In one week I turn 27. It wasn't too long ago where my older, experienced co-workers were 27. I've made some progress since 26. Started the MBA, work's been really going well, saw the dawn of the year of the High Ten, wrapped up LOST as mentioned earlier this week, went through about half of the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class, sprouted a few gray hairs.
One of my pet peeves: Running out of pizza at a party. I don't recall this happening recently, but growing up it was always the worst when you're just hitting your stride and could eat a few more pizzas, but for some reason it was pre-determined that everyone would eat two pieces. That was the worst. If you ever come to a Rosenberg party, you're probably going to have too much pizza. I usually think about everyone eating up to half a pizza then subtract a few pieces for the ladies who just don't eat that much and then add in a whole nother pizza after that.
Song of the Day: Anna Begins - Counting Crows
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
"I just got lost"
LOST finale last night was a good time. Two John Locke's a Hurley a Faraday and a Kate made for some good costumes. I think there have been three "event" finales that I was really geared up for...Seinfeld, Sopranos and LOST. Of the three, I think LOST was most satisfying.
My criticism of the last episode was the drama on the island, wasn't nearly as dramatic as any other season finale. Locke and Jack fighting wasn't too exciting and was anticlimatic. The stuff was just kind of happening and I didn't feel like I cared so much. Until Jack died at the end, which was pretty moving. Vincent coming up to lay with him was a nice touch.
My praise of the last episode was the sideways world scenes. The flashbacks were pretty moving throughout whether it was Charlie/Claire, Juliet/Sawyer or others, I had goosebumps during some of those. But most meaningful was tying those back together to the afterlife in the last couple of scenes. That the people had to let go and move on and find the ones they loved most in eternity. They did a nice job of making those flashback scenese powerful to the point where I was thinking about how impactful it would be to find Lisa in "another life" and have all of the happiest moments with her come rushing back in an instant. It would be stunning.
So all in all, I really enjoyed it. I look forward to watching the show again in the next few years, and then maybe again with my kids someday if I can get them interested in it.
I thought this person on the LOST message boards did a nice job of summarizing the ending. Here's what he or she wrote:
"The Great Divorce" by CS Lewis, I think that will play a huge part in explaining what ultimately happened. In that book people live in a purgatory-like world. One day a bus comes and takes them all to the outskirts of heaven where they were confronted by someone/something from their life. If they can let go of that person/thing and move on, they can go on to heaven and their whole life was leading them to heaven. If they cannot let go, then they return to purgatory/Hell and their whole life was leading them there.I think because of the trauma their souls went through on the island, they promised to meet up in the afterlife. And they couldn't move on to heaven, together, until they all let go and accepted/forgave themselves for what happened in their lives. If you noticed, their sideways/purgatory lives were all constructed around what they wanted/clung to on the island. Jack gave himself a son so that he could be the father that he never had. Locke gave himself a relationship with his father and Helen, but also blamed himself for the lack of relationship. Sayid could never forgive himself for what kind of person he once was, so his sideways world was set up to continue to punish himself for it. Sawyer had begun to see himself as a good person on the island, so his sideways world, he made himself a good guy, though he couldn't totally let go and thats why he was alone. Kate still saw herself in terms of her crime. They found their final redemption in one another and with the person who loved them for who they truly were. Kate loved Jack for Jack. Juliet and Sawyer truly loved each other. As much as Sayid always clung to the idea of Nadia, he could never accept that she might love him. It was only with Shannon that he found someone who loved him for who he truly was. If you noticed, except for Ben, they all had flashes of the happy moments of their lives, which is why they were so happy(even though they were dead) because they had accepted the full lives they lived and were ready to move on. Even Sayid, who could never forgive himself in life, found acceptance and could move on in death. That's why Ben couldn't move on; he didn't forgive himself.
The reason that I think that characters like Walt, Michael, Eko, Ana Lucia, and Ben weren't there because their redemption isn't tied specifically to the island, or at least not to those people. Ben's redemption would be tied to Alex and Rousseau. Michael's redemption is tied to Walt, but I don't think that Walt is tied to the island. Remember, he was only there for about two months when he was eleven years old. I think he went on to live a full life totally seperate from the island. Eko would be tied to his brother and life in Africa. Ana Lucia would be tied to her job in LA and the baby that she lost. And while Boone and Shannon weren't on the show that long, it was on the island that Boone let go of his love for Shannon (and died) and that Shannon found her true love (and died). Same thing with Miles, Lapides, and Faraday. Their most significant connections were off the island. That's what I think, anyway. I think what will throw people off is that they think everyone needed to die on the island. Obviously, they didn't. Christian even said that; there wasn't time there. Some of them when on to live long and happy lives off the island. They all just ended up there whenever they died in life, but returned to the people who had been most significant to them. The island stuff was all real.
Hmmmm, what else? The numbers were just the candidates. Polar bears were Dharma experiments. Women couldn't have babies if they were conceived on the island because Jacob made a rule about it. He had mother issues because of his relationship with his own mother. Am I missing anything?
My criticism of the last episode was the drama on the island, wasn't nearly as dramatic as any other season finale. Locke and Jack fighting wasn't too exciting and was anticlimatic. The stuff was just kind of happening and I didn't feel like I cared so much. Until Jack died at the end, which was pretty moving. Vincent coming up to lay with him was a nice touch.
My praise of the last episode was the sideways world scenes. The flashbacks were pretty moving throughout whether it was Charlie/Claire, Juliet/Sawyer or others, I had goosebumps during some of those. But most meaningful was tying those back together to the afterlife in the last couple of scenes. That the people had to let go and move on and find the ones they loved most in eternity. They did a nice job of making those flashback scenese powerful to the point where I was thinking about how impactful it would be to find Lisa in "another life" and have all of the happiest moments with her come rushing back in an instant. It would be stunning.
So all in all, I really enjoyed it. I look forward to watching the show again in the next few years, and then maybe again with my kids someday if I can get them interested in it.
I thought this person on the LOST message boards did a nice job of summarizing the ending. Here's what he or she wrote:
"The Great Divorce" by CS Lewis, I think that will play a huge part in explaining what ultimately happened. In that book people live in a purgatory-like world. One day a bus comes and takes them all to the outskirts of heaven where they were confronted by someone/something from their life. If they can let go of that person/thing and move on, they can go on to heaven and their whole life was leading them to heaven. If they cannot let go, then they return to purgatory/Hell and their whole life was leading them there.I think because of the trauma their souls went through on the island, they promised to meet up in the afterlife. And they couldn't move on to heaven, together, until they all let go and accepted/forgave themselves for what happened in their lives. If you noticed, their sideways/purgatory lives were all constructed around what they wanted/clung to on the island. Jack gave himself a son so that he could be the father that he never had. Locke gave himself a relationship with his father and Helen, but also blamed himself for the lack of relationship. Sayid could never forgive himself for what kind of person he once was, so his sideways world was set up to continue to punish himself for it. Sawyer had begun to see himself as a good person on the island, so his sideways world, he made himself a good guy, though he couldn't totally let go and thats why he was alone. Kate still saw herself in terms of her crime. They found their final redemption in one another and with the person who loved them for who they truly were. Kate loved Jack for Jack. Juliet and Sawyer truly loved each other. As much as Sayid always clung to the idea of Nadia, he could never accept that she might love him. It was only with Shannon that he found someone who loved him for who he truly was. If you noticed, except for Ben, they all had flashes of the happy moments of their lives, which is why they were so happy(even though they were dead) because they had accepted the full lives they lived and were ready to move on. Even Sayid, who could never forgive himself in life, found acceptance and could move on in death. That's why Ben couldn't move on; he didn't forgive himself.
The reason that I think that characters like Walt, Michael, Eko, Ana Lucia, and Ben weren't there because their redemption isn't tied specifically to the island, or at least not to those people. Ben's redemption would be tied to Alex and Rousseau. Michael's redemption is tied to Walt, but I don't think that Walt is tied to the island. Remember, he was only there for about two months when he was eleven years old. I think he went on to live a full life totally seperate from the island. Eko would be tied to his brother and life in Africa. Ana Lucia would be tied to her job in LA and the baby that she lost. And while Boone and Shannon weren't on the show that long, it was on the island that Boone let go of his love for Shannon (and died) and that Shannon found her true love (and died). Same thing with Miles, Lapides, and Faraday. Their most significant connections were off the island. That's what I think, anyway. I think what will throw people off is that they think everyone needed to die on the island. Obviously, they didn't. Christian even said that; there wasn't time there. Some of them when on to live long and happy lives off the island. They all just ended up there whenever they died in life, but returned to the people who had been most significant to them. The island stuff was all real.
Hmmmm, what else? The numbers were just the candidates. Polar bears were Dharma experiments. Women couldn't have babies if they were conceived on the island because Jacob made a rule about it. He had mother issues because of his relationship with his own mother. Am I missing anything?
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
"Your hair, it's everywhere"
School is going to be kicking my tail over the next two weeks. Within 10 days I have to develop a team case report, write a paper that I have no clue how to pick the right topic yet, complete a 300-point final exam, do a 50-point extra credit assignment to make up for the 300-point final exam and post a bunch of stuff on message boards. I also think I'm going to be in Richmond, Virgina for 24-36 hours next week. Not to mention a LOST finale party. I'm ready for a nap just thinking about all of this!
Godspeed Memorial Day...it will be a good day.
Godspeed Memorial Day...it will be a good day.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
"At the end of the night"
KaiserCartel is good music for late nights...maybe best for those really late nights when it's all you can do to keep your head up. Maybe the sun's coming up soon. Maybe you're driving. Maybe you're sitting in a soft breeze. The whisp of summer camp when you're a teenager. Maybe you're with a loved one. Maybe the fire is dying down. Maybe there are fireflies. Stars. Whispers. Love. The drunken feeling of lack of sleep. Comfort.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
"Do I have to say the words?"
Tonight: Bryan Adams at the Egyptian Room with my sister and Uncle David Andrew Martin. Great dinner at the Rathskeller and great acoustic show by Bryan Adams.
Robin Hood comes out on Friday. Two days before it's release, I saw Everything I Do I Do It For You live 19 years after the last Robin Hood movie made it a megahit. Classic.
Summary of Bryan Adams. The guy has a great voice, knows how to write a good hook, has some unbelievable songs and loves to write about sex. Case in point -- the last song before the encore: The Only Thing that Looks Good On Me is You
Summer of '69 one of my top 20 favorite songs of all time...maybe top 10.
Robin Hood comes out on Friday. Two days before it's release, I saw Everything I Do I Do It For You live 19 years after the last Robin Hood movie made it a megahit. Classic.
Summary of Bryan Adams. The guy has a great voice, knows how to write a good hook, has some unbelievable songs and loves to write about sex. Case in point -- the last song before the encore: The Only Thing that Looks Good On Me is You
Summer of '69 one of my top 20 favorite songs of all time...maybe top 10.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
"Peanuts and cracker jacks"
Things that were enjoyable about Friday's trip to watch Cubs v. Reds:
- Cubs victory
- Watching an MLB record being broken - Cubs called up Starlin Castro from Double A in Tennessee on Friday morning and on Friday night he set a new record for most RBI's in a debut with 6! His first at bat was a three-run homer
- Exchanging small pieces of pizza for a bigger one; La Rosa's tried to jip me the first time
- Jason throwing a cup full of soda at unsuspecting kids to the complete shock of everyone
- Enjoying a relaxing night with friends
- Trying to pronounce Kosuke Fukudome
- Finding out there's a Cubs pitcher named "Berg"
- A Grand Slam by the Cubbies
- Perkins for the first time in a long time
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
"Feel the water in between my toes"
Things I learned today:
Don't assume someone has the same perception as you, even if that perception is relatively common knowledge. Always level set. -Work
If your spouse is about to die anyway and you have a kid at home that you've never seen before, maybe try to save yourself to go home to raise your kid. -Jin Kwon
Don't assume someone has the same perception as you, even if that perception is relatively common knowledge. Always level set. -Work
If your spouse is about to die anyway and you have a kid at home that you've never seen before, maybe try to save yourself to go home to raise your kid. -Jin Kwon
Sunday, May 02, 2010
"Seems like the only way out's through the back"
Margot concert last week in Bloomington was a blast. It was good to see them rock out with some of the new Buzzard songs, but I got to say it was a relief that the old songs sounded almost as good as always.
Biggest lesson of the night was don't go to concerts in Bloomington on a Wednesday night. Margot didn't take the stage until about 10 p.m... thus we weren't back to Indy until about 1 a.m.
Second biggest lesson of the night is Wilbe's car is a pain to drive. That puppy is all over the road.
Time to go watch Up in the Air with a bowl of popcorn and a Vanilla Coke Zero. Looking forward to start this week off with a little relaxation.
Currently listening to: NYC Hotel Blues by Margot & the Nuclear so and sos
Last movie watched: Kick Ass
Last TV show watched: Amazing Race
What else did I do tonight: Financial Peace University at church
Most recent cool decoration in my office...A Fine Frenzy
Most recent cool decoration in my office...A Fine Frenzy
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