way beyond "lost"

Two weeks ago, I was taking a van full of high school students to Springfield for the annual Illinois Christian Teen Convention. Sitting next to me in the van, was a good friend of mine, Eric, who was helping me out that weekend with the students. On the way up, he mentioned to me that he was a bit tired, after staying up extremely late throughout most of the previous evenings. When I asked what he was doing staying up so late, he said it was because he was totally obsessed with watching the first season of "Lost" on DVD. I was like, "Yeah, whatever, how can one fictional show about plane-crash survivors be so intriguing?" After all, I'm not a person who's known for diving into fiction, fantasy, or science-fiction, whether by book or by screen. In my mind, if it's not real, or if it's not a true story from history, then it will usually take someone to help "push me over the edge" to at least give it a try... it only took me 2 days to read Ernest Shakleton's recounting of his adventure in Antartica way back in the early 1900s... I love that stuff.

Well, Eric told me that all it would take is one show, and I'd be hooked. So, on the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving, I had quite a relaxed week in front of me, so I thought I'd at least try it out. I rented the first 4 of 6 DVD of the first season. Each disc has 4 different episodes on each one. I was watching it not only at night, but getting up an hour early so I could grab an episode before heading to work. By Tuesday, I was renting disc 5 and tonight or tomorrow, I'm renting disc 6. That's how way beyond "lost" I have become... I am hooked and now I am one of the biggest fans of this most intriguing show.

So in essence, if you have some free evenings during these bitter cold winter months, I highly suggest diving into "Lost." It may seem crazy at first, but all it takes is just one show, and you'll be "lost!"

way beyond "lost"