'Lost' and other Cultural Milestones

Lost might be the most creative, most complex, and most riveting TV show to ever grace the small screen. This fairly recent phenomenon and the fervor it generates from TV watchers, countless bloggers, and even experts in fields of, “pop culture, literature, philosophy, art and democracy” is unprecedented. In fact, the last episode of the season entitled, “Through the Looking Glass,” was the quintessential study of sci-fi homage and literary symbolism. If you want a deeper insight into the season finale you must read this blog from J. Wood, which fleshes out Biblical allegories, Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, and why Juliet kissed Jack. Here’s the first paragraph:

“There is no easy entrance into "Through the Looking Glass" except through the past episodes. The author of the episode's namesake, Lewis Carroll, was a mathematician and logician whose own Through the Looking Glass is an exercise in mind-bending logic. All assumptions are turned inside-out, as if mirror-twins of their presumed originals, and the season three finale demonstrates how some of our own assumptions of the narrative are turned inside-out. Even time works wrong.

Maybe.”

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MPA Graduation 2007!!

So, I just discovered Picasa. So, sorry if the pics are a little strange.

Ricky & Lyndi

Yesterday my friend asked me if I wanted to take engagement pictures of him and his fiancé. I laughed a little to myself until I looked up and realized he was serious. I asked whether or not he wanted someone that knew what they were doing. He said, “How hard can it be—just point and shoot.” Well, I got a new camera for Christmas and had yet to use it, so I decided to rise to the challenge. We found a little place up Provo canyon that I knew about, and after bribing the old man that lived there to let us take some pictures we got out the camera and went to work. We ended up taking almost 200 pictures in one hour and now they’re having trouble deciding which ones they like best for their announcement. I thought I’d let you guys take a look at some of the ones I like. What do you think?

Speaking of Irish Musicals....

Check out this movie trailer for the movie Once! I saw this at Sundance and completely loved it. I also met the actors and director after the screening of the film, which was a pleasant surprise. The most amazing thing about this movie was that the "actors" are actually musicians, but they completely pull it off. I heard them later perform in concert--they're really good! It looks like Fox Searchlight picked up the film, which might be a good omen since Napolean Dynamite was picked up from that movie studio after it premiered at Sundance. Most movies shown at Sundance are hardly ever distributed to the mainstream movie-going public, but this movie must have struck a nerve with the few who saw it--it won the Audience Award. Check out their myspace page and listen to the song "Falling Slowly."