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In the elevator this morning, there was a gal with no coat, high heels, nice suit, no umbrella, perfectly made up, holding a box with i-phones and other paraphenila, clearly just arriving at work and from the parking garage below us. My comment to co-worker, after she got off on the floor below us - was : "obviously she drove to work, you can always tell." Co-worker burst out laughing. This is funny - if you realize where I work and that 99% of the people who work with me do not drive to work, but take the train - because a)cheaper, b) parking is a nightmare in a city, and c) it makes no sense to drive here. Also they care about the environment. ( Read more... )
Did stay up and watch the Oscars last night after all. Was sort of bored, but
happy enough with the winners - considering the selections this year. Pleasantly surprised that Social Network did not get best director or best film (so did not deserve it). Instead the King's Speech took the night, which makes sense. (I haven't seen this film so can't comment on it beyond the purely superficial). Far more positive film from what I heard. Also a bio-pic. With a tried and true formulae. But considering the competition this year? (shrug).
Oh, and yay! for Colin Firth and Christian Bale - two of my favorite actors. (in that I stupidly follow them from movie to movie, regardless of how good or bad it is. ( Read more... )
Brief word on the presenters. Never understood why they chose Anne Hathaway and James Franco. What? They couldn't get anyone else? Billy Crystal sort of said as much at one point. "Two years of doing it? And I was exhausted."
At any rate, Franco was stiff as a board. The jokes fell flat. Anne Hathaway wasn't bad. This is a gig that requires a really good stand-up comedian, someone like Bob Hope or John Stewart or Johnny Carson to navigate.
Did stay up and watch the Oscars last night after all. Was sort of bored, but
happy enough with the winners - considering the selections this year. Pleasantly surprised that Social Network did not get best director or best film (so did not deserve it). Instead the King's Speech took the night, which makes sense. (I haven't seen this film so can't comment on it beyond the purely superficial). Far more positive film from what I heard. Also a bio-pic. With a tried and true formulae. But considering the competition this year? (shrug).
Oh, and yay! for Colin Firth and Christian Bale - two of my favorite actors. (in that I stupidly follow them from movie to movie, regardless of how good or bad it is. ( Read more... )
Brief word on the presenters. Never understood why they chose Anne Hathaway and James Franco. What? They couldn't get anyone else? Billy Crystal sort of said as much at one point. "Two years of doing it? And I was exhausted."
At any rate, Franco was stiff as a board. The jokes fell flat. Anne Hathaway wasn't bad. This is a gig that requires a really good stand-up comedian, someone like Bob Hope or John Stewart or Johnny Carson to navigate.