Oscar Predictions 2009!

Lead Actor - Sean Penn
Lead Actress - Kate Winslet
Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger
Supporting Actress - Viola Davis
Animated - Wall-E
Foreign - Waltz with Bashir
Costume - Duchess
Make-Up - Benjamiun Button
Song - "Down to Earth"
Director - Slumdog
Screenplay - In Bruges
Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog
Best Picture - Slumdog

Everything's Coming Up Roses

I woke up at 9 again this morning. I don't like to sleep late because I feel like I'm wasting the day, but this is getting ridiculous.

So, I went to Bagel Express and had one of these:

But the dude forgot to put this on which mad me mad!

Now I'm watching this:

Which is kind of what I look like right now.

My favorite movie fight scene:

Though this one is pretty good too:

Hugh still has the best hair ever.

Just to show off my Martha Stewart skills, check out my Super Bowl spread:

I went here for the first time on Friday: I felt like such a fatass after devouring a bag full of crap that I went here afterwards:

Yesterday morning (again I had woken up at 9 am), I did a load of errands and when I came back there were a few bouquets in the lobby. There were lavender roses that were gorgeous and I was thinking I'd never seen roses that color and how I wish they were for me. About 2 hrs later I got a call that Meghan received flowers so I went down to get them for her, and they were actually for me - and it was the that same bouquet! I took a photo bc I love them so much:Last night, Heather, Liz, and I went to one of the Indian (well, Bangladeshi actually) restaurants on 1st Ave. in the East Village. I can't believe how ridiculous this place was - there were tacky chili pepper lights strung throughout the place, some weird dancy Happy Birthday song would play when people were celebrating, I had to shimmy sideways just to get to the table, and they practically ran us out of the restaurant for taking to long to drink our BYOB wine. When we left, the guy at the door was like bye thanks! and physically pushed me out the door! At least it was only $15 per person for the whole meal. Whatevs, I still need to take Dave to one of these places because they're so ridiculous.We went to 2nd on 2nd for karaoke which I hadn't done in almost a year. I was so excited, they actually had 2 of the 3 songs I've been dying to do at karaoke that I never thought I'd find anywhere. I did "Foundations" (Kate Nash) - not very good and kind of sounded like a Valentine's Day rage song, but at least it has a good beat for those who didn't know it. I can't do a "mockney" accent to save my life (not that I could do a proper one either.)

Then I did "Can't Get Along (Without You)" (Hard-Fi) which made me super excited because I've been wanting to belt that for months. And belt I did!! A guy in the crowd even gave me a rose after my performance.

I'm about to talk to Dave on this:

I'm planning on being lame and watch movies all day (10 Things I Hate About You is next.) Then step class, and later, I may be going to a party to celebrate this:

Give Me Your Glass, It's Your Last, You're Too Wasted

I keep playing the Ladyhawke CD on repeat, but as much as I like it, the music kind of creeps me out. Not in an impending doom kind of way, just like I'm-in-some-weird-time-warp-to-somewhere-I-don't-know, it's just weird. Doesn't she kind of sound like Aimee Mann a la "Voices Carry?"

Also bought new Franz. Not loving it but got Roseland tickets (giving them the benefit of the doubt.) Live Franz is always a good thing.
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I've got tickets to see Flight of the Conchords in April at Radio City too. Thank flipping God! I really might have killed someone if I had failed this time round.

For something different and requiring much patience, I'm going to an Oscar movie showcase the day before the awards. It's an entire day's worth of the best picture films in a row starting at 10:30 am. I'm looking forward to it, especially since Slumdog is the only one I've seen. Not looking forward to the fact that everyone I'm going with already saw Benjamin Button and plan to ditch during it, and I haven't heard great things about it, AND it's like 12 hours long. I plan on sticking it out though. We'll be seeing...

On Friday night Jenn had a Fire Island-themed surprise for us at her apartment - custom made t-shirts with FI stuff on the front and our nicknames on each of the backs. LOVE IT!My nickname is based on this "gentleman":

We did make your own pizza w/ridiculous dessert and then went to see He's Just Not That Into You. Despite all the "trendy" celebrities in the film, it was pretty crap. The lead chick - I mean seriously? Are people really that oblivious in real life? I got so mad when that book came out because my motto prior to that was "Not Everyone Has To Like You." Total rip off!

Today I stuffed my face at Ali and Tarik's housewarming and then I did my taxes. A big win on the federal refund but only getting $6 back from the State. That won't even buy me lunch!!

I have to admit I've never heard TV On the Radio before and I'm watching them on SNL. The music sounded really good until the guy started singing, if that's what you'd call it. Not feeling this.

Does anyone want to come with me to (try to) see Lily Allen play Bowery for free on Tuesday? Matt & Kim are playing too if that helps?

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I'm going to a friend's leaving party tomorrow where we're going to be "graffiti-ing" the walls of the apartment. Not sure yet what that means but I'm looking forward to that and my first venture into Park Slope.

Last weekend, Heather, Kristine, and I went to the 14th Street Y because Glenna's boyfriend was DJing a party there. This was the order of events:

1. Cook Pad Thai for Heather

2. Eat gross Pad Thai with mouth on fire/drink bottle of white wine

3. Kristine comes over, proceed to pound bottle of red wine4. Kristine puts on Meghan's blanket and acts like monster5. Arrive at the Y, realize party is in the dance studio, and remove shoes like everyone else6. Observe eclectic characters7. Drink free wine8. Spill wine all over myself9. Dance10. Drink more wine11. Pose with mannequin legs
12. Drink MORE wine

13. Stumble around

14. Wake up the next morning in make-up, underwear and socks

15. Find open plastic bag next to bed, prepared for upchuck situation/find chocolate mini-cake next to bed, obviously forgot to eat it and passed out

16. Think back and don't remember 2nd half of night

17. Eat chocolate cake

18. Check phone and find in/outgoing messages:

Jenn: What r u doing tonight?

Me to Jenn: At via W

Me to Jenn: Where you at@ what you/emingm

Me to Jenn: Wio what where and why?

Jenn: U r wasted!!!

Me to Meghan: Ink

Me to Meghan: A vom have fun

Lovely!

I haven't drank like that in forever and to be quite honest it was the most fun I'd had in ages. I wasn't sick the next day at all, I even made it to the gym! The bit about blacking out made me think about how I went through a new drunken phase each year of college:

Freshman: Passing Out

Sophomore: Not remembering what happened the night before

Junior: Throwing up

Senior: Hangovers

I think it's (possibly) safe to say that me staying in tonight evens out my behavior from last weekend.