What a weird morning. I was filling out my Standard Life Marathon Oscar Pool Ballot and then went to photocopy it. As I retrieved the copy, I accidentally swiped my pen on my white denim shirt. Ack. The spirit of “MacGuyver” kicked in and reminded me of the steps required to remove ballpoint pen ink from clothing. I went to reception to hand in my ballot and then located some hairspray. I grabbed the key to the private bathroom and locked myself in. Stripped off my shirt (something kinda naughty about doing that, ya know what I mean? 🙂 ) and proceeded to douse the stain with the hairspray.
It’s a simple procedure really. You place a cloth or paper towel under the stain so it will absorb the hairspray you douse the stain in. Wait a bit and then rinse with lukewarm water and rub the stain away. For the darker spots, you might need to apply more hairspray. After the rinse, dry it off with one of those hand air dryers (finally! a real use for them!) and voila! All good! 🙂
And now, since it was this ballot that caused me the trouble, I figure I may as well present my picks 🙂 (Chantale has her own picks and I’ll list them, too. I don’t know how honest she was as I believe in some categories she chose something other than I did just so we’ll have something to pillow-fight about on Sunday night 🙂 ). Oh yeah, Sunday, we’re going to be the Greeters at church. Afterwards, we’re heading back to the Ovarium for another half-day spa pampering 🙂 Floating bath and Massage. Mmmmm :). At around 5 or 6, we’ll make our way back home, slip into our pjs, bake a pizza (mmmm!) and get ready for the Oscars. Doesn’t that sound like a great Sunday? 🙂
Ok, here are our picks!
Best Actor:
Mike: Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
Chantale: Michael Caine – The Quiet American
Best Supporting Actor:
Mike: Chris Cooper – Adaptation
Chantale: Paul Newman – Road to Perdition
Best Director:
Mike: Rob Marshall – Chicago
Chantale: Martin Scorsese – Gangs of New York
Best Costume:
Mike: Chicago
Chantale: Chicago
Best Actress:
Mike: Nicole Kidman – The Hours
Chantale: Nicole Kidman – The Hours
Best Supporting Actress:
Mike: Meryl Streep – Adaptation
Chantale: Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
Best Motion Picture:
Mike: Chicago
Chantale: The Hours
Best Documentary:
Mike: Bowling for Columbine
Chantale: Bowling for Columbine
Best Foreign Film:
Mike: El Crimen Del Padre Amaro – Mexico
Chantale: The Man Without a Past – Finland
Whatever happens, we’ll have a ball, and that, my friends, is Entertainment 🙂