Blogging the 83th Annual Academy Awards

Alright, I’ll blog this thing and see how it goes.

5:32pm: Seriously, does it get any better than Anne Hathaway? She’s my number one for so many reason. The girl is beautiful, smart, and one hell of an actress. I’m not going to mind watching her all night.

5:37pm: How can you not get excited when you hear the theme song from Back to the Future?

5:44pm: Of all the movies to win art direction, it’s the one I didn’t see and have no want to see.

5:47pm: Heck yeah! Score one for Inception! It deserved it.

5:52pm: I love Kirk Douglas but why are his earlobes so damn long?

5:57pm: Hailee Steinfeld should have won it, but whatever.

6:02pm: Alright, I’ll say it. I have a huge man crush for Justin Timberlake. Mila Kunis ain’t so bad either.

6:06pm: Oh heck yeah! Toy Story 3, totally the best animated movie I’ve seen in about the last half decade!

6:10pm: Gotta start the BBQ.

6:18pm: Oh complete bullshit! Really? The King’s Speech was a better screenplay than Inception? Why in the hell is there so much Inception hate going on?!

6:32pm: Christian Bale’s portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The Fighter reminded me so much of my friend Rob. Yeah, he really is that fucked up. It was uncanny. I’m giggling thinking about how many people are freaking out that they never knew Christian Bale had an accent.

6:35pm: Super 8 is going to be awesome!

6:40pm: Time to check on the BBQ and crack open the beer.

6:42pm: Star Wars!!! John Williams rocks!

6:43pm: Trent Reznor won an Oscar?! Well the guy is brilliant so he definitely deserves it.

6:47pm: Sound Mixing and Sound Editing to Inception! What movie really deserved it more? I hope this isn’t going to turn out all of the technical achievements to Inception, but nothing else.

6:54pm: Marisa Tomei… still so hot.

7:04pm: Randy Newman has officially lost it. Pixar, it’s completely time to find someone else to contribute songs to your movies.

7:12pm: Amy Adams is not attractive. She always looks like she’s about to cry.

7:33pm: Best Visual Effects for Inception. Score!

7:37pm: Eating hot dogs. Can’t talk now!

8:03pm: I am publicly protesting the best director category. How dare they leave out Christopher Nolan!

8:14pm: If Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t win, I’m gonna freak out! Although if Natalie Portman wins, then that will be ok.

8:16pm: I’m ok with this, but just barely. Oh Natalie, why did you have to go and get fat?

8:32pm: Anne Hathaway, you look the hottest you’ve looked all night!

8:35pm: The King’s Speech? This is total crap!

The Chicago Code

Shawn Ryan has done it again people. The creator of The Shield, one the best damn shows ever to grace a television, has gone and created my favorite new show of the season, The Chicago Code. Yeah, it’s polished and tone down for network television, but for my tastes, it makes the right compromises in the right places. And would you look at that, how cool is the show’s intro with theme song done by Billy Corgan? Answer: too cool.

My Ideal Partner

I was presented a question this past weekend. A task as it were. Take a few moments to think about and write out what I always needed and wanted in an ideal partner. If I’m ever going to do any amount of personal writing that requires some thought, I’m going to always throw it on here. And so if things were ideal, here how it would go.

  • My ideal partner is, above all things, truthful and communicative. She can listen just as much as she can verbalize a thought. She’s not afraid to tell me how she’s feeling even if it’s something that may hurt me and she never lies. I’m not afraid of being hurt. I’m afraid of making the wrong decisions based on me not knowing the whole truth about something.
  • My ideal partner is my best friend. We will share a connection that transcends anything we’ve felt before. We will know everything about each other and communicate in a language that is unique to us. She’ll always be the first person I always want to share my brilliant victories and crushing defeats with.
  • My ideal partner is affectionate. I’m an affectionate person most of the time and she’ll want to show me how much she loves and cares for me through her affection as well, but not overly. She’ll know the balance.
  • My ideal partner inspires me to be a better person. Whether it’s spiritually, physically, or professionally, she always sees how I could be better and knows how to point me in the right direction. Likewise, I hope for her to be inspired by me.
  • My ideal partner is intelligent. She has common sense, does her profession or performs in her career well, has a good idea of what is right and what is wrong, and is smart enough to know we can always be better.
  • My idea partner is the funniest person in the world next to me. Marilyn Monroe said, “if you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything,” and that’s pretty much the same for me. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people and I plan on being close to my ideal partner.

You know how I know?

“Love comes to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve been betrayed, to those who still love even though they’ve been hurt before.” -unknown