It looks interesting enough to watch for a bit — and then if it gets good, I’m sure NBC will cancel it.

The end is the beginning and the beginning is the end… “Wait, so there was a drain plug on the island that kept it from sinking?”

Humor aside, “Lost” has been one of my favorite shows of all time and I think the golden age of television may be over for my generation. There’s nothing to religiously watch anymore. All the good shows have come and gone – Futurama Classic, Arrested Development, Life, Star Trek – all gone.

I think the show ended on a good note which is full of spirituality and holds high entertainment value to its viewers. Critics will call it a “WTF” ending, but because we see the alternate reality as actually a purgatory of sorts, the audience has a glimpse of a happy ending for all their beloved characters. Surely I did predict Hurley would be the new caretaker of the light, and that Jack would die on the island as the show came to a bookend close, but I never would have guessed the events that would have lead us to the end – a misdirection that Jack took as the temp, or the alternate reality ending. I’m just glad it wasn’t Hurley’s dream or one of those other guesses widely spread on the internet.

To say that cast was already dead is also up for interpretation, but to me it seems that the island held more of a Fountain of Youth mythology and that it transcended time and space. We saw what happened in the past, then what happened in the future, and then we saw a place where there was no time, no space, and in a sense the step we all must take to let go: acceptance.

So, what’s next?

we are none of us alone.
even as we exhale,
it is inhaled by others.
the light that shines upon me,
shines upon my neighbor as well.
in this way,
everything is connected to everything else.
in this way,
i am connected to my friend,
even as i am connected to my enemy.
in this way,
there is no difference between me and my friends.
in this way,
there is no difference between me and my enemies.
we are none of us alone.

Who knows how long the strike will last. I’ll update when I can.

Today was another day with the evacuees. My house is trashed, but instead of cleaning, I went to see the Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D at the movie theater. Very awesome. We went to lunch before hand and Ethan is definitely the messiest eater I’ve ever seen. Jason paid me an amazing compliment. The dogs are fine, but KT’s car is still stuck in Ramona. Hopefully everyone will be able to return tomorrow. The fires are moving out east now threatening other homes. Hopefully the all the fires will be 100% contained by next week.

Me and the boys in the car, Anthony and Ethan.

KT wearing 3D glasses (Jason’s rabbit ears).

The messiest eater in the world, Ethan. Note the bib I gave him which did absolutely nothing to prevent him getting pasta all over himself. Somehow, he also got pasta behind his ears.

Drake and Josh is pretty over the top, yet hilarious. Spending so much time with kids lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Also, I didn’t know the show took place in San Diego (I wonder if they had to evacuate?) I can see why kids are into it. It’s very silly.

KT, Jason and the kids left a little bit ago and I need to start cleaning. It’s nice having Kirsten so close these past few days, but it makes me wish I had my own family. I wish life wasn’t so complicated

Michelle O L and I watched the premier of VH1′s I love New York 2.

I cannot get those 60 minutes back. Ever.

I decided to start wearing a tie–not in real life, but here.

Definitely the worst drawing of Nikkee ever.