tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22588682208955793882024-03-13T05:13:59.931-07:00Goldberg's TrashcanI have things to say. And surprisingly...not all good!Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-80610027451929288432014-07-24T08:41:00.002-07:002014-07-24T08:41:44.344-07:00Twat???So I went ahead and joined Twitter. That's it. But joining Twitter has made me realize that I need to get back into my writing so here I go....Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-82944843233101261132014-02-23T06:49:00.001-08:002014-02-23T06:53:58.973-08:00Oscar and the Grouch: Laura's Oscar Predictions<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<b><span style="color: white;">Oscar and the Grouch – Laura’s Yearly Oscar Predictions</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Welcome to my 10th installment of Laura's Oscar predictions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">As always, I am quite aware that most of you are not as obsessed with the Oscars as I, and you are very welcome because I know you use my answers for your Oscar pool. You aren’t in an Oscar pool? Liar. Also, if you tell me you haven’t seen a movie in three years, you REALLY better be a cool person and have another reason to talk to me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">What a year for film! For the first time in years I can honestly say that the only sure thing is that American speed skaters may want to think about pulling a Lola Jones and switching their careers to track and field.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The Chinese say it’s the year of the horse. I believe it’s the year of the Leo, or “The Wolf” as he so rightfully should be knighted. This is the year Leo and I will become best friends and he is going to invite me over to his private island he bought in Belize. Marty will come over and we will all sit around and watch Titanic and make fun of Gisele. (Ok, so maybe I’ll just wave at him from afar but you never know when I set my mind to something).</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I can’t continue without a big shout out to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. RIP buddy. I know I have often made fun of you for your obscene sweaty demeanor and mumble inflection. However, you were an exceptional actor. I am sure no less than five people will dedicate their award to you. You are a real heroine. I mean hero. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Now let’s begin…</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who Laura thinks SHOULD win:</b> Leonardo DiCaprio</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who will win:</b> Leonardo DiCaprio</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who was totally screwed for a nomination:</b> Miles Teller for The Spectacular Now (You haven’t seen it you say? It’s On Demand. No excuses.) And Joaquin Phoenix for Her (just wish they shaved his mustache because I miss his cute little cleft lip scar).</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">When I first saw the preview to this movie I knew it would get nominated for everything. And, it did. Go me. I absolutely loved him in this role. And since he always gets so much credit for losing 50 pounds to play a part (The Machinist and The Fighter), let’s give him his due credit for gaining it for this role. He won’t win. Why? Leo will. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The Black Stallion. I smell a dark horse here (and not the Chinese horse). If he wins, it will be a big pile of manure in my view. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white;">Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street:</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Honestly do I need to say more here? I won’t start again on What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and Blood Diamond and The Departed and well, every single movie (besides The Beach) that he has been in. If you haven’t seen this movie, you are missing out on three hours of fantastic debauchery. If you see any scene, watch the one where he is drugged up…no not that one…the other one…no other one…no, no the OTHER one. He will win. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white;">Chiwetel Ejiofer for 12 Years a Movie (I mean Slave):</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: white;">These are all the way in which Jennifer Lawrence may get his name wrong when announced. Two scenes got to me in this which really could be the reason he could win. First is when he was left hanging on the tree. Second was at the end (after 16 hours) when he said “Sorry I’ve been gone so long. I’ve had a hard time.” He won the BAFTA. I really don't think he will win this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Here’s the deal. He was terrific in this movie. He has come a long way from Fools Gold and The Ghosts of Girlfriend’s Past. What I think happened is that he married Camile and had a couple of kids and now has a whole new lease on life. It’s that or he has been overloading on the placenta berries from the tree planted in his backyard. Did you read that wrong? No. Camile and Matthew planted a tree in their backyard using her parts of her placenta. Placenta berries: the new Goji berry, coming soon to a natural foods section near you (except Market Basket). </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It’s not that I don’t think he deserves this award, it’s just I really don’t want to hear his hillbilly award speech….”alright, alright, alright”…you know what I’m talking about.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who will win:</b> Cate Blanchettt</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who was totally screwed for a nomination:</b> Shailene Woodley for The Spectacular Now</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">You watch her in this role and you immediately forget that it’s Amy Adams. This woman is becoming the new Meryl and literally gets nominated for every thing she is in. This would have been a done deal and I still think it should be. But then you watch Cate and you think “crap, she was really good in that.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Pretty sure she will go home with this and dedicate it to Philip. The problem here is Woody Allen, the dark donkey. Will she lose her tall gold man because of Woody’s short white weenie? I don’t understand why people are surprised about the child molestation allegations. (He did marry his stepdaughter.) I think it’s just because he is a tiny little nerdy Jewish man and you just don’t think...tiny little nerdy Jewish man: child molester...You look at him and you think , “dammit, why does he have to be such an amazing director.” If the academy can look passed all this, yes she will win.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">All I can say is bravo to Sandra for this role. It’s not her year to win because of the other talent but great job. Let's also give a shout out to The Heat. And to her son Louise.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I can’t stand it. Every nominee is amazing. I give a lot of shit to Judi Dench but she really is brilliant. This is such a sweet, simple film and everyone over the age of 50 will love it. So if you want to take your mom to see a movie, go to this one. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I am starting to think they nominate her because of the off chance she will win and give one of her hilarious acceptance speeches. I haven’t seen this movie yet but I will. I am sure she is great in it and I am sure she is 200% better than Julia Roberts. She won’t win. It took her so long between Sophie’s Choice and Iron Lady that there is just no way she will win this year. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who will win:</b> Jared Leno</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who was totally screwed for a nomination:</b> Sam Rockwell for The Way Way Back</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">How about the cameras just don’t do a close up on his teeth again please. It scared the children at the Golden Globes. He won the BAFTA and I think we can just attest that to the bad teeth thing. Not a chance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Really should go to Bradley Cooper’s perm in American Hustle. It was the pièce de résistance of the entire movie. (But that’s for costume design).<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span>All kidding aside, great acting. He will win one day but not March 2. It took Leo years. Just give it time blue eyes. <span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I can’t say that his role was the one I remember the most in this movie. We were supposed to hate him and we did. But luckily for him we hated Brad Pitt even more. Not to go off Michael here but every actor in this movie made you feel like you were watching real life. Pitt comes on and all you can think is “seriously Brad, shut up.” Won’t win.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I can’t stand him. He annoys me in real life and in movies. He has gotten two Oscar nominations in his life and I’ve gotten none. Tell me how that is fair. Saying ALL that, I loved him in this movie. I don’t know what to say besides that. Plus he is good friends with Leo. I guess I need to deal. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Forget the fact that he is absolutely gorgeous. He just seems like such a cool dude. He should win. Not because of his transformation to a woman. He should win for the one scene where he transforms into a man. He will win. Hands down. Now let’s just hope he wears his hair down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Who will win:</b> Lupita Nyong’o</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Can a 23 year old be nominated three times and then win two Oscars in a row???!! Why yes she can. But, I don’t think she will with Lupita in the same category. You know…politics and shit. It’s been a back and forth battle with these two all season but I think Lupita will come out on top (in acting and best dressed).</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I’m torn here. This movie has to win something right? Well this is it’s best chance. It’s that damn soap scene. That’s what is going to do it for her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">AKA: “The woman nobody has ever heard of but she is in her 80s so we need to nominate her”. Line her up with others who have been awarded the same recognition in this category: Gloria Stuart, Ruby Dee, Emmanelle Riva. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I knew this would win from the moment I saw the preview. It has everything it takes: writing, acting, costumes, cinematography, top billed cast, sweet music, dancing, and it’s in filmed in Boston and NOT directed by Ben Affleck. It’s perfect. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I’m torn. This was a great film but Jennifer Gardner was in it and movies with Jennifer Gardner will never win an Oscar. Unless hubby Ben directs it and Damon stars in it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">We have gravity to thank for many things. Keeping food on our plates, bringing us down when we jump up, forcing us to spend $85 on supportive bras, and recently to watch Sandra Bullock really shine. This will win pretty much every special effect nomination and also for directing but I will be very surprised if it wins best picture. I wouldn’t be upset if it did though.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Fantastic movie. I have been saying for years that technology; especially Facebook is going to be the death of humanity, as we know it. I mean, come on this year alone I had to basically not read any posts until I saw the ending of Breaking Bad! End. Of. Humanity. This movie will win best screenplay and I’m good with that. “Isn’t that right Siri?”….”I am sorry. I am very offended by this comment and will no longer tell you where the closest Five Guys Burgers is”. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sweet movie which made me teary. I loved Dame Judi Dench and the fact that it is a true story. It won’t win though. But don’t be surprised if 18 year olds who have children start naming their kids Philomena because they heard it on TV and thought it was a new trendy Italian pastry.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Oh stop being so politically correct. Not every WWII Holocaust movie wins for best Oscar and neither should this. It was a good movie. And some of the parts were extremely hard to watch. But just so you don’t think of me as a nasty person, I think everyone should see this film at some point just to be reminded of our history….then of course go on Facebook and talk about it so you look like an important person. End. Of. Humanity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Like I said, three hours of drugs, sex, drinking, swearing and Leo. Do I need to say more? No. But it won’t win. If it wins, then I think someone gave the members of the Academy too many Quaaludes.<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Adapted Screenplay:</b> 12 years a movie (I mean slave)</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b>Original Screenplay:</b> Her</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-size: 14pt;">And there you have it. Good luck to all and enjoy the Oscars and your bowl of delicious placenta berries and wash it down it with a beer and fistful of quaaludes!</span></b></div>
Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-19274405980597613612013-08-01T05:34:00.000-07:002013-08-01T05:35:22.751-07:00Ten things you won't say out loud but I willIt's been awhile since I've posted here and it's time to get back into it. I figured I would start with some basic facts of life and then together we can go from there.
Here you will find ten things that I sometimes say out loud but definitely say to myself daily.<br />
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1. I keep my eyes open during yoga oms and I really can't be bothered with them anyway because I just spent 90 minutes sweating my ass off and all I want to do is drink water and leave.<br />
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2. Nickelback aren't as bad as everyone says. You only say they are because everyone else does.<br />
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3. It's cute when you post pictures of your babies on Facebook but when they reach let's say seven or eight years old, we just don't care anymore. Come back when you have something interesting to talk about.
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4. How the hell do birds get out of the way so fast when you are about to run over them?<br />
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5. At least five times a day I think that life would just be exactly the same without me and what's the point really?<br />
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6. I kind of just judged you because of your race for a second.<br />
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7. I have no desire to go to India.<br />
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8. I seriously can't remember the names of everyone I've dated.<br />
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9. Do I really have to say how happy I am for you?<br />
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10. Why does every person seem to know which lane to get into to go the fastest? I never get it right. What am I missing? And if everyone is doing it, then shouldn't my lane be the fastest? I don't understand the logistics of this. I can't seem to visualize this. I am so bad at science. Is this even science? Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-37842104377125384262013-03-27T12:39:00.003-07:002013-03-27T12:39:47.781-07:00Are pretty people happy or are happy people pretty?This is a question I ask myself often. It's usually during a time when I am down on myself for something and I decide that this would be the best and most appropriate occasion to compare myself to others. <br />
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I am not talking about celebrities here. Of course they are pretty and of course they are happy. And don't tell me that they all have their own problems too because I obviously know that but at the same time, they can afford to go to a 8 day, 7 night hydro-colon cleanse spa in Palm Springs and I can't. So they don't count.<br />
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I'm talking about the people I know that just seem to have it all together and at the same time, just look good. I have three people that I am thinking of right now in mind. These three people come from different backgrounds and have different situations (although two of them have the same job). These three people are just beautiful in my mind. They have great skin, great hair, great eyes, great bodies and more than anything, they just seem happy. And I've met these people in person. Honestly, they are happy. Like, seriously, happy. (Sidenote: I often like to go on these three people's Facebook page when I'm down as well and each time I do I tell myself "I'm deleting my page!" but then they post one thing that happened that kind of sucks and then I can feel better again.). <br />
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So my question is: Are these three people happy and healthy because they are pretty and always look good or do these people look so pretty and healthy because they are happy? <br />
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I think I am attractive but I am by NO MEANS together in any sense of the word. I drop food on my chest daily, my hair is often a mess, my glasses are smudged with grease (and for some reason I can never take the time to clean them) and I always just have this overwhelming feeling that something about myself is amiss. <br />
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That being said, when things are going well and something happens that makes me feel good about myself, I feel prettier and I think I show the world that. When I am feeling down, I think I look less pretty and just assume everyone else does too. But, when I take a picture and I know I look good, then that also makes me happy so in turn I feel better and want to do things that make me happy. <br />
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So if I just changed my thought process and worked to look good all the time with my eating and yoga and hair products and eye liner and clothes, would that in turn, make me happier? Or could I just do those things anyway, be happy and then in turn be pretty?<br />
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It's so confusing. I'm going to go eat a Lindt truffle, drop some of the chocolate inside on my white sweater and get back to you on this. Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-1440885114615787912013-02-17T14:41:00.001-08:002013-02-17T14:41:08.156-08:00Oscar and the Grouch Part? Maybe 8 or 9?<strong><span style="color: red;">Oscar and the Grouch Part? Maybe 8 or 9?</span></strong><br />
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What a great year for film; that is if you enjoy sickness, depression, war, murder, terrorism and all kinds of water disasters. Although I am not counting Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert jumping to his death in the River Seine a disaster so to speak. There are some sure things this year but I also think this could be a real year for upsets and I am not talking about Ben Affleck not getting nominated for Argo because everyone else is so I don’t need to. <br />
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So here you go. Laura’s 2012 Oscar predictions.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Best Award Night Dancing:</span></strong> Seth McFarland or Neil Patrick Harris. I don’t know if NPH is going to show up but he probably will and if he does, than obviously he will sing and dance.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Best Award Night Singing:</span></strong> Barbara Streisand. Like that is even a question. Sorry Adele. You will win for Skyfall so you will get your chance to be on stage. Maybe you will also stop being mum on the name of your baby. Honestly, it’s not a big deal. Just tell us. <br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Best Dressed:</strong></span> Still believe that Naomi Watts will play it really beautiful and simple. <br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Who will shake the most showing her manicure in E!’s Mani-cam:</strong></span> Jennifer Lawerence. <br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Will win: Argo</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>Should win: Argo</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>Runner up for who will win: Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>Runner up for who should win: Django Unchained or Silver Linings Playbook</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Amour:</span> I don’t know what to say about this. The acting was stupendous by both main actors. It was only filmed in a couple of rooms but I still loved the camera angles. The writing was genuine and raw and even with it being so unbelievably slow and at times, painful not to put your head on your neighbors shoulder for a nap, there were still surprises throughout and questions at the end. It will win for best foreign film so it won’t win in this category.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Argo:</span> Besides nominations for Alan Arkin, best screenplay and editing, which it will not win, it is the front runner in my mind and in many critics’ minds to win best picture of the year and it should be. Filled with suspense, comedy and real-life situations, it definitely had me on the edge of my seat. I know that in real life, things were a bit different and the airport scene didn’t happen like that at all but that doesn’t matter. It kind of happened and that is enough for me. And I always know a movie is good when I need to spend the next day googling everything about it. Will win. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Beasts of the Southern Wild:</span> Let me guess. You have never heard of this movie and you haven’t seen it right? Well I have and it was a great movie filled with “nobody’ actors in Louisiana. It beautifully portrayed the love of a group of people trying to live their life on their own terms in basically the swamps of Louisiana. The movie was great because of the little actress I will call “Q”. This won’t win.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Django Unchained:</span> I loved this movie which is not what I thought would happen. I feel like I have been annoyed with Quentin Tarantino ever since my time at Syracuse when I had to write a paper about Pulp Fiction and I got a D because I suppose I wasn’t artsy enough at the time to understand the “essence” of the film in the eyes of a want- to-be director-turned professor. That being said, this film made me laugh, made me cringe and I really enjoyed all 3 hours of it. Won’t win but I am routing for it for best original screenplay.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Les Miserables:</span> Le Sigh. I definitely think this deserves to be in this category and I sigh only because it doesn’t stand a chance to win against a movie like Argo and Lincoln. Only 9 musicals have won in the 85 years of Oscar history and it looks like this won’t be number 10. I blame Russell Crowe. When in doubt, always blame Russell Crowe. Although Meg Ryan did that very thing and look where that got her. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Life of Pi:</span> I think the special effects and the cinematography were amazing even though I don’t think it needed to be in 3D. Any movie that has a tiger in a starring role is good enough for me. See the movie but definitely also read the book. Will win for visual effects and most likely cinematography if Lincoln doesn’t. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Lincoln:</span> Who doesn’t like Abraham Lincoln besides the south? Even though I fell asleep for about ten minutes at the beginning and I was a bit confused as to what exactly was going on through most of it, I do think it is an amazing film achievement. I also think it’s important to remind us all that if we didn’t have Abraham Lincoln, I do know that the country’s bird would have been changed to a duck and the new capital of the country would have been the entire state of Texas. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Silver Linings Playbook:</span> This is by far, the best movie depiction of mental illness that I have ever seen. I should know. I plan a film festival on films about psychiatric disabilities for god’s sake. Bradley Cooper delivered such a real and raw performance about a man with bipolar. He showed us all how people with it are creative and idealistic and how much a person can suffer to just fit in the world. This film also showed how important it is to find that certain someone who can love you not in spite of it but because of who you are. And that is, in my opinion, the only reason Jennifer Lawrence and Jacki Weaver are nominated. This movie might pull the upset for best picture. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Zero Dark Thirty:</span> Why was this movie made? If you want to see one of the best tellings of this story, you need to watch the episode of the not so well known HBO TV series, The Newsroom. I didn’t see this movie and I most likely won’t. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Movie that got screwed:</span> I can’t really think of a movie I saw that wasn’t rightfully nominated so I’ll say Les Mis again. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Worst movie of the year:</span> The Grey. It technically was 2011 but it deserves to be mentioned here. Magic mike comes in at a close second.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook:</span> This one I get. His performance was perfect and I hope that people seeing someone as hot as Cooper playing someone with mental illness will realize that you don’t have to walk around talking to yourself and drool to be considered mentally ill. I mean come on, really we are all a little mental. He won’t win but I think we will see him win in the future.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln:</span> It will be hard to find anyone else in this category fill his size 15 shoes for his portrayal of the 16th President of the United States. The makeup and costumes were also perfect and you really do have to take a double-take when you look at the poster because if I didn’t know any better I would think it was really him. He really does deserve this award and he will win it.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Hugh Jackman for Les Miserables:</span> I think if it wasn’t for Daniel Day-Lewis he would win for this. He was brilliant in this role. I knew that Jackman could sing but I have never seen him play such a powerful character. And the singing was live. I can’t stress this enough. He won’t win.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Joaquin Phoenix for The Master:</span> This was such an incredibly bad movie even though the acting was great. I am a huge Phoenix fan and I truly believe he is one of the greatest actors of my generation. I think one day we will actually see him in a role where he doesn’t play an alcoholic or a drug addict and I am looking forward to that. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Denzel Washington for Flight:</span> Great movie and great acting. He deserves to be in this category but he won’t win. Although the end of the movie when he is in court and admits to drinking because he is an alcoholic made my jaw drop and the runts in it to fall on the floor.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Most Screwed:</span> John Hawkes for The Sessions and Jean-Louis Trintignant for Amour.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Who will win: Daniel Day-Lewis</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>Who should win: Daniel Day-Lewis</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty:</span> If you can win an Oscar for looking incredibly hot in Ray-Ban Aviators, Chastain should definitely win in this category. Heck, I should even win in this category. Like I said before, I haven’t seen this movie and I probably won’t until it comes out on DVD and I can’t find anything else to watch and I am really bored and that is the only movie left in the Redbox at Shaws. That being said, I really do love Jessica Chastain for no other reason that what she did in the movie “The Help”, which she should have won supporting actress and didn’t. Will she win? This is a tough one. I am going to say yes. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Lining Playbook:</span> Am I missing something here? I mean she was great and the movie was great but I can’t really remember leaving the theater and saying “Wow, she deserves an Oscar for that role”. It was funny and heartwarming and not everyone can pull off white leggings, but Oscar worthy it was not. I can actually see her winning more for the Hunger Games than for this. She is the front runner in most reviewers list. And she is definitely the front runner for me for the future. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Emmanuelle Riva for Amour:</span> This. Was. The. Most. Depressing. Movie. I. Have. Ever. Seen. That being sad, she did a fantastic job in this role. It was heartbreaking and for anyone who has ever watched a loved one suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s (which thank god I have not), I can only imagine this is what it would be like. Will she win? No. But she is definitely in my top 3.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Quvenzhane Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild:</span> You have never heard of her but hopefully you will in the future. She was delightful in this movie. The scene where she is helping her father as he is dying and the love she has for him even with his abuse was heartbreaking. She is the youngest ever nominated and that is an achievement all on its own. I am also just really looking forward to last year’s winner for Best Actor Jean Dujardin try to pronounce her name. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Naomi Watts in The Impossible:</span> I sadly have not yet seen this movie but I am betting that when I do, I will say that she should win. I can’t really speak any more about it but I hope she pulls the upset. I don’t think she will though. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Who will win: Jessica Chastain</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Who should win: Naomi Watts</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Alan Arkin for Argo:</span> I remember saying after Argo that he would win an Oscar for this role. It reminded me so much of what he did in Little Miss Sunshine for which he won an Oscar. He was hilarious in delivering his lines and was such a hero of the movie. He won’t win.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Robert DeNiro for Silver Linings Playbook:</span> I can definitely see him winning this year, if not just because the movie has all four leading characters nominated and somebody has to win. I wouldn’t be upset. For anyone who has OCD, or even just a little bit of OCD (and let’s face it who doesn’t), you can definitely understand his character. It makes you uncomfortable and upset. It seems like he worries so much more about keeping things in order than he does for his family but that is not true at all. I say he is runner-up.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Philip Seymour Hoffman:</span> Again, just like with Joaquin, this was an awful movie. However, he was fantastic in his role (as usual). He did his fair share of sweating and mumbling like he does in every movie he is in but he commanded the screen and just completely pissed us all off. All of us besides the thousands of people in middle America who actually believe this religious shit. And John Travolta. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln:</span> Hmmmmm. He really was great in this role and he is the front-runner. So is his wig. I say he shouldn’t win only because he ALWAYS has a scowl on his face no matter what role he plays. Think about it; The Fugitive all the way to Hope Springs. I can honestly say that I still have no idea what he said in Lincoln and I couldn’t tell if he was a “good” guy or “bad” guy for the entire movie until the end when I realized he was on “our” side or should I say “the side where people don’t believe in hanging trees.” He might win but I am still going with Waltz.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained:</span> I love him in this movie. He won for Inglorious Bastards as such, well I am going to say it, a bastard. I really want him to win for this again. He played the good guy. I was cracking up at every one of his scenes and I couldn’t wait to hear what he had to say next. I think he will win. I hope so. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Most Screwed:</span> I’ll say Leonardo DiCaprio just because I love him so much. However, I will say that an award should go out to John Goodman for being the most over-used side-kick in movies this year. Let’s count them, Trouble with the Curb, Argo, Flight and even The Artist last year. Also, the soon to be Hangover 3. Yes, you heard me right. I don’t drink. This might lead me to it. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Who will win: Christoph Waltz</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Who should win: Christoph Waltz or Alan Arkin</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Sally Field for Lincoln:</span> Don’t get it. If we are talking about roles of woman suffering from PTSD and depression, then Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and Naomi Watts I get. But, Sally Field not so much. Don’t get me wrong, she was fine and played the role to the best that was written for her. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables:</span> Yes, she will win. Yes, she deserves to win. I’ve seen the movie twice and this is still my favorite scene both times. And when she reappeared at the end, I lost it and could not hold in the tears anymore. For those of you who are going to say “but she was only in the movie for 28 minutes” let us not forget the year Judi Dench (see below) won for only being in the movie for 8 minutes. And let’s all agree that who doesn’t sing “I’ve Dreamed a Dream” every now and again especially when I work in particular the line “I had a dream my life would be so different from this hell I’m living.” Hathaway sang this song live in one take. Done. She should win. Jennifer Hudson won for her one song. Please though, I hope after she wins, she doesn’t sell herself and go make money in Weight Watchers commercials. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Helen Hunt for The Sessions:</span> Love her and love her in this. I definitely chose her as my second pick for winning. The scene in the car when you finally realize how important her relationship was with Mark and she had to say goodbye with tears was fantastic. If it wasn’t for Hathaway, she could have won. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook:</span> I can imagine that living with a father and a son with mental illness you would have to be a little screwy yourself to deal with it and she was definitely that in this movie. She seemed kind of quiet and reserved but when it was necessary really spoke up to herself with her husband. Yeah, she was good. No she shouldn’t win.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Most Screwed:</span> Cannot believe I am going to say this but Judi Dench in Skyfall. I know I give her a lot of crap for always being nominated and stuff but finally we got to see a more personal side to this woman. And we got to see her die. <br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Who will win: Anne Hathaway</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>Who should win: Anne Hathaway</strong></span><br />
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And there you go. My predictions for Sunday February 24th on ABC! Enjoy the show everyone!<br />
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<span style="color: red;"></span>Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-32251404790246597532012-10-22T07:52:00.003-07:002012-10-22T07:53:58.254-07:00Am I the ONLY ONE?Last night was an eye opener for me as I am only a few weeks away from turning 36 years old. I went to my second Melissa Ethridge concert in my life and I can only describe it (and I take these words from the friend who went with me) as "psychologically horrifying". That being said, Melissa Ethridge still rocks, looks great in leather pants, can belt out a song like nobodies business and make any straight person consider for just a second turning to the dark side. <br />
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I am not sure if my friend and I were just feeling the same way or she could sense from my body language and facial expressions, but about an hour and a half into it, everything seemed to change for me. My favorite quote from her was "I think I need to just focus on my career right now." The thing is, I don't understand 80% of lesbians in just a general sense. Last night, that number skyrocketed to about 98%. <br />
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I consider myself an attractive woman (or chick, girl, lady, gal). I think I have a good sense of style. I like labels. I can dress it up. I can tone it down. And regardless of what some people think of my sweatpants and crocks look when I am at the dog park or grocery store, I still look good. I understand social behavior and cues. I try as hard as I can not to take myself too seriously. And in the most simplest of common modern day tasks (and by modern, I mean no longer cave men), I know that it's important to brush your teeth and wash and comb your hair. <br />
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I think as a female, it's important to show yourself in the world as confident yet flawed. As beautiful, yet at times in need of some weight loss. What I don't understand is why 98% of the lesbians last night did not seem to understand this. Therefore, I am putting up a few sets of rules that should be applied if you are thinking of becoming, or already are, a lesbian in the year 2012. These rules apply mainly to woman over the age of 45 I guess but even still. I don't want to turn 36 and be almost 40 and think that I can just give up on beauty. <br />
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<em>1. While you may not want a subscription to Glamour Magazine, pick one up occasionally and check out some of the hairstyles that are happening right now. These styles do not include Don Johnson's look from Miami Vice. If you saw it in 1980-1999, just think about maybe taking a trip to the salon. You can even go to Cost Cutters or Supercuts if you want. I don't care. Just think about it.</em><br />
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<em>2. Ponder for a few about maybe buying one pair of designer jeans. Honestly, that's all you need. You can even get a pair for under $100 if you look hard enough. I know you may be disappointed at first if the jeans don't go over your belly button but trust me, you will come to like it. </em><br />
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<em>3. Neon track jackets that snap are not okay.</em><br />
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<em>4. Get a bra that fits. They don't have to hang down to your toes. They really don't. I know you probably hate your boobs (I get it) but if you can find a way to lift them just a bit, I promise you they will be a bit more tolerable.</em><br />
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<em>5. This is just an assumption of course, since 98% of the lesbians did have on their Lee jeans on but think about self some care down there. I can only assume, you don't shave. I am positive you don't wax. I know you have had the same "lover" and "partner" for years but let's keep this world clean folks. The Venus razor might come in a pretty little case but use it. Hell if you want to buy a Bic $.50 razor, by all means cut yourself up just get rid of the hair. </em><br />
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I know you lesbians can do this! You all have iphones. You were ALL updating your statuses and uploading pictures during the show. This is a modern invention. I know you have the ability. <br />
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I am not sure if I was just in the wrong section of seats. Maybe I was sitting in the "Melissa Ethridge 500 years of social intolerance therefore I am going to prove to the world that I can be a lesbian and totally let myself go fan club"? Maybe the attractive, modern day lesbians were up in the balcony? I don't know. All I have to say is if I ever look I might be breaking any of these above rules, please oh please kidnap me and take me to a Rhianna concert immediately.<br />
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<br />Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-27906798164965473862012-06-22T06:45:00.004-07:002012-06-22T06:45:42.844-07:00You know what makes me smile?When I call CVS to get the pharmacy and when they are looking for your records the computerized noise comes on like, "do do dooo dooo doo doo do". If you have ever filled a perscription over the phone you know what I am talking about. If you have never filled a perscription over the phone, chances are you need to be on meds for something and you probably should go see your doctor.Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-65286051928761016812012-06-21T11:19:00.001-07:002012-06-21T11:19:22.274-07:00Tick TockSo once again I'm in the process of going through some crap and really taking pride in myself that I can overcome pretty much anything because I accept the fact that I have feelings. Sure, I might do a lot of obsessing and wondering why and trying to figure out how it could have been better, etc but I think just like everyone tells me "time will tell everything" and I have to believe that. It's scary not knowing what my future will bring and yes it's always so much easier to have a plan but that's not the way my world seems to be going. <br />
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Today, all I can do is get a haircut. And tomorrow all I can do is go to the movies with my mom and Saturday all I can do is hike and Sunday all I can do is watch the entire second season of Game of Thrones and get soft serve ice cream for dinner. That's all I can do for now. And time will tell. Time will if I get what I want. Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-52108765389143635352012-06-11T09:15:00.004-07:002012-06-11T09:15:49.893-07:00Pride and OyWell another pride week in Boston has come and gone and I as usual, I have some thoughts on it. Mostly though, this weekend has made me realize once again how lucky I am that I can openly say I am gay without judgement from the people I care about. I think I take that for granted sometimes. Being gay is something that is just a part of me and not something that I really think about when it comes to stigma from the public. My family are very open about it and they really just want me to be happy. Although my social worker mother would have a field day with some of the gays I saw this weekend for sure. <br />
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I wish that everyone could openly say that they are gay and I think that with time, they will be able to. <br />
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This brings me to pride weekend.<br />
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Let's begin with Friday at the dyke march. This was my first year doing the dyke march and I am really glad that I did it. I think it was important for me to see a group of people getting together to show the community that it is okay to be gay. I've never really worried about that before so being in a group of other people who have had to fight for it was in a way humbling for me. Fred, the girl and I walked together. <br />
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Now this doesn't mean I don't have some thoughts on the march. I do. Trust me I do. While I understand and fully agree that gays should have all the same rights as everyone else, I know that this will take time. It was only a couple of decades ago that men were legally told that they couldn't slap a woman on her ass in the workplace. Things like this take time. And we are getting closer and closer. That is why marches like these are important. However, I don't always agree that people need to be so angry at them or come up with chants that make absolutely no sense at all. <br />
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"Fuck your pink. Fuck your blue. Fuck your gender and we'll fuck you." What does that even mean? <br />
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And the signs. One girl had a sign that on one side said, "Butch and proud" and on the opposite side said "No more labels". That is just a contradiction and really just makes her look kind of like an idiot. All be it, a gay idiot. And let's face it, when it comes to idiots, I don't discriminate. <br />
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Moving on the parade on Saturday. If you don't know, I love parades. I love any kind of parade and I hate to miss them. And just for anyone who is reading for the future, I may seem anxious about getting to a parade on time, just wait until there is a fireworks display scheduled. You might as well drop me off the night before if you don't want me pacing back and forth and tapping my leg until we leave. <br />
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The girl and I reached the parade after of course I paced and tapped my due share. Hey, I am slowly becoming more patient but even I have my moments of setback. The parade was fun but once again I had to wonder why there weren't more fancy floats and drag queens and music and flair. Mostly, there were just people from different churches marching. Boring. I mean I am glad that your church and your Jesus accepts you and all but after one or two, I get the point. By the way, Jesus wore basically what looked like Birkenstock sandals and drank wine when he went out. Gay. <br />
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My favorite part of the parade, however was the end. I have never been part of that before. At the end of the parade everyone got on the streets and walked down to Government Center together while the Portuguese played music. It was a lot of fun. I love when the city gets together like that. It makes me feel so happy to live in Boston.<br />
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Moving on to the block party. Yes, I went to the block party. Yes, I drank a can of beer. A can. I never drink beer in cans. But, I did it. The girl and I went together and it really wasn't all that bad. In the past, the block party has been a source of major annoyance and anxiety for me and I would always leave feeling really pissed off. However, this time I just took it all in and looked around and mostly just laughed. <br />
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The thing is, most people at this block party were so young. Every year, the lesbians get younger and younger while I get older and older. And while the lesbians my age are getting married, and buying houses and adopting kids and traveling the world, the younger ones are getting sloppy drunk, humping each other and wearing neon tank tops. It's all just so silly to me. I'm all for a fun day and hanging with friends and having a drink or two but I don't need to be with the young lesbians finding their way. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have some more gay friends. I need more gay friends. But, I want gay friends who love to go hiking and camping and to the theater and the movies and travel and go to nice restaurants and order fancy meals and make sarcastic and witty comments and are just as comfortable going out for a drink as they are playing a game at my house.<br />
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As you can tell, the girl and I were out for a few hours by this point. We decided to keep it going and we went to the Rattlesnack. We were the first in line, which never happens for me at these things. It was around this time, that my sarcastic mood began to appear more rapidly. I was looking around at all the people in line and started to really wonder why so many lesbians just let themselves go. So many lesbians are overweight, wear clothes that don't fit, and walk around with a frown acting like they are just too cool for everything and everyone. I am not sure if this has to do with their self esteem or what, but I think I could make a fortune on a lesbian diet plan. I figure if I just put a diet shake in a cans of bud light, that could be a start. It could work. Then I looked down at my belly and realized that I need to get in shape too! My back has been hurting so I took ten days off of yoga and it has made a huge difference. I have been eating like crap and this has drastically affected both my belly and my mood. <br />
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The Rattlesnake wasn't all that bad accept once again, it was filled with really annoying and young lesbians. A few of them just made me shake their head. What is with the baggy jeans, the plaid shirts with the sleeves cut off, the suspenders and the boxers. And yes, this was one person. It must take such a long time to look so un-put-together. Everyone pretty much just got drunk and I watched the Celtics lose. But that was fine. At the end of the night, I got to get away from the lesbians and I got pancakes. <br />
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So to conclude, yes I am glad that I can say I am gay. I am glad that I can date someone and kiss her in public and hold her hand and walk beside her and be happy. For me pride week doesn't mean lime bud light and rainbow wrist bands. I mean, those are good too but pride week for me just means, well, that I can be proud. <br />
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<br />Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-58258716812176824212012-05-26T08:03:00.001-07:002012-05-26T08:03:10.734-07:0050 Shades of RedI got into the 50 shades of grey series and woahhhhhh, those books are hot! Talk about passion! I had to look up some of the things online thought because I had no idea what a butt plug or a leg spreader were. Luckily, google gave me some idea. Now, everywhere I look, I wonder if people have kinky sex like that! Or, once they read the book, if they will. Also, does the author of the book have this kind of sex? <br />
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I'm pretty sure that the next time I see a lesbian with a carabeaner hooked to her belt loop, I'm going to seriously wonder what she does at home!!Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-70449506931918719822012-05-26T07:58:00.002-07:002012-05-26T07:58:26.869-07:00Ok that was too much. Period.So my 30 day yoga challenge kind of...well um ended. It's not that I don't love yoga now but going everyday with a full time job and a dog was just too hard and it was putting unnecessary pressure on myself. I decided that there was absolutely no reason to put that kind of pressure on myself it wasn't enjoyable. One thing they say in yoga a lot is that if you aren't enjoying a pose, then you should change it up so you do. So, I decided that I will do yoga on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and on the weekend do some sort of cardio whether biking or hiking or just a nice long run!<br />
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So this leads me to Thursday when I had the complete opposite of yoga. I was getting my period so I was having so many cravings that I never ever have!! First, E and I went to Jim's deli and instead of my usual turkey or a chicken salad sandwich, I ordered the Brookline. The Brookline had pastrami, corned beef, turkey, russian dressing, cheese and cole slaw!!! I ate almost the whole things, with a pickle (not sour but that's ok....wasn't a jewish deli) and a side of french fries. It didn't end there either. I got a black raspberry shake as well later. <br />
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Well the period has arrived thank god so I don't think I'll be ordering meat sandwiches like that for awhile...or at least another three weeks or so.Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-65390873484909104502012-05-16T11:29:00.001-07:002012-05-16T11:29:32.445-07:00Yo Bud-getI'm taking a quick time-out from writing about yoga for one blog that has nothing to do with yoga.<br />
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This was my conversation in a meeting today. No lie.<br />
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Douchebag: "Um, Laura. I didn't ask what you can't do. I asked what you can do. For two years you've been telling me what you can't do."<br />
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Me: "No, I've been telling you what I am technologically capable of."<br />
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Douchebag: "Aren't you a designer. Why can't you just design it."<br />
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Me: "I can. However, I'm not a web designer so I don't know how to do that part." <br />
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Douchebag: "Who can?"<br />
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Me: "Well I'm the only one in my department with no support so I'm not sure."<br />
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Douchebag: "Well I have some money in my budget to get a web developer."<br />
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Me: "Oh really, you have thousands of dollars? That's what it will cost."<br />
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Douchebag: "No, it won't cause you will do most of it."<br />
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Me: "Why don't you take some money from your budget and put me in a class so I can actually learn how to do it."<br />
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Douchebag: "No, we aren't going to do that."<br />
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Ahhh, I love a company that believes in personal and career development. Don't you.<br />
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I didn't go to a yoga class today. Instead, I drove two hours with Fred up to NH and hiked Mt. Cardigan. I haven't done a solo hike in years and with the way I have been feeling, it was really special for myself to be able to do that. It was difficult at times for sure. My legs were killing me. I honestly have no idea how I climbed last year in Peru. Yoga and hiking use different muscles I think. Or maybe they don't but it is a whole different kind of exercise. I wasn't out of breathe as I usually am hiking, which was good. I just took it really slow. I took what I am trying to learn in yoga, which is patience and taking one moment at a time. I stopped hoping that I reached the top of the mountain and I just took it slow, swatted A LOT of bugs, stepped in a lot of mud and made it to the top in a little over two hours. <br />
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Fred was very patient with me. He was the most amazing climber I've ever seen. I kept telling him he was a show-off. We ran into two girls on the ledge and one of them looked at Fred and said, "do you know how lucky you are to be able to do this." I just smiled because I am lucky too. To be able to drive and climb and get to see such beautiful things by actually working for it....and to wear my sweeet under armour long-sleeved shirt at the top which makes me feel bad ass. So lucky.<br />
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I love Friday classes. There is just something so nice about finishing up a work week and then going to the 6:00 class. It was the teacher Daniel's last day so he made it 90 minutes...and so many people love him that the class had about 50 people in it. There was not an inch to be had. I even got to see the person's feet in front of me, with a band-aid on it and everytime I did upward dog I kept thinking "i wonder what she did." <br />
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Yeah, this focusing thing....I need to get better at it. It is one of the hardest things to do in life. Just focus on yourself. I listen to what the teachers say and how you can't stop your mind but you can just listen for your breathe and I know that it is possible. I just haven't figured out how to do it yet. <br />
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Day 4:<br />
So, I didn't "exactly" go to yoga today. Work was long and I had a thing to do to after work which lasted until 7, which meant that I missed one of my favorite yoga classes of the week. By the time, I got Fred from my friend's house, there wasn't a yoga class left. So, I decided to download a yoga application on my phone that I could use at home. I had every itention of doing this but by the time I bought a cheeseburger and french fries from pizza etc, it was time to sit down for Grey's Anatomy and Scandal (which is actually getting better). And Grey's....who is going to die this week!?? Anyway, so I would say day 4 involved buying a yoga app, which clearly in my mind, means I did yoga.<br />Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-37883532496519347972012-05-10T07:30:00.002-07:002012-05-10T07:30:43.016-07:00Yoga Challenge Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today was probably the worst day yet for me. I couldn't sleep the night before and I woke up with this overwhelming feeling of solitutde and emptimness. I couldn't get out of bed but I did manage to go in and see my therapist, who was super worried about me. She called my psychiatrist who has decided to up my meds. I am on the lowest dose possible (my choice) but unfortuantley, that works great when things in my life are wonderful. However, when something goes wrong, I tend to be more vulnerable to losing it. So, I'm upping the dose. No big deal. Whatever helps. I cried all day. I cried before yoga. I cried during shavashana (or however you spell it) and I cried on the way home. But then I got home and I felt a little better. <br />
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The laundry, however, is not happy. When will I have time to do it????<br />
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Day 3<br />
Today was a new teacher. He was okay. He talked with a very sweet voice and instead of affirmations, he really focused on how to do the moves. It was a foundations beginning course. However, I completely rocked the plank, I felt myself do pushups with much more ease, and I did 3 backbends! And I was sweating profusely again!!! I need to google this. <br />
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I decided that to reward myself when this is finished I am going to finally get that back tattoo I've been wanting for years. So, in June I'm getting that tat!!! And my back will be looking really good for it!!<br />Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-4683114333127020252012-05-10T07:25:00.002-07:002012-05-10T07:25:17.283-07:00Yoga Challenge Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was really really hard to get out of bed on Tuesday. I called in sick and basically laid in my bed all day crying. It's just what I have to do. We all have our way of dealing with hurt and pain and that is my way. I hate myself when I do that but it's part of me and that's all I can say about that.</div>
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Day 2<br />I like this teacher. I like what he has to say while he is talking. You have to hold your poses for a very long time when you are in his class. I managed to do pretty well and only had to go into child's pose twice, which was pretty amazing considering how I was feeling inside. I tried to focus just on my breathing but of course my mind drifted to the girl and how much I love her but I found my way back to the breathing. It doesn't hurt that my pants aren't tight anymore and I actually feel like my back is forming muscles. Again, I did the backbend.</div>
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My boobs almost came out a couple of times. I still don't understand why I seem to sweat more than anyone else in the class. I look around. (Yes, I do even though you aren't supposed to) and I look at other people and I am drenched in sweat. Drenched! I need two towels and a yogitoe towel just to keep dry. But sweating is a good thing. </div>Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-42488771564386931332012-05-08T06:30:00.000-07:002012-05-08T06:55:49.869-07:00Yoga challenge day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few things have led me to my personal challenge of doing 30 sessions of yoga in 30 days. Mostly though I need to find my inner strength, which is also the name of my studio. Most days I will go there but I'll also do some at home. It's hot and sweaty yoga, and I love that. My friend called my a strong warrior woman. Ironically, I've been called a warrior before. So, maybe I am. Maybe I can really do this. Maybe I can get stronger and get a fine ass and smaller boobs and plank the hell out of myself. <br />
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What I like about yoga is that you only focus on yourself and your breathing and making sure you are doing what is right for your body. Last night the teacher said to look forward and not around at other people, which we all have a tendacy to do. That's the truth. I am always comparing my life to other peoples lives. Love, success, happiness, adventures. I dont want to do that anymore.<br />
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However, at the same time, it is my turn to love and be loved back. To myself and by others.
And I do love right now. I truly do love someone with my whole heart but she is on a space break from me. I would do anything for her so allowing her to breathe and heal so she can come back to me is just something I am doing. It's so hard because I deserve this love and I miss it. But for now I need to look ahead and just focus on my breathing and the moves I am making and have faith that I will get her love and she will find the strength the same way I do. So while this isn't exactly the break I was looking to catch, maybe it's exactly how it is supposed to be. <br />
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Day 1<br />
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I was a little tired going in to yoga tonight but I was also excited to start my challenge. At times I started to look around and compare my leg stretching with others but I tried to just focus back on myself. In time I'll get to a split. I did manage to flip my dog which was funny. I also did a wheel back bend for five breaths which was very satisfying. I remember when I was young I used to go from a stand to a back bend with such ease. I was also not a double d cup size then!!!!
All in all I think I had a pretty good class. I did think about my girl but I will learn in the next 30 days to set those toughts free. Maybe if they are free, true love will prevail...I hope so. Also, if I pray hard enough, a washer and dryer will magically appear at my door.Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-2321789820210864382012-02-23T10:58:00.000-08:002012-02-23T10:58:37.862-08:00What I'm Giving Up For Lent(il)It's happening again. I have decided to become a vegan for a couple of months to see if this changes anything about my body. Mostly, I would like to change the inside of my body and how I digest food but I won't get into the specifics of this. I am combining my vegan diet with at least 5 days at the gym a week doing at least a one hour workout. So far, so good. I am on day three and I have eaten really healthy foods with no cravings for anything bad for me. And while nobody would ever notice a change to my body type yet, I can feel a bit of change in my stomach when I touch it. Slightly. I am talking really slightly. However, I know big improvements are coming my way. They have to! If I am to give up fried foods, and ice cream and eggs and butter and work out all this time, I better see some changes. <br />
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I also did 30 girl pushups at the gym last night. I need to slowly get myself back into doing the real ones. I can't believe how weak I have gotten in the past few years. My ultimate goal is to get my boobs to shrink by tightening my pectoral muscles so fingers crossed for this! I would for once like to put my arms to the side without my boobs getting squished. <br />
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When I am on the elliptical for an hour I make up stories about my life. Yesterday, I had just won $36 million dollars. I decided to move to Hawaii and hire a personal trainer for $80,000 for 6 months to work solely on me. He would help me train to get my body to look like Jenifer Aniston's body. I would also hire a nutritionist. I wouldn't go home for 6 months and I would lose like 40 pounds of fat and gain beautiful muscles. Then I would come home so people could see my body and how strong I am and then I would travel more. Before I knew it, my hour was up!Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-3046599871461936832012-02-22T09:51:00.001-08:002012-02-22T09:51:16.650-08:00Oscar and The Grouch Take 8: Laura's Oscar Predictions<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Oscar and Grouch Part 8 (I think): Laura’s Oscar Predictions<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">This has been a busy year for me, with getting Fred and all. I didn’t have as much time to go to the movies because I didn’t want to leave him in the crate. (Coincidentally, this was also my excuse for not going to the gym, going to the grocery store or just leaving the house in general). Alas, there are many nominated movies that I didn’t get to see this year, I’m sad to say. Also, there are a few that I saw awhile ago, one I fell asleep watching and one I refused to go see based on other people’s reviews. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Is it me, or are the nominations this year kind of boring? Brad Pitt? George Clooney? We’ve seen this a thousand times. And based on the Academy’s love of her, I’m very surprised Amy Adams wasn’t nominated for her role in The Muppets. And honestly, I’m very surprised that Judi Dench didn’t get a nomination for J. Edgar Hoover. Also, where are the Brits this year? I guess the Academy decided that instead of them this year, they would nominate the people who didn’t speak or are over the age of 80. Or in some cases, don’t speak and are also over the age of 80.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Enjoy my predictions. And enjoy the show this Sunday, February 26th! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="" name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="OLE_LINK1"><b>Actor in a leading role:<br />
Who Will Win: George Clooney<br />
Who Should Win: Jean Dujardin<br />
Who Got Robbed: Nobody<o:p></o:p></b></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Demian Bichir for a Better Life:</b> It bothers me when there are articles saying that this guy “replaced” someone else in this category. He is in this category because he deserves to be in this category. This was a small movie that packed a big punch. It made me think about how things work in this country when it comes to immigration. It’s a really sad movie. And Demian played the part really well. This is the same guy who played Esteban on Weeds and this character couldn’t be more opposite. He won’t win but congratulations for making it to this category. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>George Clooney for the Descendants:</b> I really loved this movie. I really loved George Clooney in this movie. Is it Oscar worthy? I’m on the fence about this. I think there were a lot of scenes that really depicted the range he has as an actor but at the same time, he has played this role before. He is definitely a top contender for this award. And I’m thinking he is going to win.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Jean Dujardin for the Artist:</b> I loved this movie. It was my favorite of the year. It was just so cute and simple and heartwarming. This movie reminded me that sometimes you can say the most by just using facial expressions. (I happen to be very good at this talent. Seriously, ask any of my exes). I think Jean deserves the Oscar for this role. I really want him to get it. Not just because he is adorable and French but because he deserves it. I knew what he was thinking and feeling the entire movie and he didn’t have to say a word. I’m rooting for him.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy:</b> I had no desire to see this movie. Everyone I know that saw this movie thought it was very boring. Therefore, I can’t really say anything more about this except the only thing about this movie that seemed appealing at all was trying to say the title fast five times in a row. Also, does anyone else have a hard time naming five movies Gary Oldman has been in? I mean I know he is a great actor an all but I can’t name a single movie he has been in. It’s weird. It’s always been this way for Gary Oldman. I also get him confused with Stanley Tucci all the time. Am I the only one? Probably.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Brad Pitt for Moneyball:</b> This guy again? I fell asleep watching this movie. I’m sure it was good but it just didn’t really send me that’s all. And why the nomination? That I don’t understand. Does this have something to do with his charity in New Orleans? Is this because he is good friends with Ellen Degeneres? Is it so Angelina shows up to the red carpet? Honestly, I don’t get it. Because I don’t think it has anything at all to do with his acting because it wasn’t anything special in my book.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Actor in a Supporting Role:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Who Will Win: Christopher Plummer<br />
Who Should Win: Nobody<br />
Who Got Robbed: Every other actor in every movie besides these<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">This could possibly be the category that I have cared the least about in the eight years I’ve been writing these predictions. I don’t really have anything good to say about any of this. Not because I think these guys did a bad job, but I just feel there must have been some better choices out there this year. There must have been! Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher for example in The Iron Lady?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Kenneth Branagh for My Week With Marilyn:</b> Unfortunately, this is one of the movies that I didn’t get to see and I’m sad about it. I will have to wait for it to come out on DVD. Therefore, I can’t really comment on the acting. However, why does it matter, everyone has already made up their minds that Christopher Plummer is going to win. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Jonah Hill for Moneyball:</b> No. Enough said. Actually, no I need to say more. What in the hell is he doing in this category? He hasn’t proven to me that he is talented enough for this yet. He is like one of those annoying guys who talks over you and never lets you get a word in and thinks he is so cool but actually just looks like an IT nerd that you want to fix your printer.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Nick Nolte for Warrior:</b> ???? I’ll give him credit for being an ok actor because he did a good job in The Prince of Tides with my girl Babs but this is just the weirdest nomination ever. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Christopher Plummer for Beginners</b>: He will win. Why? I have no idea. I watched this movie and the whole time, I kept looking at the timer to see when it would be over and when it would start to get good. I thought it was boring. I think the idea of the movie was cute and Christopher Plummer was cute in it but I am not sure what all the fuss is about. Is it because he is playing an older man who is gay? Is it because he dies? I don’t get it. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close</b>: Again, I’m sad I haven’t seen this movie and I can’t comment on the acting. I heard through the grapevine though that he also doesn’t speak in this role. I understand that he is also an old actor or excuse me, a “veteran” actor and that it is his time. But, Christopher Plummer will get it. So these two oldies can just fight it out. I don’t really care. I might go to the bathroom during this time anyway.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Actress in a Leading Role:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Who Will Win: Meryl Streep<br />
Who Should Win: Meryl Streep<br />
Who Got Robbed: Nobody. I’m sick of all the reviewers saying that Tilda Swinton got robbed. Honestly, who wants to see her dressed up anyway. It is always despicably horrible. <o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs</b>: I couldn’t have been more excited for this movie. When I saw the preview, I was just dying for it to come out. I saw it opening weekend and I left feeling bummed. The movie acting as a whole was great. Everyone did a really great job. But the movie. Well. It was just weird. And the character of Albert Nobbs. Well. I just couldn’t really feel for her/him. She did a great job portraying a male. But, I didn’t feel for the character so for me, I am going to say she won’t win. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Viola Davis for The Help</b>: She was terrific in this movie from the beginning to the end. This was a character I could really feel for. I think it is between her and Meryl Streep for the award. Of course, I’m going to give it to Ms. Streep but that is for later. Back to Viola. My favorite scenes in this movie were when she was talking to the child she was a nanny for. I thought it was so heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. This movie followed the book to a T and Viola played her character exactly like I thought she would be as I read the book. I’ll be happy if she wins but a bit disappointed for the Streepinator. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Rooney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo:</b> I loved this book series. I loved the Swedish versions of these movies. When I heard that they were making an American version, I was totally pissed. When I heard that the girl from The Social Network was going to be Lizbeth, I was like, “Uh ok. At least it isn’t Angelina Jolie.” However, when I saw the preview for this movie, I was so excited because it looked amazing. And. It. Was. The movie was just as exciting as the orginial. And while NOBODY can replace Noomi Rapace in this role, Rooney Mara came close. She was terrific. I would be happy if she won the award but there is no way she will. But props to her. I mean, Rooney had to dye her eyebrows blonde for this role and get two nipple piercings!! Can you imagine? The horror. At least about the eyebrows.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Michelle Williams for My Week With Marilyn:</b> Again, why didn’t I see this movie? I think she would have a great chance at winning if this category wasn’t filled with other terrific women. I am in love with Marilyn Monroe and I can’t imagine another actress who could have looked and sounded like her besides Michelle Williams. This is what, Michelle’s third nomination? I think she has claimed her stake as a talented actress. No doubt one day she will win one, it just won’t be this one. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Meryl “If she doesn’t win I give up” Streep:</b> Let’s recap for a second here. 1995 she was robbed for Bridges of Madison County. Don’t get me started on this again. 2009 Julie and Julia she was robbed again. (Although I really did love Sandra Bullock in the Blind Side). And I agree that she should have been nominated in 2006 for The Devil Wears Prada and in 2008 for Doubt but I understand why she didn’t win. HOWEVER, this is the year she needs to win her third Oscar. She was just amazing as Margaret Thatcher. The movie itself, was just so so. But from the moment she came on screen, I thought she WAS Margaret Thatcher. You can give props to the makeup and costume team for this but it is Meryl Streep who made the character come to life. She nailed the voice, the walk, the attitude, the personality, the happiness and the sadness of Margaret Thatcher. She needs to win. For the love of god, she needs to win. Also, take a step back and think about the name Meryl. Have you ever heard of that before for a woman? Just a thought to take with you.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Actress in a Supporting Role:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Who Will Win: Octavia Spencer<br />
Who Should Win: Jessica Chastain<br />
Who Got Robbed: Bryce Dallas Howard for The Help and Shailene Woodley for The Descendants<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Berenice Bejo for The Artist: </b>Love this movie. Love her in it. Just like Jean Dujardin, I knew her every emotion and she didn’t have to say a word. I’d say she deserves the award if it wasn’t for “The Help” of a couple of other really talented actresses. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Jessica Chastain for The Help:</b> I want her to win. She deserves it. However, it’s going to be her cast mate Octavia who picks up the Oscar this year I say. I just think Jessica played the part of Celia perfectly. I could really feel for her character and she was one of the only white characters in this movie who you could cheer for. Her character was color blind, and just wanted to fit in like everyone else. She might not win this year, but look out for her in years to come.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids:</b> Great nomination. She was hilarious in this movie. And before you go on and on about how comedic actresses never get nominated, let’s not forget that Renee Zellweger was nominated for Bridget Jones Diary. She obviously won’t win, but good for her! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs:</b> I was so sure when I saw the preview and first read all the reviews of Albert Nobbs, that she would win for this role. But after seeing the movie, I don’t think this could happen. I mean, she did a good job playing a woman who lives as a man. And how did they cover up those huge jugs of hers in costume???? If someone can help me do that to mine, I would be forever grateful. You know, without the duct tape and all.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Octavia Spencer for The Help:</b> Yup. She took a shit in a pie and made Hilly eat it. That is awesome. Hilly was a bitch and deserved it. She also taught Ceclia how to cook fried chicken. I think she was great in this role, but I am just so in love with Jessica Chastain in this movie that it’s hard not to be biased here. I think Octavia will win it. I’ll be okay with that.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Best Picture:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Who Will Win: The Artist<br />
Who Should Win: The Artist<br />
Who Got Robbed: Wow, this is a toss up between Jack and Jill and Transformers 3. Really nobody was robbed because The Artist deserves is among all movies this year<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>The Artist: </b>This needs to win. It will win. A black and white silent film in 2012 which shows us that simplicity can prevail after all.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>The Descendants:</b> This would be my second choice to win. I really did love this movie. I think everyone in this film did a great job. Even Judy Greer, who usually plays the annoying sarcastic friend who is always unlucky in love in comedies. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close:</b> I haven’t seen this yet. Did the kid in the movie talk about his “heavy boots” as much as he did in the book? That was the one part of the book that absolutely drove me nuts. So if he did, I would probably give the movie a B-.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>The Help:</b> This would be my third choice to win. This was probably one of the strongest casts in films in a very long time. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Hugo:</b> I haven’t seen it but I want to. Let’s just assume that Martin Scorsese will win for directing. That is enough. I don’t really want to hear him talk more than once in the evening anyway.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Midnight in Paris:</b> I would love this movie to win for best original screenplay. Unfortunately, Woody Allen is still suffering from the whole sleeping with his stepdaughter thing and the academy isn’t taking him seriously. This was such an original and creative movie. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that I’m totally addicted to the 1920’s lately. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Moneyball:</b> No. Enough said. I don’t care that it took ten years to make this film, Brad. I really don’t.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br />
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</div>Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-17637051245365689782011-12-30T07:29:00.001-08:002011-12-30T07:29:42.779-08:002012 ResolutionsLast year I had one big resolution. It was to read 20 books in 2011. I got to 32. Therefore, I have determined that if I put my mind to it, I really can do it. It also helps to date someone who annoys the shit out of you and makes you want to curl up in bed and read and never speak to another human being. Being that I do not have this in my life this year, I’m going to make some new resolutions that have nothing to do with laying in bed. Well, maybe one of them does. <br />
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I resolve to make 2012 the year of the skinny jean and boots.<br />
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I resolve to wear a bikini in July.<br />
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I resolve to wear a bikini in Belize.<br />
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I resolve to ride in a hot air balloon.<br />
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I resolve to get at least two more articles printed in a newspaper.<br />
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I resolve to put all new music on my ipod and finally get rid of R.E.M and Bon Jovi. Really come on! <br />
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I resolve to see at least two musicals in NY; one being Book of Mormon.<br />
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I resolve to plan another big trip with my measly tax return; preferably a place where I can put toilet paper in the toilet. <br />
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I resolve to climb the Precipice Trail in Acadia.<br />
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I resolve to get to work by 9:15 every day. Okay, at least three times a week.<br />
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I resolve to take a photography class so I can start using my camera.<br />
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I resolve to buy at least one really sexy lingerie piece and open my front door wearing it once.<br />
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I resolve to try a red and a green pepper both raw and cooked.<br />
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I resolve to really tell someone off to their face if they hurt my feelings or betray me and not just resort to email.<br />
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I resolve to only compare myself to my married with children friends three times a month.<br />
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I resolve to write one scene from Jewsical the Musical.<br />
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I resolve to finally learn how to spell ‘definitely’ without the need for spellcheck.Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-34233699571917861482011-11-21T09:54:00.000-08:002011-11-21T09:54:32.080-08:00I Shaw You Do It, Dude!I try not to make it a habit to shop at Shaws but since I got Fred, I have found it is just easier to get my lunch, dinner and next day's breakfast at Shaws during my lunchbreak. After Thanksgiving, I'll do a big shopping trip again at Trader Joes. <br />
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Today, I was at the salad bar and I was done and ready for my dressing when this guy came right up to the salad bar in front of me and took his hands and grabbed a piece of watermelon. I almost puked. So now I am sitting here at my desk, eating a salad and trying not to think about how disgusting people are. I almost said something to him but I decided instead to just mumble "uh ok" under my breath and give him my demon eyes. He was already busy flirting with the deli counter girl to notice though. <br />
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Moral of the story? I have got to start cooking again.Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-40643436780021309442011-11-18T12:49:00.000-08:002011-11-18T13:00:37.450-08:00Fred<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>I did it. I finally got a dog. I decided that I could spend the next year telling myself the time wasn't right or I could just do it. So I ventured out to the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, MA ready to bring home a two year old, non shedding schuazer who was house trained and crate trained and just wanted some love. <br />
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I left with a 4 month old (but turns out he is really 7 or 8 months old) terrier mix who sheds, isn't crate trained but is mostly housebroken. I love my Fred. I can't believe how much I love this dog already and it's only been one week.<br />
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So, in honor of Fred...<br />
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The Top Ten Things I learned about getting a dog<br />
1. Make sure your landlord understands that dogs have vocal chords and they will sometimes bark. <br />
2. Make sure to watch when your dog is eating a dead bird on a walk.<br />
3. As hard as it is to say goodnight and put the dog in the crate, make sure you give it a conserted effort. Okay, two nights. Let's face it, it's not going to happen.<br />
4. Dogs like elk antlers; not reindeer antlers. I'm pretty sure reindeer antlers would be harder to find and Fred is Jewish so he keeps kosher.<br />
5. At 9pm, I am flat out exahusted and can't even stay up to watch my recorded shows on TV.<br />
6. It's okay to stare at a picture of your dog for five hours at work.<br />
7. Make sure you hire an excellent dog walker.<br />
8. Make sure said dog walker doesn't ignore you when you walk out of the house like a two year old.<br />
9. I am now excited when Fred pees. Even at 3 in the morning.<br />
10. There is no better time than now to get a dog. Especially a shelter dog.Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-70623999022539296602011-10-31T09:41:00.001-07:002011-10-31T09:41:38.168-07:00Things that annoy me...and should annoy you too.1. People who thank their hubby on facebook for taking care of things in the house when they are sick. (That should just happen anyway).<br />
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2. People who say, "nice to meet you" on a conference call. <br />
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3. Voice acitvated text messaging. Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258868220895579388.post-77597941946405176422011-10-28T07:27:00.000-07:002011-10-28T07:27:10.092-07:00Tri-cycleI get it Cambridge, you are whimsy. But this does not mean that is okay to ride your bike, with your two children attached to it. I wanted to run you over this morning. I actually for a moment thought about running over a child because she was attached to your bicycle. It is bad enough when I have to manuever around a tadem bicycle when there are no bike lanes, but when you add a third child to this, you are just asking for it. Really. Don't you know people in cars have places to be. I should have beeped at you. You were lucky this time. Goldberg's Trashcanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925681447287208166noreply@blogger.com0