Boo LOST, Hooray Science O!
I honestly don't care about the explanation of the whole thing. Maybe that's because I gave up a long time ago about it ever being satisfactory or maybe it's because I can't focus on any part of the finale except the part they ignored.
They spent *seasons* on the Sawyer/Kate/Juliet/Jack polygon of death. Seasons. And, with no explanation, they just revert back to a Sawyer/Juliet, Kate/Jack world. I'm fine with that being the world--I think Sawyer did love Kate but fell in love with Juliet and that's the person he was when Kate came back; he wasn't just going to abandon Juliet for her. My problem is the complete lack of explanation.
I know nobody liked the BSG poof. But at least there was an attempt to deal with the Kara/Lee relationship. The LOST finale, in BSG terms, would have been the equivalent of Kara flying into the sun with Sam, and Lee not even noticing that she had gone. The LOST writers didn't even acknowledge a significant aspect of those four characters--their relationships with each other. Kate and Sawyer have been played as a potential couple, as being drawn to one another, being special to one another, since the first season. And they had absolutely no conclusion, no closure. We were just supposed to forget that happened.
That's ridiculous.
On to happier things!
Nationals was fantastic! It was odd not to be there as a competitor or coach; I didn't have to run around and be places or make sure other people were where they were supposed to be. I wasn't stressed at all. It was just me and Best Friend and Color (Cotton and Flo couldn't make it, in the end) hanging out, watching the techies, having fun. I got to see/hang out with/talk to old coaches, which is always the best. And in the end, the middle school took seventh and the high school took SECOND! :D :D \o/\o/ It was great.
Afterward, Best Friend, Color and I went out with J, who had just graduated from U of I the previous week. We went to a bar with some of the high school coaches, which was just fun.
Then yesterday, as soon as I got back home, Flo came over and lay on the beach with me. It was positively lovely. We even went swimming! First swim of the year!
Oh my gods, kids, it's so hot here. By eleven it was 80 degrees. Not. Okay. We have all the fans in my house on and most of the windows open. It is toooooo hot.