Poll: Oscar predictions?

No time to Blather properly today...we're taking off this morning for the cottage to hang out with our niece Brittany and Jeff's parents, back tomorrow night. It's Brittany's first time winter cottaging and we've been told she's very hyped about it.

We're leaving our cross-country skis at home this time and schlepping across in our snowshoes and Sorel boots, pulling Brittany and supplies on toboggans. Fingers crossed for good weather!

I talked with Casey and Riley (Paul's and Beckett's one-year-old twins) on speakerphone yesterday; I can report with all honesty that it was a dynamic conversation punctuated with outbursts of emotion. Their parents report that the twins both waved at me, too (or at the speakerphone, anyway)...and it was apparently Riley's first time waving (!!!). I was melting all over the place. It's a good thing babies don't realize how much power they hold over grown-ups, else they'd be ruling the world for sure.

Hm, or maybe they do after all... :-)




I've decided, sadly, to leave my laptop at home...it's likely not to like the cold. I'll be taking my digital camera, though I've noticed that the batteries don't last as long outside at winter. Anyone out there have any insider knowledge about digital cameras and the cold? How can I make them last longer?

Meanwhile, however, I leave with you a poll:

Do you care about the Oscars?
If so, what are your Oscar predictions?

Do you care about the Oscars at all? Do you plan to watch any or all of the Oscar ceremonies? Who do you think will win? Winner (person with the most correct predictions) gets five Inkspot pens and a very silly poem. 2nd prize: 2 Inkspot pens and a very silly poem. 3rd prize: 1 Inkspot pen and a very silly poem. The Inkspot pens alone are worth a zillion dollars, I'm sure, since Inkspot no longer exists. ;-)

See this CNN article for some background info to the nominees, this page for a concise list of nominees (thanks to Allison for the link!). Vote for as few or as many categories as you'd like of the categories listed below. Here's a list of categories if you'd like to cut/paste into your posting (or scoop them from here:

Best actor (lead):
Best actress (lead):
Best actor (supporting):
Best actress (supporting):
Animated feature:
Art direction:
Cinematography:
Costume design:
Directing:
Documentary feature:
Doc. short subject:
Film editing:
Foreign language film:
Makeup:
Music (score):
Music (song):
Best picture:
Short film (animated):
Short film (live action):
Sound:
Sound editing:
Visual effects:
Writing (adapted screenplay):
Writing (original screenplay):

Post your Oscar predictions here!

(E-mailing me privately doesn't count, sorry)
DEADLINE: MARCH 23, MIDNIGHT (EST)

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Today's Blatherpic:

These exciting visuals were recorded in Jodi's and my hotel room at Ad Astra. I noticed a weird wire thing sticking out of the wall. I poked and pulled at it out of curiosity, and one end came out. We never did figure out what it was supposed to be for. Fortunately, neither did we electrocute ourselves. I use "we" as if Jodi was involved in all this. And I suppose if you count her staring at me the entire time as if I had just suggested an evening of pork rinds and The Temptation Island Reunion Special, she was. :-D