Friends are the BEST Gift, But Presents are Great Too!

This is my friend Rob. He is AWESOME.

(photo courtesy Bonnie Green)

(He is also very tall and calm, the exact opposite of

short, spastic me.)

Rob is a LOSTie as well, and was one of my

housemates at The Barracks.

He has an amazing collection of LOST

memorabilia, he purchased quite a few items

from the Official LOST Auction. 

Rob is also quite the wordsmith,

and his blog entries are always

informative and entertaining:

My Mind Bloggles

Rob approached me during the LOSTie

party at The Barracks, stating he had

a surprise for me. A short time later, he brought out one

of the screen-worn "Juliet shirts" he had purchased

during the LOST Auction....

Juliet fan, Jo Garfein enjoyed the moment

(photo courtesy Bonnie Green)

Note: Rob is also the person responsible for my twitter

avatar. He photographed my Head-on-a-Stick

wearing the other Juliet shirt from his auction lot.

I thought the opportunity to actually hold Juliet's shirt

was the surprise. I was WRONG-O.

A few days later, Rob presented me 

with an intriguing package.

The package was heavy for its size.

 I opened it and could make out a curious

shape beneath the bubble wrap.

 SURPRISE! It was one of Jin's handcuffs

from the lot that Rob purchased from the 

LOST Auction.

 You can read all about the handcuff lot here:

http://robperrin.blogspot.com/2010/09/lost-auction-jins-handcuffs.html

It was so cool to hold and handle the handcuff,

it was the first time I had ever held one.

I was surprised by the weight and thanked

my Miss Goody-Two-Shoes mentality that I

have never been arrested.

Like the Juliet shirt, I assumed that Rob brought

the handcuff simply for the purpose of sharing

some of his LOST props with his friends in person.

I was WRONG-O again!

Rob gifted the handcuff to me. For ME! TO KEEP!

Just wow! I was, and am still overwhelmed with his generosity.

The first thing I did upon arrival home

(after kissing the kid and dog)

was to properly frame the handcuff 

for display in a shadowbox.

It is one of my most prized pieces of

LOST memorabilia - not only because

it is so freaking AWESOME,

but also because is is also a symbol

of the amazing friendships I have made

through LOST.

Thank you, Rob. You are my hero.