Bradley's Buzz

So Lost

Last night was the season premiere of "LOST" and as usual, that's exactly how I felt once it was over, but I have to admit I really love the show. Every year there's more and more mysteries unfolding and who knows how long they can keep us guessing. The whole thing started with some new character perplexed and crying as she puts on some Petula Clark and the "Downtown" single makes her smile; but as this mystery woman burns her digits on her muffins I have to wonder who she is and where she is. A whole slew of people pop into her house for the book club where some are stunned she is reading Stephen King instead of high art but it's all thrown to the crapper when an earthquake (or so we think) hits, as the group runs out into their little village we discover these are the others and they aren't living so secluded and strangley as we originally thought.

From there the woes of Jack, Kate and Sawyer are played out with Kate meeting Henry Gale who is now Ben, it's all so confusing yet so riveting. Though I have to admit Jack as a pseudo ex-wife stalker makes him look like a big tit baby and that's not how I like my lost boys.. we'll have to stay tuned to see what all happens next though the Leivas admitted he doesn't know how many more years he can handle never knowing what's really going on. You'd think all these years with me would've made him prepared for such a thing, but oh well...

and speaking of lost and the Leivas, it looks like once again we will not be able to say "I Do" in that oh so desired traditional sense as once again the courts of California have said it isn't discrimantion by not allowing gays and lesbians to get married. In their corner, I will admit the benefits that California gives to domestic partners are quite nice, and are ALMOST the same as those given to married couples; however, the few that remain that are not included in the domestic partner package include a huge tax break, and the like. Basically anything that would cause the state to lose money. In fact if you look really closely at the facts, the government isn't afraid that gays are going to get married and wreak havoc on the "Institution of Traditional Marriage" as much as they're worried about the amounts of millions and millions of dollars they'll lose in taxes should so many more people get married. But of course they are able to use the religion and not so informed biases of low brow America to convince their constitutents otherwise.

posted by swivek @ 4:09 PM