How To: Host a "LOST" Party

LOST just won a Best Drama Emmy, and Season 2 starts up this Wednesday at 9...which leaves you just enough time to plan your very own LOST Premiere Party. The watching with friends aspect of the night is great for wimps like me who get scared out of their mind by the creature, the hatch, and the whole "Theresa goes up the stairs, Theresa goes down the stairs" creep-a-licious dream. But LOST parties aren't only for scaredy cats - any fan with a living room and a TV (27" or larger is ideal) can host one. Here's how:

DECOR

Raid the luau isle of your local party store for plastic palm trees, parrot pinatas, and hibiscus napkin rings.

Fill up any empty wall space with pictures of beaches and sunsets. A wall mural would be ideal, but I understand if you're not ready to make that kind of commitment (wuss).

Put on an ocean noise CD instead of background music.

FOOD

BBQed Boar (I will love and admire anyone who pulls this off!)
Dried Seaweed
Coconut-flavored anything
Goldfish Crackers
Swedish Fish
"Danielle's" French Fries
1-2 Korean Side Dishes
Klondike Bars

DRINKS

Island Tide
Jack on the rocks
Jin n' Tonic
Boone's Farm Wine (In Memoriam)

ACTIVITIES

Drinking Game: Everybody takes a sip when...
- Sawyer calls Kate "Freckles." (Apparently I need HDTV to understand why.)
- Locke mentions, "the hatch."
- Jack uses his medical background to heal a castaway.
- The dog is on screen.
- Any character says the word, "lost."
- The creature appears.

Trivia Game: Hand out paper airplanes with "Oceanic 815" written on the outside and LOST trivia on the inside. For quiz-worthy info, try TV Tome, IMDb, and the Offical ABC LOST site. During the first commercial break, have your guests write down their answers. Whoever gets the most right, wins! Prizes can include the LOST companion book or wall calendar, airplane-sized mini alcohol bottles, or an inflatable raft. The two people with the lowest scores will be handcuffed to each other for the rest of the episode.

Lotto Pool: Ask everyone to chip in $1 for Friday's drawing. Get one honorary Hurley ticket (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42-mega), and the rest quick picks. Prepare to get rich and get cursed.

And remember, if you can't get your party ready in time for Wednesday, there's always next week...