Set aside our weight in sin, so that we can live again

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Here is another background featuring the cast in their last photoshoot together. But seriously, Vanity Fair, we know you have more, so just hand em over already.

Slightly less than two weeks left until the end of LOST. I can't believe how fast this final season has went. And for those of you who have watched sing 2004, I'm sure you can't believe how fast these past six years have went. I know a lot of people say how sad they are, and we fans really mean it. And for those of us who set aside time everyday, and dedicate it entirely to LOST, these last weeks are especially sentimental. LOST, for some fans, is like a full-time job.

We have a new episode tomorrow, which I've heard is kind of "special". I've got a pretty snazzy background ready for it, so stay tuned!

Even land-locked lovers yearn for the sea

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I love this picture from the current issue of Vanity Fair. I would love some outtakes; I'm sure I'm not the only one. Get on it, Vanity Fair!

This background is sort of unique in that it features the actors, and not the characters. So light, relaxed, and sedate. No tension, no volatility...no blood, tears, and bug spray. More importantly, it's a peak into the off-screen ease these friends have earned over six years of getting 'LOST' together.

And with that, here's to all the most important relationships in your life, friends! And a Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and the kids that love them! (Well that was an awkward segue) Namaste :)

Polar Beer shirt by Ian Leino

LOSTies, get yourself a "Polar Beer" t-shirt by Ian Leino while they're on sale! Click on the pic above to go to his online store, where you'll also find Polar Beer pint glasses, Dharma beer labels, LOST Bingo cards, and more. I got my shirt for free during a weekly drawing on Twitter, so give @ianleino a follow.

Now we say goodnight, from our own separate sides

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So...you guys done crying yet? Yeah, me neither. See normally this is where I would say more stuff. Maybe some observations about the episode or the characters. But the thing about LOST is, sometimes the only thing left to say is "I love you" and "I will never leave you again." And our dear Jin, well, he's already got that covered.

Namaste.

When darkness looms

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I like this background quite a bit. Kind of reminds me of that Ab Aeterno Wine bottle background I made in March. It's dark without being dark. Speaking of which, how is it that it was day-time when they all got on the sub, but night when Jack, Sawyer, Hurley, and Kate made it to the shore? Did I miss something, or was that a continuity error? I'm gonna go ahead and pretend I didn't see that.

Anywho, the Man in Black proclaimed he'd be finishing what he started in these coming episodes. And for the first time, I trust his words. Namste, I guess? (not to you, though, Smokie. You're the new big bad.)

Cast Talk Show Appearances

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You'll find me in the next life

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SPOILER. DON'T READ IF YOU HAVENT WATCHED "THE CANDIDATE"

Following his heroic death in this week's "The Candidate", this will likely be the last Sayid Twitter background on LOST SIdeSteps. We're racing towards the end now, and I'm savoring every last LOST-related activity I can get, including making these backgrounds. And that random cry I talked about yesterday? I had it.

Namaste.

*And check out my profile, @aouaLOST, to see tomorrow's background featuring the sinking sub and lots o' blood!

We (for real) hardly knew ye...

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I'm gonna go ahead and assume you've already seen last night's episode, "The Candidate." M'kay? I'm also going to assume that you cried your damn eyes out. And if you didn't, well, I believe that, too. Why? Injury, death, destruction; you name it, it came in droves. It was coming at us all at once from every direction, that there was no time to react. I cringed when Kate got shot. I shrieked when Sayid got blown up. Gasped when Sawyer got clocked on the head, and Frank (dear Frank) got knocked out (is he dead, by the way? coz it sure looks like it, but there is doubt within the fandom).

But of course, last night's biggest casualty, the unshakeable, uncompromising duo that was Sun and Jin, left me without a word...and surprisingly, without a tear. It's not that I'm not sad, because I am (devastated, in fact). It's just a lot to take in, no? I'm sure it will randomly hit me, like a pipe to the head on a sinking sub. Perhaps while I'm brushing my teeth or feeding the dog. But one way or another, I just know I'll burst into tears before next week's episode.

Now back to Frank. I like Frank. I really do. But honestly, if he still has a purpose to the end of this story, then I don't know what it is. We are getting down to the wire and we cannot waste any time on seemingly minor characters, even with the added half hour. So I'm just gonna go with: dead.

I'm all out of clever things to say...

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Dude! Happy LOST Tuesday! (and welcome back, LOST!) We didn't have a new episode for two weeks, and we're itching to get back. The big news since then? It was confirmed by Damon and Carlton via Twitter last night that the series finale is locked, loaded and ready to go for May 23rd. Heavy sighs all over.

Seriously, enjoy the show tonight, guys. Only four hours left of this series.

You're with me now

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Still enjoying that break and working on some school projects as the semester ends. Tuesday will bring us a new episode, then daily backgrounds will resume. Namaste.