I’ve been using Google Chrome a lot lately, and in doing so, I saw that Google suggests “tvtorrents.com invitation code” as a popular search term. (When typing in just “tvtorrents.com”.)

I had no idea that TV Torrents was “invite only” these days. Are there really that many people out there looking for invitation codes? Are there really that many people looking to download TV shows?

Even though most television networks stream their TV shows online for free, I still find TV Torrents handy – downloading TV shows from this site allows me to transfer them to my Tivo & watch on a big screen. Also, the downloaded versions of the TV shows have no commercials.

I suppose I could be coerced into giving out an invite code or two… If the price is right. :)

UPDATE: I’ve given out most of my alloted invites. If you’d like one, post in the comments & maybe someone will send one your way. I don’t know that it will be me, though – I’ve only got one left, and I’m saving it for a special occasion. :)

UPDATE TWO: I have decided to close the comments on this blog post and move the discussion to this forum topic. Please post TVT invite requests there. Thanks!

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In the episode Christopher’s girlfriend Julianna suggests that they brew up some tea using 10 bags of valerian, a root that she says is related to and has the same effects as Valium.

Hmmm, interesting. But can it be true?

A little research revealed that Valerian tea is made from the root of the Valerian plant. This plant has been known to science since at least the time of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, who used it as a medicinal herb, mostly because of it’s calming properties.

Celestial Seasonings’ Sleepytime Extra™ Wellness Tea contains at least some Valerian root:

This powerfully effective Wellness Herb Tea contains a potent herb not found in Sleepytime – valerian – that promotes extra fast, restful, natural sleep.* Valerian is a folklore favorite used for centuries to soothe the mind and body at bedtime.*

Fortunately, I learned long ago not to believe everything you read on product packaging, so I sought out the opinion of a medical professional, one whose livelyhood didn’t depend on selling me tea. Doctor Siegel, in his column that “explain[s] the medical facts behind medical fictions often depicted in the media,” shares the following:

VALERIAN is an herb with sedative properties used to ease insomnia and anxiety. It isn’t chemically related to Valium, and it won’t relieve a cough. Long-term use of the herb has been shown to have addictive properties, but there is no evidence that its use — whether in tea or capsule form — would cause someone to return to drug addiction.

OK, so according to Doc, not related to Valium, but used to cure insominia.

Being something of an insomniac myself, I headed down to my local organic market and purchased a box of Valerian Root tea distributed by Alvita, an herbal tea company owned by nutritional supplement giant Twinlab. I can tell you, first hand, that at least one thing they say about Valerian tea is true – it smells HORRIBLE. As to whether it has any sedative properties or not, I can’t say. It didn’t seem to, at least not in the preparation that I used.

More on Valerian Teas and Supplements here.

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Can you believe that ABC executive who decided to pick up “Lost” was FIRED for doing so? The powers-that-be thought it was too expensive, and that the show would never “work.” “Lost” has since become ABC’s most popular show.

I’ve tried to compile most of the links on this page. If you have a site that you’d like to have added to the page, drop me a line.

Links

• ThEmIsFiTiShErE – A compilation of all of the facts that the mIsFiT has found while
  using his “detecting skills” on Lost.  This guy takes a lot of
  criticism, but his blog is an excellent and often entertaining resource.
• Sledgeweb’s Lost Stuff – Sledge maintains a Lost timeline, a map, a chart
  of connections, and as if that wasn’t enough, he puts together
  a weekly podcast as well.
• 4815162342.com – One of the more popular forums about Lost.  Tagline: “LOST Forums – Numbers, Theories, & More”
• The Fuselage – “The Official Site of the Creative Team Behind LOST -
  Sponsored by J.J. Abrams”
• Lost-Forum – Another Lost forum. Beware: “Please note that the board is closed to non-members immediately after new episodes of LOST on Wednesday nights because of the enormous number of visitors.”
• Lost Links – A collection of links about the show, including links to videos of the stars’ TV appearances.
• Is Lost a Repeat? – Get your one word answer here.
• SpoilerFix – Spoilers about upcoming episodes.
• Lost-tv.com – They bill themselves as “the unofficial fansite for the hit ABC drama series Lost.”
• Michael Hanttula’s Lost Notebook – A very pretty collection of notes, character bios and more.