Monday, May 24, 2010

Lost was AMAZING


If you think otherwise then you were not watching the same series I watched. I think the difference between those of us who are disappointed and those of us who thought it was the most brilliant thing ever on TV was that you have to understand..The Island was just a character.


When I say that I mean, that people were expecting some kind of explanation for the show to be wrapped up in the island and it was more about the people the whole time. If you think about it whole episodes were dedicated to character development and explorations of the motivations and growth of each of these people we grew to love. The island was a place where they all happened to meet. Where they learned to become better people. The island had mysterious properties, places and people that lent to the trials and tribulations that each of the characters encountered. The beautiful part about how this series ended was we had the answers to the island all along.

Q-Why were there Polar bears?

A- The Dharma Initiative bought them to experiment with. (Mystery solved like 3 seasons ago)


Q-Why was Widmore interested in the island?

A-It had mysterious properties and he wanted to shield it from others.(They point blank told you that)


Q-Why did people keep coming to the island? Why couldn't they leave?

A- Jacob bought them there and then wouldn't let them leave.



My point is everything that was told to us throughout the series was an answer. We just somehow thought there was more to it surrounding the island! But once we discover the island is exactly what it is, a strange place with a strange history and electromagnetic properties as well as an important light that must be protected, that's where the significance of the island ends!


What was important all along was the character's journey. In the final minutes of the finale we realize that everyone is dead and they are moving onto together. I wish I didn't have to say this but some people are dense. THEY WERE NOT DEAD ON THE ISLAND! As Christian Shephard said some people had died before Jack and some long long after. This is evidenced by the exchange with Hurley and Ben where they reminisce on their time on the island. It is clear that they lived on the island for many years before they ended up at the church. It is also clear that the alternate reality or "flash sideways" was purgatory. They all went there at their various times of death and continued to work out their issues and "let go" before they could all meet at the church. That is why they were such different people in this reality.


Everything else was REAL. They did go back to the island a second time. They were obligated to save their friends! The flash forwards were a peek into the lives some of them had once they got off the island.


Overall this was a great ending to a show that so many of us loved for six years. It was a full journey with the characters we loved and hated week after week. And the ending being full circle with Jack's eye closing was a perfect way to close out the series (no fade to black!)


I am completely satisfied and fulfilled by this ending and I think a lot more people once they re watch the finale will be too!



Thursday, February 25, 2010

Lost with LOST






I refuse to postulate on this blog about what is going on on this show. I am way past theories, and having conversations with fellow Losties regarding the show. I think I'm actually getting depressed from it.

It is a show I like to watch alone now, in my bed under my covers. When people get on ichat and start chattering about what they think I get angry. I tell them "I don't care", 'Whatever", "Im not watching anymore!" But like a crack junkie too weak to stop, I go back to ABC every Tuesday at 9:00pm to have my mind messed with.

Unlike many viewers I didn't watch 3 or 4 seasons of Lost on DVD to catch up with the hype. I am a LOST original. I started watching season 1 right after it aired and have been watching in real-time. Meaning I have dedicated almost 6 years of my life to an unhealthy obssesion with being totally confused for a hour a week. Shamefully I have dragged countless people into this addiction with me. My poor fiance was never allowed to call me while Lost was on, so out of love and curisoity of what had me so hooked he began to watch 4 seasons all while studying for the NY Bar. One night he left it on while his brother was visiting from Portland and another one bit the dust.

One of the questions on my job interview for my current job was "Soo what do you watch on TV". As I ticked off the highlights and got to LOST I could see my interviewers eyes light up! It was totally a prerequisite to this job that you had to watch LOST and religously we gather around every morning after the show and speculate on what we think. But recently, I have been silent.

I am so annoyed!!!!

I mean I could go on for hours regarding the billions and billions of questions I have but I won't. Just suffice to say that I really doubt at the rate we are going that we will ever circle around to little things like polar bears and Walt's secret powers. We are just way too deep in the rabbit's hole. ABC and their extra annoying promos telling me "Questions will be answered" GO TO HELL ABC! They know exactly what they are doing jerking us along and all I can say if this ends in anyway like Dallas or The Sopranos, I'm burning something down!

I also have a bone to pick with Jack AND Sawyer. The are ALWAYS effin stuff up! Like for real you have been on the island for 3 years? Plus you travelled through time over a span of 40 years or something...Why do you keep throwing tantrums and questioning things? Obviously anything can happen! So please stop eating up precious episode time and plot advancement with your BS. I feel like punching Matthew Fox in the face!

OK RANT OVER..

PS I mean look how many people are in that picture!!! This is getting wayyyy out of hand..agreed?

Love,
MissKK

TV on DVD alert







Before spring finally shows its face, we might have a few more weekends where we just want to be lazy and watch some TV. There is a plethora of things to watch during the week, but for those of us who like a good DVD marathon, I HIGHLY reccomend Sons of Anarchy.


This show usually airs on FX which is a channel a lot of people skip over. But for YEARS has been putting out high quality, premium channel worthy content. Nip/Tuck, Damages, and The Shield are all FX originals and they are/were fantastic television (Nip/Tuck has jumped the shark but that's another post).


I had never heard of Sons of Anarchy until this past fall. My co-worker would religously recap every detail of the show to a friend who ALWAYS seemed to miss the original airing over the phone. I'm telling you this girl is better then pressing play on your DVR. Overhearing snippets about gangs, and gun-running, the IRA, prison. It sounded like a possible replacement for the void that The Wire had left. So on a recent trip cross country trip I decided to load up my iTunes and dig in....


Sons of Anarchy (SOA) features a motorcycle gang that fiercly protects, each other and their small town in Northen California. Through the various and elaborate illegal dealings of the motorcycle gang we the viewers are dragged deeper and deeper into a world where cops will look the other way and the rules of "the club" regin supreme even above one's family.


For the ladies, this is one that you can get your man into as well. It has enough grit and illegal acitvity that he will be sucked in for hours on end. If you watch Gangland with a dropped jaw you will love this show!


Season 1 and 2 are available on iTunes and on DVD


Monday, February 1, 2010

Just because Drake told you to do it...

OK people, I'm back...this had just been sitting in limbo never published...so I'll start off with something that has been on my mind for quite a few months!


Ladies and Gentlemen (yes there are some former Zima drinking men that this is addressed to as well)-

It all started off as fun and games but I have a SERIOUS concern for the massive amount of people I see acting like Moscato is a delicious, acceptable, EVERY occasion wine..IT IS NOT!


Some people are going to be upset about this as they sit at work dying to get to their large size Moscato on chill to "help them unwind" after their stressful workday. More power to you and please if you really enjoy drinking fortified dessert wine by the gallon that is great, but let's stop acting like this is some kind of symbol of status or better yet an acceptable drink of choice because we were told it was by the rapper Drake. No one knew what Moscato was until he decided it rhymed with the word "bravo". He also decided that it was meant to be consumed with lobster and shrimp, so it is now paired with some of our more gourmet meals.


I mean some people even think it can be cooked with:


RT @MR_NOFLAW Soo I'm steaming sum fish and I poured sum moscato in it 2 see what its gon 2 taste like...always experimenting in the kitchen


-via Twitter




Anyways this isn't meant to knock anyone's taste because I truly believe as people of color we have a penchant for sweet things (tea, kool-aid whatever) But I am just hoping we can put cheap Moscato and keep Moscato in the category it is (think Hypnotiq, Boone's Farm etc.) So please don't bring bottles as housewarming gifts or look for Sutter Home Moscato on the wine list (it wont be there!)


Thanks for listening,


Miss KK

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Bitch*ss Nick Cannon just got handled!

I have one celebrity who I can't stand more than Brandy (that's a long story) it's Nick Cannon. Nick Cannon stood on neutral ground for the longest time in my mind until back in March when things went terribly wrong.

I was reading a blog that claimed that he was threatening Mariah's fans (her lambs) via email telling women that "he was a grown man" and that they could meet face to face or something to that effect. Another blog speculated that a blind item about a celebrity that really couldn't afford the wedding ring he had purchased was about him and Mariah Carey. Nick decided to actually give this silliness attention and addressed the blog in the comment section. He then proceeded to give his "haters" his email address so that if they had anything to say he could personally address them. Well...I didnt have anything important going on so I decided to write Nick an e-mail not hating, just letting him know where people were coming from with some of their issues with his current actions and petty back and forth with the general public

The email read as follows:

Hi Nick!

I just have a few things to say and these are not mean spirited at all I'm just saying... Before I begin I sincerely hope this is all a well orchestrated business move and you are in a deal with Bossip to push traffic to their site...cause if not posting their link on your page is just throwing away good money...but if you arent that savvy all that is below applies:

1) Its Bossip..it is not a credible news source, they just took a blind item from Page Six and speculated. That is what you are supposed to do after all. I think it is really silly of you to address this non sense, as you are just fueling the fire.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03162009/gossip/pagesix/just_asking_159789.htm There is the link you asked for. So no they aren't totally fabricating stuff...google would have helped you find that just like it aided me.


2) "Ridiculous! I just got like 3 new major multi million dollar deals in the last 2 months."
-Nick Cannon


No Nick the ridiculous one is you...celebrities with multi million dollar deals and real jobs, don't have the time to do ALL that you are doing. They have assistants post some generic twitters, upcoming appearances and then they keep it moving. For someone with such a happy marriage and such a successful career you sure do spend alot of time on the Internet addressing issues.

3) You have been in the game WAY too long to care what people are saying. Please keep your personal business and finances just that...PERSONAL. You are coming across as trying to stay relevant via silly tactics rather then through legitimate work.

4) Nick finally it is important that you realize that not everyone is a "Hater" (your favorite word) while I'm sure your inbox is flooded with nonconstructive criticism, I just hope that you are able to read some of the suggestions and open your heart to them. I honestly had to take a moment to write to you because you are looking like a "bitchass" right now. Black woman to Black man I would like you to maintain some shred of dignity this week so I just thought I would let you know.

Ok Hun get back to work (on something that's putting money in your pocket)

-Miss KK


Well...In less then 24 hours, I got an email back. Now I choose to believe this wasn't REALLY Nick but who knows, even still the fact that you might have an assistant or intern trying to punk us regular people on your dime still makes it just as bad if you had inked this yourself:

With all due respect Miss KK (yes this negro used my NAME) , It boggles my mind that you would imply because I am on the internet frequently that 1, I am not running my companies and working and 2, I am not focusing on my marriage. It's called mastering time management and multi tasking. I function on 20 hour days, not sure if you understand that. And as I know that I don't have to reply to websites or even people like you but there is a method to my madness.


So anyways...Nick Cannon is on my badside for being the whackest person walking the face of this earth. What saddens me is that I love love love Mariah and he is bringing her stock WAY down. In fact, he has talked her into doing something that she should have never done, like making a video in which she claimed that Eminem was "Obsessed" with her. Well apparently the history of all that was that they used to sleep together prior to her marriage. BIG MISTAKE on her part because now that she opened the flood gates Eminem is spilling the beans. He is targeting Mariah hard and Nick is definitely caught in the crossfire. I am soooo looking forward to my favorite bitch*ss defending against THIS:



Sidenote poor Mimi..I still love you girl!!!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

President Obama has jokes too!!!

You have to listen closely but he is going on those losers too!!!

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Tee Hee Hee...Nationals Edition

As a former employee of Washington Nationals Franchise, I like to keep up with how they are doing. However don't get confused the Yankees will win the World Series this year and I will repost this prediction. GO YANKEES!

Anyone who is a baseball fan or who lives in the D.C. area knows that this team is a HAWT MESS! They go out on the field with the name on their uniform spelled wrong. They blow EVERY lead like its their job and they refuse to make any changes! Complacency is NOT the answer



Anyways, I left those suckers in the dust. My name had to remain pristine, not only is the product poor but so is the business model. Two years out and I still get a chuckle out of all the fails and now courtesy of this blog so will you. I will be featuring some of the epic fails and the utter misery of the baseball fans of the DC area from here on out.

Let's being with Austin Kearns "slide"





You might want to say he tripped, but to me if you are hardly making it on base the very least you can do is stay on your feet at such a crucial moment in the game. Plus doesn't he look postively confused and frightned in the pickle..LMAO poor AK!!!

So that's all to say, you couldn't GIVE these tickets away. But we can continue to watch clips like this for free and giggle. There will be plently more to come TRUST ME!

photo courtesy of Comcast Sportsnet

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

UMMM yea...no

There is nothing to say about this at all...it speaks for itself..

Ron Artest's tribute to Michael Jackson:



Quantcast
The Lakers have a real winner on their team now!

Has anyone else...

Watched that first episode of Glee multiple times???!!!

I cannot wait for this show to air! Fox knew they had something to be able to play ONE episode and then keep us waiting all summer long for the rest. I promise it's addicting.

If you haven't seen it check it out:



The series will start to air Wednesday, September 16th 9:oopm EST...but seriously I can't wait that long!!

Hulu Desktop & Amazon on Demand

Image search at PicPoke.com picture courtesy of tiny pic

I know I'm not putting anyone onto anything new with Hulu. But what I think alot of us are missing out on is the wonderfulness that is Hulu desktop. It allows you to use Hulu without going through your browser and I think the design of the site is so much fun. For those of us who are tech savvy (not me) you can hook up your computer to your TV with an HDMI cable and the quality is just like watching it on the channel it airs on. If your computer has a remote you're all set, you never have to get up from the couch. It will make you think twice about paying the cable bill (although I'm not ready to give up the premium channels).

Another thing I discovered is Amazon on Demand. This comes in handy when you are sitting at work on twitter and EVERYONE is still talking about how Nene on Housewives got all up in Kim's grill. Unfortunately that work happy hour last night turned into a 5 hour drinking disaster and you missed it.You go to Bravo.com and of course they don't have all the episodes, just boring clips and no matter where you google you just cannot find last night's episode.

Amazon on Demand to the rescue!

For a small fee, usually less then $2 you can be up on the latest in no time rather then trying to pin down some illegal or shady version of an episode. You must be saying why is this different then itunes? Well its sooo much better than itunes because not only can you download the video to watch anywhere, the video will also stream, meaning you don't have to wait for that sometimes long download that happens with itunes. You can also access your video from any computer by logging onto your Amazon account, there is no need to worry about how many authorizations you have left.

currently the download option is not available on Macs (hmm go figure) but a solution is probably being worked out