18 Shevat/2 February, 2010
Feb. 2nd, 2010 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bearshortyI slept for more than ten hours last night. My headache is gone for the most part but my head is still groggy and full. Going for a walk to the grocery store helped.
Despite an uncertain head, I still got up and out of bed by 8:37 to watch the announcements for Oscar nominations live. Yes, I’m weird like that. Oscars are my favorite awards show and I won my DVD player many years ago with Oscar ballot contest in a Russian newspaper – I just knew Frances McDormant will win for “Fargo” that year, and not many people called it. (Papa won the following year). So I actually pay attention to this more than anything else. Not many surprises, but I do like that “District 9” made it into Top 10 this year – I like this expansion into Top 10 movies instead of just 5. Maybe it will split the vote for some things.
Several articles online previewed Olympic Games opening ceremony uniforms . The American uniforms will be designed by Polo Ralph Lauren (just like the Summer 2008 games in Beijing). I really like the turtleneck sweater and especially the knit hat. I looked online the prices for these things and the turtleneck is over $400. Crazy. But immediately, when I saw the article I fell in love with the knit hat. Sometimes it happens with clothes, even for me. I knew I had to see if I could get that. It combines Olympic spirit with a good design for a hat. Luckily, Papa works for Polo and had a nice discount for any shopping there, which make the hat affordable and not too ridiculously expensive. I will wait a customary 24 hours to avoid a total impulse buy, but I think I will be watching the opening ceremonies next week in my new Olympic hat.
I listened to “Graveyard Book” Chapter 3 as my bedtime story tonight. Goblins moving like monkeys. This was not as spooky as Chapter 2 was but still very enjoyable. Knowing the supernatural nature of a character because of their name gets a bit anticlimactic. It would be nice not to have dead giveaway names sometimes.
Despite an uncertain head, I still got up and out of bed by 8:37 to watch the announcements for Oscar nominations live. Yes, I’m weird like that. Oscars are my favorite awards show and I won my DVD player many years ago with Oscar ballot contest in a Russian newspaper – I just knew Frances McDormant will win for “Fargo” that year, and not many people called it. (Papa won the following year). So I actually pay attention to this more than anything else. Not many surprises, but I do like that “District 9” made it into Top 10 this year – I like this expansion into Top 10 movies instead of just 5. Maybe it will split the vote for some things.
Several articles online previewed Olympic Games opening ceremony uniforms . The American uniforms will be designed by Polo Ralph Lauren (just like the Summer 2008 games in Beijing). I really like the turtleneck sweater and especially the knit hat. I looked online the prices for these things and the turtleneck is over $400. Crazy. But immediately, when I saw the article I fell in love with the knit hat. Sometimes it happens with clothes, even for me. I knew I had to see if I could get that. It combines Olympic spirit with a good design for a hat. Luckily, Papa works for Polo and had a nice discount for any shopping there, which make the hat affordable and not too ridiculously expensive. I will wait a customary 24 hours to avoid a total impulse buy, but I think I will be watching the opening ceremonies next week in my new Olympic hat.
I listened to “Graveyard Book” Chapter 3 as my bedtime story tonight. Goblins moving like monkeys. This was not as spooky as Chapter 2 was but still very enjoyable. Knowing the supernatural nature of a character because of their name gets a bit anticlimactic. It would be nice not to have dead giveaway names sometimes.
