Random ramblings on the LOST finale

SPOILER WARNING!!!
If you haven't seen the episode yet, don't read this (that means YOU, Dad).

First off, let me just say... GREAT episode! I've been thinking a lot about it since we saw it last night. Feel free to comment on any/all of these thoughts/observations.

• Beka and I suspected from the beginning that it was a "flash-forward," but didn't think that was the case when Jack said, "Go up and get my father. If I'm more drunk than he is, you can fire me!"
• And what's up with Patchy... why can't that guy DIE???
• I'm sad about Charlie.
  
• The body count of "others" was pretty high... goodbye Tom (a.k.a. Mr. Friendly... a.k.a. Zeke... a.k.a. Beardy...)
• I suspect the funeral was for Locke, but who knows. Some say it was Michael's (since it was held in an African-American neighborhood), but I don't buy it. Others say it could be Sawyer's, but I doubt that, too. Here's a screen cap of the paper clipping Jack had.
• I don't think that was really Walt. Either it was the "smoke monster" or Jacob. Clearly, the island itself doesn't want to be found, either.
• Hurley really came through in spite of people saying he couldn't help.
• I've never seen anyone break another person's neck with their hands tied behind their back, using only their legs. Way to go, Sayid!
  
• My biggest question is this: can we accept the events in the "flash-forward" as being fact, or was it someone's premonition of what could happen (like Locke or something)? I'm thinking it's fact, but that's kind of a bummer.
• I felt truly sad that they got off the island once I saw what it did to Jack. Is everyone else as miserable as he is? What happened between then and now that made it so terrible to leave?

Further thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Don't care? Tell me about it.

Once again, it was a great episode. Let's just say I'm less than thrilled we have to wait until next January to see more. We'll have a 4-month-old by that time!!!

Cheers!

Mother's day... a few days late

We now have a digital camera (which I think I mentioned in a previous post), but didn't have any decent software to prepare our pictures for blogging (Picasa doesn't count, folks). That said, here's the first "graphically-enhanced" post.

A little over a week ago, Beka and I were able to spend time with our moms on Mother's Day. The holiday seemed a bit more special, however, since it applied to Beka as well. It's not that we've been craving yet another holiday that features gifts, but the idea that we can celebrate holidays for parents is a whole new concept.

For those of you who have been waiting, Beka's first "pregnant" photo makes its debut here. Enjoy...

Beka and Connie

The Hardy Clan

Cheers!

Beka's Superhero Results

Dave decided that I too need to take the Superhero test. So here are the results! I am destined to be Wonder Woman, who knew? I guess that will be a good superhero to be for motherhood.

Your results:
You are Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman 75% Green Lantern 70% Supergirl 70% The Flash 50% Superman 50% Batman 45% Iron Man 45% Robin 35% Spider-Man 35% Hulk 35% Catwoman 25%

You are a beautiful princess with great strength of character.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Kicking it at Babies R Us

Over the past week, Beka has been feeling increased activity from the baby. At one point, as she was getting ready in the morning, she could actually see what looked like repeated kicking (and rapid-fire at that). I suppose it could have been punching, elbowing, or head butting, but at the rate she described, I would guess it was kicking. Whatever it was, he's as active as ever.

After the ultrasound last week, the due date has been revised to September 16 (three days earlier than the original due date of the 19th), so mark your calendars. They estimated the weight to be about 13 ounces, which seems pretty big for being around 20 weeks old.

A necessary part of this whole process is figuring out what "baby accessories" we need. I'm not too keen on walking down aisles and aisles of baby paraphernalia, but I've been a sport. This past weekend, we started our registry at Babies R Us, but could only take so much before it was time to go. Needless to say, we have some reading to do before we choose many of the necessary items. I just have to look at it like a game... the whole thing is a racket and it's our job to decipher the good investments from the waste.

"Block out the bad, harness the good..."