UFC 114: Rampage pities the fool... err... Rashad

I do hope Rampage wins. I like Rashad too but he needs some humbling.

Bisping... bleh.

Diego should just move up to heavyweight... he can't seem to win in any weight class.

Hopefully little Nogs can do better than his brother.

This is going to be a good one.

UPDATE (results):

- Gah.... Rashad wins when Rampage could have had it in round 3.
- Bisping bores me
- Little Nogs should have lost.
- Duffey surprisingly KO's Ivan Drago when he was a hitting his fist with his face most of the fight.
- Diego needs to change weight classes again? Heh.

TV: Weekly Musings

I missed my Tuesday update but most of the shows have ended, the big one being Lost.

Lost: The Tuesday show was looking good but I could tell they were running out of time to answer some of the major questions. I have two other posts about the finale and while it was emotionally satisfying, I wasn't really too happy with how they ended it. I've seen some people post alternate endings which were way better and explained the mythology a bit more.

Idol: As predicted (well... not very hard), Casey went... and even though Crystal did much better on the performance night, Lee Dewyze is the American Idol. Fox is going to have to change up the formula, with Simon gone and ratings taking a hit... how much longer can AI last?

Flash Forward: Is Benford dumb or smart? I can't tell sometimes. And he's given up on Olivia in like a few weeks? Boo... but she already gave up on him (although last week's episode looked hopeful... the previews shows she's back in the arms of Lloyd). Maybe they are all in purgatory... they should do it since they are cancelled anyways. Or make Campos and Olivia "wake up" with flashbacks of Lost (that would be awesome).

Fringe: Isn't this like the 2nd time Fringe used the "shell game" on us? I like Fauxlivia better and since she thinks her and Peter are couple... it's going to be interesting. But how long can it last? So Walter is his "own worst enemy" now (I wish they gave that show a proper ending).

Stargate Universe: Gah! LaBamba is back... and he's a traitor too. I never liked that character and so his heel turn really doesn't surprise me. I find it interesting they use McGuyver as comedic relief.

The Ultimate Fighter: Nick Ring is done. Noke should not have lost to McCray. At least Tavares makes it in and I think Tito has some apologizing to do once he reviews the replays of the headkick.

I watched an episode of Burn Notice and I might add that to my list once the season starts next month. Warehouse 13 is also starting and any other summer shows I think are interesting I'll add here too. But nothing can fill the void that Lost left... wah.

Lost Finale: Redemption?

So the side-verse was something like a "purgatory" or a place to resolve any regrets after you died and before you moved on (to the light or wherever). So what exactly was each character's redemption (in no particular order)?

1. Jack:
- Being able to save Locke. Because he didn't believe before and Locke died.
- Being able to have a replacement father/son relationship to make up for the one he had with his father?
- To have an amicable marriage despite a divorce with someone he had a relationship with prior (Juliet).

Lost Finale Predictions: Jack's sac... rifice.

Before it gets underway, I want to get it on record that I think Jack will either have to be on the island alone or sacrifice his life to make sure everyone else gets to live theirs.

Also:

- Richard is not dead and will have a hand in stopping Smocke.
- Ben Linus will help, probably sacrificing himself too.
- Miles will have some pivotal role.

Will we see Walt, Aaron or Juliet in the finale?

I'll be back to recap but not until 6 straight hours of Lost (Red Carpet, Series Summary, Series Finale, Jimmy Kimmel Wrap-up).

Pacman is old (which means I am too)!

Pacman turns 30 and Google celebrates that with their front page and fully playable game (www.google.com):

This may be dating me but Pacman was a big obsession for me. I played it all the time in the arcades, bought the first Atari 2600 version of it (which was AWFUL), a stand-alone mini arcade version of it (also bad) and even my parents got Pacman fever when I got the Atari 1200XL version (which was exactly like the arcade). They would even be up late at night playing it while I was trying to get some sleep.

Fake iD/iPhone

I love FoxTrot. I think Bill Amend is a ninja nerd. Only a few more weeks until we find out if the leaks were real or not.

 (FoxTrot 05/16/2010 Sunday Comic)

TV: Weekly Musings

Lost: Historical mythology episode! Great... more answers... but more questions too. The one thing that I'm wondering about is the true identity of Smokey. We always knew he was the Man in Black... but now... is the Man in Black really Jacob's brother or just using his identity like he now uses Locke's. I'm not sure he is actually the MIB... but just accesses his memories like he did with Locke. Jacob doesn't seem to treat him like his brother in all the other flashbacks and his brother never wanted to kill him.

Idol: Big Mike goes... which is a shame because he seems like a more current Ruben Studdard. He's got more range at least. This week... probably Casey... Dewyze and Crystal have to be top 2.

Flash Forward: The double-agent gig is over. Is it just me or did they catch the "Big Guy" way to easily? We just get introduced to him and *bam* Benford is throwing on the cuffs. Bah... sometimes this show goes too fast... sometimes too slow. And Demitri... Janice is not into guys... give it up already.

Fringe: Great episode... although cheesy Deus Ex Machina with the Children of the Corn-err-Cortexiphan. Seems like Walternate really doesn't care about Peter... he just wants to make the Big Boom Boom machine work. They should have used Mark Valley as the BF for Altlivia... would have been more impactful.

Stargate Universe: Psychological dysfunction episode. So now we know what some of the characters phobias are. Let's get back to new worlds and alien chasing!

The Ultimate Fighter: Leonidus loses but at least he's not a pushover like they thought. So this week Nick Ring is probably going to be out due to that knee problem... they should have another wildcard fight for his spot.