RTT: Lost, House and Middle-Aged Sex Positions

It's Tuesday yet again...

First of all...

LOST...Sigh...

For those of you who haven't watched the very long, incredibly confusing and unsatisfying series finale to Lost, please skip this paragraph. Are you gone? Last chance...

WHAT THE F&*%$ was that all about??!! I am SO disappointed. And still SO confused. I get that they're dead. But when did they die? In the initial plane crash? Have they been dead the whole series? Or did they die more recently? Did they live on and die in their own times? And then Hurley or Desmond or Jack or somebody helped them to "let go"? And I really don't want to start a big Lost guessing game/discussion, because NOBODY seems to really know WHAT THE F&%$ happened. Here's what I DO want. Does anybody have some kind of a link to an official website where they explain to me the following: 1) When did each character actually die? 2) Why didn't they "let go" and "cross over" when they died? 3) What went down that allowed them to "let go" and "cross over" now? I just want somebody to really explain it to me - not a guess - and then I'll rewatch it, and finally be able to enjoy it. My problem is that my brain works too logically, and if the logic is missing, I have a problem suspending reality and just enjoying it.

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And speaking of finales...did anybody see House?!! I'm so excited! Huddy at last!! And this one actually followed a logical thought process that made sense to me. I actually understood what the characters were going through, and what led Cuddy to think that she could actually try to have a relationship with House. That said...What the hell is she thinking? She has a young child! A young child who had seemingly become attached to her new fiance, Lucas, who is now gone from her life, and replaced by a totally smart, hot, CRAZY, asshole doctor, who is absolutely terrible husband/father material (but who I have a terrible crush on, what does that say about me?). Oh well, I can't wait to see how this one turns out.

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On Saturday, Jude and I ended up with a couple of hours to kill before we could go home (Jimmy teaches an acting class in our house, which is a huge pain in the butt), and wandered into Bed Bath and Beyond. We ended up sitting in their display model massage chairs for about an hour. It was hysterical. Jude got totally into it. He kept adjusting the settings and saying things like "Aaahhhhh. I'm getting my masaaaaaage." I'm afraid the child is totally spoiled this way. Jimmy has started giving him a "hot towel" every night after his bath. Isn't that the most spoiled, pampered thing you've ever heard? Jimmy actually throws a towel into the dryer to warm it up. Jude will shout from the bathtub "I'm ready for my hot towel now!" Unbelievable.

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I heard the most interesting thing the other day on This American Life. A professor was saying that he thinks that Simon Cowell (yes, that Simon Cowell) has been an extremely helpful and positive influence for American educators. He said that these kids of what he called the "millennium generation" have always been told that they can do anything, and that they are good at everything. Everybody's a winner. And educators are sort of stuck, unable to say what they really think of students, because this generation is thought to be sort of soft and sensitive. But on American Idol, Simon actually says what he thinks, whether it's positive or not, which is deemed pretty shocking, even if he's saying what everybody knows to be true. And the thing this professor thought was the most interesting part was that these kids are just fine with the criticism. They're not shrinking violets. They take it well and process it. Which seems to me might be a testament that the whole "everybody's a winner" thing might actually work, might really give young people a strong sense of self-worth. What do you parents of "millennium generation" kids think? Or you educators?

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I love this picture...

Creepy!!

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The other day I went to the dentist (good girl here, checking off things on my to-do list!). And when I was going up the elevator to the 6th floor, I happened to glance up, and saw that the ceiling of the elevator was a mirror. I was entranced. Man, that is definitely the angle for a middle-aged woman to look at herself! I couldn't stop admiring my image! Gravity working it's magic on my face and decolletage. I swear I looked 10 years younger. And I realized that this is why middle-aged women should never be on top during sex. Because "hanging down" is not a good angle. We must remember to lie on our backs, so gravity is working in our favor! Just a suggestion.

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Comments

[unmitigated me (m.a.w.)]

I had another dream about George Clooney last night, so I am not processing much right now. That [professor is right about Simon Cowell, though.

[Erica@Pines Lake Redhead]

I totally understand your crush on House. I love him... vicodin and all.

Does Jimmy get you a hot towel after your bath? I wish I could get my husband to do that for me. That would be heaven!

Oh, thanks for the tip about staying on my back. I hadn't thought about that before. Not a pleasant image!

[Jan]

I've been in love with Hugh Laurie for 20 years (Rowan Atkinson and Derek Jacobi too - so shoot me, I'm an Anglophile). I should probably watch House. Our problem is we have such a crazy work schedule (AND a busy teenager) that we can't make time to sit down and watch a show EVERY week. So we buy DVDs; I guess once we're through the last season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the first 3 seasons of the Muppet Show (The Young One is loving both of them), we'll have to see about House.

I think the whole "we are all winners and everyone's special" mindset we've imposed on our children these days is disgraceful - we are leaving them TOTALLY unprepared for life as adults. Sometimes you lose, sometimes people are cruel, sometimes life is completely unfair, sometimes you are going to be disappointed and people are going to tell you NO. We need to teach our kids how to deal with these things, since they ARE going to have to face them. We are raising a generation of wussies.

[Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)]

I had to skip your first two paragraphs since the LOST and House finales are waiting for me on my DVR...but I'll be back! ;)

Princess Nagger loves it when I heat up a towel for her after her bath - although now that it's getting hot (and since we don't have central air, the upstairs bathroom is more like a sauna) it's probably a good thing she doesn't ask for a cold towel. ;)

Gravity can be a good thing in certain situations, can't it? ;)

[Viki]

All I know is I'm glad I didn't get into Lost. Seems there are a lot of unhappy people around.

I wonder if that sign is true or just someone making people think they are getting their picture taken. Either way I agree it is kind of creepy. Although maybe it will end up being a book some day, you never know LOL.

[Julie at MDMA]

Okay, I never watched Lost (except the first season and I watched it on DVD all in a weekend and OD'd and never watched again) but I have to say, I think my distance is helping me to understand it. I got the lowdown here: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/index.jsp?author=kristin+dos+santos and I think it makes some sense (p.s. they were alive, they died in their own time, the "light captured in the bottle" was the pivotal thing, Jack "letting go" was the big deal... things like that!).

Re: the hot towel. I have a 7 year old boy who does things just like that. Adorable! And I think they're going to freak out when we send them to college and they have to feed themselves ...

Re: middle aged angles. Have you seen the picture on my homepage? Gravity can be defeated (at least in photographs!)

I want to play RTT today! Fun!

[kate]

thanks for the sex tip! And yes, that claymaster is extremely creepy!!!!

[Suzicate]

That last paragraph gave me much to think about...in fact, it might be lifechanging!!!!!!!!!!!! That sign on the pole is a creepy thought. But ah yes, House - sweet sigh! Don't watch Lost, but I do watch Grey's Anatomy...finally a finale that didn't leave me miserably hanging!

[Sprite's Keeper]

Okay, Lost. (Deep breath.)
Here's what I get after reading some of the recaps. (Even after seeing the show, I was like huh?) The show follow's Jack's point of view of the entire thing (all six seasons) from start to finish, the beginning of his time on the island (his eye opening) to his last breath on the island (his eye closing). The flashbacks/forwards were all real including coming back to the island and saving the island from the Smoke Moster or Locke. The flash sideways are the characters somehow resolving their unfinished business, i.e. happy endings, getting closure, etc. that never really happened. They all die, but at different times, which is why Hurley standing outside the funeral home, tells Ben that he was a great #2 even though that had just happened on the island. Time had elapsed for some, not for others, which is why the dead joined the (alleged)living in the funeral home and they all moved on.
I think I'm done with this, but I still want to watch once more since the final scene of the wreckage stopped me too. I wondered if they were showing possibly that noone survived in the first place or the wreckage that kind of began it all.
Amazing show.
There was something else I wanted to say, but this sucked all the emotion out of me. Whew!

[Niki]

Tony and I do the "hot towel" thing for each other from time to time, especially in winter. It's wonderful. Tell Jimmy you want the same treatment and then maybe he'll get a hot towel too someday!

[Sara]

I think I would like Lost, frustration and all, I just never had the opportunity to watch it. I got the impression it was kind of like Twin Peaks back in the day, which I loved.

The wisdom of Jude again! Muffins with fat, hot towels, massage chairs. He knows what's good.

I want my kids to know that they can do anything they *work really hard at,* not do anything just because. And that when they screw up, and they will, everybody does, it's not the end of the world. And people might yell at you. Just suck it up and keep on truckin'.

Um, On Top is still an acceptable position for ladies if the woman is facing the ceiling. It doesn't require any major acrobatics either. Just sayin'... ;)

[Aimee @ In THIS Life]

Lost - Don't watch it myself (too creepy for me), but TLo had a really good run-down of the finale and their (mostly makes sense) interpretation of it on the Project Rungay blog.

I have to say, I do think the "never put a kid down" thing has gotten a wee bit out of hand. Yes, we shouldn't put kids down, but neither should we praise them for every tiny little thing. Putting them out in the world expecting praise every time they accomplish the smallest, simplest task is going to set them up for major disappointment. They need to learn to expect and accept fair and honest criticism, and I'm afraid too many kids aren't ready for that.

[Wendi]

No wonder I have such fond memories of that night I spent in that cheesy motel with a mirrored ceiling.

[Christopher (AKA: CaJoh)]

That is if you only do it in elevators...

Love that photo-- makes you think.

I think it's a shame that we have to pamper people and consider criticism bad.

Love House, but haven't caught too many episodes this season.

Thank you for your randomness,

[Lawyer Mom]

Okay, you've got me hooked. I'm going to hulu to watch House right now. Hope it's on there.

Re the mirror . . . I suppose you could put one on your bedroom ceiling. Except, I suppose, gravity catches up to the men, too, which might spoil the view.

[Jerry]

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