Best January Ever

So, as I've already posted on the lostunlocked blogspot, I finally had the opportunity on Saturday (and Sunday and Monday) to see CLOVERFIELD and managed to embarress myself infront of 50 people!

Quite frankly, I was shocked to hear all of the complaints concerning the ending of the movie, however I felt it completely necessary and fitting to end the movie with the vast majority of the main characters dead. After all, the movie was supposed to be the straight feedback off of this random camera, not a sappy movie where true love prevails and the protagonists live happily ever after!!! But, I do work at a theater, so more often than not I have people who come out and rant about the unsatisfactory ending...

I must admit, the best complaints I continue to get are those revolving around these "extra clip" rumours. Going to the movie on Saturday night, I had read on the web to stay till the very end of the credits for a "surprise". Being as spoiler free as I am, I didn't read what would happen, but went to the theater knowing something would be there. I got there extremely early to get good seats, and the theater was just letting out. People were leaving, and I turned to my friend and said "DON'T THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS AFTER THE CREDITS????"...

Dumb Move...

About 50 people stopped and pushed their way back into the theater, attracting people to follow them and wait for 15 minutes for the credits to end. Happy that I had tipped them off, I stood with a smile on my face...until they came out yelling that "NOTHING WAS THERE" and "THANKS A LOT KID". Ugh, I didn't believe them, so after the movie (which was freakin awesome) I stayed. Sure, it wasn't a clip, but there was a whisper...but you all know this right? Record it, play it backwards, says "Its still alive". Yeah, I did it myself just to feel cool...

Anyways, I've seen it three times, and I am going with my friend on Thursday to see it again; however, I know that I'm missing something. There's got to be more there. How do I know this? Because the Tagruato and TIDO Wave sites (the viral sites) were offline on the 18th and are now back on. My guess is that there is more to the story, more viral marketing...and I will be watching like a hawk.

Speaking of viral marketing, FIND815 is the coolest! I am hooked, and was home all day sick so I finally caught up. The website is helping my theory to come along, but its still rough. I can't wait to work it all out though. I am rewatching the series so far, gathering up my information for the newest season to start. I really can't wait, only a week left!

Oh yeah, and JJ Abrams seems to continue his knack for viral amazingness with the new Star Trek movie. I'm not going to lie, I am not a Trekkie, my father is. He actually made me watch part of a Star Trek movie yesterday (the voyage home?) where there was whale saving going on....no offense, not my cup of tea. However, if you go to the official paramount site, the movie site, and see the trailer load, look to the bottom of the screen where it says "Under Construction". A red light will flash on, click it, and you go to the new viral site. There are four monitors, mess with the tuning to get a surprise. But no more hints here!

Gaming,
Deneece
aka Lostie108

EDIT:

Thanks to Cloverfield Clues for catching these Cloverfield/Lost easter eggs: Note the Dharma logo (the pearl?) on the opening of Cloverfield and the similarities between the Third Video Diary snipit and this Cloverfield Screenshot...hmmm. Interesting.

Coinsidence? Probably...

So, as you hopefully know, I am estatic about the premeire of CLOVERFIELD tomorrow night, even though I have to wait till saturday to see it. Either way, I just wanted to start the post with a friendly little reminder....SEE IT OR DIE!

On to my actual post...doing some analysis over some of the cloverfield clips and commercials, the monster sounds highly mechanical (like a certain other monster of JJ Abrams fame?). Now I know that this isn't going to be a Lost tie in movie, but how flippin awesome would that be? Lost on the big screen, at a theater near you! Too cool, if you ask me.

Oh yeah, been working on the Find 815 game, and I dominate! Did make some interesting conections (along with the majority of the internet...even though I thought I was brilliant for finding it) in the game, like Mr. Talbot. TALBOT is the last name of PETER TALBOT, whom we all know as the young man from the season three episode "The Man From Talahasee" who came to Locke (in a flashback) asking him about Anthony Cooper, who was about to marry his mother. A few days later, Peter TALBOT was dead, thus Locke confronting his father...and, well, we know what happened after that...SMASH!

So what is the connection here? I know that there may be nothing at all, but this is Lost, and everything happens for a reason. I'd love to hear what you think.

Also reading "Unlocking the Mysteries of LOST" (or something to that effect), and to tell you the truth, I am disappointed. The book is basically nothing more than a plot summary, and its poorly written...something a freshman or junior high kid could write. But, I must admit that the last two chapters are quite interesting. The first one, entitled "Lost Ancestors", speaks of several commonly referenced texts and shows of which Lost is connected to. I have thus made a list of all the LOST related texts/shows I must read/watch in the coming weeks:

1. "The Stand" by Stephen King
2. "The Langoliers" by Stephen King
3. "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
4. "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton
5. "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe
6. "The Third Policeman" by Flannery O Conner
7. "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James
8. "Watership Down" by Richard Adams
9. "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeline L'Engle
AND TO WATCH:
1. Alias (complete series, just cause I heart JJ!)
2. Cast Away
3. The Stand Miniseries
4. The Twilight Zone Episodes
1. "The Time Element", 2. The Shelter, 3. The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, 4. A Passage for Trumpet, 5. Mr. Bevis (one of my all time favorites, I might add), 6. The Mind and the Matter, 7. A World of His Own, 8. its a Good Life, 9. The Odyssey of Flight 33, and 10. The Arrival
5. Twin Peaks (I'm curious...)
6. The X Files

Now, the television shows aren't really directly connected, but they can apply. The books however are very important, and/or referenced more than once. As a matter of fact, in early interviews, the producers described the show as "The Stand" on an island...the book goes into deep detail concerning this, but I want to read it myself to make the connection. Anyways, its going to take a lot of money for all of this. Guess it will take me a while.

Reading,
Deneece
aka Lostie 108

Deneece: Lost fan and Kleptomaniac???

So, as promised, I have managed to feel like the dumbest person in the world while at work.

We were especially busy yesterday, and I managed to get all of the cranky customers. So whenever an older couple comes up to my register, I know it will go down either one of two ways. 1) they will be extremely nice and call me things like "suga" and "sweetie" or 2) they will be grouchy old farts who get their pleasure from torturing me with their overly specified food orders! So after a very busy morning, I got an older couple at my register.

"Hey sweetie, how are you?"
Type 1. My favorite.

However, it seems that my type-casting system may be flawed, because as soon as I turned around and made a White Cherry Icee, I returned to the register being blamed for theft. This is how it went down:

(ME)"Sir, your order is $9.83"
(OLD FART) "I gave you two fives"
"No sir, I don't take the money till the order is prepared"
"I layed ten dollars right there *hits counter agressively*"
"Sir, I didn't pick it up, it must be in your pocket"
"Don't tell ME where my money is...because you know you took it!"
*looks at pants that have only back pockets*
"Sir, there is no way to take your money, I have nowhere to put it"
"Yes you do, and you did. *Raises up wallet, shaking fervently* If its not in my wallet, you took it.!!!!!"
"Sir, please calm down. Did you leave it in box office?"
"Hell, I didn't leave anything anywhere. YOU TOOK IT!"
(NICE WIFE OF FART)" Honey, just go check the office"
*Walks away angrily, comes back seconds later*
"IT AIN'T IN THERE, GIVE ME THE DAMN MONEY!"

The argument went on for 5 or 10 minutes, till my manager convieniently walked by and took care of the situation. And by "took care", I mean she told the guy to shut up and pay, while the guy protested and yelled for my drawer to be taken up and counted to ensure I didn't steal the money. I was really upset, tired of a job that consistently put me in a position to be yelled and cursed at, all the while paying horribly and causing so much drama in my life.

Needless to say, the moment he left the counter I had run to the box office, sat down and cried. Yet, to my surprise, my friends in box office had something to say about the situation. Apparently, Mr. Fart DID go to the office, but was told to wait while the guy working had finished taking care of his customer. Fart didnt feel like waiting, so although he had "checked" the office, he didn't do all that he couldve. The money had been there the whole time, and I made sure to tell him when he came out...while everyone I worked with had a few other things to tell him, including my managers.

Ok, so that wasn't really an "awkward" story, but I think its a refreshing change from the oh so common "Deneece embaressed herself again" format. Anyways, the moral of the story, be respectful to the people on the other side of the counter. Take caution in how you act, because if you don't, you quite possible will feel like the biggest jerk on the planet after you've been chewed out by 20 different people.

Oh yeah, just on a side note, those 20 people I work with have made a "Deneece impression". They form their hands into a heart and hold the heart over their chest (something I commonly do when refferring to things I adore) and say either:
"Ahh! JJ Abrams!"
"Cloverfield"
"LOST"
or
"Lost Unlocked"

No joke. Its funny...especially because I talk about the podcast so much to them, whether they care or not. Hmm, does that mean I get paid for promotion??????????

Deneece
aka Lostie108