Sometimes I wish I had a camera phone

Last night I managed to catch the train at Hollywood/Vine at the worst possible time, so I decided to get off at Hollywood/Highland (home of the Kodak Theater) and check things out. It's an unusual scene. First coming face to side profile with the biggest Oscar statuette I've ever seen, It's the one that flanks the entrance to the building and where, I'm sure, a lot of photo ops take place. And there's bleachers and the whole nine yards when it comes to security. I felt sorry for the poor guys who had to stand in the wind and 50 degree weather last night. But the weirdest, strangest funniest thing I saw was as I was leaving, I happened to peek out through the bleachers and there's a me-sized Oscar facing out toward the street, I mean to say, away from me. It's shrouded in plastic. And I'm staring at the ass of this statue, literally, and thinking of how much I really would love to have a camera phone to capture the moment.

Oh, if I haven't mentioned it, I'm pulling for "The Departed" to win.

Sometimes I wish I had a camera phone

Last night I managed to catch the train at Hollywood/Vine at the worst possible time, so I decided to get off at Hollywood/Highland (home of the Kodak Theater) and check things out. It's an unusual scene. First coming face to side profile with the biggest Oscar statuette I've ever seen, It's the one that flanks the entrance to the building and where, I'm sure, a lot of photo ops take place. And there's bleachers and the whole nine yards when it comes to security. I felt sorry for the poor guys who had to stand in the wind and 50 degree weather last night. But the weirdest, strangest funniest thing I saw was as I was leaving, I happened to peek out through the bleachers and there's a me-sized Oscar facing out toward the street, I mean to say, away from me. It's shrouded in plastic. And I'm staring at the ass of this statue, literally, and thinking of how much I really would love to have a camera phone to capture the moment.

Oh, if I haven't mentioned it, I'm pulling for "The Departed" to win.

Best laid plans

My brother left me a message on my voice mail just to warn me not to watch "Babel". I will admit that I had planned last week to watch it if the DVD came before Sunday. The DVD came on Thursday and I still haven't bothered. I was only going to give it thirty minutes, but even that seemed a bit silly. Why watch thirty minutes of that when I could watch thirty of some other Oscar-nominated film, perhaps the one that is currently occupying my DVD player? But he hated it passionately and he can be on target with what he dislikes. What he likes is another story. So I'm not watching the overly long movie that apparently will just suck time from my soul.

Less than sixteen hours til the pre-game.

And, yes, people, this is the one day of the year that I'm like this.

Best laid plans

My brother left me a message on my voice mail just to warn me not to watch "Babel". I will admit that I had planned last week to watch it if the DVD came before Sunday. The DVD came on Thursday and I still haven't bothered. I was only going to give it thirty minutes, but even that seemed a bit silly. Why watch thirty minutes of that when I could watch thirty of some other Oscar-nominated film, perhaps the one that is currently occupying my DVD player? But he hated it passionately and he can be on target with what he dislikes. What he likes is another story. So I'm not watching the overly long movie that apparently will just suck time from my soul.

Less than sixteen hours til the pre-game.

And, yes, people, this is the one day of the year that I'm like this.