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Monday, February 25, 2008

Oscar followup

For the record, the only Oscar I really, really cared about turned out exactly the way I wanted it to. Despite being up against three songs from Enchanted (Really? Three? Is that entirely necessary? Wasn't there anything else to nominate? It was good and all, but three?) and one from August Rush, "Falling Slowly" took the Oscar. Once was a little snubbed at the Oscars overall, I thought, and I'm very glad that it got at least a little recognition. I'm sad that I didn't get to see the performance - I only ended up seeing the last hour of the Oscars because I went to a very amazing fireside with Truman G. Madsen, which was worth it, but made me miss the part of the show I most wanted to see. Oh, the sacrifice . . . (Yes, that was completely tongue-in-cheek, especially since the fireside was about Joseph Smith and really, it was no sacrifice at all. But a little bit. :P)
In honor of this occasion, I offer the following video - in case you have no idea how amazing this song is, it is here for your viewing and listening pleasure:

Thursday, February 21, 2008

They like me! They really like me!

First, I love postsecret. How amazing is this secret? Second, I love the Oscars. I don't understand why no one ever wants to watch them. What's not to love about several hours of movie clips, ridiculous clothing, people who are too full of themselves, and great moments in movie history remembered? This doesn't even touch on the musical numbers sure to come, and by the way, I know that there are about 80 songs Enchanted nominated this year, but I very much want "Falling Slowly" to take the prize. C'mon people. You didn't give Once any other nods; get the song award right.
Alas, I am afraid that yet again I will end up missing the Oscars or only watching some of them because no one ever wants to watch them with me, and let's be honest: how long can you monopolize the TV with that kind of thing without making your roommates mad at you? So if anyone has any exciting Oscar plans . . . invite me?