The Oscars

This is not the post I expect it to be. Usually after the Oscars I would be posting all about who won and lost and how everyone looked. This year however, the show was noticeably boring at best. From what I can piece together...the producers were trying to give the show a younger and hip vibe. Instead the show was about as hip as the word hip. Poor Anne Hathaway, you can tell she was trying so hard. After about 5 minutes of the show it was clear this was going to be a long and painful evening. Here is a wrap up of the evening's events:

Anne Hathaway: A for effort. But you're not a comedian. Flubbing lines and changing gowns does not a host make. Plus, if your dresses are all you have to offer then you should have changed twice as much. If you're trying to distract an audience take a tip from Rupaul. Big hair, big make-up and tacky as hell.

James Franco: First he walks out on stage tweeting on his cell phone. I'm all for social media, but you have to address it. Such as "I am tweeting during the show to bring the Oscars on everyone on Twitter." Otherwise it just looks like a stoner on his cell phone. Apart from getting in ugly drag, what did he do? He spent about most of the show looking bored as Hathaway did all the work. Epic Fail James Franco!

A note to the Academy: if you're looking for a young cool stoner, call Seth Rogan. At least he's funny.

Kurt Douglas: at 94 you were the funniest part of the show.

Melissa Leo: There is something about you I just don't like.

The Awards: The winners were everyone who was predicted. "And the winner is...The King's Speech!" *Yawn* I hate that. My favorite part is an upset or a surprise.


My recommendations for next year:

Invite Kanye. His absence made me sad. I like Kanye in all his rude glory. How fun would it have been if he ran on stage and snatched that Oscar from Melissa Leo! Awesome.

Hire Naomi Campbell as the red carpet host. She can just sit high up in a booth with a big bag of cell phones that she'll throw at poorly dressed starlets.

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Fall 2011 Fashion Week in New York

Fall 2011 Fashion Week has come and gone in the New York. Overall my reviews are mixed. A+ goes to Rodarte, Jason Wu, and Prabal Gurung. Some designers weren't as lucky. I really like Marc Jacobs (the man) because he seems fun and light hearted. However his RTW collection was filled with poka dot covered victorian pieces. Really? The best thing about the collection was Marc in a blue rubber button down under a gray sweater. Proenza Schouler was another label that missed the mark. Western prairie themed velvet...ummm NO. Not cute. Below is the over view of New York Fashion Week from Style.com. You can also visit the site to watch video's for individual collections.

DOMA

I was going to write about President Obama's decision to attack the Defense of Marriage Act. Instead I refer you to Salon.com and their article about the subject. The article does a great job at pointing out that the support of DOMA is mostly emotional and doesn't hold up well in a court where logic overrides emotion.

Obama sets a marriage trap -- for Republicans

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/23/hirshman_obama_doma
 
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Life Lesson #42

We all have number is our phones that should have been deleted a long time ago. Maybe it's your ex or the toxic friend who ignores you. Either way, we don't delete them. Instead we text them late at night or when we're feeling lonely. Then the next day we kick ourselves and vow it will never happen again...until next weekend. Here's my tip: Change the person's name to a reminder of why you should avoid them. For example, I had a friend that always ignored me. So I changed his name in my phone to 'Shawn' Who Ignores Me. So whenever I would feel the need to call or text I had a visual reminder. So maybe your ex becomes 'Matt Who Gave Me Grabs' or 'Stacy The Psychopath.' Just a helpful life tip from me to you.

Trouble in the Cheese State

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is trying to pass a bill that would severely cute the power of unions in his state. He claims that doing so would help alleviate the $3.6 billion state defecate. The bill has caused outrage from state employees and the result has been massive protests against the bill.

Those are the facts. To be honest, I do not have a strong opinion on the matter. Not being from Wisconsin, I don’t know any of the details about the measure. So why post about it you ask? One detail of this news story caught my attention. 14 Democrat State Senators have left the state to avoid having to vote on the bill. With their absence, the senate can not reach their minimum quorum to vote on the bill. That’s a shitty thing to do. How much of a douche bag do you have to be to skip town rather then vote. Oh...and by the way...voting on bills in THEIR JOB. Isn’t this why people go into politics? It will be interesting to see what will happen when they return and eventually face re-election. I suspect this will come back to bite them in the butt. There is a Public Relations rep out there who will be paid a ton of cash to do some damage control come November.

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The Cute Chubby Boys of Primetime

 

Tyler Labine- Currently staring in the new CBS romantic sitcom Mad Love with Jason Biggs.

Chris Pratt- Plays Andy as part of the ensemble cast of Parks and Recreation on NBC.

David Lutz is also on NBC, playing the writer Lutz on the fictitious TGS on 30 Rock along side Tina Fey.

John Caparulo is a very funny comedian who is a regular on Chelsea Lately on the E! network.

Joe's Spank Me Time

Does anyone know who he is? He should be my husband.

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