All Together Now: YAY!!!!!

In case you missed it, here's Locke's (OK, fine, Terry's) win at the Emmy Awards.

It takes a REAL man to wear that get-up, don't you agree?

Justice Has Been Served!

Locke beat Benry!

About 20 minutes ago on the Emmy Awards, Terry O'Quinn won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. It's about time!!!

While he was sporting a funkadelic outfit that I wasn't quite sure what to make of (AW immediately emailed me: What was up with that pink shirt?), I was thrilled to get a glimpse of my man in action.

If I get a picture of him in his crazy top, I will post it...

I was only watching the show to see what would happen in Locke's category... but I'll stick it out for a little while longer because it hasn't been too boring so far.

Oh yay, Conan just won, too!

More of my Emmy recap tomorrow on According to e.

- e

A Faux Lost News Story to Pass the Time...

Shout-out to CR who sent me this link to a story in The Onion (for those of you who don't know, The Onion is a "fake" newspaper) about a guy who is trying pretty desperately to equate each of his friends with a Lost character.

I have bad news for him - he is no John Locke!

Make sure you see the comparison chart on the right - you have to scroll down a bit.

Five more months!

- e

A friendly reminder - this site is not about the spoilers!

September

October

November

December

January

...

And then Lost returns at some point in February. So count 'em - we've got more than 5 full months before our beloved Lostaways are back on the screen, yet already casting decisions for Season Four are all over the place.

So I just wanted to remind everyone that I won't be posting any spoilerish news about the show (and I consider casting information to be a major spoiler) on this site, so please don't send me any "Did you hear about THIS?" comments because I won't post them and ruin it for others.

I know that it may be Mission: Impossible 4 (hopefully NOT starring Tom Cruise) to remain spoiler-free for a half-year, but a girl can dream.

Having said all of that, whenever they launch those "mobisodes," and whenever we get clarity on when the season premiere will be, and whenever there's any news that doesn't give away plot points, I WILL cover it here.

I hope everyone in the U.S. has a great Labor Day weekend and that everyone else is doing well, too!

- e

Have you read e's big news?

Have I not trained you by now to be checking According to e?

Need a Locke fix as badly as I do?

Hello my dear friends,

Thank you to the anonymous commenter who left me a note a few weeks ago to give me the heads up about a mini-series that will begin on ABC this Saturday: Masters of Science Fiction. Believe it or not, I don't really watch any TV in the summertime, so I hadn't been seeing all the promotional ads for this show. And guess who happens to be in the second episode on August 11th? Our man Locke! Yay! Then I almost keeled over when I read that William B. Davis ("Cigarette Smoking Man/Cancer man" from The X-Files) was going to be in the same installment! That's as close to an X-Files/Lost cross-over that I'm ever going to get in my lifetime, I dare say, so I am a happy girl.

I've already set the four episodes up to Tivo, and I'm actually pretty excited for them - they sound very Twilight Zone-esque and are getting good reviews.

So check them out for yourselves... they are at 10 PM EST on Saturdays for the next four weeks on ABC (beginning this Saturday, the 4th).

Onto another topic - I have been working diligently on a post that will recap the Lost event at Comic-Con last week... it will be up soon.

Until then,
- e

The second time's the charm

Hello my dear friends -

OK, SERIOUSLY... I really didn't think I would be writing any posts to this blog once Lost went off the air last month! And here I am continuing to find things to mention about the show.

Anyway, this past Saturday night, I finally had some much-needed alone time - some "e time," as I like to call it - so I chose to re-watch the finale with a big bowl of ice cream in hand. And I absolutely loved it this time. I can only assume that since I was no longer a nervous wreck about what was going to happen, I could just relax and enjoy it.

Five things really stuck out to me upon second viewing:

1) The music was REALLY over-bearing, much more so than usual. They also introduced some new instrumentals and I didn't like them as much as the subtle melodies they had used before.

2) All of Jack's flashbacks were heart-breaking, watching them knowing what was really going on from the get-go this time. Some were also unintentionally humorous - I have officially decided that not only is Matthew Fox the best man-crier in the business, but he also plays "wasted" really well. The scenes in the hospital where he's all confrontational with the new Chief of Surgery almost had me giggling. He's such a cocky ass, even when he's obviously a drunk and drugged out, washed-up Mad Doctor.

3) I'm growing more and more convinced that Charlie himself is "the musician" that programmed "Good Vibrations" as the key code. He had some really weird looks when Bonnie told him about the code, and if the writers already know how it's all going to wrap up, they could be planting little hints in like that so when we all re-watch the series when we're old and gray (or in my case, immediately after it ends), we'll all exclaim, "Those writers - they were so darn clever!"

4) Benry seemed to be ailing now that he was no longer near Locke. He was hobbling around with his cane again and just didn't look as healthy as he had been in the previous few episodes. And of course, after Jack beat the crap out of him... well, he looked REALLY bad.

5) Locke sadly stating, "Jack - You're not supposed to do this" was haunting once again. If the Lostaways don't end up going through a time loop or traveling through time somehow, I will stop eating ice cream for a month straight to just punish myself for believing so deeply in that theory.

HOW CAN THEY NOT BE IN A TIME LOOP/WARP??!?! They HAVE TO BE!!!

Two other Lost-related tidbits for you:

1) Shout-out to FC, even though I'm mad at him for leaving me and moving on from The Current Man, for sending along this very cool video from a Lost fan that pieces together five minutes of the plane crash from all different viewpoints - Desmond's, the Others', and of course the Lostaways'. I apologize if they take the link down by the time you read this...

2) I was in Vegas a few weekends ago, and I was tagging along with my husband, who wanted to look through Planet Hollywood's memorabilia room because it has a bunch of famous guitars and signed movie posters and whatnot on display. So, I was milling around the place, somewhat disinterestedly, until all of a sudden a hanging at the bottom of the wall caught my eye. It was the entire Lost cast - a signed photo! It was also $895, so I couldn't quite bring myself to buy it (remember, I'm the one who has a hard time playing even $20 in Vegas...). But I did take two crappy pictures of it with the camera on my phone. I was all paranoid that they would kick me out of the store, so they're all blurry, but you should get the gist of it.


















To read about what else I did in Vegas and keep up with the "adventures of e," don't forget to check in frequently to According to e! I've been doing a good job writing posts regularly, and I miss all of you!

Hope you are having a good summer, or winter, depending on where you are...

- e

Locke won't go out like Tony...

Hello everyone -

A substantial bit of news came out today regarding our beloved show, so I figured I should post a link to the article in which the producers promise that they will not end "Lost" in a nebulous way à la "The Sopranos". Additionally, they announced that beginning this fall, they will launch 90-second "mobisodes" that can be viewed on cell phones and whatnot, and that will feature all of the main characters. Since they went out of their way to assert that these will not be mini-episodes, I'm not really sure I understand what to expect, but I guess we'll see in a few months.

On another note, ever since I started the blog a few years ago there have been requests for me to post the write-ups I did pre-blog that were sent by email to a smaller number of people. I promise promise promise that I will finally get to this before the summer is over! However, be advised that - believe it or not - I did not watch the show when it first came on the air (gasp!), so the write-ups begin around the 9th episode of Season One (I think, not sure). I will post a note when they have all been loaded in.

Until then,
- e

Have a great summer, fall and winter...

My dear friends -

It's going to be a while before Long Live Locke is back in action.

But never fear, for your "e fix," please head over to According to e, where I will be posting frequently over the next nine months.

And don't forget to add

http://longlivelocke.blogspot.com/atom.xml

to your RSS feeder so that you are alerted to new posts!

Until then, enjoy the finale post below.

- e

Finale post is in the works...

Hello my dear friends -

I just wanted to remind everyone that as I mentioned at the very end of the "Greatest Hits" recap, I intend to have the finale post up by the night of Tuesday, June 5th. I promise you that it will be worth the wait!

In the meantime, I am posting frequently to According to e, so please check it out!

Have a nice Memorial Day,
- e

Breaking Tradition

I can't wait until next Tuesday night to let you all know:

"NO, I'M *NOT* FRICKIN' OK!!!?!?!"

If there's no write-up for "The Man Behind The Curtain," I'm sure you'll all understand. My heart is heavy as I attempt to go to sleep tonight, and I don't expect it will get any better throughout the next seven days.

: (

- e

Are we there yet?

Hello my dear friends -

By now I hope you are well aware that Season 3 of Lost starts up this coming Wednesday, October 4th. If not, uh... DUH! Where have you been?

Actually, it already aired in Hawaii, and a ton of spoilers are out there - so... you know the rules - if you send me any spoilers I will hunt you down and go all Eko on your ass. The only thing I know, which I am GLAD to know, is that it is getting extremely positive reviews. [Deep sigh of relief by e]

The episode name? "A Tale of Two Cities." I can only assume that that is a play on The Others' camp vs. The Lostaways' Camp, but I'm not sure.

Recap of the Recap

Last week a recap episode aired that was actually pretty good for once. I actually teared up during it because I miss the show so much. Yes, I'm crazy. It was interesting to see what they chose to show/explain from the past two seasons when they only had an hour to do so. For example, when showing scenes that included "the tailies," Libby was NEVER shown. They went so far as to show Michael shooting Ana Lucia, but not Libby, nor did they mention her when showing the funeral that was actually for both women?!?! Suspect. But then they DID choose to replay the scene where Hurley and Sayid are listening to the radio and come across some big band-sounding station for a few seconds. Sayid said, "That could be from anywhere..." and Hurley responds, "Or any TIME." There is hope for the time warp theory yet, I tell you!

At the end of the clip show was a new preview with more insight as to what will happen in the premiere. I seriously went so psycho over the new clips that I started wriggling and hopping all over the place. My husband looked at me with this face that asked, "What in the holy hell are you doing?" I replied to his look by saying, "Didn't you ever wriggle all around in bed when you were a kid when you were really excited about something" No? Just me? Oh well. Dogs do it, too, actually.

Then about 3 minutes ago I was searching for the clip on YouTube and came across one that shows that clip plus even more... so here you go. I just watched it 5 times in a row and started shrieking each time after it was over. It looks awesome. I may have a heart attack on Wednesday BEFORE it airs, just from the anticipation.

Season 2 DVD cliffnotes

While I did not get around to reading "Bad Twin" over the summer, I did watch the "extras" DVD from Season 2, and it was pretty good. Nothing really signficant to note, but here are a few highlights:

- They got the "boop" sound that the ill-fated countdown clock/computer made from a scanning machine at a grocery store. I always felt that sound was extremely familiar, and now I know why.
- The hatch was originally going to be this Tomorrow Land (from Disney World) looking thing, which would've been awful.
- They so poignantly pointed out that after dedicating himself to button duty in the hatch, Locke had come full circle and was once again "a button-pusher in a cubicle," much like in his previous life at the box company.
- There were additional flashbacks from Locke and Shannon, but neither really added anything.
- There was a deleted scene where the tailies found a crate washed up on the shore, and it was a bunch of boomerangs from Australia. I felt that that was signficant only in the sense that it was a symbol for how no one ever seems to be able to leave the island.
- The blooper reel was excellent, but too short. If you have the Season 2 DVDs or can rent them, definitely watch that section, as well as "the making of the hatch."

The Meaning of the Numbers?

As you may remember, near the end of Season 2, a "faux-mercial" started airing during each episode of Lost, causing everyone to freak out. Then there were Hanso Foundation ads that ran at the end of movies, in the Washington Post, in Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly, they were everywhere. That was the beginning of "The Lost Experience," an interactive, virtual game that recently came to an end. It was quite extensive, and I just didn't have the time to get into it. I was banking on someone else following it and letting me know what happened at the end. I did find a good recap of the game, which you SHOULD read, as it apparently explained the meaning of The Numbers. Additionally, my good friend ,The Sausage King of Detroit (only slightly less famous than Abe Froman, Sausage King of Chicago), sent along a link to this video (another Hanso tape), which gives the same explanation for the numbers.

Something tells me they are trying to wrap up the obsession with The Numbers AND move away from the Hatch this next season (since it pretty much got destroyed).

As with last year, you can expect my post on "A Tale of Two Cities" to be up right before episode 2 airs. As in, it will still take me a week to write the recaps because I was not able to build a machine to slow the passage of time over the summer, which I am very sad about.

In the meantime, you may want to refresh your memory by re-reading the Season 2 Finale Post.

ENJOY THE PREMIERE!

- e

Remember us?

My dearest friends,

AWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhh!!!

It's that time again! Who needs summer and warm weather, right? Bring on the fall, 'cause Lost Season 3 is on its way...

A familiar twinge of childlike excitement ran through me today upon seeing my much anticipated Lost Season 2 DVD when I arrived home. I will be sure to watch the extras (or most of them) before the premiere and let you know if there is anything important. I heard there are flashbacks that were never aired, so that may be interesting.

But speaking of the premiere... it is in less than a month! That's right, folks - mark your calendars - because October 4th is going to be a big day.

Since I watch very little TV in the summer, I was surprised to read that promos for the new season are already airing on ABC. They do give away a few small hints about what will happen, so you've been forewarned...

Here are two of them:

15 second spot - watch this one first...

One minute spot. If you pause around seconds 45-47, you can see some very interesting scenes...

From both the poster graphic above and some of the other promos I saw, it looks like the theme is "Find Yourself." In case you don't remember, Season 2's theme was "Everything happens for a reason."

There are also spoilers out there about cast additions, featured flashbacks and episodes plots for the first few episodes. Although I could not avoid reading about one cast addition because it was EVERYWHERE (but I won't list it here for those who have not heard), I miraculously know NOTHING ELSE about Season 3's plot.

I do know about its schedule, however. As mentioned at the end of my finale write-up, there will be six new episodes back to back starting October 4th. Then, just in time for my trip to Middle Earth (New Zealand in mid-November), the show will break until February. But then it will be back with the remaining 18 episodes BACK TO BACK until the finale. I don't think any of us will know what to do with ourselves when there's not random repeats dragging out the course of an entire season! While I do think that this splitting of the season is strange, I appreciate how long it takes to both film and write the show, so I would rather have it be in two uninterruped blocks than the mess of scheduling that was Season 2. The other non-spoilery thing that I will say, because this literally could be anything at all, is that supposedly mid-way through the season (so around episode 12 or so - probably March), something huge is going to happen that the producers know "will either blow you away or make you feel that the show has jumped the shark." That worries me greatly, but something makes me think that no matter what, I will keep watching.

In the time between now and October 4th, you still have time to review Season 2 for yourself on DVD. You will also have time to pray that Mr. Eko doesn't go the way of Libby and Ana Lucia after his recent arrest! And perhaps *I* will finally find time to read Bad Twin, as I've been meaning to do for months.

There have been a lot of Lost happenings during the summer via The Lost Experience, so hopefully I will have time to summarize those for you before the premiere. I've also collected several bizarre "ads" taken out in magazines like Entertainment Weekly and UsWeekly that are related to Lost (and the Hanso Foundation), so I will comment on those shortly, too.

Until then, you can just keep watching that 15 second promo over and over and over and over again looking for clues like the good ol' days...

Hope you've all had a great summer,
- e

The Finale Par-Tay

People entering e's place were first met with this sign on the door - the upper level was the Labrador Hatch:

They proceeded downstairs to the Recliner Hatch...

To enjoy a bevy of Dharma-sanctioned goodies:




























































































































They could choose to join the troops in the Bean Bag Hatch:

Or just chill and take in the scenery:











































Notice Dave's slipper? The books in front of the TV were all of Sawyer's fave's - A Wrinkle in Time, Watership Down, and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Yes, we are officially crazy.

Patience, Patience...

Hello there -

I'm still reeling from back-to-back vacations on opposite coasts, and only just watched "Two for the Road" very early this (Monday) morning. I don't want my write-up to be awful, especially for such a jaw-dropping episode, so allow me a few more days to get my act together. I hope to have it posted some time on Wednesday.

The episode this week (May 10th), is new.

More soon, I promise,
- e

I Hate Best Buy - Lost Musings During Hiatus

Forewarning: this message has basically nothing to do with Lost. I'm just giving you something to do while it is on hiatus.

Hello everyone -

Do you ever walk down the street with headphones on and realize that you are actually walking to the beat of the song you have playing, and you feel like a bad-ass and you wish the people who make the iPod commercials could see you because it would make an awesome ad? Well, I actually feel like that every day when I walk to or from work, but tonight really would have been a good one, except I didn't have the right song playing. I wished I had "The Freaks Come Out at Night" on my iPod, because as I made my way from the El to my place, every time I thought I'd seen the most horrendous costume in the world, a few seconds later someone topped it. I live in, oh, let's say an "eclectic, diverse" neighborhood of characters where grown adults seem to enjoy Halloween to an unhealthy extent. Even though I've lived in this same area for the majority of the past ten years, I did not realize until tonight that they block off all these major streets for some huge block party.

Needless to say, I was disturbed by the freaks, was getting drenched in the rain because I forgot an umbrella, and I decided that it was going to be one of those nights where I just don't feel like doing anything productive. As in, the dreary weather combined with my already depressed state because of Lost's hiatus was not necessarily motivating me to unload the dishwasher and then put the stack of dirty dishes in the dishwasher, or clean up the piles of mail and random papers all over my place, or pack for my upcoming trip or even (gasp!) read about Britney's Heartbreak or find out Why Brad's Falling Apart in my newly-arrived In Touch magazine.

No, instead, the only thing I feel like doing right now is writing my favorite people a little message to tide you over for another week before Lost is back with new episodes. I will still send the "...And Found" write-up next week, but for now I decided it would make sense to cover a bunch of random things that are kind of related to the show that I'd been meaning to mention. So feel free to stop reading because I'm not going to cover anything about any show plot points at all...

GOOD IF YOU ARE BORED
Someone out there had some time on his hands and created this flash movie with a bunch of Lost characters, set to Weird Al Yankovic's version of Bohemian Rhapsody. It is not really that great, but still clever in parts. Whoever it was did a good job of matching some of the lyrics with actual happenings on Lost. If you have 5 minutes to spare and are somewhere where you can play Weird Al Yankovic without getting dirty looks or in trouble, then you may find it a nice break.
http://albinoblacksheep.com/flash/lost



KATE AND CHARLIE SITTIN' IN A TREE
You first heard about their off-set romance here about a year ago, but the latest is that they may soon be getting engaged.

THE GLORY OF SEASON ONE
Remember how I recently achieved my life's goal of watching all three Lord of the Rings extended edition DVDs? Well a few weekends ago I made another momentous achievement when I re-watched nearly all of Lost: Season One (shout-out to TVap, aka Tortellini, without whom this would not have happened). And you know what? D@mmit, my love for this show was reignited. Season One was really incredible, I was moved. I started remembering all of these things that we still don't know the answers to that I'd forgotten about... some little (like when Hurley said he was considered "somewhat of a warrior" back at home and "won 17th place in a tournament" before the crash... what is he referring to?), and some not-so-little (like "who in the heck was Ethan?" and "where is Alex?" and "who did Boone hear over the radio transmission before he fell to his untimely demise?").

Over the last few nights I've been watching the bonus disc - They have the audition tapes of all of the major characters (except Terry O'Quinn/Locke... naturally he was a given because he rocks the house too much). The funny thing is that nearly every male read for the part of Sawyer - the actors who play Jack, Charlie, and even Hurley all initially tried out for Sawyer. I must say they were all horrible for that role, but perhaps I am now biased. The actress playing Sun had first tried out for Kate. It was interesting because they didn't have a set script or a set cast of characters, so they created roles out of thin air for Sayid, Sun, Charlie and Hurley based on the actors' try-outs. Kate was originally supposed to be the "hero" of the show because Jack was supposed to die half-way through the pilot, and Michael Keaton was going to play Jack. Craziness!

SPECIAL GUEST DIRECTOR FOR MAY SWEEPS
No spoilers here, fear not. But it has been widely circulated that Darren Aronofsky, director of cult films like Requiem for a Dream and Pi, will direct an episode of Lost set for May sweeps. I saw Pi and thought it was perhaps one of the worst movies of all time, and I have seen some BAD movies. I have not seen Requiem for a Dream because I generally do not like to watch movies about crazy people bugging out on drugs (except Trainspotting, because I love me some Ewan/Younger Obi-Wan). So am I psyched about this news? Not really. Some people assume because of the drug-related plot of RforaD that his episode will be about "Charlie relapsing in the field o' hero!n," but I guess we'll see. If they get Peter Jackson to be involved in some way, THEN I'll be excited.

PASS IT ON - BOYCOTT BEST BUY
If you or a family member works for Best Buy, you might want to stop reading now...

I have been wanting to mention this since the premiere write-up this season, but I seriously get so worked up every time I think about this that I figure it is not good for my health to re-live the pain, and then I move it to the next write-up. Now it is time for me to just vent about this long and hard and then move on. But I should preface this story with the fact that my entire family has a dubious past with Best Buy. For example, my brother sprawled out across their check-out counter and nearly began staging a protest when they wouldn't let him combine reward certificates, and I had written their VP of Customer Service a few years back complaining about a myriad of issues we had after buying our TV from them. Don't even get me started on their web site. Therefore, I had vowed that I would never shop there again. But alas... temptation struck a few months ago, and they reeled me back in...

On the boards, someone posted a link to a special page on BestBuy.com where you could get an exclusive Lost bonus disc when you purchased the Season One DVD. I caved. I HAD TO HAVE the bonus disc, for the love of God! But I didn't trust them. I actually took a screenshot of the page because I knew somehow they would screw it up. The screenshot is attached for those of you who are extremely bored, don't believe I was nerdy enough to actually take a screenshot, or unusually sympathetic to my plight. I ordered it in mid-August, knowing that it would be shipped during my two-week vacation in early September.

During my vacation, I actually worried about this stupid bonus disc. My sixth sense was kicking in and I KNEW they would somehow mess up the order. So imagine my surprise upon my return to the country - there was a box from Bestbuy.com, sitting gloriously atop my stacks o' mail.

But it was not to be. A few days later I finally opened the box. The Lost: Season One DVD set was in there, but I saw no bonus disc. I checked my screenshot before I tore open the box set... hmmm... no, it looked like the bonus disc would be separate. I rummaged through the rest of the mail. No additional box. I opened the DVD set. No bonus disc.

I AM FUMING. Although I'm sure you've figured out from these write-ups that I'm an excitable person, and I am, I would like to think that it takes A LOT to get me mad enough where I start shouting out every swear word in the book and am so seething that I can barely see or think straight. But the plot thickens... I look at the packing slip. IT IS NOT MY NAME ON THE PACKING SLIP?!?!?!!? Although my name was on the outside of the box, on the inside the packing slip had some dude's name on it who lives a few streets behind me?!?!?!! At this point, I'm delirious with anger. I call their frickin' customer service number and of course the guy said that "this was a very complex situation" and that "he would have to escalate this to the research
team" and that "I would be hearing the resolution from them in a few business days." I'm sure all of you would've loved to have heard my conversation with this poor guy. I was like, "Listen to me. I know this is not your fault. And I KNOW that this may seem ridiculous, but I am a HUGE FAN of this show, and the ONLY REASON I bought this from you guys was for this disc. So they better rummage around and find me that d@mn bonus disc, or it is not going to be acceptable."

I hang up with them, but then get another idea. I look up Mr. Probably Got My Bonus Disc on whitepages.com. And guess what, he is ON there! AND there's a link to some high school reunion site that lists not only where he obviously went to high school (Glenview South), but also his phone number, his email address, and his age (26). So yes... I called him. Later my husband asked me just exactly what I was hoping to accomplish by doing that, but it doesn't matter, because he never answered and he had no voicemail?!?! What I WOULD HAVE said was "Hey, I know where you live, and if you don't give me MY bonus CD then I will stalk you forever and make your life utterly miserable." No, honestly, I was planning to be quite calm if he answered (I realize this was NOT his fault), and try to explain what happened, see if he got my packing slip, if he even had the bonus CD in the first place, and then invite him to my premiere party because obviously he is also a fan. I never called him back though. But I still have the packing slip... Best Buy research did email me within hours:

"Erika,
Thank you for contacting Best Buy about receiving the promotion with your order. I'm Lou- Ann with Customer Care. We can understand your frustration at not receiving the product and promotion as expected. We show that the promotion you were interested in ordering was included in a special promotion, and was available while supplies lasted. We cannot send the promotion as we no longer have inventory of this item. We apologize for the disappointment this has caused you. Please check back in the future to find out if we offer this promotion again.
Best Wishes from Best Buy,
Lou- Ann and the Best Buy Customer Care Team"

This email will remain in my inbox. Some night in the future, I will come home and perhaps have had too much to drink, or will be upset about something else related to Best Buy, or will be mad about something not even related to this at all. But at that time, I will pull up that email from
Lou-Ann, and I will reply and let her have it.

Until then, if you feel any sense of loyalty toward me after I toil over these write-ups week after week after week - you can repay me by avoiding Best Buy from here on out. I hear Circuit City's not too bad.

Until next week,
- e