Spring-a-ding-ding

Hey there, 'Redheads... Spring is here. I know this because I saw one of the first signs of Spring...bird crap on my car. I'm glad you stopped by. The weather has been pretty great lately, so I realize you've been spending less time cooped up indoors in front of the warm glow of your computer screen. But none of us can ignore the digital siren song of distraction for long, calling to us with witty status updates, links to shiny videos, or the gently whispered promise of fleeting friendship. We all crave pupil dilation and rapid eye movement and the sun can only provide so much. You've seen one beautiful Spring day, you've pretty much seen 'em all, but how often do you see crap like this...?

This has gotta be among the ten nominated flicks for Best Picture next year...or at least Best Documentary. I have to admit, I watched maybe 5 minutes of the Oscars before my brain started blinking the "wrap it up" light. The part I caught was Ben Stiller done up as a Na'vi from Avatar to present Best Make-up. He looked like a cross between The Blue Man Group and the Indian from The Village People. It was awkward, but the crowd laughed because, "Hey look, he's all blue and stuff." The one part of the show that I'm kind of sorry I missed was the In Memoriam segment. With all of the movie stars that went to that big sound stage in the sky this past year, I expected it to be so long that it would qualify for a Best Mini-Series Emmy. Apparently, they left Farah Fawcett and Bea Arthur off the list, both of which are better remembered for their television work, but Bea Arthur was in one of my favorite scenes from History of the World, Part 1...

Speaking of celebrity death...ok, if I was typing this in 1988 it would be speaking of celebrity death, but the world is less one Corey today as Corey Haim was found dead of an apparent drug overdose. He's best remembered for being in Lucas and The Lost Boys, and for being mistaken for Sean Astin in The Goonies. Like most faded child stars from the 80's, he recently tried to milk the Tiger Beat teat one last time in a reality show called The Two Coreys with the slightly less emotionally scarred Corey Feldman. Now he has to wait a whole year to get on that Oscar segment, but I suppose he's got nothing but time now. Corey, we hardly knew ye...

One last thing before I sign off. I want to harness the power of my tens of readers out there to VOTE FOR ME FOR BEST BLOG IN THE CITY PAPER'S BEST OF DC 2010. If I'm going to lose another arbitrary popularity contest, I'm going to go down swinging. Sure, it's an honor just to be nominated, but I nominated myself, so I'd rather get my name in the paper. So, if you enjoy the blog even slightly, click the link and love me a little. Voting ends on March 15th, so get clickin'...

To be continued...