Finally! A New update that isn't related to LOST or to Heroes

Hello all,

First off w00t for spring break!

How are you on this amazing day.... well not so amazing, but it could be worse... right? I had a fun filled day of work related let downs and financial woes, but in this economy, that's everyday isn't it? But this is not a downer post, so don't get discouraged.

Last Friday I had the opportunity and pleasure to interview for an internship at Drake Cooper, which is a local (Boise) Advertising and Public Relations firm. Keep your fingers crossed for me ;). I really need an internship and this seems like my dream job if you will. I have looked at other options for internships here in Boise, and this seems to be the most promising. I am a Journalism major with an emphasis in Public Relations, but what I am most excited about is getting to see how the advertising and marketing sides work. I have always been fascinated by advertising, and hope that I get the opportunity to learn all that I can from the amazing team at Drake Cooper. Who knows, stay tuned to see if I get the job. I am hoping to find out before I leave for San Diego on Thursday (w00t warm weather! and In-N-Out Burger, which I haven't had in years!)

Until Next time folks, thanks for listening

Sean/Locke

No I'm not dead

I just have been extremely busy with school and work as of late. Updates soon, I promise ;) 

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Sean

"Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li"

I went into the theater with the absolute lowest expectations for this film. And after the 1990's version featuring Jean Claude Van Dam as Guile, who wouldn't? With that all being said, I walked out of the theater somehow somewhat pleasantly surprised. I am not saying this is a great film, or even really very good for that matter, but it does have a sort of charm to it if you are a fan of the Street Fighter games. It doesn't make the same mistakes it's predecessor did by trying to jam every character ever into the game, as a matter of fact, it does a great job of keeping the number of characters fairly low for how many there are.

Kristen Kruek takes on the role of Chun-Li, one I really never saw her fit for. Lana Lang, yes... But never our beloved Chun-Li. Robin Shou who played Lui Kang in the Mortal Kombat movies plays Gen, one of the trainers of Chun-Li. Michael Clark Duncan plays Balrog, and actually is probably my favorite character in this film. Chris Klein plays the role of Charlie Nash, who in reality sounds like a cheap Duke Nukem rip off the whole film. I really am not a fan of Chris Klein, but if they ever make a Duke Nukem movie... he'd probably mess that one up somehow too. Bison, the main villain,  is played by Neil McDonough. He does a good job portraying Bison in an odd way. He didn't feel like Bison, but then again, Kruek at times didn't feel like Chun-Li. He still does a great job acting,  however cheesy it comes across at times(but again, this movie is supposed to feel this way).

The story follows Chun-Li on an attempt to rescue her father from Bison. There are a lot of random action sequences, some of which I felt should have been longer. I would have liked to have seen more of Vega, who does maybe a whopping total of 3 minutes of actual on camera fighting in the whole film. This is a fun film if you like the video games, however if you are not a fan I would make it a point to avoid. If you still feel you must see it, wait for it to hit Netflix. I'm sure it won't be too long before this hits the shelves in stores. 

LOST Season 5, "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" : A look at John Locke *Spoilers*

"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is in my opinion, one of the most important episodes in LOST to date. This episode is all that I had hoped it to be, full of action and answered questions. We get the whole story from when John turned the wheel to his returning to the Island. 

We get a great opening showing the new "Losties" going through the Hydra Station, when news comes they have found a man standing in some water, dressed in a suit. Come to find out this is none other than John Locke. When asked out about why no one saw him on the plane, he is very open with the fact that he remembers dying. He is not the scared John Locke from season 1. 

Speaking of Season 1, has anyone noticed the extreme parallels that the last few episodes have had with it? Last episode when the Oceanic 6 returned to the Island, it was eerily similar, and now with the Ajira 316 crash. The main question I have now, is why did the Oceanic 6 return to the past, and the Ajira "Losties" and Locke and Lapidus land in "Normal Time". I have faith that all will be explained. I will say that the moment I look forward to most is the reuniting of Jack and John. I expect this scene to be nothing less than spectacular. 

One of the most important parts in this episode and one of my favorites is when John went and visited Walt. Walt mentions dreaming of Locke on the island wearing a suit, very similar to how this episode began. We all know Walt is special, but does he have a greater role to play than he is currently. Will we see a return of Walt to the island?

We got more mind games on the Linus vs. Widmore front. I doubt we will find out the truth about who is right in this matter for a very long time. Let me just say that the point at the end of the show after Ben talks Locke out of killing himself gave me a small hope that Ben is finally becoming the character I have hoped he is all along. And then he kills Locke. I still hope that it is for the greater good, and Ben looked legitimately upset after doing it. I doubt he had any knowledge that John would return to life.

And on that note, why did John come back to life? Apparently he is special after all. I have been under the impression most of the show that Locke was just a small fish in a big pond, a pawn in a greater game between Widmore and Ben; But now I see that Locke is not a pawn, and the game is not just between Widmore and Ben. Locke is a third player in the game of power, the alternative to both the evils that Widmore and Ben are. 

There is still much to happen in the last season and a half or so of LOST, and if it keeps at this pace the end will not disappoint. LOST is only getting better. I'd love to talk LOST with any of you so please comment, or get ahold of me on Twitter (@Sean_Winnett). Thanks for reading! Until next week.

Sean

Heroes Season 4- Episode 4 "Cold Wars" *Spoilers*

First off, I want to say how excited I was for last night's episode of Heroes. It promised to answer the question of where Noah's loyalty stands. This is a question we have pondered on different levels since season one. Noah has been the villain at points, and the hero at others. I was excited to finally have the opportunity for Parkman to search around in his head and finally get the truth.

That said, I really enjoyed the episode. Even though it was mainly comprised of flashbacks with little real action, it was a very interesting look into not only the mind of Noah, but the state of the fugitives psyche. Parkman is losing it, which may change now that they know Daphne is alive. Peter is the only one who has his head on straight. 

I was glad to find out Noah at least seems to have his loyalties in the right corner. I have always liked Noah, even when I hated him ;) . Even though Noah has no powers, he is one of the most influential people in the entirety of the show. He has been around since day one, and I doubt we will see him go any time soon. I would say aside from Mohinder, he has been the most influential "normal" person on the show, and even Mohinder has powers by this point. 

Next's weeks episode should be a good one as well. Hopes include finding out more about why Peter can only hold onto one power at a time now, who the mystery character "Rebel" is, and what will become of our beloved Fugitives. Well everyone, until Thursday when I write about this weeks "LOST", have a good one!

LOST: Season 5, My thoughts *Spoilers*

This season of LOST has been an amazing turn for the show. Don't get me wrong, the entire series is amazing; however, this season has been filled with non stop action and major developments every episode. This is where things get interesting folks! With what appears to be the return of the Oceanic 6, another plane crash (more on that in a minute), Jin wearing Dharma apparel, and what appears to be inevitable : The resurrection of John Locke. 

First things first, the return of the 06 to the island. This is huge, mainly because I thought it would take them more than five episodes! Now the real question is, who got sent back to Dharma time, and who didn't. I'm willing to bet all of the 06, Ben, and possibly Frank got sent back, and the rest of the plane crashed on the island in what I will call "Normal Time". "Normal Time" is the present, completely free of any time travel. So that would mean they crashed on the Island roughly three years after the original plane crash in Season 1. Remember that "Ajira Air" stuff we saw a few episodes back when Faraday and everyone else stole the rafts they found. I think that was the future, and was all the people who crashed on the flight that brought the 06 back.

Now for the important part : John Locke. Why is Locke so special? I still am not sure if Locke is the key to the mystery of the Island, or just another bystander being used as a pawn in the grander scheme of things. If John truly does come back to life, what is in store for him? That truly sets John up as the Christ like character of this story. I loved the reference Ben gave in the last episode about St. thomas (i believe), being remembered for speaking against the resurrection of Christ because he did not believe. That is until he saw Christ and could touch his wounds, and then he believed. I believe that once Jack see's Locke alive, he too will become a believer, transforming from a man of science to a man of Faith.

Well before I get too wordy, I think this should be enough food for thought until next time. Ponder on these questions, but remember that for every one question they answer on LOST, three more arise. Thanks for reading

Sean

This whole blogging thing

So I have contemplated much on the subject of what direction I would like to take this blog. I really don't feel that anyone is interested in hearing about the mundane details of my life, so I will not subject you to them. I have tried this whole Blog thing before and didn't really know what I was doing. Anyway, whichever direction this ends up going, I hope you enjoy. Any sort of direction you would like to give me as well is much appreciated. Thanks for tuning in!

Sean