Lost got lost.

Lost: Picture of Sawyer and Juliet

After 6 seasons “Lost” came to an end the other night in a series finale.

I thought the acting was incredible. Jack laughing with joy, exhaustion, and pain at the end. Hurley begging Jack not to go to his death. Ben, voluntarily opting out of everyone’s happy ending. The best of course, was Sawyer and Juliet’s reunion.

I was happy to see this. It is rare to see a romance in popular entertainment develop in a way that feels believable. The actors who played Sawyer and Juliet did just that. I always liked Sawyer. How could you not like a rouge confidence man who would rather do nothing else with his free time than sit down and read? The way his character evolved during the series was incredible. All of it made me enjoy the scene in the hospital where they finally get their coffee date that much more.

So, the finale sucked

The producers dropped the ball. Some stories end better with some mystery intact and I was hoping for that with Lost. That isn’t what happened. The producers just dropped massive elements of the story on the floor and walked away. I agree with a friend of mine who said that finale made seasons 2,3,4 & 5 unnecessary.

What is worse, in a recap show preceding the finale the producers were bragging about how they felt everyone would love the ending. How they came to be so out of touch with how their ending would be received is a mystery bigger than the island. These producers did some seriously creative story telling over the course of the series.

Guys, it still isn’t too late to make up a new ending and throw a 3 hour special our way! :).

You still have fans that want to remember Lost as a tour de force instead of as something that fell flat on its face at the very end.

Well, I enjoyed the series. It provided many hours of welcome distractions from my life. I got to see Sawyer hook up with Juliet across multiple realities. Time to move on!

Goodbye Plenty Of Fish

picture of a school of fish

The free online dating site Plenty Of Fish implemented a new matching service that uses income as a criteria. Not enough existing account holders were providing that information so the owner of the site began turning features off for members who do not provide information about their income.

I tried editing my profile there today and could not. I could not save my edits unless I divulged my income.

It is a free site. His money. His call.

It is also my call not to use his site. Did I mention the unattractive interface and the way it makes everyone’s picture look poor?

Goodbye Plenty Of Fish

Changing Of The Cars

First, a requiem for an old friend, then a welcoming for a new friend.

1991 Honda Civic DX Sedan
I bought this car 13 years ago in 1997. I was finishing my Computer And Information Science degree. I needed a way to get to the jobs I was getting ready to look for. I took out one last student loan and bought this car for about $6,000. The car came with 67,000 miles on it, no air conditioning, no air bags and no anti-lock breaks. It did have a 92 horsepower engine, manual locks, manual windows, an AM/FM radio, a cassette player, an ashtray and an electronic cigarette lighter that a decade later would become a makeshift jack for a then as of yet uninvented MP3 player. According to the Terra Pass C02 Footprint Calculator it got 22 mpg in the city, used 600 gallons of fuel a year for my routine and generated 11,738 pounds of C02 per year.

I had not had the use of a car since 1983. This car was the first car I ever owned. I did not need to ask anyone permission to use it. I did not need to call anyone and ask for a ride. It was mine and it changed my world. It opened up many opportunities for me. Places that were far away were now accessible and this car took me on many, many adventures. It will always have a place in my heart.

Alas, time claims all. At about 195,000 miles it was time for it to go. Enter my new friend.

2010 Honda Civic LX Sedan
I bought this car 10 days ago on Tuesday 2010 April 27. It came after much saving and much more research. Many features I have yet to learn about. Highlights include Honda’s new 140 horsepower VTech engine, a digital readout for my speed, a digital readout about the state of my oil viscosity, an indicator for the air in my tires, an indicator light for telling me if the person in my front seat is heavy enough to be there, safety features out the wazoo, a CD player, a true MP3 player jack, a jack for a mobile phone, air conditioning, a rear window defogger, all sorts of convenient places to store things, no lighter, no ashtray and a latch on the inside of my trunk should I ever find myself locked in there. According to the Terra Pass C02 Footprint Calculator it gets 25 mpg in the city, uses up 500 gallons of fuel per year for my routine and generates 9,782 pounds of C02 per year. Did I mention an incredibly smooth ride and power? Progress!

I’m looking forward into the future toward many new adventures

If you would like to seem more pictures of both cars check out the gallery 🙂 .

Thanks to Amy for the pictures!