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Weekend Things

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Hello from super snowy Colorado!

We woke up yesterday to a down-pouring of snow that I was totally unprepared for.  I left around 10:15 to make it to an 11 o’clock yoga class and it did not go well.  I had accidentally left my phone at home and when my car got stuck on a hill literally 5 minutes from the yoga studio I was in full-blown panic mode.  Luckily, a man in a big ol’ truck pulled up and helped me turn around by pushing my car for me.  Thank you, random man!

In other weekend-y news, we won Friday night trivia, my nephew turned 4, I ate the best steak of my life and my life’s happiness culminated when I was finally able to watch the Oscars after months of excited anticipation.  Don’t make fun of me!

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What’s the only word in the English language to end in mt?  I was seconds away from guessing “verklemt,” but then realized “dreamt” was the answer and that it’s actually “verklempt.”  

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I’ve never seen so many kids so terrified to hit a piñata.  We’re talking actual tears of fear.  Not to mention the part where my nephew threw a tantrum and fell off his chair when we all tried to sing “Happy Birthday” to him.  What is with these kids not wanting to be the center of attention?

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I think my favorite part was when my nephew unwrapped his gift of stick-on mustaches and my brother put one on my niece.  It was priceless.

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We ended Saturday night at Vesta Dipping Grill for Denver Restaurant Week.  Everything was so good!  Hannah and I are going to Elway’s tonight, so I figured I’d just bunch both DRW experiences for another post.  Be excited for a lot of badly-lit pictures!

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Mother Nature apparently had other plans, rather than letting me watch the Oscars.  Our satellite dish went out right in the middle of Adele’s performance!  And all the websites, that had been promising live feed earlier in the day, were sadly just playing with our emotions because they suddenly weren’t showing any live feed.

Luckily, we reset the satellite and were able to watch the rest of the show, but I will probably pout over Adele for at least another day.  My thoughts?

  • Seth MacFarlane was okay, I guess, although that Sound of Music joke was great!
  • John Travolta has gotten weird.
  • Just how many long haired blonde men does Hollywood have?
  • How did Jennifer Hudson come in 7th on American Idol?  How?!
  • Make this popcorn immediately.
  • Quentin Tarantino is just so…awesome.
  • ARGO!

Happy Monday!

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10 Oscar Predictions

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Did you know, as of this very month, the Academy Awards have been “re-branded” as The Oscars?  I had no idea!  Moving on.

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10 Academy Award Oscar Predictions:

1. Seth MacFarlane will actually be a really funny host.  Totally basing this on his hilarious SNL hosting performance.  Funny or not, I’ll probably just be thinking that he looks like Peter Brady the whole time.

2.  Someone will wear/do something that we all talk about/make fun of for days.  Hey Angelina Jolie, we’re still laughing at your awkward leg pose from last year.  Or I am at least.

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3. I will finally know how to pronounce Quvenzhané.  As in Quvenzhané Wallis.  As if I needed to clarify that, because Quvenzhané is such a common name, ya know?

4.  Anna Karenina will get no Academy Award love.  And I will be bitter and resentful about it.  Loved that movie.

5. I will not recognize a single movie in any of the short, documentary or foreign language categories.  Will someone who watches these please tell me if I’m missing out.

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6. The In Memoriam segment will be long.  I won’t know 80% of the people being recognized.  Despite all this, it will be moving and beautifully done.  As always.

7. Adele will win for Original Song and be totally shocked because she has still, even after all the Grammys and the Golden Globes and the screams of adoring fans, yet to realize how amazing and loved she is by anyone with a pair of working ears.

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8.  No one’s speech will be as funny as any of the speeches given at the Golden Globes.  You know, because everyone will be sober instead of drinking at their table all night long.  How boring.

9. Daniel Day-Lewis will win for Best Actor.  Totally going out on a limb with this one because he hasn’t really won for anything else.  Sarcasm.

10. Argo will pull the rug out from under Lincoln and win Best Picture.  Actually, I’m not sure if that’s what I predict will happen or if that’s what I want to happen.  If Ben Affleck is going to get snubbed as director, the least the Academy could do is give the win to his movie.

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Will you be watching the Oscars tomorrow?

How many of the Best Picture nominated movies did you see?

What are your Oscar predictions?