"And the Oscar Goes to..."

Yes...I did stay up to watch the Academy Awards...so I am that shallow. 

I did, however, mute the acceptance speeches or just clicked over to the GREEN channel where they had a mysteries of the bible thing going on about the missing sections of the Christian bible.  That was very interesting, thanks to censuring of early writings by Constantine...or was it Alexander?  Seems there were more "books" to the Christian bible than just the Mark, Luke, John, and Matthew ones.  Religion is such a trippy thing, don't you think?

Anyway, in between my sneezing and coughing (thanks to being at a birthday party filled with six-year-olds...germ factories last week), I found the awards show pretty entertaining.  I liked the pairing of Anne Hathaway and James Franco as hosts, and I think it worked.  Kirk Douglas was amazing...94 years old and still flirting with the ladies, and I liked how they took footage of Bob Hope and worked it into the show with Billy Crystal -- both great hosts.  I think the producers did a decent job of showcasing the younger-vs.-older generations.  While the most of the audience of actors and producers recognized Kirk Douglas, I suspect a lot of the viewing audience -- that 18-49 demographic -- may have been a bit perplexed by his appearance.

I'm glad for Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, and "The King's Speech" and the awards they all won.  So, thanks for the memories...