Lost.
Well, I caught up in the Lost offseason. And now I am watching it live.
I have to say though...
I was having a conversation with someone a while back about what character from Lost I was. It took me a while to consider her question, and after a bit of thinking ... I decided that I was a combination of Jack and Sawyer.
Naturally after this I started paying more attention. And yep ... I think that does it quite right.
I am Jack for many reasons. I think the best was when Jack's dad described him - "You have no problems with commitment Jack. Youre *all about* commitment. ... ... You just dont know how to let go." That I identified with.
And Im definitely quite a Sawyer guy. In fact, Im calling him out a bit.
The thought that Sawyer does a very me thing first occurred to me in Season 1. It wasnt overly noticeable, but would pop up here and there. So I really paid attention to it in Season 2. To my dismay, they elevated it and even included a section about it on the DVD! Meh.
And what is it? Sawyer always has nicknames and quips towards everybody. (Sawyer does some other Me-Like things, but thats for another post)
Thinking back a bit, this has been my thing for many years. It was ingrained in me because that was the environment I grew up in - everyone around me did this as a group (including my father). Also, I have an inherent tendency to forget people's names - and making up nicknames is an easy way to avoid that and still address someone. So naturally, I grew into having about 5-15 nicknames for everyone I knew.
Of course, Ive had a few of my own, given by others:
Jbone
Jdog
Prettyboy
Boo
Sweets
Jayo
Potato
Wheels
Lil D
JD
D
Ace
Jace
Mr Smelzner
(and more)
Interstingly enough, history would show that many of you would not have encountered this habit of mine. This is because after dating Abby for about 6 months, somehow I picked up shorthand generalized nicknaming. And then *everyone* became "dude". (Have you ever had a date say, 'Im not a dude, dont call me that'? - the natural reply is 'Im not calling you that, dude, its like punctuation!').
This is not very personalized at all. I got lazy. How rude.
But now that I have cleared myself of many external influences in everyday life (meaning no Woman in my personal space, and no uber good friend) ... I am starting to see my old natural tendencies come out. This makes for lots of amusement for me again ... especially hearing the surprise in people's voice.
Overall, Im glad to see that they have toned it down a bit in Season 3. At least in the first few episodes. We will see if it continues to cool down in the coming weeks. And how much laughter I can get from this accidental resurrection of mine.
I have to say though...
I was having a conversation with someone a while back about what character from Lost I was. It took me a while to consider her question, and after a bit of thinking ... I decided that I was a combination of Jack and Sawyer.
Naturally after this I started paying more attention. And yep ... I think that does it quite right.
I am Jack for many reasons. I think the best was when Jack's dad described him - "You have no problems with commitment Jack. Youre *all about* commitment. ... ... You just dont know how to let go." That I identified with.
And Im definitely quite a Sawyer guy. In fact, Im calling him out a bit.
The thought that Sawyer does a very me thing first occurred to me in Season 1. It wasnt overly noticeable, but would pop up here and there. So I really paid attention to it in Season 2. To my dismay, they elevated it and even included a section about it on the DVD! Meh.
And what is it? Sawyer always has nicknames and quips towards everybody. (Sawyer does some other Me-Like things, but thats for another post)
Thinking back a bit, this has been my thing for many years. It was ingrained in me because that was the environment I grew up in - everyone around me did this as a group (including my father). Also, I have an inherent tendency to forget people's names - and making up nicknames is an easy way to avoid that and still address someone. So naturally, I grew into having about 5-15 nicknames for everyone I knew.
Of course, Ive had a few of my own, given by others:
Jbone
Jdog
Prettyboy
Boo
Sweets
Jayo
Potato
Wheels
Lil D
JD
D
Ace
Jace
Mr Smelzner
(and more)
Interstingly enough, history would show that many of you would not have encountered this habit of mine. This is because after dating Abby for about 6 months, somehow I picked up shorthand generalized nicknaming. And then *everyone* became "dude". (Have you ever had a date say, 'Im not a dude, dont call me that'? - the natural reply is 'Im not calling you that, dude, its like punctuation!').
This is not very personalized at all. I got lazy. How rude.
But now that I have cleared myself of many external influences in everyday life (meaning no Woman in my personal space, and no uber good friend) ... I am starting to see my old natural tendencies come out. This makes for lots of amusement for me again ... especially hearing the surprise in people's voice.
Overall, Im glad to see that they have toned it down a bit in Season 3. At least in the first few episodes. We will see if it continues to cool down in the coming weeks. And how much laughter I can get from this accidental resurrection of mine.