I promised myself to only watch a few minutes of Lost last night, and then sat through the whole thing. That show is scientifically calculated to get you shamelessly hooked. I honestly don’t know what’s going on half the time since I missed a couple seasons in there, but now I know that whenever anything bizarre happens, no one else knows what’s going on either. You just have to keep watching for explanations, which of course, never come.
Last night, “the others” character Juliet was talking about how they all speak Latin because it is the language of the enlightened.
Certainly plenty of people through the ages believe it is the language of the educated. If nothing else, it couldn’t hurt to know it if you’re practicing law or medicine. So, here and there I try teaching it to my son. Though I never learned it, it’s pretty easy as far as foreign languages go, because you only need learn to pronounce the words, not fuss about with a proper accent.
Recently I found a copy of Olivia in Latin
hello my name is Marcia and I stopped watching lost in season four, I have been clean ever since.
My husband considered taking a freelance writing job giving a summary of Lost, but since he has never actually watched it, he asked me. I told him that basically, a bunch of people got shipwrecked, a whole lot of weird stuff happened, and nothing was ever resolved. People keep watching to see if anything will ever explain what is going on. Nothing will. Although one guy blew up pretty spectacularly the first season.
Olivia, however, is a fantastic book. I am a fan of pigs, and Olivia is up there with the best of them.
How funny! We have a real Olivia at our house, and we all love the Olivia books. I did not know there was a Latin one. How cool! I also love the back picture. His pictures are just great! We love “and she moved the cat. . .and then she moved the cat.” And of course my girls love all her accessories because you can always accessorize! Love it!
I am a great believer in Latin too, and my stepfather is even more extreme. He has read Harry Potter in Latin, which I think is very odd….
I second Jen T’s comment exactly. Our Olivia has been collecting those books since she was born nine years ago! Our favorite saying is “Whooshee gaga” from “Olivia and the Missing Toy”.
Okay, I have to speak up for the LOSTies. If you ever want answers, I will do my best. Because you know what? I’m obsessed. Officially. I’ve watched the entire series through at least three times and read forums and theories online and stuff. It’s actually kind of sad. BUT it pays off when I get to talk about it to someone who’s sort of interested.
Hahaha! My LOST obsession is only rivaled by my Twilight obsession
And The Office of course. I think now that LOST has a wrap date the writters will have to answer most questions, probably not all, but the big ones.
I want to teach my kids Latin. I’ve been thinking of looking into finding a curriculum lately. Do you have something great that you use to teach from? I’d love a recommendation!
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