's of friends over at professor thom's bar in nyc. watching the show together on a big, honking screen and offering free drinks if the plane crash never happened! LOL! good times!
5) evangeline lily... i'm just going to say it again... evangeline lily.
movie of the night...
LOST. think of it as one, gigantic mini-series. and start from the beginning.
song of the night...
"mr. eko" by the oceanic six. absolutely hysterical!
108
which was dumb, as i kept on waking up in the middle of the night anyhow, like a kid on Christmas eve, thinking, "ooh!!!! LOST is on tonite!!!"
i've never been more excited to watch a tv show before. maybe a super bowl, or two... maybe.
it's crazy-- even my subconscious is getting involved in it! i'm telling you the truth-- i keep seeing the number 108 EV-ER-Y-WHERE!!!! i'll look at the clock and notice it's 1:08 in the afternoon. i was watching a movie last weekend, and stopped it randomly at 108 minutes. i'm reading the book 'seabiscuit' and on page 174 they talked about a filly carrying 108 pounds on her back. i got 108 bonus points on a game i play on my ipod. i was budgeting my traveling expenses for the next few weeks and came up with $108. even this blog-- i never noticed this before, but i wrote 108 postings in 2009!
it's kind of almost freaking me out! lol, my friends have told me i should have played hurley's numbers in the lottery tonite! lol
not sure what the numbers mean, by the way. nor am i certain about much on the island, but, after diving through every single episode of every single season, every bonus feature on every dvd, and every easter egg i could find, here are a few thoughts...
1) i still think somehow, the series is going to end with jack and kate being laid to rest in the caves, only to discover themselves years later, as "adam and eve".
2) i have no idea if the atomic bomb changed the future or not, but i think, even if it did-- as we've previously learned from eloise hawking-- course correction will take over somehow. the island will find a way to bring them all back.
3) jacob. i'm kind of leaning towards the thought that he may represent God. in last season's finale, he was talking to that other man on the beach (the devil?), and it seemed to me that what was going on there was something like a test of faith. a debate that had been going on for a long, long time. the man dressed in black said something to the effect of, "you keep bringing people back to this island, jacob, still trying to prove me wrong, but they're only going to fight, hurt and murder each other." i'm not sure, but i am starting to suspect that the survivors of oceanic 815 were just the latest pawns in the debate: will good or evil prevail?
4) when locke first met jacob in that shack in the middle of the woods? wasn't jacob at all, but "the devil". (i'm just gonna keep on calling him the devil because johnny cash already took the name "the man in black"). whoever it was called out to locke, "help me!" jacob seemed to be in no need of any help whatsoever, but "the devil" was looking for a loophole, right? and he seemed to have found it, somehow, when he was able to take over locke's body after ben strangled him.
5) i'm pretty sure about number four (although i don't know if i explained it quite like i wanted to-- gimmie a break, it's complicated!) but number five is something i'd bet money on! i am 100% sure i know how richard alpert came to be on the island. he's been there for a lonnnnnnnng, long time? and he was seen delicately fixing the sails of a ship in a bottle...?
richard alpert was on the black rock!!! the ship that crashed on the island wayyyyyyyy, way back before your mother was born!
that would also explain richard's eyeliner, i s'pose. probably met johnny depp while vacationing in the carribean and thought, "hm... i wonder if that'd be a good look for me?"
okay, maybe not. and maybe i have absolutely NO idea what i'm talking about, but i have absolutely no problem with that! LOST is a show that is so unbelievably well written, well shot and well performed, that i'm really just content to sit back and take everything in. i have enormous expectations for this season, and i can't wait to see what they'll come up with next!!!
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) j.j. abrams
2) damon lindelof
3) carlton cuse
4) crazy LOST fans everywhere. am specifically thinking of friend's of friends over at professor thom's bar in nyc. watching the show together on a big, honking screen and offering free drinks if the plane crash never happened! LOL! good times!
5) evangeline lily... i'm just going to say it again... evangeline lily.
movie of the night...
LOST. think of it as one, gigantic mini-series. and start from the beginning.
song of the night...
"mr. eko" by the oceanic six. absolutely hysterical!
108
Saturday, January 30, 2010
adios, eharmony!!!
this morning, after about a year and a half and 3,528 matches, i decided to cancel my eharmony account. it's been a lot of fun, and i've met a good number of great people, but i just don't want to spend the money anymore.
cheap bastard that i am.
by any chance, if you're thinking about joining eharmony, i'd definitely encourage you to do so. and i'm not just saying that because "eharmony jack" is (apparently) a regular reader of this blog, and may or may not be watching my every move from the parking lot across the street with binoculars.
really, though, i have met some pretty amazing women on eharmony. very, very odd women, too, but the strong majority seemed to be of the pretty darn cool sort. some things about the site i should warn you about, though...
1) you'll have to fill out what's known in some circles as a "long ass survey." not recommended for someone with carpal tunnel syndrome, but i enjoyed it. the questions are presented in such a way as to really make you think about who you truly are and who you are truly looking for. best to be completely honest here.
2) your matches will come to you a few at a time. not all at once. this is something i really wish i knew in advance, because, i went to bed kind of depressed that first night. after filling out the never ending survey and getting my romantical hopes up quite a bit, i was matched with seven women, and thought... "five million women on eharmony and i'm only compatible with SEVEN of them?!?!?! ...(sigh)"
3) you will be rejected. a lot. or, at least i was. which really wasn't that big of a deal. much better to get rejected online than it is getting a cold drink splashed on your face at a bar somewhere... i assume. i mean, it's never actually happened to me, and... come to think of it, drinks are pretty expensive-- does that even happen outside of the movies?
anyway, not a big deal, was what i was saying, unless, y'know... you're having a bad day, and the woman you're SURE is The One rejects you within a minute and fifteen seconds. and then it just sucks outloud. er, sometimes. i dunno, really, i think it all depends on what they tell you. eharmony provides a list of reasons for why a particular person has turned you down. here it is...
*I think our family backgrounds are too different.
*I have too much happening in my life at the moment.
*I don't feel that the chemistry is there.
*I don't think our Must Haves and Can't Stands fit.
*I think the physical distance between us is too great.
*I want to pursue other matches at eharmony.
*I am pursuing another relationship.
*I'm just not ready for the next step.
*I am taking a break from dating.
*I would rather not say.
*This match never responded to my request to communicate.
*I think the difference in age between us is too great.
*I think the difference in our values is too great.
*Based on statements in their profile, I'm not interested in this match.
*Because there are no photos posted/I couldn't see any photos.
*Because I was put on Hold.
*Because we are communicating outside of eharmony.
*Other.
now, you may notice that pretty much every possible way you can politely tell someone, "it's not you, it's me" is found here. very polite, the eharmony people. which is why they don't provide a rejection option that says, "you seem like a really nice guy who i would never EVER consider smooching" or "are you kidding me?! you are soooooooooo not in my league, buster!" or "because you look like you weigh more than my uncle ernie's shrimping boat."
so, instead of writing something nasty, eharmony provides this tender, little, four letter word...
"other."
urgh, OTHER! that drove me nuts! every nice, somewhat-comforting option is right there on the menu, so whenever someone gave me an "other" i was always so insulted. "OTHER?! WHAT?! how DARE you!!! what does that even mean, other?! what are they trying to tell me???" bah... ruined my whole day.
actually, "i would rather not say" is pretty awful, too. but i don't think anyone ever told me that. regretably, i said it to someone once, though. but only because that was the closest thing i could come to saying "because her name is hossy." which leads me to...
4) you will have to reject someone. best to be completely dishonest here. at least that's how i came to see it. i mean, really, why perplex someone with an "other"? why leave them wondering, "what could be so bad about me that they'd rather not say?!" i usually just told them "i am pursing another relationship" because that sort of implied that i'd been swept off my feet by some lucky lady who found me first. ("eh. dibs. no harm, no foul.")
seriously, why hurt someone's feelings by continuing the sentence? "i am pursuing another relationship with ANYbody else but you, because you look like clint howard."
that's pretty much it. everything else you can figure out on your own. good luck, and keep me posted, eh? i'd love to hear how it turns out! 'til then, faretheewell, eharmony. and thanks for the memories...
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) got matched up with some more great names somewhat recently on eharmony-- diamondness and precious belle.
2) really, on eharmony, best to be honest. in one part of the getting to know you stage, they provide some questions for you, and-- because i'd like to find someone who'll encourage me to lose weight-- i always chose this one: "during a typical week, what sort of physical activities do you enjoy?"
i tended to cringe when i sent that out, though, because i was afraid someone would get the wrong impression and write back, "well, during a typical week, what sort of physical activities do YOU enjoy, fat-ass?!"
3) hey, speaking of others, only THREE more days, until the season premiere of LOST!!!!!!!
4) clint howard. he just rocks!
5) y'know, i do love to hear stories about people in love-- specifically about how they met. eharmony or not, drop me a line, if you get the chance, and tell me all about it!
song of the night...
"find you" by andy zipf
movie of the night...
"forest gump"
cheap bastard that i am.
by any chance, if you're thinking about joining eharmony, i'd definitely encourage you to do so. and i'm not just saying that because "eharmony jack" is (apparently) a regular reader of this blog, and may or may not be watching my every move from the parking lot across the street with binoculars.
really, though, i have met some pretty amazing women on eharmony. very, very odd women, too, but the strong majority seemed to be of the pretty darn cool sort. some things about the site i should warn you about, though...
1) you'll have to fill out what's known in some circles as a "long ass survey." not recommended for someone with carpal tunnel syndrome, but i enjoyed it. the questions are presented in such a way as to really make you think about who you truly are and who you are truly looking for. best to be completely honest here.
2) your matches will come to you a few at a time. not all at once. this is something i really wish i knew in advance, because, i went to bed kind of depressed that first night. after filling out the never ending survey and getting my romantical hopes up quite a bit, i was matched with seven women, and thought... "five million women on eharmony and i'm only compatible with SEVEN of them?!?!?! ...(sigh)"
3) you will be rejected. a lot. or, at least i was. which really wasn't that big of a deal. much better to get rejected online than it is getting a cold drink splashed on your face at a bar somewhere... i assume. i mean, it's never actually happened to me, and... come to think of it, drinks are pretty expensive-- does that even happen outside of the movies?
anyway, not a big deal, was what i was saying, unless, y'know... you're having a bad day, and the woman you're SURE is The One rejects you within a minute and fifteen seconds. and then it just sucks outloud. er, sometimes. i dunno, really, i think it all depends on what they tell you. eharmony provides a list of reasons for why a particular person has turned you down. here it is...
*I think our family backgrounds are too different.
*I have too much happening in my life at the moment.
*I don't feel that the chemistry is there.
*I don't think our Must Haves and Can't Stands fit.
*I think the physical distance between us is too great.
*I want to pursue other matches at eharmony.
*I am pursuing another relationship.
*I'm just not ready for the next step.
*I am taking a break from dating.
*I would rather not say.
*This match never responded to my request to communicate.
*I think the difference in age between us is too great.
*I think the difference in our values is too great.
*Based on statements in their profile, I'm not interested in this match.
*Because there are no photos posted/I couldn't see any photos.
*Because I was put on Hold.
*Because we are communicating outside of eharmony.
*Other.
now, you may notice that pretty much every possible way you can politely tell someone, "it's not you, it's me" is found here. very polite, the eharmony people. which is why they don't provide a rejection option that says, "you seem like a really nice guy who i would never EVER consider smooching" or "are you kidding me?! you are soooooooooo not in my league, buster!" or "because you look like you weigh more than my uncle ernie's shrimping boat."
so, instead of writing something nasty, eharmony provides this tender, little, four letter word...
"other."
urgh, OTHER! that drove me nuts! every nice, somewhat-comforting option is right there on the menu, so whenever someone gave me an "other" i was always so insulted. "OTHER?! WHAT?! how DARE you!!! what does that even mean, other?! what are they trying to tell me???" bah... ruined my whole day.
actually, "i would rather not say" is pretty awful, too. but i don't think anyone ever told me that. regretably, i said it to someone once, though. but only because that was the closest thing i could come to saying "because her name is hossy." which leads me to...
4) you will have to reject someone. best to be completely dishonest here. at least that's how i came to see it. i mean, really, why perplex someone with an "other"? why leave them wondering, "what could be so bad about me that they'd rather not say?!" i usually just told them "i am pursing another relationship" because that sort of implied that i'd been swept off my feet by some lucky lady who found me first. ("eh. dibs. no harm, no foul.")
seriously, why hurt someone's feelings by continuing the sentence? "i am pursuing another relationship with ANYbody else but you, because you look like clint howard."
that's pretty much it. everything else you can figure out on your own. good luck, and keep me posted, eh? i'd love to hear how it turns out! 'til then, faretheewell, eharmony. and thanks for the memories...
the five things i fell in love with today...
1) got matched up with some more great names somewhat recently on eharmony-- diamondness and precious belle.
2) really, on eharmony, best to be honest. in one part of the getting to know you stage, they provide some questions for you, and-- because i'd like to find someone who'll encourage me to lose weight-- i always chose this one: "during a typical week, what sort of physical activities do you enjoy?"
i tended to cringe when i sent that out, though, because i was afraid someone would get the wrong impression and write back, "well, during a typical week, what sort of physical activities do YOU enjoy, fat-ass?!"
3) hey, speaking of others, only THREE more days, until the season premiere of LOST!!!!!!!
4) clint howard. he just rocks!
5) y'know, i do love to hear stories about people in love-- specifically about how they met. eharmony or not, drop me a line, if you get the chance, and tell me all about it!
song of the night...
"find you" by andy zipf
movie of the night...
"forest gump"
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