http://daryltay.net My Personal Life Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:12:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow so much happened this episode and what a great Ben episode - I suppose we'll start with Ben. Ben (off-Island) Ben's alternate time line is perhaps the most pointed parallel we've had to a character besides Jack in The Lighthouse. In essence he's given the same situation as in Season Four ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/lost-s06e07-dr-linus/ 5:35 am and the Arsenal-Porto match just ended with a final score of 5-0 (to win on aggregate 6-2) to move on to the Last Eight of the Champion's League. Before the match all the talk was about Arsenal losing the first leg in Portugal 2-1 and they've never won a ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/arsenal-demolish-porto-in-the-champions-league/ Everyone goes through times when they see their partners through less than adoring eyes for no particular reason. It comes out of weariness, boredom, or a bad mood. It erupts in times of personal doubt and change. You can make it into something big and scary, or you can face ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/when-in-doubt-make-up/ So in the midst of the chaos that's going on right now, I'm a few days late with my March resolution which is quite simply to exercise for 30 minutes, 4 times a week. So far I'm at 3x this week and it's only Thursday so I think I'm gonna ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/march-resolution-exercise-4x-a-week/ You may allow a lot of small irritations to fester in your relationship when you choose to keep your pain - the "ouches" that arise in relation to your partner - to yourself. Maybe you've decided while licking your wounds that your mate's ability to sense your injuries will be ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/articulate-your-ouches/ Wow so much happened this episode and though there wasn't a lot of direct answers, we did get a really intense final 10-15 minutes of the show! So much stuff, where to start? I suppose with Sayid. Sayid First, Dogen is pretty badass. Thinking of all the people who have been ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/lost-s06e06-sundown-thoughts/ Is the need to look back on everything with black-tinted glasses (yes, I just made that up) Or to rationalise things (ie dig up additional stuff to justify the reason) Or to bring up stuff that was bad (as if to remind oneself that getting out of it is good) Or tell oneself ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/the-thing-about-breaking-up/ The mountain goat climbs daily upon the highest ground, far above the cares and concerns of the average critter. It travels on sure feet over terrain that looks impossible. It roots out vegetation and uses it for nourishment. It discovers rivulets fed by melting snow and quenches its thirst. It ... http://daryltay.net/2010/03/go-mountain-climbing/ Man In Black: They fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same. Jacob: It only ends once. Anything before that is just progress. As usual, thank you LOST writers for your infinite wisdom. http://daryltay.net/2010/03/it-only-ends-once-anything-before-that-is-just-progress/ Last night's match between Stoke and Arsenal is going to be one match I never forget, for the wrong reasons. I didn't watch a Birmingham game 2 years ago when Eduardo's leg got broken in a similar fashion, but when I watched the players' reactions after the tackle - Thomas Vermaelen ... http://daryltay.net/2010/02/stoke-city-ryan-shawcross-and-aaron-ramseys-broken-leg/