Feeling Lost

~~~~~~~Symptoms~~~~~~~

• Black bags under the eyes
• Sudden case of aviophobia
• Aversion to deranged, middle-age, french women
• Insatiable urge to purchase a hand gun
• Chronic yawning
• Desire to find fresh water sources
• Constant scratching of the head and muttering, "what the crap...?"
• Packing sunscreen and an umbrella because you just never know...
• Counting to ten before doing something insanely brave (and probably stupid)
• Irrational fear of being attacked by a polar bear in your backyard

~~~~~~~Diagnosis~~~~~~~

If you display the above symptoms, then it is evident that you have just finished watching the first season of 'Lost' through Netflix. Clearly, you stay up uncharacteristically late watching the phenomena that your friends and colleagues raved about for years. In addition, you and your spouse argue with one another, nightly, about whether to watch the next episode or go to bed; after all the sun will rise in about 3 hours and it will be time to go to work again.
Decisions, decisions, decisions...

~~~~~~~Prognosis~~~~~~~

Recovery will take anywhere from 6-8 weeks. Expect the symptoms, and quite possibly the confusion to intensify during that time. Sleeplessness and anxiousness will continue to occur, as will the late nights and early mornings. Eagerness to put your child to bed 45 minutes early to ensure yourselves even more time for an additional episode is completely normal. A heavy cream foundation can mask the raccoon eyes. For bloodshot eyes, try eye drops. There is no cure for chronic yawning, however, several 10-minute power naps throughout the day should help alleviate their frequency. Polar bears rarely attack people in the Boise suburbs, so you should be safe. Nevertheless, stay alert. You should probably avoid flying for the time being, particularly if you intend to fly from Sydney to L.A. Also, building your own raft out of bamboo and going to sea is probably not a bright idea either.

Fortunately, the symptoms are rumored to fade after Lost: Season Six.

If you haven't already guessed it, we have contracted an intense case of LOST fever here at the See house. Our brand-spankin' new subscription to Netfix has transformed us into late night television junkies and we seriously LOVE the convenience of streaming movies via our Wii or
PS3 (HD) right into the coziness of our family room. 

Dear technology,
You're amazing!