Oscar Noms and State of the Union
"Little Miss Sunshine" is nominated for Best Picture of the Year!!! This is important not just cause it's a great movie, but cause my uncle produced it. ^__^ Let's go David!
Soooo, obligatory State of the Union commentary. I ended up going with Roomie!Em to watch it with the College Democrats, which turned out to be a good idea. It was like a B-Fest preview. We had bets on which words would be said most and every so often shouted commentary at the screen. "Terror" or "terrorist", by the way, garnered 21 occurrences.
And I counted 21 standing ovations not counting the end, though I may have stopped counting at some point. ^__^;;
I found watching this one a lot less painful than last years have been. There was a lot less stuff said that I vehemently disagreed with, and more "Well, if you actually PLAN to do any of that, Gods bless." Like giving aid to people in Africa. Or forming a realistic plan for handling illegal immigration.
I didn't understand the stuff he said about taxes and health insurance. I dunno whether that means he explained it badly or it won't work. Both?
Neatly steered clear of any mention of abortion or the right to marry.
And now for some frivolity: my favorite quotes of the evening.
"An epic battle." We will witness an epic battle! The Sunnis are gathering their orcs as we speak!
"You did not vote for failure." Headdesk. Just..........headdesk.
"...and began filming children's videos in her basement." OH MY GOD. SOUNDS. SO. WRONG.