As I've written before on this blog (here and here, especially), Oscar night has always been sacred at my house. Since I was a kid, I've always cut a ballot out from the newspaper (or a magazine, or these days, I'll print one off online) & ticked off the winners as the show progresses, keeping track of how many Oscars each movie wins. The only thing missing this year from my usual routine was the popcorn: I usually have a big bowl beside me to munch on as the show opens (along with a big glass of Coke, with ice -- we normally don't keep soft drinks around the house, but we make an exception for Oscar night) -- but I broke a tooth on Monday (!!). I got it filled the next day and will be getting a crown just as soon as the insurance company provides an estimate of what it will cover, but I'm trying to be careful in the meantime. So I had potato chips instead. ;) This was the fourth tooth I've broken -- and apparently, it's one I broke in the past too (I thought it was the one next door), so hence, the recommendation to cap it. The very first tooth I ever broke was on a piece of popcorn on an Oscar night past; I also broke a tooth while eating popcorn at the movies (perhaps ironically, it was "Something's Got to Give" with Diane Keaton & Jack Nicholson), and the third time was on a piece of Werthers candy.
Anyway, envelope screw-ups and potato chips vs popcorn aside, I thought it was a pretty good Oscars, right up until the very end. I thought the dresses were just the right mixture of "Wow!" and "Seriously??" (Charlize Theron's gorgeous metallic silver dress was probably my favourite.) There were some great speeches -- and actually a lot fewer political comments in them than I thought there would be (and most of what was said was pretty restrained and well put). I thought Jimmy Kimmel did a good job as host -- and wouldn't you have loved to be one of those people from the tour bus that got to walk through the auditorium & take selfies with the front row?? I thought it was the best Oscars stunt since Ellen ordered in pizza a couple of years ago.
And, best of all, being retired, I didn't have to get up and go to work this morning. ;)
Did you watch the Oscars and what did you think?? (Of the snafu at the end, and/or anything & everything else?) (And, Oscars aside, have you ever broken a tooth??)
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I no longer get to watch the Oscars, as it is on a cable channel we've stopped getting. I'll have to go online to see the dresses, and maybe see some snippets of Jimmy Kimmel, and the big snafu.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I broke a tooth years ago when I was going through a health kick, and sprouting my own mung beans. An unsprouted mung bean is as hard as a rock, I learned, as I broke a tooth biting on it!
Oh my gosh, I loved the tour bus. Yes, best since Ellen. :) I love when they do those things. Jimmy Kimmel was good. I loved his jabs at Matt Damon. It was definitely one of the most entertaining ones I've seen. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't sit through the Oscars because of the self-indulgent thank-you speeches from dull unknowns, but I love the highlights and the fashion galleries the next day. Charlize looked good: a bit like the Oscar trophy itself. Not sure what to make of Michelle Williams...great, I think; minimalist. Emma Stone looked impeccable. I loved Halle Berry's dress the best but unconvinced by the wild hair; bit mop-like. The whole f*ck up with the nominations was almost as good as someone tripping over their train and falling off the stage. Casey Affleck (who I like as an actor) looked maximally creepy, especially in the light of the controversy around him.
ReplyDeleteBetween not owning a TV and being too late, I didn't see the Oscars but I can't wait to watch Moonlight. My favorite was Janelle Monae, I just adore everything she does.
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