Virtual Oscar Party

broderic on February 28, 2011

Live blogging the Oscars! I’ll post scores (maybe) or the winners.

8:27 EST PM: Watching the Amazing Race. And can’t believe that the Cowboys made it past the last roadblock.

8:28 EST PM: You could also follow my tweets here!

8:32 EST PM: Opening monologue/movie. Are you laughing yet.

8:37 EST PM: What the hell does Back to the Future have to do with anything tonight?

8:41 EST PM: Switched over to The Amazing Race again. The teams are in kangaroo suits!

8:42 EST PM: This is boring me. How much longer? 4 hours!?!?!

8:44 EST PM: Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland. Lots of people made this choice!

8:48 EST PM: Cimematography: Inception. Only 1 hit!

8:52 EST PM: CapitolSwell’s in the lead with 13 points. Everyone else is going backwards. Trying to catch the end of the Amazing Race. Come on asian dudes!

8:59 EST PM: It was the engaged couple who got the uturn in the first episode that were philiminated. And Melissa Leo wins the Supporting Actress. I’m going backwards.

9:07 EST PM: Animated short: The Lost Thing. Only CapitolSwell and Marge get that one. Animated Feature: Toy Story 3. Only Angeli missed that one! That was the shoo-in of the week! I mean that category is the annual Pixar Oscar!

9:13 EST PM: White tie!

9:17 EST PM: Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network. And this guy talks alot. I thought he could speak faster!

9:21 EST PM: Original Screenplay: The King’s Speech. I thought Inception. Akeshia in the lead with 19 points.

9:35 EST PM: Supporting Actor: Christian Bale. Foreign Film: In Better World. I should’ve made the scoring more dynamic. Everyone in the hunt is bunched. And it looks as if it will come down to the Best picture.

9:42 EST PM: Sci Tech Awards! Marissa Tomei was the presenter? The couldn’t find another young hottie to have hosted this one? What? Where was the Black Swan girl? No, the other one?

9:44 EST PM: Oscar winner Trent Reznor? Wha!?

9:53 EST PM: I am bored. Let’s hurry up and finish this?! Wait! The SciTech awards!

10:01 EST PM: Makeup: The Wolfman. Costume: Alice in Wonderland. James Franco is dying on stage. Anyone tweet that out to him?

10:03 EST PM: I’ve never been so relieved to see them singing the nominated songs on the telecast. It brings something to this boring show. I’m too busy updating the numbers. Here’s something hilarious: Marge has 3 points, but has guessed 6 correctly! Hi hi!

10:28 EST PM: Billy Crystal. Bring this guy back.

10:30 EST PM: Bob Hope. Bring this guy back.

10:37 EST PM: Worst show in a while.

10:44 EST PM: Wait. That song was nominated? Was it really longer than that?

10:53 EST PM: I noticed that I haven’t posted winners in awhile. Meanwhile Brian and Eleanor tied for the lead.

10:58 EST PM: @jamesfranco‘s twitter feed more interesting than his hosting capabilities. Bring back the ghost of Bob Hope!

11:01 EST PM: Congratulations, nerds! is making the google rounds!

11:05 EST PM: It’s a tie! Brian and Eleanor have it from here on out. Unless The Social Network makes a run… doubtful… We’re gonna have to go to the tie breakers!

11:17 EST PM: At least this was a short telecast. Directing: Tobe Hooper, The King’s Speech. Actress: Natalie Portman.

11:25 EST PM: Colin Firth. The King’s Speech.

11:30 EST PM: Preliminary winner of the 4th Annual BrowserMetrics’ Oscar Pool is Brian if the numbers holds up. (and if it’s The King’s Speech)

11:38 EST PM: The King’s Speech! Wins 4 Oscars! Finally we’re done!

11:41 EST PM: Welp. We’re done for another year. Congratulations to all winners, both at the Academy and in the BrowserMetrics’ Oscar Pool. (I think it’s Brian as he gets the first tie breaker correct). I got to go add up the numbers and check all things we’ll see.

Thanks for playing!

Yeah! Rockers!

broderic on February 26, 2011

K-ON!! Ep 10 - Teacher

Sawako sensei rocks as evidenced by her students throwing up the devil horns! Rock on Sawako sensei, rock on! On a side note, when are we getting that Sawako nendoroid? Please, Good Smile Company, can I get that Sawako nendo? Or just complete all girls from K-ON!

Morning Tense

broderic on February 26, 2011

Watching The Gunfighter on AMC. It’s pretty tense. Jimmy Ringo, a notorious gunslinger rides into Cheyenne to woo his girl back. Everyone is gunning for him: the three brothers of the last idiot who went up against him, the local tough guy, the loafers at the bar, the kids hooking school. Everyone is except the girl he wants back. Soon, they’ll all cross paths.

The movie is pretty well written as expressed by getting an Oscar nomination. Sometimes its witty banter. And other times its the tension building.

I’m actually enthralled.

And the nominees are….

broderic on February 24, 2011

It’s not too late to place in your entry to the Fourth Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool. We’re up to seven entries two of which I have no idea who they are. So join in if you hadn’t done so.

The entries so far have only one unanimous winner, Toy Story 3. Yeah, Pixar is always a shoe-in for best animated film. I wish that weren’t the case. I think if Satoshi Kon was still alive he would give them a run for their money with his brand of anime.

I just bought a few of the Oscar nominated shorts: Let’s Pollute in the animated category and in the live action, The Crush and The God of Love. I don’t know why, but I wanted to see if these are as good as my bet for them were.

And don’t forget the winner (most positive points) can win any of the best picture nominees. It would be awesome as a download.

Hawaii Vacation 2010: Surfing is the only life, the only way for me

broderic on February 24, 2011

Hawaii 2010/Bob's Slice of Heaven/Paddle Out

We’re onto the last days of the Hawaiian Vacation and here’s the first one of someone surfing. This shot is just off of Cousin Bob’s old, new house. It’s right off the breaks in front of Diamond Head.

I took one look at this sight and I wanted to jump right in. It looks like a mellow break. I mean, these surfers you see in this photo are Japanese tourists learning to surf. I guess the break is mellow. I wanted to get out there, too.

Man, I think I’m gonna get a surfboard this summer.

Unknown

broderic on February 23, 2011

Yup, I contributed to Unknown winning the box office bonanza for this past weekend. It was the number one movie grossing $25+ million. I wasn’t the only one as the Sunday matinee was packed. Lots of old, white folks. They switched from Owings Mills to Hunt Valley.

Anyway, without spoiling it too much, the movie was a complete Jason Bourne ripoff. Oops. I said too much.

It was very confusing when the twists started happening. Just what was Liam Neeson’s motivation supposed to be? Thinking more about it. A lot of the twists don’t make any sense because it completely wrecks any character motiviation as to why they played each other for the fool. I was expecting a nice little thriller in the Hitchcock mode. What I got was Bourne Identity 2: Married with Children.

2 of 5 stars.

Quote of the Day [2.22.11]

broderic on February 22, 2011

When I breeze into that city
People gonna stoop and bow
And all them women gonna make me
Teach 'em what they don't know howJackson, Johnny Cash w/June Carter Cash

Under my umbrella

broderic on February 22, 2011

Old man winter ain’t leaving without gracing us with one last blast of winter precipitation. It’s sleeting this moment, but will turn to snow over night. I’m trying to keep warm with a mug of hot cocoa, but can imagine what its like in the sleet tonight.

All this precipitation makes me want to buy one of these umbrellas. I’ve been eyeing umbrellas for a while now and have gravitated to the more expensive kinds. The ones that, if you lose them, you kick yourself afterwards. Why do I lust after something like this?

PS. This should’ve been a link of the day but I am tired of typing those letters.