So, tonight I watched the final episode of Lost. We watched 22 episodes in a crazy 3 day-ish marathon. Yes, it was some hardcore tv viewing.
I have a great many thoughts about Lost. The story's excellent, the writing's great and the show's production values are top notch. It's probably one of the best "fate" themed stories I've ever seen. Fate fascinates me. I'm pretty much a believer in the notion that our destinies are basically fluid. We make choices, choices lead to outcomes and the circle starts again until we die. However, much of what I just said seems to contradict almost everything I said in my last post. Which leads me to consider the fact that maybe I just make really suck choices... Or maybe the choices I get just lead to outcomes of varying degrees of suck... Hmmm... Interesting stuff. See, this is why fate is so intriguing.
Lost also makes me realize how much I'd dig ending up some place away from... everything. No responsibility aside from survival, no schedules, no need for work or cash. Just hanging out with cool people and doing whatever the mood dictates. Life is just so full of annoying junk sometimes, I find it difficult to get anything good done. I'm working on changing some of that though.
Like, I hired an assistant recently, which's one of the best things I've ever done. It's freeing. For the first time in a long time, I can do exactly what I want during the day. I don't have to watch the soaps, or ESPN, or troubleshoot computer problems for other people, or hear "in a minute" (which actually means 5-15) when I want something. It's almost like autonomy, 4 to 6 hours at a time. I feel weird about it though. I'm getting greedy for the autonomy. I feel like I'd be willing to do anything to get more. It's a weird feeling...
Anyway, Lost FTW!
Posted by Mike at September 11, 2005 10:05 PM