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Brokeback vs. Crash
I know this is a week late, and a lot of people have already posted about the Brokeback Mountain snub, but like it or not here are my thoughts on the issue (reposted from a reply I wrote in someone else's blog).
I'm personally not too upset that Brokeback Mountain didn't win. I honestly thought Crash was the better movie (I realize this is an ( Read more... ) -
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So while I'm waiting for my delayed flight back home, I thought I'd share a pic of the "breakfast" I had on Saturday at some bar overlooking the beach in Santa Monica.
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Total dork
OK - so I've avoided all the hooplah surrounding the new baby panda at the National Zoo, but the pics that came out of "Butterstick" (that's what some of the locals have dubbed him) are just too frickin' cute!!
Click here for the pics (may require registration to washingtonpost.com)
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US Pairs figure skaters Rena Inoue and John Baldwin landed the first ever throw triple axel in Olympic competition today. It's Olympic history, but judging from the crowd reaction, it doesn't seem like most of them realize what they've just seen. OK - yes I'm a figure skating geek. Just one of my OGTs (Obviously Gay Traits).
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I am finally over my bout of tonsillitis! Yay! No - I didn't have to get them removed (yet), but I did have to get an abscess drained. Yuck - I know, but at least I'm sparing you the details of how they had to reach the abscess in my throat (and it wasn't through my mouth). Unfortunately, the doctor has recommended that I seriously consider ( Read more... ) -
Oscar nominees are out
Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain; Capote; Good Night, and Good Luck; Crash; Munich
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain; Bennett Miller, Capote; George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck; Paul Haggis, Crash; Steven Spielberg, Munich
Best Actor: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote; Terrence Howard, Hustle and Flow; ( Read more... ) -
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Tonight I saw an advanced screening of Brokeback Mountain for the DC area. All I can say is, buy your tickets now. But don't expect a movie with a roller-coaster ride of emotions. The movie is about wistful longing and repression, and it's one that just builds without any true catharsis. At the end of the film, I was more angry than anything ( Read more... ) -
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Whoo hoo! Vegas bound!