Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Confession Wednesday: If I Was Stranded on an Island...
So, this being LOST week and all, I've sorta got island living on the brain.
And I got to thinking...if YOU crashed on an uncharted island, what would you do? How would you handle it and what would you do to get yourself home?
I've actually thought about this a lot over the years. Long before Jack Shepherd and a bunch of other pretty people crash landed on the Island of Craziness, I was really into this little series about a three-hour tour gone awry.
And before that, I was completely obsessed with the book Island of the Blue Dolphins, about a girl who is left all alone on an island.
I also had a serious fascination with the Swiss Family Robinson. I have yet to read Robinson Crusoe, but I'm sure I'd love that, too.
I always thought it would be really, REALLY cool to be marooned on an island.
I know. I'm crazy.
I don't know. I can't really explain it. I've just always liked the idea of being out there, somewhere. No technology...
(Yes. I really could survive without the internet.)
...daily work consists of little more than providing my own basic needs...the ocean is literally my front yard...
Yeah. I could live with that.
Of course, I've come to realize that spending a couple of years alone would turn me into a crazy person à la Danielle Rousseau. That part doesn't sound like much fun. So, I think it would probably be a good idea to have some company.
I don't need a whole island full of people. And definitely not anyone that's, you know, trying to kill me. That doesn't sound like fun.
But a few people to talk to would be nice.
Don't get me wrong. I really value my alone time. Need it. Crave it. But I wouldn't want to be totally alone.
Especially if I could be stuck with people like this:
(Photo courtesy of abc.com. And look! He DOES smile!)
So, how about you? Have you ever longed to get "lost" on an island somewhere in the South Pacific? And if you were stuck, any special requests?
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I was also obsessed with Island of the Blue Dolphins as a kid. I reread it in high school and even once or twice later on. I don't know why it fascinated me so much! I think being an introvert, I could handle being alone a lot longer than most people, but even I need to be around someone once in awhile. :-)
ReplyDeleteI loved that book. And I loved Swiss Family Robinson, but that's because I really wanted to live in that awesome treehouse.
ReplyDeleteWhile I wish I could live on a tropical island nearly everyday, I don't think I would want to be stranded. My island wishes are more along the lines of a hammock, a drink, and a book.
I don't think it sounds so crazy to desire the private island life...it sounds GREAT to me.
ReplyDeleteBut just in case, I think I would want a "rescue radio"...you know, in case of emergency (like the presence of any snake or wild animal that wants to eat me).
And I'd also like pizza delivery. :)
Oh! Swiss Family Robinson! I really wanted to live in that tree house and ride ostriches!
ReplyDeleteI loved Island of the Blue Dolphins, too. And did you ever read My Side of the Mountain? Sort of the same concept. I loved the idea of making my own little house and fending for myself. Now that I'm an adult, that concept has morphed into wanting to obsessively garden, preserve my own food, make my own clothes, etc. The isolation part has zero appeal, but the self sufficiency part I could get on board with.
ReplyDeleteIsland of the Blue Dolphins would make me cry and cry. When her brother dies? I lost it.
ReplyDeleteI loved island of the blue dolphins too...until her brother dies. I love the idea of being a castaway as long as I am not completely alone. You can maroon me on an island with Jack Shepard anytime. I'd move up to caves and set up house with him in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteI always thought that treehouse at WDW was the coolest and wanted to live in one of those on an island.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind a Swiss Family Robinson type island experience, if I had someone to build me a sweet tree house. I read Robinson Crusoe, and even though I adore SFR, I didn't like it. Well, it was more "meh" than dislike I guess :) And also, and please stay my friend after this, I have to confess: I've never in my life seen even so much as 5 minutes of LOST.
ReplyDeleteSome days I'd love to be stranded on an island. Throw Jack on there and I'd definitely choose to be stranded! :)
ReplyDeleteI always loved the Swiss Family Robinson. I also loved the Box Car Children. I often have fantasies that I am stranded on an island, or in a box car or in the west....and in my mind, I'm a fighter and survior. In real life, if it were just me, I would go crazy and starve to death because I hate fish. I'd do ok the first few days with my pineapple and a hammock but as soon as I would really realize that I was stranded, I would panic and get attacked by sharks or something.
ReplyDeleteJust watched Swiss Family Robinson this weekend! What a great movie! Living near the ocean, not a care in the world sounds pretty nice sometimes! But then I would miss In & Out too much :)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind it if I was with my family and we had enough food and there weren't mosquitoes or scary man-eating dinosaurs.
ReplyDeleteNow that I write it all down, that's a lot of requirements for an island. Better just stay here.
I can survive just fine. Would I be happy? I am not sure. If I could be stranded with Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain then Yup!
ReplyDeleteHopefully they brought condiments. :)
I never thought Matthew Fox was hot until Lost...and I don't even watch the show. I couldn't take my eyes off him in Vantage Point! Then he cheated on his wife and, a couple of weeks ago, we were watching Vantage Point again and I realized whatever attraction I'd once had for him was gone. Poof!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I have no desire to be stranded on a desert island. I need my Internet and electronics too much. I'd be bored!
I don't know...ever since I was younger and watched Blue Lagoon, the whole stranded on a deserted island didn't seem so appealing to me. All the creepy-crawly creatures and stuff...yuck.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a "Swiss Family Robinson" girl - the treehouse was always my idea of cool living! As for being lost, I'd be lost with Sawyer any day of the week!
ReplyDeleteBut I think after a week or two the fascination would wear off, I know I'd go bonkers without my online gadgets.
I wouldn't want to be stranded on an island forever. But, I would love to go to a quiet island, by myself, for a few weeks. I would take lots of books and some sunscreen. THAT would be heaven. Someday I plan on doing this.
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