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Oscars

I have been neglecting you…

As of late, I have been focusing all my energy on my Examiner.com blog and therefore I haven’t been posting to this one a lot and I apologize to you, my reader. But mostly, I apologize to my blog. I haven’t been feeding it, and like a pet, it is starving. It needs my love....

The best thing about last night’s Oscars

…was this skit. I am still peeing in my pants because of it.

The real Academy Award winners vs. my predictions

Producer Christian Colson, center, joined by the film’s cast and crew, celebrates after the film “Slumdog Millionaire” won best motion picture of the year during the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Last night I made my predictions for some of the most...

The Academy Awards according to Dino-Ray

So it’s midnight in the lovely Bay Area and my room looks as if I am squatting in it because it’s completely bare. It’s like I am Ricky in that Christmas episode of My So-Called Life where he is living in that abandoned warehouse – except less dramatic and there isn’t a singing angel involved....

An ‘I told you so’ moment…

Okay, this isn’t really an “I told you so” moment, it’s more of a “I interviewed a famous guy before he was nominated for his first Oscar” moment. Yes, I am talking about Michael Shannon from Revolutionary Road. When the noms were announced this week I was NOT surprised that Shannon got the nod for...

Diablo Cody has made my Myspace “Heroes” list

No, I am serious. Diablo Cody is now on my Myspace heroes list between Johnny Depp and Carrie Bradshaw. Out of everything that happened tonight on the Oscars, I was most excited about Diablo Cody’s win for her brilliant screenplay for Juno – and her acceptance speech almost brought me to tears. She was the...