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I have to say that the Academy Awards are getting better and better each year. They get you in and get you out as fast as they can now. I remember not too long ago when the ceremony was like 6 hours and it started at 8 and ended at midnight. It was just insane. The acceptance speeches would go on forever and it was just boring. This year and last year it was 3 hours long and the mics were turned off after 2 minutes of an acceptance speech. That’s the way it should be.

We are also beginning to see new advances in the way the old men of the Academy think. Black men and women are winning awards. This year was the first year a female won for best director. That’s pretty amazing. It’s beginning to no longer matter what color your skin is or what your gender is. The Academy is beginning to see the talent and that’s the way it should have been all along. Also, congrats Sandra Bullock!

The show was hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin and I’m surprised they didn’t get as much stage time as hosts have in the past. I recall hosts getting to do a lot more than Alec and Steve did last night. I was super excited for them to host because they are both so hilarious. There were definitely funny moments, but I kind of wished for more. I remember when Ellen DeGeneres hosted and she wore the swan dress that Bjork wore. Soooo funny. I love her. Either way, the show was enjoyable. The movie The Hurt Locker walked away with pretty much every award it was nominated for including best picture. I haven’t seen it, but last night definitely persuaded me to see it.

What did y’all think?

Terrible Tuesday

I missed Manic Monday due to a holiday so I am making up for it with Terrible Tuesday. We all know what has happened over in Haiti and if you don’t then you need to get out from under that rock and figure it out. There are so many organizations and celebrities reaching out to help these people. Some are freaking brilliant, such as texting to donate $10 via your phone bill. Way to use technology and the most popular form. Another is Sport Chalet taking gently used shoes and sending them over to Haiti. These are just 2 of a million ways to help.

The reason I write this blog is because I heard about all of these celebrities who are reaching out on their own to help. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are of course among the celebrities reaching out. Sandra Bullock donated $1 million as well. It’s pretty amazing. Here is where I begin to throw up. One of the actresses from the Gossip Girl, which is probably one of the worst shows ever, and who’s name I don’t even care to repeat or remember for that matter told reporters during an interview that she is too busy working on creating an album to donate any time or help to the people in Haiti. Wow. Fuck you. You probably have no talent anyway. Rush Limbaugh also said on his show that he doesn’t think we should be lending any help. That we are already in too much of an economic crisis to help and our tax dollars are the only aid they need. Fuck you too. Pat Robertson also said that he thinks Haiti had it coming because they didn’t want to listen to the French. He said this was the devil’s doing. Some people should remain under that rock and never come out.

Weekend Movie - The Blind Side

I hope everyone had a turkey filled holiday weekend. I know I did and please don’t ever let me eat again. That would be good. I had 2 Thanksgiving’s and a big birthday dinner last night. I feel like I am going to explode. Bleh. Food is good, but never that good.

This weekend the parentals and I saw the movie “The Blind Side.” If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a true story about a white woman who takes in a black boy and educates him and helps him get a scholarship to collage. He eventually becomes a pro football player. Sandra Bullock is the star of this movie and I like her. I know some people can’t stand her especially when she is putting on a southern accent for 2 hours, but let me tell you she is awesome. I loved her even more in this movie. Yes, she is known for her romantic comedies and she does well in those, but she has definitely branched out with this movie. She shows range and great character. Tim McGraw played her husband. It was surprising to see his name in the opening credits and then during the movie, I didn’t even realize it was him. When the credits started rolling we all realized which character he played.

It’s awesome how this woman took this boy in. She saw him walking in the cold one day and asked if he had a place to go and the rest is history. Feel good movies are always awesome, but when the story is true, it’s even better.