I'm out!

First off, Oscar contest. The prize this time around is the bragging rights to one of the foremost Oscars contests on the web! the results are as follows: Joyce6 Ginger6 Chelsea3 Donna4 Travis2 Regs1 Melissa2.

Some interesting trends..... If you guys were the academy then: Pete O'toole would have done way better. Cars would have won hands down. and Babel was the hot pick for best picture and the Spanish actress would have got the supporting gong.

Thanks to all for playing and Donna I promise I will get organized earlier. For the benefit of folks not privileged to have met the lovely and talented Donna Rapp, She is the queen of the Oscars having hosted an Oscars party for over15 years (that has made television news!) . She and her partner gave it a miss this year and I just couldn't stand missing the opportunity to brag about my superior knowledge about the Oscars. My score?.......I'm not telling. You may wonder about Donna's score since she is an industry insider.....She voted with her heart, the ones she wanted to win not what she thought the academy would pick.

We have a tie but since Joyce and Ginger are in different hemispheres it's probably okay. We have a north and south winner!

Tuesday afternoon
Joyce is napping, I think she didn't sleep so well while I was gone but she's pretty happy now. I'm catching up on email and I just have to share my bro-in-law John's take on my Oscar contest. I submit for you his email:

Boy, are you ever getting bored--The Oscars? Clearly you may have me confused with someone who may actually care. I have started naming my cows after "actresses", like Britney, Paris, Madonna, Angelina, etc.

Frankly, I think that the categories are all wrong. My suggestions for more appropriate categories are:

Most sincere apology by a recently arrested personality after sobering-up.

Best explanation from an actress who has undergone a gazillion dollars of plastic surgery to their child who asked "Why don't I look like you or one of my Daddies?"

Most outrageous party weekend reported in the tabloids.

Longest interview on Oprah.

First actress to form a complete sentence in a conversation. (Sir Richard Branson could give a cash prize?)

Maybe you should post this and give a prize for the best alternate category?

What about it folks any other categories that the Academy has overlooked?

To the gang at Staff room one
Who are not allowed to see my blog first hand. Hi. Thanks to Chelsea for printing it out and taking it in. Feel free to email comments and if you say "post this for me" I'll put your comments on the blog. We'll put the "power back in the pen".

No Stacey I didn't order any more change boxes, sorry. If you want I can go online here and see what's available and even order it for you if you send me the P.O. ;-) LOL. I haven't any secret stashes of stationary supplies, but come to think of it that might be the way to make sure that you don't use things up very fast. Just keep you away from it. It's revolutionary actually .....Just don't let you have the supplies. They’ll last forever! ;-)

To Marion and Peter and Kristie
Yes I have loved the jokes! Thanks! Keep them coming, please

My sister Melissa is so lovely... her comments about her Oscar picks was so interesting here's one for you all;
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine"
No idea, just guessing here, but the guy has been around for ages... he deserves some recognition even it if is just from me.


Health update
Joyce is feeling fine.



Oh? Me?
I'm feeling fine. My exit wound is still an issue but I think we have it handled. I'm still on steroids. I see Shoes tomorrow in the AM. Will know then, if we are back on track or not. That track being March 1st for conditioning start and March 7th for transplant. I'll let you know.

Quiet day planned. Shinny's coming for dinner and a sleep over 'cause she has a late class at uni. Her Mom Anne was here for Lunch.

more later
Chris