Oscars

Okay so I was not a very good Oscar nominee movie watcher this year. But I did manage to make it to the movies for a couple of them. In the local movie theatre the arts council sponsors a mini Film festival of sorts every spring. It runs once a week for 6 weeks. It is my favourite time of year. (Okay, anytime there is a film festival within driving distance is my favourite time of year.) I went this last week and saw An Education at the film fest. It was fantastic. Not at all what I expected, and an amazing film all around. And it was well deserving of it's nominations.

Earlier in the year I saw The Blind Side. It made me cry and I did like it a lot.

Still on my list of movies I must see is Up in the Air.

And I have no desire to see Avatar at all, not one single bit. I don't even feel like linking to it. That is how little I care for it. Google it if you are still interested in it. I am not.

All this to say, No, I didn't get to see the Oscar's this year. I will catch up with the award winners later online.

all work and no play...well almost

Work has been in the way of my creating cards/layouts this week. Shift work is a crazy thing. It makes your sleep schedule all wonky for days after. I know this isn't an excuse, but this is the truth for this week. Since I am a night owl by nature, it usually means that after my night shifts I am up late for nights on end, till I absolutely have to get up early.

I rented a few movies Tuesday night, since it is the week before the Oscars. I figured I had better see a few of the movies before Sunday. And because my mind is wide awake at night and I needed something to occupy it. I want to feel informed for some of the films. I am usually quite into the Oscars, but this year I just haven't had the time till now to get interested. I rented Little Miss Sunshine, Babel, and The Departed. I also *really* want to see The Pursuit of Happyness which Will Smith is nominated for Best Actor. My friend highly recommended it to me. I probably won't see it before Sunday though.

I am one of those movie watchers that feels *guilty* for only renting a movie AFTER it has won an Oscar. I just feel that I should make the decision for myself, and not because it has won. Hence my feeling of urgency to rent/see movies this week.

I still need to see Babel, other wise I would post which one was my favourite.