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Nothing is irreversible

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Wow what a night!
As promised, here is my “better late than never” post about last night’s LOST party and 2-hour season opener. The first half will focus on the party and then I’ll make sure to put any spoilers or information about the show under a cut so that those who have yet to see the show won’t want my head on a platter. ;)

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The party was a complete success! Almost all of our LOSTie buddies were able to make it and I think it’s safe to say that we all had a great time being little fan girls and boys together. In case you were wondering, that’s my super-duper-I’m-so-excited face in the photo above. We were about to hit play on the DVR.

lost1: Both the hubs and I made Sawyer-iffic fish biscuits thanks to this great recipe. It was really difficult and quite the mission, but I think they turned out pretty decent. And they ended up tasting like animal crackers – nom nom!
2: I made my infamous pumpkin cupcakes (recipe here) with cream cheese frosting. In order to make them Dharma worthy, I added some fun custom flags (template here) with the Dharma logo on one side and the numbers on the other. They were a huge hit!
3: The complete table setup. Plenty of Dharma rations and a little recruit area complete with party favors (Dharma mints) and job titles on labels. Our guests were able to choose what job they would like in the Dharma Initiative. I really enjoyed watching people as they picked their occupations. It was really fun ;)
4: Mini chocolates also were dressed in Dharma gear. The remainder are now at my office – they are dangerous to have laying around the house.

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The beginning of the end.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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For all us LOST fans, today is a very important and special day. Tonight marks the season premiere of the last season of LOST ever. Ever, people. This is it. What all of us have been waiting for all these years, but at the same are so sad to face. A show I was lucky enough to be exposed to since before the beginning – I first caught wind of LOST at Comic Con 2004 when the creators and actors presented the pilot episode to a very crowded Room 20. Also, in a moment I will never forget, I was able to attend the last ever LOST panel at Comic Con 2009. It’s been a huge part of my life for the past 6 years: while away at grad school, the hubs and I would watch LOST together over the phone, when I moved back home, we began hosting LOST parties for every premiere and finale, I created some friendships due to the show and converted countless others into LOSTies thanks to our extensive DVD collection.

So today is bittersweet for me. I sincerely think it is/has been the greatest TV show of our time and think others are going to have a very difficult time living up to its legacy. We will be hosting our largest LOST party to date tonight and I have put countless hours into preparing Dharma-riffic decorations, food and beverage. Definitely more so than other years. I can’t wait to share tonight with some of our closest LOST fanatics and hope the other LOST fans that read this blog can do the same! Have a great time and I hope to be able to share some of my thoughts on the party and show tomorrow (so it may be a little delayed).

I’ll leave you with some pictures from the Sunset on the Beach event in Honolulu this past weekend courtesy of DarkUFO.

Namaste!

Lovable Friday!

Friday, January 29th, 2010

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1. Fuji Instax Camera

1. Fuji Instax Camera

I’m usually not into loving fad-ish cameras, but this one really got suckered me good. Although Polaroid is back with a vengeance, I can’t help but love the Fuji Instax. It’s adorably cute and helps you capture the moment instantly in fun bite-sized photos that you can put anywhere. My favorite uses of these pictures? These adorable wall collages. Hello, lover! ;)

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Lovable Friday!

Friday, January 15th, 2010
1. True Blood: In Production Teaser

1. True Blood: In Production Teaser

Now that I have had some extra time on my hands to read, I’ve really been enjoying the Sookie Stackhouse series, which inspired HBO’s True Blood. I am currently on Book 4, and although it is shaping up to be my favorite so far, I really enjoyed Book 3 so I can’t wait to see the way they decide to translate it on the show. HBO knows that there are many die-hard “Truebies” out there, so they made this sweet little teaser to (attempt to) tide us over until June. Also, for those fellow fans, the biggest recent news was that the role of Alcide (sweet & sexy werewolf that becomes involved with Sookie in more ways than one) was given to Joe Manganiello, who has appeared on How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill in the past. At first, I wasn’t all that happy with the casting, but he has grown on me after doing several google image searches ;)

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Year in Review: 2009

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Favorite movie:

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District 9
I knew I was going to love this movie when I attended the panel at Comic-Con, but I don’t think I was ready for how it would affect me. This movie was mind-blowing, not only with special effects, but also with its storyline and message.

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Star Trek
Although not a trekker in the least bit, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Be it due to Zachary Quinto, J.J. Abrams or Zachary Quinto, I really don’t know. All I know is that it was absolutely entertaining and I didn’t mind watching it three times in a theater.

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