Just Another Oscar Entry
Mar. 6th, 2006 12:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzI ventured to Union Station tonight for the Oscar Party being put together by the Cincinnati Mens Chorus. Being the friend of several Chorines, I like to support the home team. And going out for dinner is fun too. :)
So after having a yummy Long Island Iced Tea, I settled in with Brian (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cincycub), Eric (nonljeric), and Derek (_decibel_) to watch the Academy Awards and order dinner. With two jello shots, buffalo chicken tenders, fried mac and cheese (we thought of you stripedtiger during the fried mac and cheese yumminess), and Belgian chocolate cheesecake, I was full!
I thought that John Stewart did a great job hosting, the opening sequence with past hosts refusing to do it again was funny. Whoopi Goldberg saying "Oh, hell no!" was priceless.
Some awards were expected (Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote) and some were more surprising (I thought Brokeback Mountain was a sure thing, but everyone assures me that Crash is very worthy of the award). I was disappointed that Felicity Huffman didn't win for Transamerica as I felt she exuded considerable talent making that role so believable. There was some nice eye candy among the winners though, like bearish Gustavo Santaolalla (left), who won the Oscar for best original score for Brokeback Mountain.
The CMC were selling jello shots and raffle tickets, the former being served by a very handsome, furry-chested cowboy (sigh). We bought some of each. Every commercial break they would draw for prizes. All of us at the table won at least once. Eric won a DVD of Ed Wood and Brian got a De-Lovely DVD and a Union Station gift card. Derek and I won twice. Derek got two VHS tapes of South Park, a DVD of All About Eve, and free tickets to the Esquire theater. My booty included a Union Station gift card, two Esquire tickets, a CMC CD, and a DVD of L.A. Confidential, which strangely I've never seen, despite being a big Kevin Spacey fan.
It was a great evening, thanks for inviting me Brian. It's now past midnight and I have to work tomorrow, though I am contemplating taking a vacation day tomorrow.
So after having a yummy Long Island Iced Tea, I settled in with Brian (
cincycub), Eric (nonljeric), and Derek (_decibel_) to watch the Academy Awards and order dinner. With two jello shots, buffalo chicken tenders, fried mac and cheese (we thought of you stripedtiger during the fried mac and cheese yumminess), and Belgian chocolate cheesecake, I was full!I thought that John Stewart did a great job hosting, the opening sequence with past hosts refusing to do it again was funny. Whoopi Goldberg saying "Oh, hell no!" was priceless.Some awards were expected (Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote) and some were more surprising (I thought Brokeback Mountain was a sure thing, but everyone assures me that Crash is very worthy of the award). I was disappointed that Felicity Huffman didn't win for Transamerica as I felt she exuded considerable talent making that role so believable. There was some nice eye candy among the winners though, like bearish Gustavo Santaolalla (left), who won the Oscar for best original score for Brokeback Mountain.
The CMC were selling jello shots and raffle tickets, the former being served by a very handsome, furry-chested cowboy (sigh). We bought some of each. Every commercial break they would draw for prizes. All of us at the table won at least once. Eric won a DVD of Ed Wood and Brian got a De-Lovely DVD and a Union Station gift card. Derek and I won twice. Derek got two VHS tapes of South Park, a DVD of All About Eve, and free tickets to the Esquire theater. My booty included a Union Station gift card, two Esquire tickets, a CMC CD, and a DVD of L.A. Confidential, which strangely I've never seen, despite being a big Kevin Spacey fan.
It was a great evening, thanks for inviting me Brian. It's now past midnight and I have to work tomorrow, though I am contemplating taking a vacation day tomorrow.
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