OSCAR PREDICTIONS!

Tonight is the NIGHHTTTTT.

MY FAVORITEEE NIGHTT!!!

IT'S BIGGER THAN SANTA COMINGGG!

THE OSCARS!

I love love love oscar season/night.

Here are my predictions, since I obviously have to get back to watching the red carpet!

I'll do the top 6 for you!

BEST supporting Actor Noms:
Heath Ledger - Dark Knight
Josh Brolin - Milk
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
MIchael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder

I PREDICT that Heath Ledger will get it.... but here's what I think. Though Ledger did a GREAT performance, I think Downey Jr gave a GREAT performance ALSO. Ledger will get it because, well you know... but I think it would be awesome for RDJ to get it.

BEST Supporting Actress Noms:
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P. Henson - Ben Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

I predict... this is a hard one... that well... I'll tell you who I WANT to win - Tarji P. Henson because she had to act to an animatronic doll sometimes and she made us care about that little fake person! But I'm thinking Penelope will win. MAYBE.

BEST ACTRESS Noms:
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo -Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt

I predict Kate will get this one, but I think Anne did a great job with Rachel Getting Married... Yes, I am on a first name basis with these lovely ladies.

BEST ACTOR Noms:
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad pitt - Ben Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

I predict... WELL THIS IS A TOUGH one - that GOD i don't know... I'm going to do two ballots... one with penn, one with rourke. Rourke could get it, but the academy could have said, welll he was a boxer, he hit rock bottom, this is his life - not so much of a stretch. But some people though Penn sounded like his I am Sam character sometimes during Milk... so WHO KNOWS!

Best Director noms:
Danny Boyle - Slumdog
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
David Fincher - Ben Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk

I think Ron HOward did a wonderful job! But I think Danny Boyle will get it for Slumdog.

Best Picture Noms:
Ben Button
Frost/nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

SLUMDOG. I enjoyed ALL of these films though, I must say! I've seen all of them and I really did think bits were great from each and every film is so different!

I've gotten to see ALMOST every one of these films that was nominated for these big ones... the only ones I've missed are VIcky Christina Barcelona, Frozen River and The Visitor. That's not so shabby!

Well I hope you all enjoy this evening... it's too bad Miley Cryus gets an ABC red carpet interview and others don't...

I'm also sad they're doing a Best Song medley this year instead of each song getting it's own time to showcase the song... Hence why Peter Gabriel won't be singing for Wall-E.

As for Hugh Jackman hosting, he's nice eye candy, but I hope he's funny as well!

HAPPY OSCAR NIGHT!

i spend my life falling...

This blog title post could mean many a thing... and some of those things better be left for a different blog post... but what I mean by it tonight is literally... FALLING. I have now fallen down in NYC at least three times in the past 5 years. Tonight, Amy, Ali Fales and I had just stepped out onto the street after seeing 'Chicago' and less than a block away from the theater, I tripped on uneven pavement, my foot totally rolled into the lower, uneven part and BOOM. I was down. I stood up as quickly as I could, with Ali and Amy in tow, and just start LAUGHING at myself. Which is typical. haha so then towards the end of the block I was thinking, I should check to see if my pants have a hole in them now, since I landed right on my knee. So I look down, sure enough, it's not just a hole, my pants have SPLIT from one side seem to the other... straight tear right across my knee. Now I'm laughing and tearing up... also typical... because these are my FAVORITE pants. They're almost like the sisterhood of the traveling pants, but without the sisterhood part. They've been with me EVERYWHERE. Paris... London... Amsterdam.... I cannot think about how great these pants have been to me.

But so because I made Ali and Amy stop and take a picture of my tragic pants, we then saw an envoy coming down the block a few blocks over from 49th on 43rd. So we stop and decide to be THOSE people who stand and watch as the envoy comes to a stop and the canadian prime minister gets out. YEP. You may ask, but Obama was just up THERE visiting him in Canada?! Well I guess they travel quickly and he and his fam are staying at the Westin hotel in NYC on W. 43rd st. Just incase you were wondering.

On another note... THE OSCARS are tomorrow! Well now I guess technically today! I'm excited! But sometimes I wish I didn't get wrapped up in who's going to win and the odds of them winning, etc. I like to enjoy the surprise of it all. Maybe one year I'll skip all the prep, contests, reading and just GUESS based on which I thought were the best performances. I think I'll do that next year. Too often in life we're left with no surprises anymore... and i KNOW that the Oscars can have surprises, but still, I want to be surprised by it ALL.

I'll write tomorrow and tell you my predictions, since now I am TIRED and tomorrow night is going to be a late night.. Monday at work isn't going to be so pretty... : / ... that's one thing that will NEVER be a surprise... the Oscars never ending on time!

goodnight and goodluck.

yea, let's CALL THAT BITCH UP!

Today I went to see "The Reader" and boy, Kate Winslet reallllyyy knows how to pick her happy-go-lucky scripts. I'm feeling so uplifted about life since I've seen this and Rev. Road. BOY OH BOY! let's all run out and get some ICE CREAM with M&M's on top. EXTRA m&ms for this time 'round.

I am going to just put this out there. I liked Kate better in "The Reader" than I did in "Rev. Road." (We're going to call Rev Road, RR from now on). RR had something missing. Adrien agrees. I said "I don't know what was missing exactly.... but maybe it was that lack of Celine Dion" SO there it is. CELINE DION must be involved in some sort of way whenever kate and leo make a movie together. I love me some kate and leo, so if Celine is what makes that extra magic, then bring on my favorite French-Canadian!

Also it was slightly awkward knowing my dad and gerri (his GF) were sitting right behind me (the theater was crowded, we had to sit apart) when there was penis and kate's boobs being shown. But such is life, and if I've seen Harry's Potter with my father in real life than I guess I can handle seeing one on the big screen with him, too.

So why the title of this blog post? I was sitting here chatting with Gerri and she told me Nikki's wedding pics were up. (Nikki is her daughter, my "common law step sister: if you will... or something like that) She then proceeded to tell me that she was a little upset that there were no good pictures of her and my father dancing or sitting together, but lots of the ex and his new wife. Sore subject. ANd none of me... how could that photographer... ahhaha. So my dad said, well we'll have to call her up and stage the wedding and do it over again. After looking at more pictures I turned around and yelled "YEA! Let's CALL THAT BITCH UP!"

I think Chelsea Handler is starting to rub off on me. I've started delivering jokes like her... but maybe I always have and just notice it more now... or she brought out more of the tongue in cheek, sarcastic side of me. You all should really listen to her book on CD for "Are you there vodka? It's me Chelsea". Hearing her read it is way more fun than reading it. Very entertaining. On Tuesday, I am going to start another book I got today. "I Am America (And so can you!)" by Stephen Colbert. I am also looking forward to the start of that one, but am slightly worried since this includes some pictures that I obviously wont' be able to see with the book on cd version.



WEll, I'm going to go drink wine and watch some television and then read some chick lit later. Sounds pretty perfect to me! Going to the see "The Wrestler" tomorrow. The last big film I have to REALLY see before the Oscars on SUNDAY! I can't believe they're only a week away already! Get ready for your favorite GOLD MAN!

shopaholic.

Tomorrow I am going to see "Confessions of Shopaholic." I'm not expecting great things since I have read the book and also the second one (they combined the first two for the movie) and can already tell from the previews they have changed A TON of things.

1. She's british in the book. not in the previews.
2. She already works at a financial times newspaper type deal and doesn't have to just get the job, she actually knows a bit about finance, just can't keep track of her own stuff..
3. It takes place in London. This is very upsetting to me, as I always enjoy seeing a movie that's filmed in London so I can reminisce and be jealous of everyone who lives there.
4. She moves to New York in the second book, only after getting a personal shopping position at Barney's.

WHYYy do they change these important things? I don't get it Hollywood. I'd like to be a screenplay adapter. I should get on my first piece that inspired me a few years back, "Tangerine." It's a young adult book and it's SOOO GOOD. Don't judge it based on the fact that it's a YA book. It's awesome. You read it, and tell me that you agree that it could be an awesome movie.

I'll let you know how Shopaholic goes. Let's be serious here, I'm going just because Hugh Dancy is in it. Another favorite Brit of mine, but sadly he is taken by Claire Danes.

TOODLES.

p.s. I finished "Are you There Vodka, It's me Chelsea." and I did love it. I'm working on finishing "my horizontal life" which I have on paperback. I also started reading "Dewey" that book about the cat who lived in a library. I'm thinking it wasn't such a good idea to start this as I can tell he will die in the end and I will be a human water fountain. : /

a long time coming.

I would apologize again, but it seems that's what I do every time I haven't written in a while. So I'll just tell you all about what I've been doing and what's been keeping me so busy.

NUMBER ONE. ELection day happened. And it was the most epic of epic days. I spilled my glass of wine on the living room rug because I was so damn nervous while the election coverage was happening. (This was early in the night, and I had yet to have a sip of my very full glass, so I lost all that precious wine... ) That night was SUPER exciting, obviously, and I cried when they pronounced Obama the winner and scanned over all of the happy people everywhere over the US and abroad. But those days before 1.20.09 seemed to take FOREVERRRR. GOODNESS! But the day finally came and I got to watch that epic event as it happened and it was worth the hype. I'm sad I wasn't down in DC, but know it would have been a long crazy trip and I had just taken lots of time off to go to Florida on vacation.

NUMBER TWO. Obama is still a "wrongly" spelled word in these things. Let's pick up the pace BLOGGER people! And spell checkers everywhere!

NUMBER THREE. Christmas happened also. Which was another drama fest this year. But it seemed to work out OK in the end, I just had to split the parental situation on that day, and I hate picking and hate having to face the reality that is a broken family.

NUMBER FOUR. I went to Fort Myers, Florida with the old folks. And it was another EPIC time. Amy and I made the long drive from CT to Florida. Two days, a stop each way in Fayetteville, NC and had to drive back through part of a snow storm. But I can honestly say that I WANT TO LIVE THERE WITH THE OLD PEOPLE. I liked eating at 5:30/6 everyday, going to bed early, waking up at 8:30/9am everyday, sitting and reading books all day in the sun. AHHHH the life. I want to be a senior citizen 'snow bird.' TRUE STORY. and we saw dolphins off of Captiva Island. EPICCCCCC

NUMBER FIVE. Job hunting and bathroom painting took up lots of time in November and December. I didn't worry about the job hunt while in FLorida, but I told myself I HAD to apply for some as soon as I got back. So the Sunday I was back, Jan 11, I applied for another job with Camp America - through the company AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Study). That monday they called me in for an interview for TUESDAY. So I went in with the knowledge that there were actually 4 jobs up for grabs, and a bunch of us were all going to be tested for all of them. Turns out it was like what I would imagine SPEED DATING would be like. NO JOKE. I had to rotate around through 4 tables and had a certain amount of time at each table... AHHHHH. But a week later, they called me back for a second interview for the original position I had applied for with Camp America. Went in for the second interview, they told me I was the last of 4 candidates being interviewed and they were making a decision that day and sending out an offer the following day. Well that following day was a friday and I was at work 9-3. Noon rolled around and I was sure I didn't get it since I was assuming they were making the offer in the morning... well 2:45 came and I stepped into my office at work to hear the phone ring. it was them. My boss Sonja was like RUN OUT! TAKE IT! ANSWER IT! So I picked up to hear my new boss tell me she thinks she has good news for me. I said oh yea? Well I got that job! So i had to hadn in my 2 weeks notice and then read over some stuff and finally accept the position. So I am now the Operations Coordinator at Camp America. I'm one of three. The people seem super nice, but still not the family I had at the Y... maybe over time it will be. I'm learning lots and doing some basic entry stuff for flight info and dealing with these Camp Director fairs that are coming up in London and Warsaw. BUT I"M GOING TO THE LONDON ONE! I'm soooo PUMPED!

NUMBER SIX. I will miss the YMCA. I already dread the commute in the AM, but have given books on tape a try. My first one.... "Are you there vodka? it's me Chelsea." By the one and only Chelsea Handler. I figured I should start with a comedy piece and it's working out well. I'm actually paying attention and I just pause it if I find myself worrying about the traffic instead of concentrating on the material.

NUMBER SEVEN. THE OSCARS are coming!!!! I've seen soooo many movies since I've last posted, I owe you guys SOOOO MANNYYYY reviews! I'll try to make a list and do a quick blurb about what I thought about it. I think I'll do this one with the most recent seen...
-"He's just not that into you" - i've read the book and I thought this did a good job of converting the non-fiction piece into a fiction movie. I liked most of the cast, the only part that was over the top was the main role... so unfortunately there was a lot of time being devoted to being over the top. This was the writers fault and not Ginnifer Goodwin's. I agree with what my dear friend Adrien said, "could have been really great, but it wasn't"

-"Revolutionary Road" This movie makes me want to run out and pick some daisies. Get married. Have lots of babies and just makes me look forward to being an adult. NOT. The cast was INCREDIBLE. Kate Winslet was awesome. So was Leo. Michael Shannon who is nominated for a supporting role was also deserving of that nom.

-"Frost/Nixon" Was another good one where Michael Sheen got snubbed once again. But they made history riveting.

-"Slumdog Millionaire" I LOVEd it. The Soundtrack is ALSO AMAZING. Worth every nom. GO SEE IT.

- "THe Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Also, I liked this but was too long. WEll, not too long but the material wasn't as spread out as it could have been. There was too much of him being old and not enough of him and Cate together in his prime. Brad Pitt will not win. And shouldn't either.

- "MILK" AHHH, this cast was amazing. James Franco got SNUBBED, I liked him better than James Brolin. Emilie Hirsch also made a great little gay man.

- "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" not worth your money. netflix it if you really want. only some parts were funny.but i love kevin james.

- "Rachel Getting Married" Anne Hathaway's performance really is amazing. I think she should have a real shot at the oscar, but I'm afraid the academy may have forgotten about her.

- "Four CHristmases" another one you can netflix. Some parts were funny, other parts were not so much. But reese and Vince were really great together.

- "Doubt" I fell asleep. I'll be honest. But it was late, I went to a showing at 9:40 pm on a friday nighT and I was EXHAUSTED. I did like everyone's performance's though. I don't think Meryl deserves to win though. But she did get the SAG... so who knows...

- "Twilight" I'm a fan of the books. I'm not as big of a fan as some, but I do enjoy the series. This movie was a good rendition. I use good as in not GREAT or excellent. It could have been better. I, among others believed that they should have spent more time getting to know each other like they do in the book. I understand some changes they made for movie purposes, but I believe that a lot of what makes the books a real page turner was not in the movie.

I know there are more... but I can't THINK OF THEM!

But this has been a long enough blog post anyway... I'm just waiting for American Idol to be over and I'm turning in early since I've got to get up early these days.

They just kicked that guy off with the face piercing but let on that annoying girl tatyanna? or however you spell her name. Now I know you're saying, JENNAAA boys and girls have noting to do with eachother right now, but it doesn't seem very fair. I liked that kid with the face piercing (not the piercing). He and his best friend were so cute together... WHO KNOWS.

and I've been watching lots of Showtime's The Tudors. I LOVE IT. I LOVE HENRY CAVILL. My new favorite celebrity crush. IAHHHH his IMDB.com photo does NOT do him justice. He is so damn cute and likable. Please marry me, henry? (that's him below)



Well peace out girl scouts. Hope all has been going well in 2009!