I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 57 Varieties  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


msbelle - Feb 25, 2008 4:43:36 am PST #1395 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I hadn't checked my mega millions until now - matched 2 on one line - that's it. suck.

I checked this morning because I had lottery winning dreams. they were fun dreams.


Kathy A - Feb 25, 2008 5:01:51 am PST #1396 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I like this recap of the Oscars, especially this series of "awards":

Worst Rob Lowe – Snow White Flashback: The moment John Travolta waltzed onto the stage after the final Best Song nominee performance. He is partially redeemed by what happened next, which was...

The 'Seriously, If This Song Doesn't Win I'm Going to Have a Coronary Right Here on the Couch' Award went (thankfully) to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, for their gorgeous duet "Falling Slowly," (from the film "Once), which leads us to...

Best Line of the Night: "Falling Slowly" wins Best Song, Glen Hansard, blushing charmingly, gives a charming, stammering acceptance speech, and then charmingly leads his equally surprised partner Irglova off the stage. Jon Stewart's response: "That guy is so arrogant."

The Surprising Moment of Humanity Award goes to the Academy itself, which, after playing Marketa Irglova, a.k.a. one half of the Best Song winning team, off the stage, invited her back so she could say her piece, which was, unsurprisingly (see above), exceedingly charming.


Jessica - Feb 25, 2008 5:04:23 am PST #1397 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

ION, I can't seem to stop watching the "I Drink Your Milkshake" SNL sketch online.


sumi - Feb 25, 2008 5:22:52 am PST #1398 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I can't believe I missed Chenowith! I tivoed the Oscars mostly for her!


§ ita § - Feb 25, 2008 5:23:52 am PST #1399 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The "c" in "victuals" is silent, right? I guess that mispronuciation falls in line with the plot of this ep of Trek.


Kathy A - Feb 25, 2008 5:28:23 am PST #1400 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

EW's in-the-press-room Oscar story:

Asked about whether [Hansard]'d go back to busking (i.e. singing on the street), he answers that he was just doing that a few months ago in Barcelona: ''It's a great way to get to know a city.''

9:33 p.m. Perhaps because his role in There Will be Blood is the most richly, darkly serious in a group of five serious Best Actor nominees, most of the questions to Daniel Day-Lewis are almost determinedly light-hearted. Have you been offered a lot of complimentary milkshakes? ''I'm very much looking forward to all the milkshakes I'm going to have over the next 25 years.'' What do you do for a laugh? ''The great thing about that is I don't have to talk about it. I'm not telling!' Oh, why not? ''Because it's none of your f---ing business!'' (He says this with a wry smile.) Are you aware how big the milkshake line has become? ''I am completely aware of it. I think it's fantastic. I mean, if people absorb something that you've done, if that gets absorbed into the culture in such a way that people can make something else from it, that's delightful to me.... We call it ''slagging'' in Ireland, taking the piss in England.'' Why did you kiss George Clooney on your way to the Oscar stage? ''Because George has been there for me, and he was the closest fellow nominee.... George is just so incredibly generous. He's a great guy, really. I had to kiss someone. I kissed my wife, and in the interests in parity, I kissed him too.''


Vortex - Feb 25, 2008 5:32:46 am PST #1401 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Yeah, and I realize I started fretting at 11:25 because last year, didn't they have like 17 montages and 3 honorary awards in between the lead actor awards and best picture? At least they didn't do that!

I think that they created all of those montages to use as filler if the writer's strike lasted, and now they said "well, we made 'em, let's use em"


tommyrot - Feb 25, 2008 5:33:54 am PST #1402 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

A montage unused is an unspeakable tragedy....


lisah - Feb 25, 2008 5:40:59 am PST #1403 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Am so tired. Had to stay up to watch all the Oscars because once I start I can't stop but I was out at dinner for the first 90 minutes or so. And yet only ended up maybe 20 minutes behind at the end. Due to ff-ing through commercials and boring parts! but, still, am so tired.

So, Josh Brolin? He must be short with the most ginormous head ever. He wasn't that much taller than James McAvoy who is tiny but his head was like 3 times as big.

I kind of loved Marion Cotillard's dress even if it was fish scaley.


Tom Scola - Feb 25, 2008 5:46:51 am PST #1404 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

NYT Oscar slideshow, color-coordinated.