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First I would like to thank my lack of a social life, which allowed me to watch this broadcast in its entirety. Without a social life I was able to plan my entire weekend around this event. So for that... I thank you !

Ok down to business!! The Oscars this year were PHENOMENAL!  Ellen did a great job as host ( especially during the first half) and when she had the pizza delivered my first thought was "genius"

However there were quite a few moments that are certainly worth mentioning, First let's talk fashion!!  

                                              BEST DRESSED OF THE NIGHT GOES TO...

I dare anyone to have anything negative to say about this dress. It is EVERYTHING! I have always been a fan of Charlize Theron's beauty, but on this night her fashion was also a scene stealer. WELL DONE CHARLIZE!!

 

                         BEST SPEECH & MOST FABULOUS OF THE NIGHT GOES TO...

Lupita Nyong'o!!!  This ravishing beauty won for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS for her role in " 12 Years a Slave" a movie I have not yet seen ( so I can't make any judgements) but her look was flawless, the color of that dress against her skin was a perfect choice and her speech brought tears to my eyes. The most touching line was :

"Thank you to the Academy for this incredible recognition. It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s"

                        There were some other highlights to the night. One of them was...

Matthew McConaughey winning for best actor. I'm not mentioning him for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club" ( although I saw it I think he did a good job) ...i just find him attractive, plus that southern drawl he has is just...WHOAH!!  Congrats Matthew!

                                                       BEST PHOTO OF THE NIGHT

The awesomeness that is Jennifer Lawrence is the only one who could pull this awesome photo off. Not to mention that she also looks super fabulous in her dress!! What isn't there to adore about her?!? NOTHING...that's what ;0)

                                      MOST CREATIVE MOMENT OF THE NIGHT

The infamous selfie that shut down Twitter. Adorable in so many ways! 

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In a time when it seems like so many Hollywood stars are eating gluten free and  writing cookbooks with expensive ingredients that can only be shipped to your house on a chartered jet ( yes I'm referring to you Gewneth)  it was cool to see celebs eating the pizza Ellen ordered and actually enjoying it! 

Overall I thought the broadcast was great!!  The winners deserved all the praise they received and the fashion ( as usual) is worth discussion. What a way to bring awards season to a close. Don't you agree?

I'm a little late with this post so let's hope Putin doesn't mind...;0)

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Once every 2 years I get insanely excited! Why do you ask?  THE OLYMPICS!!!

As you all well know the Winter Olympics have recently ended but there was no shortage of drama, scandal or medals for the USA!! Now let's start with one of the biggest stories of the Olympics ...that one lone ring not expanding in the opening ceremony. Now when I saw it I noticed but didn't loose sleep over it. However with so much riding on this games I'm sure Putin wasn't jazzed. 

Next was the scandal that was the speed skating results. The United Dtates is known for its superior speed skaters but we didn't seem to be performing in the manner we are used to. With skaters like Shaunie Davis and JR Celski  ( guaranteed to earn gold medals) it was upsetting ( for me, it was gut wrenching) to watch them fall short of their record speeds and not make the podium. So what does the USA do? We request to go back to the uniforms they wore prior to the Olympics ( in actually found out that the olympic suits weren't tested to the extent they should have been...come on USA step your game up!!) as a result we earned silver in the team relay but other medals were hard to come by since we had already fallen far behind before the uniform change.

Fortunately our ice dancing due earned a well deserved gold medal but that was soon overshadowed by a gold medal in women's figure skating when Russia earned the gold medal with a sub par performance ( it has recently come to light that the winner allegedly knew one of the judges and that same judge is married to a Russion Olympic committee member, in addition to having been suspended from judging several years ago for fixing the winter Olympic Games several years back) A TRAVESTY I TELL YOU...TOTALLY TRAVESTY!!! The silver medalist was ROBBED!!! 

But overall I loved every minute if the games. I feel like the Winter games don't get enough love and I'm here to share that there is at least one person , who has an obsession with the  games that is unparalleled ( ME!!!!) 

Did you watch the games? And if not... what was on TV that was soo important that you missed it?!? Yes I'm looking at you!! 

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