Oscar Wrap-Up

OK, I had to go back to the dark dots. Everything else sucked.

I didn't do so well in my Oscar picks - but then again, there were some surprises. I think if I had liked The Departed better, I might have picked it for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture, but that still would have only brought me up to 15, and I wouldn't have changed any of my other picks. Chargenda got 16, which means that he whupped my ass for the fifth year in a row - can I buy you dinner this weekend, Char?

But here's the scoop on the rest of my Oscar night. Since I got my big job promotion, I've been making a conscious effort to not talk about work, just in case anyone I work with comes across ol' naivehelga. However, in the case of OSCAR NIGHT AMERICA, I have to share some stories and pictures. We were the Michigan location for Oscar Night America, an officially-sanctioned Oscar party. Somewhere along the way, my boss thought it would be a good idea to have someone act as the fashion police - and since I'm such a gifted actress, he asked me to do it. OK, he forced me to do it. How can you say no when your boss asks you to do something so crazy? So. I was the fashion police. As you can see, I wore a "cop"uniform. I sort of look like a mechanic, or perhaps a bus driver, but that's cool. People loved me. By the end of the night, people were coming up to me asking me to write their friends tickets for fashion violations. And I hung out with the real cops, which was super fun. They thought I was hilarious. They're my new best friends.

Oscar Night: the event at work - A-; the event in Hollywood - B; my picks - C-