We've substituted Evelyn Hirsch's daughter with a Canadian. Will she notice?

right, Egan is retiring.

Blarg, everybody.

I love Hugh Jackman, but I'm kind of over the hosting attitude of "We all know this sucks so let's just get through it." There is such a thing as too much snark, you know?

I like the concept of 5 former winners recognizing each nominee in each category, but the execution needed a LOT of work. Some of the speeches were fantastic (Marion Cotillard to Kate Winslet) but some were just weird and awkward (hellooooooo all the Best Actors!)

Dear cameraperson: Is the Milk screenwriter really the only out gay member of the audience? Really? Huh.

My blanket comment on everyone's dress this year: LOSE THE FREAKY SHOULDER STRAP THINGS. I saw at least 5 dresses that would have beenn really beautiful if someone hadn't hot-glued a hideous sash to the front.

I do not want to be at work right now. I especially do not want to be across town in the office I don't normally work in, but that's a whole nother rant.

I am profoundly unmotivated to work, while at the same time very strongly worried about not getting behind and failing on some of my newer job duties that overwhelm me (because I do not have a good understanding of the work and am getting no support). Really bad combination. Fretted into inaction might be a good way to describe it. One piece of paper at a time, I just pulled out a folder and I am just going to work through it piece by piece as far as I can - anything I get stuck on I am going to try and find someone to hand it off to.

Fretted into inaction might be a good way to describe it.

Oh lord, I have that so bad.

There is such a thing as too much snark, you know?

Say it ain't so.

The red carpets of the last few years have revealed that there are very few one-shouldered dresses that don't make women look lopsided and awkward.

So I've pretty much talked myself into a used car (on the argument that the difference between that and the new car that I want is the cost of a trip to England). Any advice on buying such a thing? I'll get a warranty, and the dealer's local (and cousin-in-law to a woman who works in my room every day) so easy to get on if anything goes wrong. Things I should look for? Deal-killers?

Just had a fire alarm here at work. Everyone was out in the freezing cold, bitching because (1) we just had one last Monday, and (2) when we do have alarms, they know not to have them first thing in the morning, due to everyone's tasks that have to be done by a certain time, and it ended up being a false alarm.

Grrr.

I wish Au Bon Pain would be better about labelling their "bagels." I wanted plain cheese, and ended up with jalapeno cheddar. At least I didn't repeat the apple fiasco of a while back! But still: Meh.