24

whoa
i'm halfway there
livin on a prayer

my mom died at 48
i turned 24 yesterday
an odd feeling
to be at the midpoint of her life

i went to see Crazy Heart
power went out halfway through
wound up with 4 free movie passes
kind of worked out for me haha

i am so lost with Lost
i don't even know what to say

i really sucked with my oscar predictions
i usually outguess Entertainment Weekly
by one or two, but i really blew it
oh well, i didn't get as into it this year

Sandra Bullock was really funny
i'm so glad Precious won for writing
and disappointed Inglourious Basterds did not
i really want to see The Cove and Logorama

tonight at work there was a bookfair
for my elementary school
i only recognized two teachers
yesterday they began tearing that school down
i feel old

i am 24, ya know

Oscar Predictions '10

Best Picture
prediction: Avatar
my vote: Inglourious Basterds

Best Actor
prediction: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
my vote: Colin Firth, A Single Man

Best Actress
prediction: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
my vote: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Supporting Actor
prediction: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
my vote: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress
prediction: Mo'Nique, Precious
my vote: Mo'Nique, Precious

Best Director
prediction: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
my vote: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Original Screenplay
prediction: The Hurt Locker
my vote: Inglourious Basterds

Adapted Screenplay
prediction: Up In The Air
my vote: Precious

Animated Feature
prediction: Up
my vote: Up

(just predictions from here on)

Cinematography - Avatar
Editing - Avatar
Art Direction - Avatar
Costume Design - The Young Victoria
Makeup - The Young Victoria
Score - Avatar
Song - The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart
Sound Mixing - Avatar
Sound Editing - Avatar
Visual Effects - Avatar

I don't even know where to begin predicting Foreign Language Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Short Film Animated, Short Film Live Action.

doing my worst

i'm a total failure with this resolution
though the past 3 wednesdays
have been some of the most exhausting days of my life
meaning, no alone time at all

3 wednesdays ago was the blizzard
my friends rosie and bridget were here all day
which was a lot of fun
we watched movies and i got them started on Glee

last week i had work from 11-7
then met rosie for dinner
then we watched Lost
(which i had missed the night before)
and then we finished Glee
it was then 1am

yesterday i worked at another B&N
from 8am until 3:45
then had to be at my store at 4 for a meeting
and then had to be home by 5:15
for my aunt to pick me up for a viewing

my mom's friend passed away suddenly
i hadn't seen her much in recent years
but when i was younger i saw her a lot
i used to sleep over her place, even without my mom
and we'd watch movies all weekend
she will be missed

i'm having dreams about my cousins a lot
i just want them to know i'm here for them

Lost has been crazy
it's hard to not watch that show on dvd
i've always thought the "infection"
was a parallel to terrorism
live in fear of it
and the scariest part
winds up being the fear
but maybe i'm wrong

i miss 30 rock
won't miss the olympics

i've fallen asleep
both times i started watching
The Hurt Locker
who naps during an Iraq war movie?

20 minutes ago when i began this post
my computer literally turned completely off
when i plugged my headphones in
i think it's time to start shopping around
mac or hp?

wednesday

the day of the week
on plan

my uncle passed away three weeks ago
just days from his 57th bday
my heart aches for my 5 cousins
this wasn't supposed to happen to them too

i think i've bottled up so much over the years
i've forgotten how to cry
nearly every day for 2 weeks
i threw up in the morning
instead of crying

my favorite customer of the week
"well that's an oxymoron
Glenn Beck's Common Sense
i don't know where you stand
but no matter where you stand
that's an oxymoron"

my least favorite was today
she can't be summed up in a quote
and i'm focusing on the positive
so i went on a 20 minute walk tonight
to shake it all off

applied to a few jobs yesterday
time to get out of the bookstore

oscar noms are out
i think i like the 10 best pic noms
tho it makes more work for me
as a registered voter
ha, i wish

again

man, i am so bad at this
i've been really out of it
and not feeling well
after the passing of my uncle
i bought 2 self-help books today
maybe i'll do a real post soon

crap.

i already messed up
good thing nobody knows i'm doing this
still not in good spirits
will write more soon

wicked

when you have a death in the family
go see a broadway musical
takes your mind off things
showtunes cleanse the soul

i don't have the right words at the time
but keeping up my wednesday promise