my underwhelming post-oscar special

So the Oscars were okay. I mean, I never really enjoy them as much as I think I'm going to. But there were a few really fabulous moments.

For instance, I usually don't laugh out loud during awards shows. But here's the exception:





And, of course I loved Anne Hathaway and James Franco's opening montage. They weren't stellar hosts, but I enjoyed them. Anne Hathaway is really a pleasure to watch - She seems like she'd be fun to hang out with. Franco is nice to look at but...eh.

And yay, yay, yay - Colin Firth won Best Actor!  He gave a very gracious and charming acceptance speech. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

My picks for best dressed:

Halle Berry - I LOVE nude colored gowns, especially ones with a little sparkle. Just like this one.

Mila Kunis. I have one word for this gown: Pretty!

Reese Witherspoon. The gown is tasteful, but not stunning. I picked her mostly because I loved her big Texas-style ponytail and green earrings.

Helena Bonham Carter. I love her kookinesss. As much as I loved Halle, Mila, and Reese's styles, I would've been disappointed if Helena showed up looking like them. So I was fond of her dress and her cool shout-out to her homeland.

my underwhelming pre-oscar special

It's Oscar night!!! I don't have any educated predictions. But I do have one very strongly held opinion: Colin Firth needs to win Best Actor. Besides that, whatever.

I am super excited for the red carpet, as always. There are certain celebrities who I really love fashion-wise and am always excited to see what they're wearing. So I will definitely be looking for them tonight! Here they are, in a few my favorite past Academy Award get-ups.

Nicole Kidman:

cool and composed, as always

Cate Blanchett:

lovely in yellow

Angelina Jolie:

loved those green earrings

Gwyneth Paltrow

nearly the same color as my prom dress :)

haterade: glee

I hated tonight's Glee! Ugh, ugh, ugh. This was my go-to happy show. I feel betrayed. Let me rant for just one moment please:

Finn is a sleazebag. Quinn is a hoe. He's stupid and she's evil. (And yes, I liked them both very much prior to this episode.) I thought that Sam and Quinn's relationship was so cute, especially because he's friggin precious, so I'm not happy with this new development. The kissing booth and the fireworks-when-they-kissed-thing made me wanna barf. I didn't like any of the songs except for "Firework," and I had to wait like 40 minutes for that. I was really grossed out by Blaine's little show in Gap (yes, he is another character that I adored PRIOR to this episode), and I don't want Kurt to go for him anymore - and I know he will, which is another reason I'm irritated. Santana actually was propelled up my list of likable characters, which is a bizarre development. And I missed the diabolical Sue; a few hateful comments from her would've made me feel better.

The only redeeming quality? Puck and Lauren, for obvious reasons. Also "Firework."

And no, I'm not crazy. I don't think these are real people...My righteous indignation is directed at the writers. Um, why can't they tailor the show specifically to what I want to see? Ugh...The fact that I'm getting so upset over this probably indicates that I need a glass of wine and a good night's sleep.

glee please

Hello, I love you

I guess I should officially come out of the closet as a Gleek. I am so much of a Gleek, in fact, that I actually get school-girl-giddy over Finn Hudson and spend time thinking about things that I wish would happen in the show. (Don't judge - at least I'm not a Twilight person.)

Here's what's on my list right now:

1. Guest star spot for Ed Helms (aka Andy from The Office). The obvious spot for him would be somehow involved with The Warblers.

2. DISNEY. Um, excuse me, I daresay that a huge portion of Glee's audience is composed of people (like me) who grew up loving and adoring Disney movies. Is it too much to ask for, say, a Rachel Berry rendition of "Part of Your World"? I know that Disney is very stingy with it's copyrights, but still...It would be fabuloussss.

3. a Mike Chang episode.

4. A full hour of nothing but Elton John songs. I'm thinking Rachel with "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," Sam singing "Your Song" to Quinn, Mr. Schuester with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" and Kurt jamming to "Crocodile Rock" in full-on EJ glam circa 1972 is an obvious choice. (And hip hip hooray, there actually are talks of an Elton John guest spot...But I want more!)

5. School production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera? (Okay, I'm getting greedy.)

Glee returns tomorrow and I'm so excited! Now, I'm not unreasonable. I could settle for just one Elton John song or an extra bit of a dialogue for Mike Chang. Maybe just maybe I can one or two things off my wish-list this season.

keep your golden globes in your dress

I'm coming late to the party, but I just have to throw in my two cents on the Golden Globes. It's an open secret that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is the Tammany Hall of the showbiz world. But it's no skin off my nose that the whole thing is rigged and corrupt, and I adore Ricky Gervais, so I watched it like everyone else.

First, red carpet fashion. I fully understand the irony of this situation, especially considering that I pretty much live in Uggs and would happily shop on overstock.com for the rest of my life. However, I do happen to have some strong opinions about a few fashion-related things. I'm also pretty confident that if I had the time and inclination to fret over what I wore, employed a personal stylist, and had designers throwing gowns at me, I'd be able to put together a decent look for the Golden Globes. So you'd think these people would be able to manage.

But my tastes, apparently, don't match up well with the general consensus. My favorite dresses of the night, worn by Anne Hathaway and Leighton Meester, were ones that most people didn't seem to like that much. They have one thing in common: Sleeves. I think that sleeved dresses can be incredibly elegant. To me it boils down to a matter of balance. Back, boobs, arms, legs. Pick one or two and show them off. Don't go for three or four at once. (Are you listening, January Jones?) Anne Hathaway's gown was backless and Leighton Meester's gown showed a lot of leg. They've got it right, in my opinion. It's an aesthetic that I keep in mind on those occasions when I actually do put forth a little effort.

Leighton Meester

January Jones

Also, despite the huge amount of flack he's gotten for it, I LOVED Ricky Gervais as host. So he didn't coddle the celebrities. He made some mean but on-the-mark jokes. He's a comedian - It's what he does. And he was funny. These people take themselves far too seriously if they can't understand that, because they have chosen to live their lives in the public eye, they are going to be subject to public embarrassment from time to time. They can go home to their mansions, and I can laugh at them with Ricky Gervais. Boo friggin hoo. Here's a video of his controversial opening monologue:



 The Social Network and Glee won a bunch of stuff. Cool. I love Glee and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I loved that the acceptance speech included a shout-out to hardworking public school teachers, which was extremely refreshing after Mr. De Niro's antics, ahem. I've never seen The Social Network and have no interest whatsoever in it, so moot point.

Finally, I love Robert Downey, Jr. and Johnny Depp very very much, but they're both starting to resemble bag ladies. In contrast, I really like this kinda Leonardo DiCaprio hair thing that guys are doing. It's very classy. Case in point: Chris Hemsworth (sigh) and some other guy with great hair.

Thanks for hanging in there with me. My brain is all floppy after the holidays. (My last three blog posts have related to alcohol and famous people.) That being said, I'm excited for the Oscars! Another excellent chance to observe the bizarre behavior of celebrities in their natural habitat.