Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
That'll teach her to stick to her needlepoint! Meow! Meow!
I did try to join, but as of this morning I had still received no notification. That's OK, I just stayed up and watched the whole thing by myself :P .
brazen match-making this morning 2JM?
I'm subtle as a steam-roller, right Jen?
Tell me, who did you guys most want to kill last night? My sisters and I decided that next time they should have Legolas and Gimli as security; any actor who goes past his time on his speech will be forced off the stage by an axe-wielding dwarf. Anyone who says "thank you" to more than fifteen people gets shot. And anyone who gives a standing ovation to Woody Allen gets eaten by Shelob.
I turned to my husband and said "This is going to be hard to get through!"
Unbelievable.
Is this bad? The acceptance speech that annoyed me the most was Halle Barry's. I know that it's a wonderful achievement to win an Oscar, and she obviously had a lot of "emotional dollars" invested in being a racial barrier-breaker. I couldn't help thinking, however, of Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell standing up there in her place, saying:
"You know, I didn't win this award because I am black, I won it because I'm that good. And if you gave it to me because I'm black, you can have it back."
And then I felt kind of bad for raining on her parade, so to speak.
What do you think?
What do you think?
I think you must a hugely better person than I am! I think she made an spectacle of herself. I took a bathroom break right then.
LOL - that's what we said! Honestly, why on earth would you want to look like that? I was relieved when she changed, although she kept changing - must have worn five different outfits last night!
Halle Berry was very very annoying. I've only seen her in a couple movies, in not-so-important roles, so I had no opinion of her until last night. Her show of hysterics gave me a very bad impression of her. And the whole "this is for the millions of black women who are oppressed out there" bit (whatever it was she said, it was late and I don't remember) was really annoying.
As soon as ABM was announced as the winner we turned it off. It was already after 12:30 and I had to be up at 6:30 this morning. Why did I watch that stupid thing? I could have been doing something productive, like organizing my sock drawer. Or alphabetizing the recipe basket.
Can't wait for Friday. I have off from Wednesday on so school won't be a problem! This will be so great!
Well, not so much. My expressions of disgust to the empty room were less decorous than my post this morning would indicate. And my measured regret at my own feelings did not follow immediately after, but are instead the result of reflection. Overall, I agree with you that Ms. Barry could have shown more self-control--but I suppose some latitude should be given for the emotional, high-pressure situation.
Sidney Portier and Denzel Washington showed a lot of character and behaved like the gentlemen, even if Sid did run a bit long.
Is it the weekend yet? And here's the agony for me--I have a church thing on Friday night, so I won't get to see it till SATURDAY! Aiiiieeeee!
The "water cooler" conversation this morning: LOTR was ROBBED last night. Nice to know most people know quality when they see it...
ABM, cast and crew, should be hit with an ICBM. Or sent to Siberia. Especially Russell Crowe.
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