Comic Con

So today I printed out my confirmation pages for Comic Con. I got me excited because now it feels like it's just around the corner.

What is it about the Con that makes it so special? When you're there and you're walking the exhibit hall it seems like the outside world doesn't exist. No work, no school, no bills, no drama. Nothing but a playground for children and adults alike.

Perhaps part of the appeal of Comic Con (or any other convention at that) is there is something magical about being surrounded by thousands of people who share common interests in what you like. It's a place to meet and make new friends. Every year I know I look forward to seeing familiar faces. People who I've connected with.

So right now it's the beginning of June and as July approaches I become even more excited to see who will be there, who I might get the chance to meet, and most of all I am excited to walk the main floor for the hidden treasures I might find.

The End Is Near: LOST

It's Comic-con 2004. I stand with my mom waiting to be let into Ballroom 20 to see the cast of some new show called Lost. I'm really only there to see Dominic Monaghan from The Lord of the Rings. The doors open and people scramble for good seats towards the front. My mom and I get the third row back from the front. The big screen in front of us to our left and the panel which would be in front of us to our right.

As the host for the panel comes out to great the people we all scream and cheer for pure excitement. They announce the cast as they come out to the stage. I don't recognize anyone except Dominic. I scream with enthusiasm. Some girl named Evangeline Lily and some guy named Mathew Fox are on the panel too. Finally they show us most of the pilot episode for this strange show.

...

The pilot ended and the room had a new buzz. This was a show unlike any other. We we're hooked. We we're now acquainted with the actors and I wasn't just there for Dom anymore. I was there for Lost. My new obsession.

Fast forward 6 years and I now have a different type of excitement. A bittersweet excitement... Lost is on its last two hours of story time. I think back to all the memories I have of the show. Who I watched it with, the fans I got to speak too, and even the time I went to a sci-fi convention and got to meet Evangeline Lily (Kate), Naveen Andrews (Sayid), and Ian Somerhalder (boone).

No other show has enthralled me with it's story the way Lost has.

As I gather my thoughts on what the final hours will be like I can only be grateful that I got to be a part of Lost since the very beginning; in that over crowded ballroom waiting for something exciting to happen.

I Love You Lost