LOST. Incredible. Just going to run through a few points. Maybe a more thorough post will follow.

WARNING: Full of spoilers!

✈Penny and Desmond, together at last. And it’s good, because I’d told a lot of people I would stop watching the show if they killed off Desmond. When I watch the episode again, I’ll probably cry. I missed the part somehow where Desmond got on the helicopter and I thought he was still on the freighter. Needless to say, I was not happy at that point.

✈Jin blew up. Well, I hope not. Next to Penny and Desmond, I’m all about Sun and Jin. I really want him to be alive.

✈Christian Shepherd gave Michael permission to die. Not maaaaahhh boooooyyyyyy! Kidding. Good riddance.

✈Playing chess with Mr. Eko. Awesome.

✈Umm…Ben going all Norman Bates on Keamy. Good lands. You can tell they’re at a different time slot now.

✈I knew it, from the moment that Sawyer let Frank go and they took off, that something bad was going to happen with him. But with the whole whispering and kiss thing, I think I’m a Skater again. Haven’t had much to go on this season.

✈You don’t believe in miracles, Jack? I don’t believe in you. Easily working his way up the list of my least favorite characters.

✈Jeremy Bentham = Locke. Meaning, Locke was in the coffin. I want to say that was one of my first theories about the coffin, but I didn’t write it down anywhere so it’s not like anyone will believe me. I will say it wasn’t shocking. Going from John Locke to Jeremy Bentham isn’t a big stretch and kinda makes sense.

✈What was up Daniel Faraday? Something is going on there. Like…where did their little raft go? Get sucked into the abyss with the Island?

✈Crackpot theory #1: Charlotte Staples Lewis is, in reality, a Narnian (this one belongs to Kevin).

✈Crackpot theory #2: Charlotte is the offspring of Annie and Ben, born off island.

✈Ben and Locke may be one of the best comedy duos in history. They were hilarious last night.

✈Sawyer and Juliet. Great.

✈The Island disappeared.

So, tonight is the season 4 finale of LOST. It’s bittersweet, you know, since we’re all aware that we’ll be waiting until January/February for the next episode. Such is the life of a LOST fan. At least I’ll have the Jay & Jack Show (podcast) to look forward to during the hiatus (oh, AND So You Think You Can Dance, which I can never really get into until that space in my brain occupied by LOST is free). And you know, that boyfriend I have

What are your predictions for the season finale? What would you like to see happen next season?

At this point, I have no predictions. And I’m spoiler free now (new convert), so if you reply to this with those stinkin’ LostFan108 spoilers…just don’t, kapeesh?

Kevin Answers YOUR 13 Questions!

1. Do you love dogs? Yes

2. What is your Myers Briggs Type? ESFJ

3. What are Elizabeth’s traits that you admire most and why? Being my opposite to best be my compliment and helper. It is wonderful that we have common things that we both can share (likes and dislikes), but it is more wonderful for there to be aspects of her that I do not necessarily have (like hospitality) whereby she can compliment me and I her. There have been times where I have thought how easy it would be to have someone that was just like me, but then I think how annoying it would be and how easy doesn’t always equal better or best.

4. What was the very first thing that attracted you to Elizabeth? I am not gonna lie…right off the bat, it was her beauty, but once I got to know her more, she became more and more attractive to me.

5. Before you went, did you ever think you’d stay in Oklahoma after graduating? Absolutely not! I was sold on graduating and moving back to Maryland and living in the house that I grew up in.

6. What is one thing you have been afraid of and have had to overcome? How did you overcome it? And what was the result? Roller coasters. When I was in elementary school I went on this one roller coaster and cried the whole time. Up until late high school, I never rode a roller coaster. I overcame this fear by facing it and getting on a roller coaster and realizing that it wasn’t bad at all and that there was nothing to be afraid of. Now, I have no problem riding roller coasters.

7. What passage of scripture have you taken most encouragement from and why? The whole story of Joseph. The man was humble, loved God wholeheartedly, was able to look temptation in the eye and run away from it. The man was faithful to God during the highs and lows of his life and God blessed him for it. He humbled himself and God exalted him before the world. He is also an example of patience, hard work, strong moral character, and non-instant gratification.

8. What would you consider to be the most pinnacle moment in your Christian walk? Has something happened that really changed the way that you walk with the Lord? The “most” pinnacle moment would have to been when I began the journey accepting Christ in high school. Getting involved with the Baptist Student Union when I came to college has really changed how I walk with God.

9. Tell me about the time that you felt most loved by another person. As I was telling Liz, anytime I am given a hug is when I feel loved because my primary love language is physical touch.

10. What is your salvation testimony? I grew up in the Episcopal church and was involved in almost everything at my church. In the summer of 1996, before my sophomore year of high school, I was in a serious car accident with my brother. He was fine, but I was stuck, eventually having to be cut out of the car. Due to some other details, I ended up at a hospital to stay overnight for observation. My mom told me what she had been informed of by one of the paramedics and told me that she believed an angel was sent to lessen the blow on my side of the car and that God had a purpose for my life. I couldn’t sleep that night partly because of what she said and partly because I couldn’t sleep slightly sitting up. I just consciously made the decision to give my life to Christ, but didn’t learn how to really grow until I came to college.

11. Where is your favorite place to go by yourself, and what makes that place so special to you? Other than the bathroom, I guess my favorite place would be my room mainly because its a place where I can be by myself to just relax.

12. If you could go back and change one things you’ve done with regard to your relationship with Elizabeth, what would it be? Maybe starting it earlier than I did, but then that would have meant that it would be longer before getting married, so I am gonna say I wouldn’t change a thing. I have loved every moment of it, good or bad.

13. What’s your dream vacation? Anywhere as long as Liz is there with me.

It starts at 9pm EST/8pm CST. Love to see you there!

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TAILS! This week’s theme is Tell about your job. This is my third week!

I currently have a temp job as a receptionist for a really awesome company. The work is fun, the coworkers are the sweetest I’ve encountered, and I’ve been paid a lot less for WAY worse work (see: wiping excrement from miniature bottoms).

While I don’t really feel it would be appropriate for me to go into the details, I will tell you that right now I am working on a project (Columbine) that is by far the most emotionally taxing thing I have ever done. I am a terribly empathetic person and that doesn’t make it any easier. As I go through this articles, I am face-to-face with the victims, the killers, the families. It is heartbreaking. The first day I started working on it, I can’t tell you how many times I had to stop and compose myself. It is powerful. I cannot wait for this film to be released.

In the future I will probably write more about the impact that the Columbine massacre had on me — the impact I didn’t realize it had until nearly 10 years later. Now that I am able to look back and see the child that I was then, the path that I was on, the way I dealt with emotions…it puts a different spin on things. There are things we’ll never understand, but my, what clarity the years bring.

You can leave condolences for the Chapman family here.

Clark, Patrick, and Tony,

Well, guys…I don’t know what to say. It’s not like I won, but you posted a link to my blog, so in a way I did. Thank you for making my stat counter soar higher than the day GEORGE! declared his love for me. Truly a special day.

I guess that being considered in the running for one day of your Hot Girl a Day in the Month of May is…better than being on your list of top Oklahoma embarrassments and for that, I thank you. I’ll do my best to stay off the latter list.

I’m sure most people would respond to something like this in the following way, or at least something that closely resembles it:

However, that was not my response upon seeing the post. I’m just glad that I had my wits about me at the time and was able to capture this very special moment, 5:25 am Friday morning, when I read your post and saw my name beside such wonders as Jenni Carlson and Maggie Carlo:

Sincerely,
Almost a HGADITMOM

Appetizer
Wii, Playstation or XBox? XBox — only because I am totally a nerd and like to play The Elder Scrolls. I know. It was one of the first things I admitted to Kevin when we started dating. It’s good to get things like that out in the open.

Soup
Would you ever go skydiving? Possibly. If you gave me equine tranquilizers beforehand.

Salad
Name a sequel that you think is better than the original movie. Anne of Avonlea (or Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, depending on your location), but I will say that I am probably biased because it’s the first movie I can remember seeing at around age 2. My mom was a fan. And of course at that point I hadn’t read the books, so I didn’t know about the changes.

Main Course
Share your most wonderful birthday celebration. Every birthday since I started college has been great. Why? We celebrate for a week. It’s called Liz-a-palooza and it’s fantastic. A couple of years ago we celebrated at Chili’s and had our own version of the “Dundies” — which I think we called the “Lizzies” (don’t remember. I happened to have a very bad cold/cough at the time and was on a lot of drugs and had no voice. But it was my birthday!). Everyone got a customized trophy with an award picked especially for them.

Dessert
If you dare, post a picture of yourself making a silly face.

I haven’t spoken about this on here yet. Everyone outside of the internet knows, I think. I’ll come back someday and tell you all. Right now, thinking about it, I’m sad. Most of the time I’m good. What happened had to happen.

Until I can actually talk about that, I’ll leave you with this. I’m not sure that a human being can watch this without crying. Especially if you are a dog lover. I’ll tell you, when I was going through all the stuff with Lulu (well, after) this really helped me…let go? Get by? Because I gave her all I knew to give her. Was she properly socialized at a young age? Probably not. Should she have been in the country, on a farm, instead of a (very large) backyard in a town? Probably so. But I quit blaming myself a while back and quit letting other people make me feel awful.

Watch.

I sure do miss you.

Okay, you may think this is weak, but I’m serious! I’m going to interview my boyfriend for my blog. And I want your questions. All I ask is that you keep it tasteful! One question per person, please! Unless you really really need to ask another.

Thirteen Questions for Kevin
1. Do you love dogs?
2. What is your Myers Briggs Type?
3. What are Elizabeth’s traits that you admire most and why?
4. What was the very first thing that attracted you to Elizabeth?
5. Before you went, did you ever think you’d stay in Oklahoma after graduating?
6. What is one thing you have been afraid of and have had to overcome? How did you overcome it? And what was the result?
7. What passage of scripture have you taken most encouragement from and why?
8. What would you consider to be the most pinnacle moment in your Christian walk? Has something happened that really changed the way that you walk with the Lord?
9. Tell me about the time that you felt most loved by another person.
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