Discovering A Pandemic

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DISCLAIMER: The following blog may contain material some may consider to be spoiler worthy. It is recommended that you read at your own risk. I could claim responsibility for you not paying attention to this warning, but I won't so stop asking. You signed the waiver and now you're left with no legal recourse. You're just going to have to deal with it, I'm sorry. I talked it over with my lawyer and he said this served as a legitimate dislaimer which fully protected me from any action.

He knows his shit... I think he represents Cheetos.

Monday, July 11, 2011 9:39 am and a balmy 18 degrees already with 56% relative humidity. Lightly overcast, with a hint of something in the air. What was that something? Why wasn’t I at work? I would love to say it was because I had called in ‘We’re Alive’, but truth be told I was waiting for the next set of permits to go through for a renovation on a house in the hills of Port Moody, B.C. Permits always take the wind out of a builder’s sails – all the waiting and agonizing over schedules – leaving one with a lot of unexpected free time. Free time I was eager to do something – anything – with. Patience (not being one of my strong suits) was nearing its end as I watched the status bar creep slowly toward completion of the latest W.A. download. What would this week’s episode bring? Would Angel and Burt find a way out of their dire situation? Will there be a chopper for Kalani to escape the dangerously close horde gathering in the halls of the hospital? Why am I concerned for his safety at all? Was it because a soft spot had formed in the rock which resides in my chest? Perhaps I had grown fond of the obnoxious, self-centered, self-aggrandized… large… bastard. He had come across to me as being traitorous from the outset of his involvement in the series and it took a great deal to convince me that he was (I can only hope) a solid guy. What it took was his adventure with Angel in Chapter 18: There’s No Place Like Home (That’s 127.98.5.122 to j0be), which has become my favourite comedic moment in the whole series, thus far.

I listened intently as the final segment of the chapter played out, Burt dropping the Walkie-talkie on Kalani’s head, Angel having his ‘whoa… what do you mean we’re not getting out?’ moment, the explosion and finally Burt’s return to his old self over the rising whine of the helicopter’s engine. Guns blazing, I pictured a smile on Burt’s lips as he held back the horde long enough for Kalani to have the bird ready for take-off. My eyes closed, I was able to fully envision the scene I was hearing through a pair of green Skull Candy ear bud headphones (generally how I listen to We’re Alive), sprawled across the bed. The episode’s coda was not unexpected at all and Saul’s inevitable betrayal of Michael and Pegs was something that I had seen coming since we first learned of Lizzy’s capture and as the credits ‘rolled’ I was reminded of how quickly this season passed by. I felt like I was missing out on something. It seemed like the season had just blown past me as a race car might pass a snail on the highway – loudly and narrowly ending its life in a blur of red paint and tires – a feeling that was reinforced upon my subsequent visit to the show’s forum.

Partaking in an episode discussion thread is something I have seldom (in fact, I don’t think I ever have) do, for two good reasons. First off, I normally end up listening to the show when I get home from work in the later stages of the afternoon (P.S.T) and by that time said thread is fourteen pages long and I don’t have the patience (as recently discussed) to wade through fourteen pages of random discussion regarding events that didn’t make sense or that noise at 13:44 which seems confusing in the context of the location that Saul and Angel are currently at, or who last had the silenced pistol. Hell, I’d lose patience reading my own blog to this point.

Regardless of all this, I realized that there were some serious plot points I had missed picking up on while listening to the second season. There were an alarming number of questions that I was in no way able to even wager a guess on. I started pondering the possibility that there was a hidden season somewhere on the net that I was completely oblivious to. Maybe I was missing important facts that were only being raised by the gracious host of We’re Note Dead – the prolific and talented Brittney Brombacher – which I was missing out on completely by not catching every single episode available, thus negating my ability to:

Sleep
Eat
Leave the house without an iPod loaded down with episodes
Listen to either show without a notepad handy

To this end, I found myself going back to the start – sans pen and yellow legal pad for now – and listening to season two all over again unable to understand how I had missed elements that seemed so obvious upon a second listen, pushing me back to the well, which is where I currently find myself.

Skittles.

My train of thought – though disjointed and partially fragmented – lead me down the road of discovery that can only be attributed to a brief conversation that had taken place in a thread on the boards recently which was in regards to Ink (also known as: Bill Roberts). My mind began a series of spasms that left me wanting an ice cold beverage to hopefully help draw me back from the brink of the thought process which I was currently experiencing. A question that I was not certain I wanted an answer to: Could it be that Skittles is Bill ‘Ink’ Roberts or am I having hallucinations? It would appear as though Skittles has been closer to the ‘Biters’ – a term I’m not overly fond of, but – than anyone else we’ve met so far. It seems likely that he was bat-shit crazy before the outbreak and as such, is likely to have spent time in a mental institution. For what, I can only make assumptions. I may be stepping out on a limb, and perhaps only time will tell – or not – whether or not my suspicions are true. This is by no means a prediction – I leave that to resident oracle nikvoodoo – it is simply an under-educated guess based entirely on the fact [sic] that Cain(e?) Hospital seems a likely as any place for the outbreak to have gestated. At the very least it seems plausible that the ‘little ones’ were manufactured there, which means it is also plausible that Skittles was either involved with or witnessed some very disturbing events. Perhaps, I’m connecting dots that aren’t meant to be connected. Only time will tell.

On that note, I leave you, dear reader, to ponder the possibilities of what that might mean for the upcoming season.

Grasping at straws again,
Osiris.

-ADDENDUM-

It has recently been brought to my attention that Skittles could not possibly be Ink. Ink was (correctly I would assume) described in the news broadcast in Chapter 2.3 (020:57) as being covered head to toe in tattoos. I thought briefly of editing this blog entry, instead I have decided to let it stand as a testament to the show's complex nature. I clearly was not paying as close attention as I could or should have been and as such I now look like a dribbling idiot. Thanks for pointing that out to me, Silent Nik.

Unless he peeled off his skin.

Osiris (aka Satan) is far too often found
lurking in the forum Chat being somewhat
condescending and always sarcastic. He
enjoys long walks on the beach, dramatic
readings of grocery lists and watches far
too many movies.

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Osiris - Jul 12th, 2011 10:08 PM
Well that certainly was a long way to go for nothing.

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Creem_Filling - Jul 12th, 2011 10:32 PM
Lol. It was long, but abstract thoughts like this can very rarely be summarised. I enjoyed it.

Oh, and I don't think there is such a thing as watching too many movies.

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Osiris - Jul 12th, 2011 10:41 PM
You must mean unstructured ramblings...

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Dr. Hatchet - Jul 13th, 2011 07:53 AM
I tihnk this is the best post ever or the funnist casue I laugh when you put tihnk at the bening xD

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Osiris - Jul 13th, 2011 12:52 PM
Originally Posted by Dr. Hatchet

I tihnk this is the best post ever or the funnist casue I laugh when you put tihnk at the bening xD

fixed

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Updated Jul 13th, 2011 at 01:39 PM by Osiris
Wicked Sid - Jul 13th, 2011 02:01 PM
Even though I've read this at least twice (some parts being read more than that so collectively, maybe quadrice? And again while typing this.) I still don't understand what your blog is about. Theories, I guess.

Just as a criticism, the beginning feels a little too long-winded, an exasperated opening about you waiting for a download (which I can appreciate the humor of), if you will, which put me off at first, but your theories are interesting, although I have seen them before, even if as a joke, and your writing quality is overall good.

My own paragraph tells me that i like commas a little too much...

Edit - Written before the addendum.

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Updated Jul 13th, 2011 at 02:11 PM by Wicked Sid
Osiris - Jul 14th, 2011 09:15 AM
You seem to be having a great deal of difficulty figuring that out.

http://zombiepodcast.com/forum/blog....ing-A-Pandemic

If that doesn't explain it to you... there's nothing I can do. I would have anticipated you to have understood the basis for the blog simply by reading the title... Discovering a Pandemic. I kind of surprised by this. Unless of course you were merely taking this opportunity to launch a personal attack. Which doesn't really surprise me at all. Your subtle jab is less subtle than it is heavy-handed and derisive. You're kind of coming across as bitter and slightly wounded, much like I'm coming across via this response.

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Updated Jul 14th, 2011 at 09:24 AM by Osiris
Wicked Sid - Jul 14th, 2011 11:53 AM
It is not only confusing but also interesting that you would view my, as I see it, constructive criticism and honest question as an insult, or personal attack as you put it. I've recently tried to quell this somewhat 'bad-blood' that, for some reason (unbeknownst to myself), has risen between us, but you are obviously resisting my attempts at a creation of a mutual tolerance to prevent a flaming of the boards, although you had been relenting somewhat recently.

I have went back and read the previous entries of your 'blog', or your preferred title 'ramblings', and I found them enjoyable.

It was this one that felt as though a departure within your particular style and I raised a criticism to that effect. I thought I would have gotten an honest reply rather than a cynical insult at my character, but also I thank you for clarifying what the overall message of your blog is about.

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Updated Jul 14th, 2011 at 12:02 PM by Wicked Sid
Osiris - Jul 14th, 2011 12:33 PM
Originally Posted by Wicked Sid

It is not only confusing but also interesting that you would view my, as I see it, constructive criticism and honest question as an insult, or personal attack as you put it. I've recently tried to quell this somewhat 'bad-blood' that, for some reason (unbeknownst to myself), has risen between us, but you are obviously resisting my attempts at a creation of a mutual tolerance to prevent a flaming of the boards, although you had been relenting somewhat recently.

I have went back and read the previous entries of your 'blog', or your preferred title 'ramblings', and I found them enjoyable.

It was this one that felt as though a departure within your particular style and I raised a criticism to that effect. I thought I would have gotten an honest reply rather than a cynical insult at my character, but also I thank you for clarifying what the overall message of your blog is about.

Perhaps if your 'criticism' came across as less patronizing with a few less rabbit ears with regards to what I write, none of this would occur. Your implied usage suggests that this blog is not blog-like as far as you're concerned. I beg to differ and as a result, I feel compelled to respond in kind. I'm glad you see this current entry/issue/ramble as a departure from my particular style as that was intentional to a certain extent. To clarify, 'Back to the Well' is a return to the state of mind I was in when I wrote the first entry, thoughts loosely centred around a single character/episode that sparked something in my imagination.

That said, I'm glad you've managed to derive a modicum of entertainment from reading anything that I've written, whether or not you understand it or see it as viable is really a concern of your own. The blog is meant to be a creative outlet for myself, that will hopefully lend inspiration to those who read it in some way thus perpetuating the cycle of creativity. I won't make apologies for how it is written or how I take criticism - that is simply the way it is, sir.

As for bad-blood? there isn't any, as far as I am concerned. Your views and opinions are your own, whether or not I agree with them, find myself irritated by them or down-right get pissed off by them is my own look-out. That said, I most assuredly welcome you to share them with me. For the record, I feel no animosity toward you. You and I - for whatever reason - simply clash. Nothing wrong with that, it's just how it is.

/Dirty Laundry

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