A Spectrum

Isabel and the Purple Unicorn: Two Weeks

2011-09-22T15:54:00.003-05:00

Ethan has Le Frog. Isabel has a Purple Unicorn.

Ethan and Le Frog: Two Weeks

Introducing Isabel Grace

2011-09-13T14:47:00.008-05:00

Tom says it's cheating. I say, whatever, you aren't the one going under the knife. So what that I got to pick the day she is born. (8-30; 8+3+0=11 Plus it is 2011, double score). I admit it's kind of odd to know what day your child will come into the world but I think it actually made me more anxious in a way.

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011, 8 a.m. - The time scheduled for my C-section, meaning we had to be at the hospital at 6 a.m. So 5 a.m. I am up and getting ready to go. What a way to start out with a newborn, sleep deprived. I believe I told Tom to get up about 4 or 5 times before he actually did.

6 a.m. Into admitting, super easy as I had pre-filled out a ton of paperwork a couple weeks before. Then up to my room. Score, I got the larger C-section/Delivery room. There are two scheduled c-sections that day and the nurses determined it was first come, first serve on the larger room. This is probably the only time I will be punctual for anything in the coming weeks.

6:20 a.m. Geesh, they are already poking and prodding me. It takes them four sticks to get my IV in. Well, not really 4 since they stick you with a "numbing" something or other first. Numbing, my foot. The last time they didn't even do the numbing stick and it felt exactly the same, so really 7 needle sticks. I determine I despise IVs. I wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything past midnight, not even water. Can I help it if I'm a little dehydrated? Apparently I have good veins, but they like to come together in the wrong places. Whatever that means. Another incredibly uncomfortable procedure later which I won't detail and it's the waiting game.

7 a.m. I meet my anesthesiologist. I like him. He's friendly, but has the sniffles. Darn allergies. He was in the Air Force for several years. He's my eyes and ears during surgery since he's the only one I can see. He explains how the spinal will be different than my epidural last time. You know, for having two c-sections, they were vastly different. Emergency vs. Scheduled I imagine. I meet my nurse for the surgery. It's Diane. She rocks. She teaches all the birthing classes. Ethan and I had her for the sibling class recently so she remembers me. Tom changes into his scrubs.

7:30 a.m. Time to head to the OR. Tom has to wait outside while I get my spinal. We both waited a long time since they didn't start the spinal until my doctor had arrived. It is freezing in the operating room. Warm blankets? YES please! Everybody chit-chats while waiting for the doctor. The nurse standing next to me while I sit on the bed is chewing gum behind her mask. I find this odd. They do an inventory of surgical tools. Yes, please don't leave anything behind in there. A new OB doctor will be assisting on my surgery. "Uh, there's a new OB doctor at the practice?" News to me. He comes in and introduces himself. Everyone is concerned with how he spells his name. He meets the gum chewing nurse for the first time. After he leaves again, she remarks how cute and little he was. I am assuming she meant short, not really little.

7:55 a.m. My doctor pops his head in sans scrubs. Ooo, he's wearing a tie. Fancy. Time to start the spinal. Son of a building block, another incredibly uncomfortable procedure. It takes much longer that I think it should with a needle in my back!! Finally, it hits and my body starts to go all tingly. They lay me down quick, placed that lovely sheet up right by my face so I can't see anything and got started. It's kind of covering my mouth. My wonderful anesthesiologist notices and helps me out. The last thing I feel is that cold stuff being rubbed on my belly. Since I can't see anything, I imagine it was orange. Isn't that normally the color in doctor type shows?

8:07 a.m. I confess to the anesthesiologist, "Is it strange that I really enjoyed the tingly feeling of going all numb?" He tells me some people like it and some people absolutely hate it. He put a narcotic in the spinal to help me with the pain right after, so I am feeling good. He tells me my spinal went a little higher than anticipated so even if I can't feel I'm breathing, I am. Wonderful... Tom is let into the room finally. He gets to hold my hand for what feels like approximately 3 minutes.

8:16 a.m. Isabel Grace is born. 7 lbs 12 oz. 20 in long. I hear her cry but they don't pop her over the curtain like they did with Ethan. So I don't get to see her until after they clean her up and such. I give her a kiss and Tom goes off with her to the recovery room.

I start getting stitched back up. I feel minimal pulling and tugging compared with last time. Mr. Friendly Anesthesiologist keeps me up to date as to the progress. The doctors talk about how they do things here, the relative merits of staples versus stitches/sutures under the skin, etc. My doctor declares everything a success and I head off to recovery too.

Recovery- (cause I really have no idea what time it was by then) I get to hold Isabel and even get to feed her. With Ethan I was in recovery by myself for an hour. Thank goodness for the new birthing wing at the hospital. Tom is there too. They check our vitals a bunch, tell me how someone recently named their child Sparrow Morningstar (poor kid) and after an hour we get to head back to my room.

At some point that day, every member of our immediate family comes to visit. The next four days are filled with other visitors, awesome nurses, a pretty calm baby, relatively good hospital food, a fair amount of pain (don't ever make someone who just had their stomach cut open laugh, please), throwing pillows at Tom to wake him up when I need him (Ok, I only had to do that once), some periods of boredom, a fair amount of sleep, and lots of baby cuddle time. We took Isabel home on Friday Sept. 2nd.

Photo Book

2011-08-24T21:03:00.001-05:00

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Ethan's 3rd Birthday

2011-06-07T19:24:00.001-05:00

Happy 3rd Birthday Ethan! (Too bad he wouldn't blow out the candle :( or let us sing Happy Birthday. Heck, we couldn't even say the word birthday without him bursting into tears).

Froggy Cupcakes!

Presents were a perfectly acceptable activity however. :)

Hmm, What's this Dad?

Is the Doctor in?

Overall, as long as we didn't say the B word, he was a happy kiddo to have all the family around. Thanks Meemaws, Papas, Aunt, and Uncles!

Ethan and Le Frog: Year 3

2011-06-07T19:11:00.004-05:00

Operation Curb Appeal

2011-05-31T20:23:00.002-05:00

Tom and I spent Memorial Day changing out the shutters and window boxes on the front of our house. Then we planted some flowers. Well, Tom did most of the work because I felt really off that day. I sliced my finger at one point. I had Tom helping me put on a bandage and almost felt like I was going to pass out. Like I said "off."

Our house circa 2007: I'm sure I have another picture somewhere but I didn't think to take a before picture right before we started tearing off the shutters and such. So there you go.

Ta-da... New shutters, window boxes... The hostas have been planted for a couple years and you can definately tell Tom's been working on getting the grass to grow in the yard. ;)

We also planted some impatiens since my yard is so incredibly shady. I'm always lucky if I can get a few to grow. Oh and we added mulch to the beds.

Next up is adding some rock to the side of the house, replanting some grass, and taking out the trunk/stump in the front yard.

Phenomenon, Phenomena, Phenomenons

2011-03-30T08:51:00.002-05:00

So I was reading the forecast discussion at the National Weather Service website as one is wont to do. One of the sentences today reads "CLOUDS SHOULD BE ONLY A TEMPORARY MORNING PHENOMENON TODAY." My first thought was: "Yipee! Our vendor can fly some of our aerial flyover today for work." (Can you tell I really, really want new aerial photos? :) My second thought was: "I've never considered clouds a phenomenon. They seem pretty normal to me." So I used my handy dandy friend, the internet, to do a little research. So I've discovered it can mean any observable event no matter how commonplace or an extraordinary event. How confusing... It's also one of those words with multiple plural forms as in phenomena or phenomenons. Don't you just love the English language.

Tracking a Package

2011-03-24T09:51:00.002-05:00

I don't know why but I find it fascinating to see where/how a package got to little old me. Take for instance, the package I am receiving today: It started in China -> Hong Kong -> Anchorage, AK -> Indianapolis, IN -> Cedar Rapids, IA -> Moline, IL -> Currently on a truck making it's way to ME. :)

One Man Disney Movie

2011-03-22T12:47:00.001-05:00

This looks super cute!

2011-03-17T12:36:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Discovery!

2011-03-08T12:26:00.001-06:00

Foley

2011-02-25T12:28:00.000-06:00

SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker - Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

I find Foley artists and their craft fascinating.

Hyuk- I'm a movie star.

2011-02-16T11:38:00.000-06:00

Welcome to Whiteside County. You might recognize someone at the end of the first video.

http://bit.ly/dE89Z6

Census Data

2011-02-16T11:24:00.002-06:00

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Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T08:22:00.000-06:00

Post 700!!!

Ethan answers some important questions...

2011-02-07T22:37:00.001-06:00

Best Superbowl Commercial ***

2011-02-03T15:54:00.001-06:00

*** Ok. This is the only Superbowl commercial I've seen since I am posting before the Superbowl. But, Cmon, you gotta admit that was awesome!

Time for a Game

2011-01-26T20:56:00.003-06:00

Amazing what fun you can have with a colander, linguine, and cheerios. Perfect toddler distraction.

Ethan "In the Bed" as he says...

2011-01-22T22:24:00.003-06:00

I hear this almost every day. "Mom, In the bed." That means we jump in Mom's bed to play house under the covers and sing songs and such. :)

Santa: Scary, but he has Candy!

2010-12-28T19:28:00.002-06:00

We took Ethan to story time with Santa at the Library. He saw all the other kids sit on his lap. There was no way he was going to, but he really wanted the candy canes Santa was giving out.

His compromise was to "stand" by him.

Candy cane achieved.

Filmography 2010

2010-12-15T12:43:00.001-06:00

Wonderfully edited clips from films of 2010.

Edited Ethan

2010-12-14T20:00:00.003-06:00

My Budding Artist.

It's a bird. It's a plane.

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-08T21:00:00.004-06:00

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

I am not left-handed

2010-12-07T13:39:00.001-06:00

AWESOME!

My Life is Lost: Part 2

2010-12-07T10:37:00.002-06:00

Apparently, LOST likes to reappear when I am at church. ;) I got called back to hang out with Ethan at church in his classroom. Because he can't play and sing and listen to the lesson without me apparently. And, lo and behold, one of the little girls in his classroom is Kate Austin. Ok I know it's spelled wrong, but seriously....

Mapping Turkey Safety?

2010-11-23T10:50:00.002-06:00

Source: www.esri.com

Cowboys & Aliens

2010-11-17T12:10:00.004-06:00

What a bizarre concept, but starring James Bond - Daniel Craig and Han Solo - Harrison Ford, plus directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), produced by Ron Howard, Brain Grazer, and Steven Spielberg. The screenplay was written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Fringe) & Damon Lindelof (LOST!!!, Star Trek). Those are some pretty large names. How can you pass it up? Plus, the trailer looks amazing. I can even say I have read the graphic novel the movie is based on, well, I read it two years ago. I don't remember much about the story or at least that it was very dense. I do remember all the aliens spoke there own language which you couldn't read/understand and I thought that was annoying. Hope the movie has subtitles. :)

Dinner Conversation

2010-11-13T14:57:00.002-06:00

Sitting at the table after dinner with full bellies last night, the following...

Tom: Belch, "Excuse me."

Lauren: Belch, "Excuse me."

Ethan: Fake Belch, "'scuse me."

All together: Laughter peals.

Toy Story Meets Lost

2010-11-12T14:16:00.001-06:00

I won't lie, I cried.

Winnie the Pooh

2010-11-12T12:57:00.002-06:00

Pooh's getting a feature film next year. Old school animation which still has a place I think (Pooh in CGI, NO!) but a new story. I like the song they used for the trailer. It made me very nostalgic. However, I feel bad for Pooh. He has the rotten luck (or just insane Disney executives) because he's opening against Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II.

Two Great Deals!

2010-11-11T21:41:00.002-06:00

I was so excited about these two recent deals I made, I had to share.

The candy I purchased at CVS to give out for Halloween. Total Spent: $1.85

I used a coupon from the paper, a coupon from CVS, plus some extra bucks I had earned from CVS.

Got these 7 Hasbro games from Toys' R Us today: Cootie, Ants in the Pants, Chutes & Ladders, "Toy Story" Trouble, Memory, Candyland, and Hi-Ho Cherry-O. (Plus two Ethan size toothbrushes). Total Spent: $10.41 (However, kind of all Free pending my mail in rebate).

All 7 games were on sale. They ran a get a $10 gift card off $35 purchase of Hasbro games, but apparently the ad was wrong and that ended a couple days ago. The manager was understanding and gave me $10 off on the spot. I had a coupon for the toothbrushes. I had earned a $20 gift card for purchasing diapers a few weeks before. These got me to the $10.41, but I should get a rebate between $12 -$15 at some point for the all seven games from Hasbro .

I don't think I will keep them all for Ethan. I might give a couple away or donate them.

Awesome Deals make me smile! :)

Fall Fun

2010-11-09T20:30:00.002-06:00

Here

Comes

the Leaves!

That was fun!

Timescapes

2010-11-04T13:08:00.002-05:00

TimeScapes: Rapture from Tom Lowe @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

This trailer looks gorgeous. Who knew there was such a thing as the 2010 Astronomy Photographer of the Year?

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T18:54:00.005-05:00

Science Officer Spock.

Spock and random red shirt.

Spock, pursuant to Starfleet command 619, you are hereby relieved of your command due to being emotionally compromised.

Spock on Halloween night, complete with eyebrows.

Trick or treat.

Waiting for Superman

2010-10-28T12:51:00.002-05:00

I saw this film last week. It was pretty good. Not life shattering, but it definitely made some valid points. As a kind of very shallow review, it championed Charter Schools and made the Teacher's Unions out as the bad guys.

I suppose the thing that caught me was their argument that school system hasn't really changed since the 50's or so when we were at the top as a nation, but that's not the case anymore. Back then, you could get a well paying job with just a high school education. That is really not true anymore, so maybe we should be preparing EVERY student for college. Not pigeon-holing them on some "track" designated by test scores. (Of course I was on the "gifted" track in my high school so what do I know, or maybe I do know.... Who knows?).

The King's Speech

2010-10-25T12:49:00.000-05:00

I hope I get to see this in theaters...

Scream Awards Farwell to LOST

2010-10-25T12:32:00.000-05:00

I really like this trailer/mish-mash of clips of LOST. Good Job.

Photo Rampage

2010-10-19T19:01:00.004-05:00

Pursuant to my last post, here is a barrage of photos, much to the chagrin of my husband.

Out for an evening stroll.

Looking like "The Flash."

Oopsies.

Checking out the moon, his favorite obsession, currently.

Dancing on the track....

We're boring (or need to take more pictures).

2010-10-18T21:24:00.004-05:00

Man... They look so alike.

Vegging out in front of the TV.

I LOVE this shirt! Thank you, GAP.

My life is LOST

2010-10-04T10:42:00.000-05:00

Ethan's number this week at church was 423.

Hooray for be out there... How did this get made?

2010-09-02T12:25:00.000-05:00

EMBED-'The Walking Dead' Trailer is FINALLY Here!! - Watch more free videos

AMC is pretty brave. I'll be tuning in....

Ye Olde Homestead

2010-08-29T23:13:00.000-05:00

Cool Shot, Huh...

%@#&I@^$@! Life Really Sucks sometimes!

2010-08-26T21:10:00.001-05:00

And no matter how much inspirational crap you try to tell yourself, it doesn't make one bit of difference. Blah blah blah. Dump.........

Wake up Call

2010-08-25T08:39:00.002-05:00

So I guess NASA is having a contest to pick wake-up call music for the last two space shuttle missions. They have sent wake up calls (unless there were two shifts working) since the Gemini missions. I've been reading through a document that lists them all. Lots of fight songs, military songs, etc. My favorites so far have been: Robin Williams announcing "Good Morning Discovery" in classic "Good Morning Vietnam" style, in 1981 they were twice awoken by Pigs in Space muppet routines, and finally the following from 1991:

"Space - the final frontier.
This is the voyage of the Space Shuttle Atlantis -
Its ten-day mission:
To explore new methods of remote sensing and observation of the planet Earth -
To seek out new data on radiation in space, and a new understanding of
the effects of microgravity on the human body -
To boldly go where two hundred and fifty-five men and women have gone before.
Hello - Fred, Tom, Story, Jim, Tom, and especially Mario -
This is Patrick Stewart, choosing not to outrank you as Captain Jean-Luc Picard,
saying that we are confident of a productive and successful mission.
Make it so."
All this to the theme music of "Star Trek - the Next Generation" Capcom Marsha Ivins contacted actor Patrick Stewart to request the special wakeup call for Mario Runco, a big "Star Trek" fan. - taken from http://history.nasa.gov/wakeup%20calls.pdf

Awesome!

The Last Flight

2010-08-24T21:56:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago we got to see a ton of C-47s and DC-13s (WWII planes, military and civilian versions, respectively) at a fly-in at the county airport. They were meeting up here for the last time all together and then flying to Osh Kosh. Pretty neat. John Travolta came. Oooo. ;)

Ethan's even sporting his aviator glasses.

We went into the "oldest" C-47. After WWII it served in the Israeli Air Force.

Pasta Pillows

2010-08-06T21:14:00.003-05:00

I saw these and immediately thought they were filled with pasta. I've watched too much Vicar.

The Oregan Trail Trailer

2010-08-06T08:55:00.001-05:00

"I want four oxen and all the bullets $1600 will buy." "Don't you want any food or spare parts?" KILLS ME. Too funny.

Lost: The Complete Collection

2010-08-06T08:53:00.000-05:00

Garrgh... I really want this. $200 for the blurays...eesh. But if you think about it that's $33 per season which isn't really that bad. My birthday's next week anyone want to pitch in. :)

Corn on the Cob

2010-07-25T14:09:00.002-05:00

We had the best sweet corn yesterday. So yummy and full of kernels, no empty spots. The first batch we got a week ago was full of bugs and not that great. (Of course that batch was free and we paid for this batch).

I cut some off for Ethan, but he INSISTED on eating it like Mama and Dada.

He did pretty good. I was impressed. So cute!

Favorite Scenes

2010-07-23T22:18:00.002-05:00

The following features four of my favorite scenes this super season from four of my favorite shows. (Alliteration!) (Fringe has also been added to the list lately (Thank you Val) but I haven't seen all of that season yet). (Parentheses!)

Side note: Rereading some of the stuff I've typed tonight, my grammar has gotten really badder. Stupid texting/internet/laziness.

Chuck: Best Scene of the Season

2010-07-23T22:10:00.002-05:00

I suppose this is quite spoiler-y if you don't know anything about Chuck, but this was probably my favorite episode this season and this scene was the pinnacle. Morgan is a great best friend and finally finds out Chuck's secret. Although there is one really cheesy line in this scene, Chuck has always had a bit of cheese and you know what it works to the show's advantage I think. The Morgan poke at the end kills me.

The Big Bang Theory: Best Scene of the Season

2010-07-23T22:02:00.003-05:00

Another impossible one to pick out. However, this scene literally had me laughing so hard I was crying the first time I saw it. More out of the physical comedy than the dialogue (which is always spectacular on The Big Bang Theory). Sheldon hasn't been able to sleep because he's stuck on a scientific problem and has gone, shall we say, uber-crazy, because really the guy is crazy on a normal day.

Lost: Scene of the Season

2010-07-23T21:52:00.002-05:00

Ok I didn't want to call it best. Mostly because I think that is impossible to define! But this was definitely up there. Great character moment. Amazing acting. Emotional. Awesome.....

Modern Family: Best Scene of the Season

2010-07-23T21:36:00.002-05:00

Little set up... Cameron and Mitchell are on there way to their nephew's birthday party. Mitchell is embarrassed by the clown costume. Cameron tends to be a bit dramatic and slightly effeminate, but we see a different side of him here.

Fourth of July

2010-07-12T21:51:00.002-05:00

Come on in...

The bubble mower is quite fickle. Bubbles are rare sites.

Still fun to push around though.

C'mon Dad, let's get the fireworks started.

Grandpa and Grandma came up to visit.

Still waiting....

Happy here... but hiding behind his hands and cuddled to Mom and Grandma soon after. After a while though, he warmed up to the idea and "oohed" and "ahhed" with us. Dad offered up a good show!

Thursday: Water Exploration

2010-07-04T21:43:00.004-05:00

Pool Time!

Let's float on our tummies and swim to the toy!

REACH!!!!

Almost to the toy....

The toy is captured.

Are you ready to jump in???

Look at me, Ma!

Splash!

Fun in the Sun.

Tuesday: Softball Game

2010-07-04T20:44:00.004-05:00

It's Tuesday evening and I give Tom the task of taking some pictures of Ethan playing at the park and perhaps my softball game. You can see the fruit of that request below, pictures of our dinner after since Tom forgot. Don't give him too hard a time though. He genuinely forgot. My parents were closer than normal that day so they popped 'round to see us. We ate at a yummy local deli that I love and Tom does not. Therefore we don't frequent it often. Good times.

Fun at Niabi Zoo: 1 2-Year Old & 6 Adults Edition

2010-06-19T18:22:00.009-05:00

Aqua doodle on the way....

The Carousel is lots of fun. Mom picked one freaky tiger for me to ride on.

Wait, maybe it isn't so fun. I NEED to cling to Mom's shirt and then it will be ok.

Grandma Diana shows me the big kitties.

Barbary Goats. Pointy.

Wave to the people on the Choo-choo.

Whew, I need a drink.

Daddy watches the Bobcats.

STEPS!!! I don't remember what was in here. Just that I really, really liked the steps up to the cage.

Look at that Daddy!

Crazy Huge Burmese Python.

Chillin' with the Grandpas.

This shady spot was a nice break.

Look down there Grandma Jane.

Sleeping Lion. Shhhh.....

The Lion says "Rawr!"

Baby Giraffe stands in the shade.

Mama Giraffe is eating.

Look at those spots!

A couple of monkeys hanging out.

We finally got to ride the Choo-choo!!!

What a great day. Time for a little snooze.

CVS is awesome!

2010-06-16T22:09:00.001-05:00

I purchased what you see here for $9.08 and CVS gave me $13 in rewards to use on my next shopping trip. Woo hoo!!!

Ethan's Cute Meal

2010-06-15T21:38:00.004-05:00

He downed the meatloaf. I couldn't believe it and he loves vegetables. Crazy kid. Wasn't too fond of the strawberries, but he did at least try one. Such a good eater. And look how clean he is! One little bit of meat on the table. Next my plate probably looked worse. Where did this kid come from?

Star Wars with a Bizarre Cast

2010-05-28T22:00:00.001-05:00

Lost: What They Died For

2010-05-23T15:20:00.007-05:00

Great Episode with lots of yummy answers...

Jack sews up Kate's gunshot wound mirroring how she sewed him up in the pilot episode. They both easily agree that FLocke has to die.

Miles, Ben, and Richard finally reappear at the barracks to get some C4. Miles: "I lived here 30 years ago, otherwise known as last week."

In the secret room, next to the secreter room, we pick up some C4. Widmore and Zoe waltz in. Awkward. Jacob invited him back, hmmm. Flocke's coming. Miles runs. Wid and Zoe hide. Richard and Ben meet him head on. Doesn't work out so well for Richard. I hope he's not dead. Ben rats out Widmore, no problem.

Zoe is dispatched quickly. Widmore talks and Ben takes his revenge. Bye bye Widmore.

Kiddo Jacob steals the ashes from Hurley and we have a nice fireside chat with our demi-god.

Jacob brought them to the island to fix the smokey mistake. They were flawed like him. Needs someone to take his place. Kate can still have the job even though she became a mom. Jack steps up. No surprise there. I have a feeling he might not have the job for very long though. Seems too easy.

Jack drinks the water and now he's like Jacob. He can now find the light which is near the bamboo field where he woke up after he crashed.

Ben and Flocke head to the well. Desmond is gone. Flocke doesn't mind. Did him a favor. Who let him go? Mirrors the down the hatch from the end of season 1. I remember that was so cool and seems so long ago. Sniff.

What is up with this cut on Jack's neck. I have a feeling this is going to happen on the island in the finale. (another reason I don't think Jack will have the job long).

Gather round the Super Bran. Wait...Christian's been found but Des is faking him out, Why?

Oh crap, Des is going to run down poor Mr. Locke AGAIN. Ben butts in and gets the snot kicked out of him. Nice to see an old Ben beat down. FLASHES. Tells Mr. Locke, Des didn't want to hurt him just to get him to let go. Locke stops calling the police... and we see Des turn his smiling self in to Det. Ford. Who's next to him in the lock up? Sayid and Kate. Nice.

Alex insists on giving "Napolean" Ben a ride home and dinner! It's a sane Roussau! She insists on dinner even if she has to "kidnap him." HAH! Ben's a father figure to Alex. Sniff. Crazy scene. I liked it.

John comes to Jack's office to get the surgery! YAY YAY YAY! Fate or coincidence? I believe Mr. Eko said that line too.

Off to county, Des lets Sayid and Kate in on the escape deal. Ya right.

Ana Lucia has no morals and they're set free with a monetary donation from Hurley. Kate and Des are off to the Concert and Hurley/Sayid?? Hurley seems to be fully aware now and everyone appears to be meeting up at the concert.

Up Next: The End. 2.5 hours of Lost greatness!

Totally Lost

2010-05-18T22:08:00.000-05:00

The funniest thing "Totally Lost" has ever done. :)

Lost: Across the Sea

2010-05-18T18:55:00.005-05:00

A very insightful episode that I think I am still processing.

A very pregnant Claudia is shipwrecked on the island and meets "Mother."

She gives birth to twins. The first named Jacob. The second is nameless, she didn't pick out a name. (And apparently he won't get one). White and Black, peaceful and upset. I think Mother found her "candidates." Claudia gets a rock to the head.

The boys grow, ask questions to which there are no satisfying answers. Small MIB finds a game of Senet (precursor to Backgammon which Locke plays with WALT!). Knows the "rules" and Jacob can make his own "rules" someday.

Mother gave MIB the game (perhaps). He is "special." Just like Locke. Mother really prefers him. Poor Jacob.

Mother takes MIB and Jacob to the holy wormhole of light. WHAT? There's a little bit of it inside every man. They are there to protect it from others on the island who would try to take it.

MIB (but not Jacob) sees Claudia who tells him that she was really his mother. He's understandably upset. MIB leaves Mother and tries to convince Jacob to come as well. He wants to leave the island.

MIB and Jacob continue to meet as they grow and play the game. MIB has learned about the special properties of the island and what the people want to do with it. The flying knife was cool. Jacob tells mommy like a good little boy. The man can't lie.

Mother confronts MIB. He's found the light again. We get a glimpse of the donkey wheel. He's leaving the island. Mother bashes his head in. Harsh.

When he wakes he finds all his people dead and the well filled in. Was Mother a little Smoky-ish too?

Mother passes the torch to Jacob. Warns him never to go down into the light as it would be a fate worse than death. (Think she knows because she did it?).

Enraged, MIB stabs Mother who Thanks him. Wow. Then it's Jacob's turn to become enranged who in a fit of revenge throws MIB down the wormhole and Smokey is born!

MIB and Mother become our Adam and Eve.

I am unsure about this episode. Still can't make up my mind about whether I liked it or not. Some aspects I didn't and some I did. Will probably take me a while to make up my mind. ;)

Up next: "What they died for."

Like hearing "Dude" a lot?

2010-05-14T09:27:00.000-05:00

Ethan and Le Frog: 2 years

2010-05-13T21:37:00.003-05:00

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY!

2010-05-11T19:29:00.004-05:00

Let's get this party started! Where is everyone Gidget?

An UP mobile. The theme was UP and balloons.

Balloons!

Russell is guarding the napkins.

The cupcake balloons turned out awesome! Complete with Karl's house. Assisting the elderly badge, anyone?

Ethan was slightly overwhelmed by gifts. It was a two part affair.

Bowling was fun.

Yummy cupcake.

And yummy grapes. I only attached one badge to his shirt, the book badge. I tried to dress him as close to Russell as I could. I am the only one who cares about that sort of thing though. ;)

Uncle Kyle made Karl's house really fly!

Lost: The Candidate

2010-05-11T18:06:00.005-05:00

Jack saves John and says he's a "candidate" for a new spinal surgery. Fix him! Please Jack. I really want to see that, but John's not up for it. So Jack does some digging.

Dr. Bernard the dentist KNOWS something. He did some surgery on John after his first accident but won't tell. Gives Jack Anthony Cooper's name as a clue. Kids about flirting with his wife Rose on Oceanic 815. Crazy...

Anthony Cooper is... Wow.

Locke mumbles island stuff. Very cool. Locke got his pilot's license and was in a plane crash! Woah... feels guilty for hurting his father and won't "let go" as Jack advises. Still won't get the surgery. Jack: "I wish you'd believe me." John's suicide note to Jack. GREAT scene.

Somewhere in there Jack and Claire open the "Catch a falling Star" music box and talk some more about Oceanic 815. Come on Jack, put it together.

Our castaways are thrown in the old polar bear cages.

Sun and Jin have a much better reunion scene than last episode. Argh, they're going to bite it aren't they? Smokey and Jack break them out.

Locke breaks some necks and grabs a watch, what? C4 is rigged to blow on Ajira. Hmm... Oh, let's take the Sub instead! Kate's shot, Locke goes in the drink, Claire's left again, and...

Crap. There's a bomb. That crafty smokey. Jack lets them know nothing's going to happen and I believe him, but Sawyer doesn't... and Sayid takes one for the team, but not without letting Jack know about well-dwelling Desmond. Sayid: "It's going to be you, Jack." Sun's trapped behind the sub debris... garh. Jin chooses her.

Ya, I totally bawled. Darn you, Michael Giacchino, with your emotional score!

Then I bawled some more when the losties cried.

Up next: Across the Sea. Another mythology filled episode. Yeah!

Get out of there!

2010-05-07T12:30:00.001-05:00

Warning: About 4 f-bombs are dropped...Still crazy how many times that line is in the movies.

Easter: Part 2

2010-05-05T21:59:00.003-05:00

Too rainy for Hunt #2.

After Hunt #1 he knew what was in the eggs and therefore opened each one as he found it.

GPS Star Wars Voice Navigation

2010-05-05T10:19:00.001-05:00

OK, I really want a Tom Tom now!!!

Easter: Part 1

2010-05-04T21:12:00.003-05:00

Lost: The Last Recruit

2010-05-03T21:35:00.005-05:00

Set up episode. Kind of blah for me.

Locke and Ben head to Jack's hospital. I think Locke had his island download. Sun recognizes him. Sun is ok, so is the baby.

Sawyer and Kate have a moment. Sawyer and Miles capture Sayid.

Desmond creeps me out but apparently not Claire and leads her to Ilana.

Ilana the lawyer introduces Claire to her brother Jack at the reading of his will. He's shocked but interrupted by..

Locke and his spine. I really hope he fixes him completely. SOMETHING good has to happen for poor Locke.

Zoe shows off Widmore's firepower. MIB's not impressed.

Des ekes out a little of the old Sayid. He didn't kill him.

Finally, Sun and Jin get their all too short moment. Who else thought the sonic fence was going to ruin everything? Guns up, guns down. Who cares? More of the same.

Claire followed the others when they broke off from Locke. None too happy about being left behind, again. Understandable. Kate steps up. Good for her.

Jack is still a man of faith and Sawyer just wants off the island. Jump Jack.

Jack stumbles into Locke's group, gets blown heavenward. He's apparently with Locke now. So was Jack the last recruit?

Up next: The Candidate

Lost Video: Locke

2010-05-03T13:05:00.003-05:00

I really don't like rap music, but I still kind of enjoyed this video about my favorite Lost character, Locke.

Our Sun

2010-04-28T08:47:00.002-05:00

Isn't that amazingly beautiful?
This a multi-temperature image of our sun. Crazy cool.

Tickling the Ivories

2010-04-24T18:50:00.002-05:00

Lost: Everybody Loves Hugo

2010-04-20T18:10:00.008-05:00

Hurley leaves a RED flower at Libby's grave on Boone Hill. Plan Blowup Ajira is still in effect. Whispers...Michael appears, the plan will kill lots of people, no good. Oh, and the whispers are people who can't move on and are stuck on the island. A big reveal but it felt kind of forced, like FINE fans, we'll give you an answer. Here you go.

Ilana explodes! Did not see that coming even though she was flinging the crusty dynamite all around. But you know we still need more dynamite...

So Hurley blows up the Black Rock. Wow. Nice. Team Hugo heads for Locke's camp. Oooo Locke and Jack... together again.

Sayid tied Desmond to a tree. Thinks Locke is Locke, or does he? Des seems very all-knowing and not afraid in the least. He also can see...

Kid-Jacob a little older than last time... Pesky kids. Locke leads him to a well and then something I totally saw coming...

Down the rabbit hole Alice. But MIB can't kill them so he's not dead just maybe hidden out of reach of Widmore in his RED shirt.

Hugo is up for Man of the Year. (This is Jorge's real dog, Nunu. Too cute).

Dr. Pierre Chang doled out the nifty dino decor. RED tie anyone. Mama Reyes set up a blind date at Spanish Johnny's and it's LIBBY! Well, not really but, she somehow knows him however is currently staying at...

Santa Rosa. Bummer for Hugo.

Hugo drowns his sorrow in a family size bucket of Mr. Cluck's chicken (RED RED RED). Desmond takes over the Jacob role and gives Hugo a little nudge and then picks up order 42 (one of the numbers).

After a little greasing of the Santa Rosa doctor with a 100 k donation, he gets in to see Libby.

RED beats black at Connect Four! He wants to know how she knows him. Plane crash... island. He still doesn't remember but commends her honesty for telling him about Bizzaro world. ;) A little awkwardness later and he has himself the picnic date they were always going to have before you know... Michael murdered her.

They kiss and BAM island memories for Hurley (in a REDdish tone). Woah. Des watches from afar satisfied.

Desmond is checking out a school, but really watching Locke.

And runs him over with his Car! Yikes, is this to get his island memories a-jogging? Too bad he couldn't fall in love like Hugo and Faraday. I'd choose that route.

A classic lying on the back scene (after the crash, in the Dharma Pit, after his fall....) RED blood... Ben is there to save the day. I have a feeling we're going to Jack Shephard's hospital. Hey! Sun and Jin should be there too. Maybe Claire's having her baby. It's a reunion of people we don't know!

So what is with all the RED... I thought we were a Black and White kind of show. Why didn't Hugo have a mirror moment like everyone else?

Up next: The Last Recruit (no character focus)

Next week: No new Lost. :( They will be repeating Ab Aeterno, Richard's episode.

Awesomely Creepify-ing

2010-04-20T12:44:00.001-05:00

Mix LOST with Willy Wonka... and you get the title of my blog post. Well done promo department for ABC.

Ken

2010-04-19T12:48:00.000-05:00

I am almost 100% positive my Ken doll had that hideous blue leopard shirt. No ascot though. :( I can't wait for this movie!

Lost: Happily Ever After

2010-04-13T18:12:00.005-05:00

A very heavy mythology episode! Always Excellent!

Widmore brought Desmond to the island and boy is he NOT happy.

I've been waiting for a Widmore beatdown! :)

Widmore needs to test Desmond to see if he can survive another electromagnetic incident. Poor Simmons bites the big one during the first test.

But Desmond gets transported to Sideways world??? The island isn't done with him yet indeed.

He gets off 815, has a brief convo with Claire and predicts she'll have a boy. Familiar face George Minkowski (communications officer on the freighter) is his cheesy limo driver/ guide.

Visits boss man Widmore, crazy. Desmond's his best man. Check out the crazy art on the walls.

A light and dark scale. Widmore needs Desmond to round up rock star Charlie to play at his wife's charity gig featuring classic rock or rocking classical maybe. Oh what fun.

However, Charlie had an out of body experience, shall we say, and he "feels"...something. And does he ever want to get back to that. A few deep questions for Desmond later, and we're driving into a marina!

And then....AWESOMENESS.... solid evidence (more than knowing glances at least) of the two worlds intersecting. Classic scene recreation... so cool.

Desmond flashes to island world... and he knows... something? He flashes again during the MRI. Charlie bails and Desmond has to tell the misses...

Eloise Widmore is sporting an interesting broach. Two parallel lines/stars/worlds. She dismisses his news as no big deal but when Des hears Penny's name... she is all... it's a violation! How in the heck does she know so much? And what was she talking about.

Faraday is not Faraday, he's Widmore and not our lovable physicist. He's a musician, but he ran into a certain redhead at a museum and just KNEW physics all of a sudden and thinks everything's wrong and he set off a nuclear bomb. WHAT?!? He is useful though cause he knows where Penny is...

running the stadium stairs. Who really does that? They meet, know something, shake hands and Desmond faints back to Island world. He's ready to make the sacrifice Widmore is asking... but Sayid breaks some necks and he's off with him. Hmm... What a confusing episode...

Up next: Everybody Loves Hugo. YAY Hugo! and Jorge!

The Big E

2010-04-10T19:03:00.004-05:00

"I don't know if I want what your serving Grandma?"

"Oh wait, Yeah, I do."

"Mmm, milk does a body good."

Fun on the Couch (or as my Grandparent's called it the Davenport).

Lost: The Package

2010-04-06T19:22:00.005-05:00

Sun and Jin... EH not bad.

No marry. But sneaking around. Sun doesn't know English. The money was payment for killing Jin!

Patchy still loses his eye.

Sun is preggers but was shot! How was Jin not shooting blanks?

Night vision and Darts! Widmore takes Jin.

Sun doesn't fall for Smokey-Locke's charms and runs but smacks into a tree and loses her English. What? Is this sign of the alterna-version and island-version merging? She didn't speak English in sideways world.

Jin visits Room 23, the crazy psychedelic brainwashing room that Karl and some Dharma folk were subjected to.

Zoe asks Jin about electromagnetic energy map, ahhh a cartographer after my own heart. Demands Widmore, who shows him Sun's camera and Ji Yeon. Heartwrenching...

Widmore and Smokey... hmm. Everyone's ganging up on the Smokes.

The package is DESMOND! Yay! The island wasn't done with him yet, obviously he's sooooo special. ;)

Up next: Happily Ever After
A Desmond Episode...Sweet.

April Fools

2010-04-02T18:01:00.002-05:00

Prior post was just a joke. Think Geek does that every year. I happened to actually remember this year when I got my email. It would still be fun to have though.

Last year, one of their jokes was a sleeping bag in the shape of a taun taun from Star Wars. There were so many people that actually wanted it that they went ahead and manufactured the thing!

Lost Alarm Clock

2010-04-01T10:08:00.002-05:00

Who wants one??? I do, I do. ;)

Lost: Ab Aeterno

2010-03-30T18:13:00.003-05:00

Richard's Backstory!!! And it did not disappoint!

Richard apparently has no clue what's going on with Jacob and "the Candidates" and boy is he frustrated!

A long.... flashback to the island...

Wait, it's the Canary Islands and it's 1867! Richard's wife Isabella is sick and needs help.

He takes all his money and her cross to the doctor but he's too lazy to go out now. He has medicine but Richard doesn't have enough. He gets frustrated ( I see a theme) and accidentally kills the doctor ( much like Desmond accidentally killed his button pushing partner, Kelvin, by a push and whack on the head). He gets the medicine and flees.

Isabella, unfortunately, dies anyway. Richard gets arrested and asks for absolution. The priest however, say NO. What? What a jerk. He does get him sold to Magnus Hanso (Great grandfather of Alvar Hanso, founder of the Dharma Initiative). He ends up on the Black Rock and most spectacularly crashes through the Tarawet statue (Hello, only four toes) to land in the middle of the island.

Once shipwrecked, the officer kills the prisoners but Richard is saved when the Smoke Monster takes out the rest of the ship's crew (Loved how Mr. Whitefield was taken!). Lots of suffering, boar fighting, and then, I think, a visit from Smokey Isabella. Rough stuff, then Man In Black, lets him out.

Convinces him the "Devil" took his wife. Very biblical in this episode. The Devil also betrayed him and took his body. Now, he must be killed with the Dogan knife!

Jacob fights back (unlike when Ben actually kills him) and Richard gets a fun baptism. Ok, not really fun per se. But, man, He Wants to LIVE.

The island is a CORK and the wine...??? Ya, that explains it all. Alright, I'll roll with it. Jacob uses his persuasive powers and gives Richard the job of intermediary. (Because, duh, if you don't tell people what to do MIB will! Was that really a surprise to Jacob?) He can't give him his wife back or grant him absolution but he can make him live forever! Some demi-god, can't even grant your wishes. Richard returns to MIB and gives him the inside joke white rock. MIB gives him the cross and tells him the deal still stands.

Back in the present, Richard returns to where he buried the cross and wants to take MIB's deal. Uh oh... ah, Hurley appears and pulls a Whoopi in Ghost and lets Richard talk to Isabella. So sweet...

Jacob and MIB have another chat... Wine gets smashed. Hmmm....

Up next: The Package

30 sec Commercials for the Lost finale are selling for $900,000. Crazy...

Ethan and a Door

2010-03-29T21:47:00.005-05:00

Playing with the door at Grandma and Grandpa's is always a fun time.

Some Fun for Your Day: A Toy Story 3 Viral Trailer

2010-03-29T12:22:00.001-05:00

Some Fun for your Day: 2-min movie

2010-03-26T13:00:00.002-05:00

A midnight bumper movie from the South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW)... Here's a great intro to it from Peter Hall...

"Okay, so the film in question is only two minutes long, but I'm not kidding when I say it was one of the most talked about things at the fest. Joe Nicolosi made this brilliant bumper to play before all of the SXSW midnight films and even halfway through the fest, after many of us had seen it well over a dozen times, it still got a healthy round of applause every time it played. ...

I don't want to say what it's about if you haven't seen it, as that would slightly rob the fun of discovering it for the first time. But I will say that it may be, depending on where you work, slightly NSFW. There's no profanity or sexuality, but there is a drop or two of the red stuff (this is the midnight bumper, after all) that may raise the eyebrows of any innocent bystanders."

SXSW Midnight Bumper from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Lost: Recon

2010-03-23T17:10:00.007-05:00

It's Recon with Sawyer or perhaps Re-con. Another con, on us? on Widmore? on Smokey? Perhaps all?

Sawyer is pulling a con. It's 8:42 (numbers) and it's time to go, but wait, the chick he's swindling gets the drop on him. Except, "LaFleur"...He's cop, James Ford.

And his partner is Miles.

Liam, Charlie's brother, is looking to bail him out. When will Charlie be back? I miss him.

Miles sets up James with Charlotte "Indian Jones" Lewis who works with Miles' Dad at the museum (Dr. Chang?). (Rebecca Mader looks great!). They easily hook up (too easily?) and she finds his secret pictures about his parents murder/suicide and his hunt for Anthony Cooper. To the curb for C. S. Lewis.

Little House is always good for a laugh right, hmm maybe not when we're talking about death. Tries to make up with Charlotte by bringing her a "sad" flower bit no dice with Charlotte, good for her.

He confesses his secret to Miles and BAM it's Kate on the run.

On the island, Claire and Kate have some interesting back and forths. One resulting in Claire trying to to stab Kate while a dumbfounded Sayid sat and did NOTHING. Fake Locke slaps Claire out of it and tries to bond with Kate over crazy mothers and such.

Locke sends Sawyer on a recon mission to Hydra Island.

He finds Ajira and a mass grave. (The front girl extra in the pile with a purple shirt and jeans is Jorge Garcia's girlfriend Beth).

He finds Zoe who claims to be the only survivor but after asking WAY too many questions, she's actually part of Widmore's new sonic fence building gang.

They take Sawyer to the sub where he notices a conspicuously locked door. Is it Desmond? Eloise Hawking? Aaron? Some secret weapon? GARGH...

Sawyer makes a deal with Widmore to bring the "Smoke Thing" to him and tells the smoke thing the same plan. Playing both sides so he can steal ... the sub to get away. What? That's the end! Really anti-climatic for me.

Oh well...Next up: Ab Aeterno which is Latin for "Since the beginning of time." So that must mean it's centered on Mr. Richard Alpert. YeeHaw! I am so excited for this episode.

How many ways can I say Ethan Pictures?

2010-03-22T22:13:00.004-05:00

Those coins make great noises...

What?

Watching UP with Grandpa. It is his favorite movie. Check that, it is the ONLY movie he wants to watch.

He can't get enough of those balloons!

A Fun Mary Kay Commercial

2010-03-22T22:12:00.000-05:00

Some Fun for your Day: TV Theme Songs

2010-03-18T12:15:00.001-05:00

Very cool one man/two man band...What? ;)

Little Red Wagon

2010-03-15T22:26:00.004-05:00

A Christmas Gift...Hope we can use it now that the weather's getting nicer!

Lost: Dr. Linus

2010-03-15T21:41:00.003-05:00

Dr. Linus is a nice guy. He cares for the school, the kids, complaining colleagues, and even that odd substitute fellow. The man can't catch a break though. Evil 80's movie villains (see Real Genius and Die Hard) masquerading as principals always seem to get in his way.

I really, really enjoyed seeing alterna-Ben.

He's teaching Alex (on island daughter). (Somehow, this cameo really surprised me. Guess I was just expecting Ben and Artz :) She clues him in to villainous principal's affair and he goes for a power grab, much like his island self.

He enlists Artz who wheels and deals himself to some new equipment and a choice parking spot. But alas, he is not the power hungery island Ben and when the principal ups the ante by threatening to ruin Alex's Yale chances, this time Ben chooses her. The choice he's always been regretting.

Oh, and he really seems to have a good relationship with dear old Dad. They went to the island at some point but no clue as to what happened. And in a twist of irony (which I totally missed, Thanks internet for cluing me in), he's pumping life saving oxygen gas into him instead of the poisonous purge death gas.

Back on the island, Hurley wants "cheese curds." :) Richard confirms (mostly) that he was brought on the Black Rock. We learn that he is not a cyborg or vampire. (Jorge ad libbed the vampire line and it made it into the show, very cool). He just wants to die, but semi-god Jacob touched him and gave him a gift/curse, so he can't kill himself. Let's ask the "do no harm" doctor to do it. Sure.... The ocean gazing must have emboldened Jack and he plops down to watch the dynamite burn down. And... nothing. Not really a surprise, but perhaps Richard's faith is restored a little.

Miles rats Ben out and Ilana makes him dig his own grave. Nice. His Royal Lockey-ness uses the force and opens Ben's bindings and tells him to come join his band of merry men over on Hydra Island. Ben bolts and Ilana follows, then... The Truth. Ben explains, I think, sincerely... and Ilana FORGIVES him. Pretty amazing. Ben finally feels accepted and that's why he stays.

Miles finds Nikki and Paolo's diamonds... Sweet. The talking to dead people finally rakes in the cash. And we get a classic slo mo reunion. So, Season one...I loved it!

But.... bum bum buh DA.... WIDMORE's Back! Finally... is this who Jacob was waiting for?

Up next: Recon

*** On a personal note, I really like this recap. My creative juices must have been a-flowing. But perhaps it is totally incomprehensible and the time change has addled my brain enough to convince me that it's actually good.

Behind the Scenes

2010-03-08T22:24:00.003-06:00

Random Behind the Scenes pics from my three favorite shows.

Casey (Adam Baldwin) and Chuck (Zach Levi) on a break from Chuck.

Hurley (Jorge Garcia) and the squirrel baby on the set of Lost.

Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) coffee table. Pic taken by Wil Wheaton on the set of the Big Bang Theory.

Lost: Sundown

2010-03-08T21:36:00.004-06:00

Nadia is married to Sayid's brother Omer in sideways world. Bummer. Looks like Sayid wanted it that way though. He's trying to be the good guy. Doesn't really work out though. Keamy and sidekicks are extorting Omar and Sayid takes them out. (I don't think Keamy even got to eat the eggs). Hmm, everyone else has changed somewhat in sideways world. Sayid, not so much, still assassin man.

Oh, and Jin's in the frig. Did he give the watch to Keamy?

Best fight scene in Lost? Me thinks so. But no one kills. Sayid's banished, but wait, go kill MIB with my dagger. Don't let him talk.

He talked. No blood. Great faces by Terry O'Quinn here. Claire and Sayid come to the temple. Kate tells Claire she raised Aaron.

Creepy Claire smile and song. Sayid kills Dogen and Lennon.

Awesome Smokey attack.

Creepy Sayid smile. Kate ends up with Locke's group. Should be interesting.

Next up: Dr. Linus
Ben episode. Nice. I wasn't really into Sundown as you can probably tell from my short recap. It had great action, but I had a major sinus infection (still do in fact) and did not feel good at all. It was kind of Meh for me.

Some Fun for your Day: Big Red

2010-03-04T12:14:00.003-06:00

Verizon has this new commercial that copies the theme song from the old Big Red chewing gum ads. See both below. The Verizon commercial is pretty good and I completely remember the gum theme song. Two funny tidbits form the older commercial: Whoever put it up on You Tube got it from Channel 31 out of Peoria, WMBD. And the Tuba player is Ralphie! (aka Peter Billingsly :)

From TV Squad

Lost: Lighthouse

2010-03-02T17:49:00.010-06:00

Quite a humorous episode. Way to go Hurley!

In the sideways world, Jack has a SON!

David. I think his mother is Juliet and she is gone having a "dutch coffee: with Sawyer. (Taken from when she was dying in Sawyer's arms). More Daddy issues. Confused about his appendectomy scar.

David is auditioning (a candidate!) and plays Fantasia Impromptu (same song Faraday played in his younger days). Dogen makes an appearance.

Back on the island, Jacob instructs Hurley to take Jack to the lighthouse. He writes the instructions on his arm. Hee hee.

He runs into Dogen in the secret passage tunnel. He's into "Indiana Jones" history and stuff. Tells Dogen he is a candidate and dismisses him. Dogen replies in Japanese "You are lucky that you are protected. Because if you were not protected, I would cut your head off." Woah.... Hurley: "I just lied to a samurai" and "[Jacob] shows up like Obi-wan."

On the way to the lighthouse, they stop by the caves they use to live at. Hurley asks about the Adam and Eve skeletons and speculates that maybe they were us. (A wink to Rose and Bernard perhaps ;) They also find Shannon's inhaler. Very old school.

Check out this link to a video at Comic Con where Jorge (Hurley) is speculating if all our questions will be answered. He wonders about.... Shannon's inhaler. They answered it!!! Too funny!

At the lighthouse, they discover more about the numbers and names. They represent degrees. Hurley is supposed to turn it to 108. Kate appears at number 51. We see some other names, Friendly, Rousseau, etc.

When the mirrors start moving however, Jack sees things in the mirrors.

The church where Saywer's parent's funerals took place.

The temple where Sun and Jin were married.

And his childhood home! Was Jacob watching them in his lighthouse surveillance mirror? Jack gets MAD and breaks the mirrors. Seven years bad luck. Apparently, Jacob was expecting this to happen. Oh, and Hurley has ink on his forehead. ;)

Number 108 is listed as "Wallace" and is crossed out. I think the person that is coming to the island is Widmore. He's been trying to get back for so long. I think he finally makes it somehow.

And then there's Claire-sseau and her creepy pig lizard baby. Wow. Man in Black and Claire are "friendly." Scary.

Up next: Sundown.

Ethan-palooza!

2010-02-28T17:35:00.005-06:00

Put his boots on by himself for the first time. They're his favorite shoes.

Rock 'n Roll, Mom.

Gidget was only minimally traumatized by this photograph. (Notice the boots again!)

Silly Boys.

Tower building with Grandpa.

Eerie, isn't it? (If only the picture quality was a little better).

Hey!

Let me try...

Computer fun. His favorite is kneebouncers.com.

The following is from a surprisingly good picture taking day. That rarely happens for me! (They're still a little blurry though). :(

CHUCK!

2010-02-26T12:14:00.001-06:00