I feel pretty, oh so pretty

[cleolinda]

Nnnngh. Still tired, mostly from running around all day doing errands. I mean, it's a good tired, but it's on top of the sneezing and the chills, so that's not so good. I did go try to spend my Sephora gift card, though. See, the value of actually going to a Sephora, instead of just ordering online, is that all the color swatches look great on the

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[glenvorian]

And the worst part is that not even Hollywood wants to participate in the Oscars anymore.

I had no idea things were THAT BAD. It'll take a miracle for ratings to go up again, methinks.

[cleolinda]

What's so ironic is that they all still want to win Oscars.

[particle_person]

I miss Rent-A-Phantom, and It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp.

[maramala]

Well.

That explains RPattz (am I spelling that right?) and Zac Efron (sp? ...I don't follow celebabies these days) so very, very much.

[cleolinda]

Oh, asking both of them to present was a desperate grab for certain demographics, because they haven't revealed any of the other presenters.

[maramala]

They have other presenters that aren't from Harry Potter, Twilight, or High School Musical?

[cleolinda]

Now, now. I don't think they asked anyone from Harry Potter. So no, it's just presenters from Twilight and High School Musical.

[apocalypsos]

The Dark Knight Breaks the $1 Billion Mark. The Dark Knight. Which is not nominated for best picture or best director. Even though it would not have been out of place. In a year where the organizers are desperately trying to reel in viewers. I'm just saying, Academy: it's not like it was Transformers or something.

Good or bad, I love the Oscars, but this would, of course, require the Academy to remove its head from its own ass. Amazing that they can whine and moan about nobody watching when they don't seem to get that if you don't give a shit about the nominees, you're less likely to watch the damn thing.

[cleolinda]

And you know, I'm not even saying they should get all mercenary and calculating about their choices. I'm just saying, it feels a lot of times like the Oscars are kind of uppity and rarefied in rewarding a very specific kind of movie that may not hold up years later. Nobody should nominate the biggest moneymaker just because it did make money, but they shouldn't ignore it because it made money, either.

[apocalypsos]

Oh, man, did you see this?

I just ... "it's funny because it's true" doesn't even begin to cover it. I watched, and I laughed, and then afterwards I did the math and nearly every single of those is covered this year. It's painfully hilarious.

I just keep wondering if I'm imagining that it used to be a lot more likely that you'd seen the movies before the Academy nominated them because they were bigger and got more attention at the box office or if I'm just being delusional. These days I'm usually the only person in my immediate circle of friends and family who's seen more than one or two of the nominated movies (and we're not talking about people who never go to the theater here) and this year I've only seen so many of them thanks to the wonders of the interwebs.

[gwynnywonk]

Great clip, one of the instances of The Soup writers hitting it right on the nose.

[mercat]

I hate wearing makeup with a passion but whenever my sister drags me into Sephora the artist/costumer sides of me really wishes I did. (And then my wallet thanks me for not, haha.)

[cleolinda]

See, I hate wearing it on my face. Like, cheeks and forehead and chin. I hate powder and liquid foundation and all that. (And I don't really need blush--I flush too easily as it is.) But I love color, and I love eyeshadow and lip gloss.

[honorh]

Have you tried tinted moisturizer? Feels no heavier than lotion on your face, but it evens out your complexion. I hate "heavy" makeup, too, but as I have a lot of redness in my face, I really need something to make me look less like I've been running a marathon while having sex. So, very light foundation (I use Neutrogena Mineral Sheers) and a dusting of mineral powder, and with a touch of blush, shimmer powder over my eyes, mascara and lip gloss, I'm ready to go.

[mercat]

Yeah, that's my problem. The color side of it is too addictive... I have always loved bright tacky stuff. So I'm afraid if I get sucked in there will just be No Turning Back. =P

[ciara_belle]

I realize this would make the Oscars less "special", but I'd be more excited about the telecast if it were more like the Golden Globes. Not only because of the addition of TV stars (and therefore People Who Have Been in Things I've Actually Seen), but mostly because the Globes are 1.5 hours shorter and feature 10 times more drunkenness by the end. And there are no ridiculous musical numbers or interpretive dance sequences.

[apocalypsos]

but I'd be more excited about the telecast if it were more like the Golden Globes

Isn't that the saddest thing? 'Cause it's SO TRUE. I'm not really for adding TV stars (since the Emmys are for TV and the SAGs and Golden Globes are for TV and movies and the Oscars is the big movies-only one), but the addition of People Who Have Been In Things People Have Seen would probably be the saving grace of the show, both nominees and presenters.

[cleolinda]

I think the addition of People Who Are Getting Drunk alone would be improvement technology 100%.

[apocalypsos]

Oh, amen on that count, too. Half of the reason the Globes are more fun is because those people are usually trashed before the show even starts. And if you're really lucky, they're presenting after their acting category comes up so they've had some time to get properly drunk between losing and having to present. Comedy gold, baby! \o/