'American Idol' gets 'Lost'

We're not sure about your workplace, but here at MEvBLOG Central we can't stop talking about American Idol - and not just because one of the contestants is from Southeast Texas.

It's amazing how much time will be spent after one person asks a simple question like, "What was UP with 'Pork Chop' Sarver's song choice?" or "Did you see Crazy McRocker-pants try to sing Johnny Cash?" or "Ok, seriously...would The Blind Guy really have gotten this far if he had 20/20 vision?" (Don't judge! You know you thought it too.)

All these questions only lead to more chatting and, before you know it, your boss walks out and says something like, "I didn't realize we scheduled a 90 minute staff meeting to discuss whether or not Simon and Paula do shots of Jose Cuervo and make out in the green room during commercials. GET BACK TO WORK!"

(If your workplace happens to be AIG, the above scenario is the same only, after yelling at you, your boss hands our bonus checks for millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses.)

Suffice to say Idol could be blamed for a slow down in workplace productivity over the next few weeks. But to us, the weirdest thing about the show is how much it resembles THE ISLAND from Lost.

(Sounds like a stretch, yes, but stay with us.)

In Lost a bunch of strangers are looking for the answers to WHY they're stuck on THE ISLAND. (According to my mom it's so they can all run around in sweaty stages of undress for an hour.) And, in a similar respect, they're like the Idol contestants. Only a few - out of an entire planeful - are still around and each has his or her individual motivations.

Throughout their time on THE ISLAND, they have encountered many obstacles, such as polar bears (Randy), time shifting weirdness (Paula), new characters we're not sure we can trust (Kara), and a dark smokey phallus that roars while devouring human flesh (Simon).

There's also a very irritating anti-hero/villain who seems to know everything that's happening, speaks in a weird cadence, and is kind of sexually ambiguous (Ryan Seacrest).

If you watch both shows, you know get it. If you don't watch Lost, wait for the next rainy weekend and rent the DVD's.

If you don't watch American Idol than you've probably noticed you're the only person in your office actually getting things done on Wednesdays. Keep up the good work!