Lost starts up again this Wednesday.

If you’re still not watching it, then DUH. Go out and get yourself a recap. Spend the time to read this text here, or better yet start Tivoing and rent all the DVDs from NetFlix or if you have iTunes, just click here. Somehow, catch up on the first two seasons, which are some of the most creative and fun in the history of TV. Lost is completely addictive, maddening, frustrating, and so much fun to talk about. Everyone is just trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

There are tons of fan theories. My top two theories are 1) it’s Hurley’s dream and 2) it’s a place between heaven and hell to decide which way you’re going.

Seriously, watch it once or twice. Best show on television.

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Jil and I went to see Invincible the other night. We both really liked it because it was based on the true story of Vince Papalli (sic, inside joke for those who have seen the movie) who walked onto the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Jil is from Philly, so that gave her another reason to love it. Oh, and it didn’t hurt that it was a football story with a love story embedded in it.

And, it turns out that Marky Mark is a pretty decent actor. I also liked him in Four Brothers.

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My friend Jim sent me this podcast advertisement for an amazing new drug today. What a breakthrough.

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I have a 5 year old boy (Andrew) and a 16 month old girl (Delaney). Up until tonight, neither of them had ever pooped in the tub.

Tonight Delaney taught me that all good things must come to an end. Or all gross things must come out the end. Or something like that.

No pictures of the little sh*t. I’ll spare you.

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We went on a 5 mile walk along South Boulder Creek Trail recently. This is a pretty walk that is very easy. Ellie (dog) and Jil’s parents went with us and we had a great time. Here are a few snaps.

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Ok, here’s where the Tivo list stands as of today.

• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
• Heroes (waiting to see)
• Six Degrees
• Kidnapped (keeper, so far)
• Lost
• 24
• Survivor
• Grey’s Anatomy

The first time I watch a new show, I usually do it with my laptop on my lap. If the show can make me look up and take note, then it’s a good show. If my email is more interesting than the show, I probably won’t watch it any more. I can’t be online during 24 or Lost, because I’m afraid I’ll miss something cool.

I thought Six Degrees was pretty dumb. People bumping into each other, shooting each other, yada, yada. Didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. This one never really kept my attention at all. I didn’t feel like anything interesting really happened.

Kidnapped was pretty good. It reminds me of 24 a little bit (and man do we miss that). The pace was fast and from the previews at the end it looks like it’s going to get even faster. I thought the acting was believable, which is a problem for many shows.

So the only “new this season” show that is still in the running to be kept on our Tivo is now Heroes. We’ll see what happens there next week.

The new season of Survivor is decent so far. We’re basically just addicted to this. The tribes are divided by race this time, so that’s kinda different. So far, no big dramas there.

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Ah, the Tivo is heating up.

Here are the new shows we’re giving a try this season:

• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
• Heroes
• Six Degrees
• Kidnapped

Each season, we Tivo new shows that seem interesting in hopes of finding one to add to our short list of regular shows, which are, in order of priority:

• Lost
• 24
• Survivor
• Grey’s Anatomy

We also always Tivo these shows and watch them on a semi-regular (non fanatical) basis:

• What about Brian
• ER
• Desperate Housewives

Studio 60 premiered tonight and I was bored after about 15 minutes (the opening was good). I didn’t buy Matthew Perry in his role, and I really, really didn’t buy Amanda Peet in her big time TV exec role. I loved The West Wing, and this show has the same feel. However, it’s not nearly as smart and the casting is not nearly as good. I think I’m done with this one already.

I was kind of glad. It’s hard to have more than 3 or 4 to watch each week. Luckily, 24 is offset and starts in January. We’ll see how the other new shows look pretty soon.

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Jil and I spent 4 days in Vegas this week. Yes, that is forever in Vegas. We went with a different mindset this time. We have gone before to party and go a little crazy with friends. This time, we decided that we were just going to chill out and sit by the pool alot. So we stayed at Mandalay Bay which has an amazing pool and beach. We literally laid by the pool for three straight days. I was able to rid my reading pile of two books: The Art of the Start (fantastic) and Fire Someone Today (ok). Meanwhile, Jil took in The Ivy Chronicles (Jil: “great”) and the Secret Life of Bees (Jil: “good”).

As far as shows, we went to see Ka (very good), David Copperfield (excellent), and Carrot Top (ok).

Ka was worth seeing and the center stage was amazing. It rotates all over the place and much of the action takes place at crazy angles with people flying off of it (on purpose). The side stages also extend about 45 degrees behind you on each side. The Cirque shows are always cool to me.

David Copperfield has not lost a step. I hadn’t seen him live in about 6 years. I consider myself a big fan since I used to be a magician for birthday parties when I was a kid. I’ve always thought Copperfield was the best and was wondering if he still had it. He does. Unbelievable, incredible, impossible.

We went to see Carrot Top at the urging of our friend, Ed. I was afraid I would be annoyed more then entertained. But it wasn’t that bad - parts were actually really funny. The show is just very prepared for the most part and overall it wasn’t my favorite. It was probably better because we were in the first row and everyone around us was being teased.

We also had two really good dinners while we were there. Try out Circo (Italian) at the Bellagio and Gallagher’s (Steak) at NY NY.

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Andrew’s first day of soccer was today. He played last year, but he’s much bigger this year and the kids are a bit more into it now that they’re all 5 or 6 years old. His team is called the Fireballs, but the jerseys are blue. Go figure.

Here are some pics of the team during pre-game stretches (very cute), a team meeting, and Andrew kicking. Andrew did really well in the first game. His team scored a bunch of goals (they don’t keep score), but he didn’t get any. He did get knocked down once or twice, looked offended, then got back up and kept trying. All in all he had a much better attitude about the game than on his 4 year old team, when he often just sat down on the field.

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Jil, Andrew, Delaney, and I spent a nice labor day weekend with our friends, Kris and David Brown, at their cabin in Winter Park (CO).

We’ve been meaning to do this for a while. The Browns have two girls, so we made a kid adventure weekend out of the trip. We rode the alpine slide and spent a bunch of time walking, climbing rocks (pictured) and at new, local playgrounds.

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