2004 Oscars review

Last night's Oscars was a bit of a snooze, making me think that perhaps this will be the last Oscar party I go to in a while. I'm not a Lord of the Rings fan like some people are, so I didn't really have a lot invested in who won best picture. Despite all the movies I saw last year, the two movies I thought were the best (Lost in Translation and American Splendor) were both very quiet little films that didn't get a lot of attention from the academy. So, given that I had nothing invested in who won, what was left for me to enjoy? The party I was at, the clothes the stars were wearing, and the commentary of the hosts and presenters.

( Here's my commentary on each - so shallow you may weep for my eternal soul. )

All in all it's kind of sad that this was the most exciting thing I had to look forward to all weekend, but in fact my favorite part of the weekend was having lunch with sallysimpleton and her husband and having an informed debate over whom the Republicans are likely to run as VP this year, and walking around in the spring sunshine on my way back home from Capitol Hill. Thanks, Sal!

The world has come to an end

Oh my God. My brother now has his own LiveJournal account - tinman1997. So much for talking about my PVC dress shopping excursions and thinking that marking the journal entry Friends Only was going to keep it from scalding his eyeballs. I guess I'll have to make ever-more-selective friends lists.

Another grouse about outsourcing

The New York Times has really picked up on the outsourcing issue. I find their most recently published editorial on the subject offensive. Here's my letter to the editor:
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