Lost
So, Drew and I have recently gotten sucked into the TV Show “Lost.” And, when I say sucked in? Well, the obsession isn’t as bad as watching an entire season of “24″ in three days, but it’s not as loose as strolling through DVDs of “West Wing.” I am always waiting patiently for answers that are never given in the next episode. I feel like a hamster on a wheel of television. I keep running and running, but I’m not getting very far. And yet, I keep running.
My favorite character is Kate, in case you were wondering. Second in line is Hurley. But we’re only halfway through season 2, so I know things can change. I’m hoping that Sawyer is killed off soon. Wishful thinking, yeah uh huh…
One of the things that amazes me about the show is their abundance of supplies on this deserted island. Lucky for them, the plane crashed ON the island, so they were able to salvage supplies and rather trendy clothes from the wreckage. Conveniently written, huh?
Anyway, let’s write our own deserted scenario today. If you were stranded on a deserted island:
- How did you get there?
- What 3 items would you have with you? (1 “item” HAS to be a person, the other two are item items.)
- What would be the first task you would set out to accomplish (not including any efforts to be rescued)?
- How would you go about getting rescued?
I don’t know how I REALLY got there…hint, hint.
Chad, his ADD medication and a life long supply of frozen yogurt.
Our first task would be building a mattress out of branches and leaves that wouldn’t hurt Chad’s back. And then build a house, of course.
We’d probably be fine there forever as long as we didn’t have our blackberries to distract us. isn’t a deserted island what i wish for every day, anyway?
I guess I would be on my way to Tahiti. That’s a place I’ve always dreamed of. Plane accident. Nope I didn’t get hurt or anyone else.
I need a billionaire, case of spiral notebooks, a box of #2 pencils.
Definately a fire. I don’t go long without food or my coffee
Getting rescued?
Do I have to be really Mandy??
Tahiti with a billionaire what a promise!!! Great figure with coconut drinks and grass skirts, Writing my first harlequin romance
Buzz.. (the laundry buzzer) ugh, I’m still in San Diego. gotta go!!
If the island is deserted….what use is a billionaire?
But then again, if it’s Tahiti…..
H: This was SO DANG FUNNY to read! What good would the billionaire do you if you’re on a deserted island? They don’t have Starbucks on deserted islands, you know…
JR: So… what about your deserted island adventure?
you maybe to young..
But on Gilligan’s island the billionaire and his wife never lifted a finger, they just looked nice and drank out of their coconut shells.
I would think that the billionaire would have carried some coffee on the plane???
Okay coffee is NOT as important as food… We still need fire. Unless the billionaire is cute..
Just sayin….
Yes dear, I clean the refrigerator today!!! See everytime I come back here I have a new chore Miss Manda, and I am off…
deserted island take me away!!!!
HAHA!!!
Yep. I’m too young. Sorry. Coffee? DEFINITELY. Maybe your deserted island has wild coffee bean plants growing on it. yeah. That might work. Of course, if you’re living the high-life on a deserted island, you’ll probably get PLENTY of sleep and won’t have need for coffee… hmm…
LOVE lost!! It’s one of my favorites for sure. Although, I am still waiting on some answers…yes, the proverbial hamster on the wheel continues for a while.
Ok, so How I got there- flying to Europe.
My 3 items- Jon, endless supply of bottled water and a machete.
First task- shelter
rescue- Probably not in a hurry to get rescued, but I’d more than likely build a huge fire and PRAY!
This is so interesting. No body wants to get rescued from the island. What’s that about? I mean, I AGREE! I wouldn’t wanna leave as well. Wow.
we are die-hard lost fans… have been since episode one. (and i was one of those people who never thought they’d be able to make a tv show out of an airplane wreck on an island… shows what i know about creating quality tv!)
in fact, we use it as date night… put the kids to bed early and cuddle up on the couch waiting for the suspense to make us crazy! great show… so glad you all have joined the lost crew!! last season was GREAT!
B&B: Cuddled up is the ONLY way to watch that. I find myself wanting to scream at the end of every other episode. Luckily, we are watching it all on DVD, so we don’t have to wait a week. That would make me crazy.
You know, Mandy, Lost is available on-line too.
As for your questions…
* How did you get there?
Hmm, after the children are grow, Hubby and I get a house boat. That’s how we got to the island…. maybe it broke down and we drifted there.
* What 3 items would you have with you?
Well the person would be Hubby. I mean, I am NOT cleaning the fish, so he has to be there. Also a book series I have read in the past that details how to make shelters, weapons, test plants for eating. That kind of stuff. And finally, not to sound super-spiritual, but a Bible. Seriously. I mean, there would be nothing to distract us from really REALLY getting into The Word. Right?
Besides, I’d have Hubby and he usually has a pocket knife so I’d be set!
* What would be the first task you would set out to accomplish (not including any efforts to be rescued)?
hmmm. Exploring a bit and collecting material along the way.
* How would you go about getting rescued?
I’m with everyone else. Why get rescued? I mean, hello? An island, with my man? Nope, I’m good.
L: Online – That’s how we got sucked in. Luckily, I have a friend with the series on DVD, so we don’t have to wait for the upload and glitches and all…
K, here goes:
Well ya see, what had happened was we decided to rent a yacht for the day, and got terribly lost. A huge storm came that lasted, ohhh….four days or so….and then BAM. Welcome to la deserted island.
The “we” would definitely include myself and my darling hubby. And as for the other two items….Landry’s little eagle scout book. This seriously has the questions to everything. Word on the street is that both Macgyver and Chuck Norris still come back to this from time to time, just to brush up on their skills. And then I’m pretty sure we’d bring along a big box containing a TV/DVD combo and all of our favorite movies, as well as every episode of Man vs. Wild. That’s handy stuff right there. How would we power the TV, you ask? Der. With our solar and water powered generator, which we will have built using the guidelines in our Macgyver-Chuck Norris-Eagle Scout handbook.
The first thing we would accomplish would be to look for/dig up a fresh water well/pool. Big task, I know. But salt water ain’t exactly refreshing.
Using our water and solar powered generator and handy Chuck Norris book, we would create a high-powered, highly functional shortwave radio and broadcast ourselves right into civilation. Unlike everyone else, I would WANT to get rescued. Cuz um…I like chocolate cake. And Project Runway. And people that I can hang with other than my hubby. Although, I guess we could procreate… But I’d rather get rescued first.
k, the eagle scout book has the ANSWERS to everything. not the questions. sigh.
JR: Um. I think you might’ve grossly over-shot the two-item limit. But, the story? Vastly entertaining. And the “questions”? FUNNY!
hey, it’s MY fantasy. And p.s. if certain other people can bring a CASE of spiral notebooks and a BOX of pencils, then I think my last item, the box (which just so happens to be chock-full of yay-fun items) is perfectly acceptable.
Lol!
You should’ve been a lawyer. I think you missed your calling.
oOOOoo! Eagle Scout book, good answer!
Mandy, it’s about time you got sucked into the world of LOST. I just saw a preview for the new season starting in 2009 and realized I haven’t watched any from last season… gotta get started:
1- mission trip
2- endless supply of TWIX, “wilson” (think Tom Hanks), and a random drunk guy that always does stupid things I can make fun of to myself and Wilson
3- 1st thing to accomplish would be making boundaries for myself and said drunk guy – don’t cross the line (of course, every night I’d go and make a new line just to mess with his head)
4- Use the drunk guy’s alcohol to start a big bonfire when a rescue plane flies overhead looking for the drunk guy because it turns out he’s also the billionaire from Heidi’s story above.
Dan … We are on the same island?? Then I guess it isn’t deserted after all..
Can I borrow some coffee?
Joy… right on girl!!!!
Dan: I always knew there was something wrong with you. This “drunk guy” scenario proves it!
H: LOL! You and coffee. You should look into getting a caffeine “patch” like they make for smokers. Just a thought…
Borrowing sugar sounded so weird.. coffee fit!
1.-stranded by shipwreck
2.-sunscreen, my hOney, cell phone
3.-build a shelter
4.-use phone:)
i’ll be good and play along:
how did i get there? skydiving gone bad.
who and what i’d have with me? — my hombre, the internet (hey, this is MY story!), and laptop with a webcam built in.
my first task? — connect.
my rescue plan? — blog my way home.
(oops on the extended BOLDing up there.)
H: You’ve been living in that little gilligan’s island all day haven’t you?
Al: You never have to play along if you don’t wanna. I’ll forgive you…
Robin:
The O. It made me laugh. Sorry. 
yup… but today…
I owe I owe off to work I go!!!
no worries. i enjoyed it. and i know grace is always there for when i don’t want to answer the questions!
How did you get there?
I ran away from home and simply ran out of fuel. Wouldn’t be the first time.
What 3 items would you have with you?
My best friend from nursery school, Karene. We have so much to talk about it would take two life times on an island to get to everything. And the belly laugh, of course.
notebook and pencil
What would be the first task you would set out to accomplish (not including any efforts to be rescued)?
Probably go for a swim
How would you go about getting rescued?
Smoke signals to The Husband.
“smoke signals to The Husband”
classic
All I can think reading this are these questions:
1. Is there a smoke monster on my island?
2. Are there weird animals I have to be afraid of?
3. Will I be free of illness and cured?
Cuz if I’m healthy and there’s no scary creatures trying to kill me… I would want me, my dog and a chef (preferably handsome). Sunscreen, a laptop, internet access and vodka drinks.
And a really comfy lounge chair. *sigh*
Sorry heidi – no coffee here! I’m a mountain dew kinda guy!
Mandy – there’s nothing wrong with me, it’s everybody else!
dan– that’s my excuse, too! it is definitely everybody else!
1. How did you get there?
We were on a dive boat excursion and the boat driver left while we were still under water.
2. What 3 items do I have along?
My husband, diving spear, and lip balm w/ spf15.
3. What first task would you set out to do?
After peeling off my wetsuit, since I’m starting to roast standing in the sand and the hot sun, I’d probably search for a few fig leaves. Of course, if no one was around but my husband, I probably wouldn’t even need those leaves, would I? Ok, in that case, I’d start collecting drift wood.
4. How would you go about getting rescued?
I would write out a giant S.O.S. in the sand with the driftwood, and then burn some to cause a smoky fire.
Gitz: If I were writing your story, the cure would DEFINITELY be on the island… And vodka drinks as well.
DAN/JR: Dan, aren’t you one of JR’s “everybody else?”
Brenda: Fig leaves! HAHA