... because how could I possibly be expected to choose just one of etsy seller Janine Basil's delicious creations? io9 featured her comics inspired embroidered headbands several weeks ago, but her fascinators and hats are equally fun, flirty, and fantastic.
This Lynda Carter-era Wonder Woman headband may be my favorite, and would be ideal for my first foray to Comic Con.
I'm also in love with these orange bubbles.
It would almost be worth getting married again so I could wear this as my something blue. Almost.
And I mean, come on! Who doesn't need a glittery purple mini burlesque crown?
And I was saving them up to bid on a Metallicar when Supernatural wraps production.
But if you've got some spare organs or disposable income sitting around, you might consider placing a bid on one of these fabulous LOST props when they go up for auction August 21 and 22.
You can preview the items here, and begin making those tough calls - such as do you pay your rent for the next three months, or do you try and win Sawyer's copy of Watership Down?
It will look great on your bookshelf, but remember ... you can't live in a book.
There are two players. One side is light, and one side is dark.
For gentle readers sadly not in the know, Cheerwine is a lightly cherry flavored soda that my brother has described as "God's own sweat."
The donuts are on offer only for the month of July, and available only in North and South Carolina. The two companies cited their close historic ties with the states in deciding to limit the run - although frankly I don't see why they couldn't have thrown a little love southeastern Virginia's way.
I anticipate a hot interstate trade in bootleg pastries springing up.
Reporters from the Salisbury Post got an advance box on Wednesday, and initial reactions were positive. My favorite is this opinion from man on the street Jesse Davis:
Davis was asked to rate the doughnut on a scale of one to 10, asked where the doughnut fell.
I've never been a huge Trek fan, but I think we can all agree on the general awesomeness that is Patrick Stewart and John-Luc Picard.
Captain Picard Day is celebrated on June 16th because it is the equivalent date to Stardate 47457.1, mentioned in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode entitled The Pegasus. In that episode, Captain Picard Day is an occasion for the Enterprise to host schoolchildren and show them what Starfleet is like.
Cordon Bleu trained chef Tanys Pullin, 46, spent 90 hours crafting it out of a 1,322lb block of Farmhouse Cheddar. She carved the sculpture in the shape of a crown to mark the anniversary of the Queen's Coronation on June 2. credit: Apex
So, whatdya think of the finale? The last 10 minutes felt a little Battlestar to me, but overall I was very satisfied, because it was all about the characters' journeys. That's always been the heart of the show. The mysteries and the time travel and the polar bears - those were just devices to tell an amazing, complex, emotional story about connection and community.
Come celebrate all of those things in the very last LOST chat over at Tubular. 1:00 pm Eastern time. So much of the fun of LOST has been discussing and rehashing and obsessing, and I've done most of that with my fellow commenters at Tubular. I'm going to miss my community like crazy, but I'll meet you all later at the church.
There are lots of ways LOST could have ended. Would anyone have been any happier if Darlton had taken my brother's suggestions?
Lost finale prediction...Sawyer flies away on a helicopter and sees jack has spelled "goodbye" in rocks on the ground.
Lost finale prediction #2: Patrick Duffy walks out of the light tunnel wearing a towel and drying his hair.
I think it's pretty obvious that Jack is going to win the million bucks at the end. No way any of the other survivors would vote for Locke. He's a dick.
Lost finale prediction #3: Desmond wakes up and Suzanne Pleshette is next to him in the pool.
Lost finale prediction #4: Locke makes it to the boat but runs it aground on the no brains atoll.
Lost finale prediction #5: Sawyer and Juliet make out in the Ewok village while badly CGI-ed ghosts of Jack, Locke and Yoda look on approvingly.
This time tomorrow - barring any electromagnetic events - I will be happily ensconced in the warm embrace of my LOST fandom.
In Houston.
I don't live in Houston. I don't live anywhere remotely near Houston. "But wax|wendy", you're no doubt thinking, "that's a really long way to go for a TV show, even one as awesome as LOST." You're not wrong, but that's where my peeps are. And they are worth the trip.
Is it silly to have cared this much about a television show? Probably. But it was never just about the show, as special as it was. It was about finding a group of like-minded people with whom it was a joy to share this experience that was Lost. We're not just losing a remarkable television show, we're losing a community. A nation-wide, internet-based community of fans who have become friends, bonded by this program.
I'll see you on the other side.
LOST finale tee art inspired by Wheels' concept design (not in production).
That's two weeks in a row Show has given a shout out to one of my favorite books. This week, the boys are presumably hunting down Death and Pestilence for their bling, with some (probably) ill advised help from an unlikely ally.
We weren't even in front of the speakers, we were behind then, so we're not even getting the full blast of the bass. It was rattling so hard that ... you realize that your eyeballs are being rattle in your skull.
VOLUME! CLARITY! BASS! WE MUST HAVE BASS!
The dancing glitter at 5:20 is trippy. Tip o'the hat to @rd2020.
More great LOST inspired art from Ty Mattson. He kicked things off with a series of viewing party invites that he turned into posters, and is now creating illustrations based on each episode of the current and finale season.
This new work distills the heart of the episode into starkly elegant form.
"Recon" might be my favorite. I'm still holding out hope for a Sawyer / Juliet reunion in Timeline B, despite the fact that she's busy fighting aliens in Timeline V.
The home world has picked another gem to tweet tonight. Reign of Fire should have been much better than it was, but somehow just ... didn't ... quite ... get there.
Despite this
And this
And most certainly this!
Join the fun and follow along with @io9commentary at 9:00 pm EDT.
Created by Chicago designer Christina Liedtke, more than 1,800 flowers were individually cut and sewn from 600 wrappers of the world's most perfect food - peanut M&Ms.
One week from RIGHT NOW, Zoomom and I will be in New Orleans at Jazz Fest. Based on previous experience, the Fair Grounds will likely be one big mud bowl by then as well.
He and David Twohy have been talking up the third Riddick movie for the past year, and now we receive another glimmer of hope that the project is moving forward. Riddick himself released this concept art via Facebook.
It's hard to believe, but April 8 was the 20th anniversary of the debut of Twin Peaks. I was in college at the time, and clearly couldn't be seen hanging out in the TV room when I could be out doing college type stuff, so I had my mom tape it for me. This meant when I came home at breaks, I would have 5 or 6 hours of show that I would watch all at one go.
It was kind of like having your brain removed, danced on by a midget, and then replaced with pie.
I wonder if Josie is still trapped in the night stand?
Big, big show! Supernatural reaches the 100 mark while taking the turn into the final four episodes of the season.
Dean seems to be ready to say yes, but the angels have come up with a terrifying new plan to defeat Lucifer. Bridget Fonda and Anne Parillaud guest star, Thursday at 9:00 pm EDT.
Promo and clips, after the jump ...
But first! Relive the previous 99 episodes in just over a minute, courtesy of MottoVellopIII
Tonight may see the single greatest moment in social media history occur. THIS is why twitter was invented.
The homeworld will be hosting its first group tweet tonight at 9:00 pm EDT. So order up David Lynch's Dune from Netflix's watch instantly library and join the fun. You can follow along @io9commentary or use hashtag #io9mondaymovie.
Tip o'the hat to Nip/Tuck Catherine for pointing out that while Becks is a perfectly cromulent British Friday pick, a little Henry Ian Cusick love is well in order. And so, part of the second, in honor of this coming Tuesday's Des-centric LOST episode.
