Domestic Geek

Current mood: excited
Yay for the "LOTR: The Return of the King!"



Every person I heard talking about this year's Academy Awards said this movie should win but it wouldn't. I think they won in every category for which it was nominated. I'm so excited to finally see this movie. I think I'm going to go next week. I've been putting it off because I wanted to finish reading the book that Nina & Mike got me for Christmas. I finally finished it about a week ago. I was a little confused watching the first movie because I felt like there was more to the story than was being told. Many people told me I should read the book and the movies would make more sense. I never read the trilogy when I was younger. I made the mistake of trying to read The Silmarillion as my first foray into J.R.R. Tolkien and was quickly frustrated. I may try it again one day. I just read The Hobbit, also. It was an easy read. Easier than The Lord of the Rings. Anyway, I'm going to watch the first two movies again (Nina will let me borrow hers) before I see "Return of the King."

Another big surprise this year was Sean Penn winning best actor. Again, I heard he should win and wouldn't.

One of the best moments of the night was the tribute to Blake Edwards (Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's) done by Jim Carrey. Also Will Ferrell and Jack Black did a funny song about acceptance speeches that go too long. Cracked me up.

My body has been trying to get sick again. I slept most of the afternoon today. I really had alot to get done, but I guess my body won out. At least I only have class two days this week (M/W) and I only asked to work 4 days instead of the five I tried to do last week. I guess I'd better try to go get some sleep.

I'm sitting here watching Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Even as a crazy pirate, Johnny Depp is damn dreamy. That Orlando Bloom guy (from Lord of the Rings) is pretty darn good looking, too.

Actor Earl Hindman, best known as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor's neighbor Wilson on "Home Improvement," died yesterday. How sad. I really loved that show and Wilson was the coolest.

I checked out the last 20 minutes or so of Average Joe just to see who she picked. I've only been following it through the commercials I see while watching my soaps, Law & Order and such. I had a feeling the comments the last remaining average dude made while the chick was in her fat suit probably destroyed any chance he had of getting picked. I guess I was right. Still, wouldn't any girl with half a brain want a guy that didn't live with his parents? I didn't think the average guy was that bad. Oh, well. I hope that guy finds a really nice girl instead of the shallow airhead that the "beauty" seemed to be.

Check out this cool snowflake maker. I could mess around with that all day.