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Written by Abbiegail444
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Saturday, 30 September 2006 |
Like any other Lost fan worldwide, I have spent the past 128 Lost-less
days in anticipation for the start of Season 3, now only five
short, and yet so horribly long days away. I thought I would share some of my Lost preparations for the premiere with you.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
Go shopping for
essentials:
Fresh batteries for the remote, DVR prepped, 3 rolls of duct tape,
black plastic sheeting, cotton batting, straws, Diet Pepsi, cheese
curls, extra can of coffee, jar of black pepper, Visine, box of tissues.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2006
Con family into helping me clean the house thoroughly, by telling them
we will put up the Halloween decorations when we're done. In reality, I
just want to make sure the TV screen is spotless so as not to detract
from the faces of Jack and Sayid. (There is nothing worse than thinking
they have a new freckle and finding out later it's dust. It caused a
whole AOL thread once. Trust me, it’s bad)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2006
Go to work as usual, making sure to tuck the black pepper into my
purse. At various times throughout the day, sneak a sniff of pepper and
start coughing and sneezing, thereby laying the groundwork for the
"sudden attack of the flu" that will keep me home on Wednesday.
After work, clean out the living room closet.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006
Go to work. Increase the pepper sniffing and use the Visine to simulate
a possible case of pink-eye. Leave crumpled tissues laying around my
desk. Mention several times how much I love my job and can't bear the
thought of taking a sick day.
After dinner, casually mention to the kids that we're having “Adventure
Night” on
Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006
Wake up at 3:00 A.M. from excitement
over Lost Day. Prepare several
pots of coffee; going to need to stay awake today. Call in sick from
work at 8:00 A.M., apologizing profusely and offering to bring in a
doctor's note. Since they now trust me, they tell me this is not
necessary and offer wishes for a speedy recovery. Somehow, I think I'll
feel much better on Thursday (hee hee).
Ship the kids
off to school and begin preparing house. Tape black plastic sheeting
over the windows to prevent glare on the TV screen. Set up the DVR to
record Lost so I can rewatch it again and again. Silently curse Astro
for not buying me the DVR, so I had to shell out my hard earned cash.
Replace the batteries in the remote, just in case.
After school, bring kids home and get the homework done immediately.
Suggest a race to see who can eat dinner the fastest. Two Heimlich
maneuvers later, daughter is declared the champion of the First
Annual Dinner Speed Race.
Tell kids it's time for Adventure Night. Bind their hands and feet with
duct tape and tell them we're having a hopping contest. Use cotton
batting to make blindfolds and have them hop into living room closet.
Use small strips of tape to muffle the screams of protest when they
realize they've been tricked yet again, but cut small hole in tape and
insert straw so they can breathe. Even though it IS Lost night,
I can't forget that I'm going for Mother of the Year. Close door firmly.
Wait for husband to get home from work. Tell him we're having Adventure
Night while giving him a big wink. Bind hands and feet with duct tape,
tell him to hop in closet and wait for me. Try really hard not to kick
him when he
starts giggling. Slam door shut when he gets in there and
lock it. Let him take care of the kids for once.
Turn telephone off. Cell phone off as well; leave computer on for the
post-show wrap up on Black Rock but set away message threatening death
to anyone who disturbs me. Turn up TV really loud so I can't hear those
annoying noises coming from the closet...um, I mean...so I can hear
every word that's said on the show. Pour myself a diet Pepsi, open the
bag of cheese curls, and settle in for the
evening.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2006
Begin preparing next week's shopping list....
So there you have it. Those are my preparations for the big Lost
premiere on Wednesday night. What are YOU doing to get ready?
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