  God yesterday was insane. Insane, but really fun. So I wake up at like the crack of dawn (ok ok 8 am, but its a WEEKEND) and was forced to go to church, like most weeks.
But this week was even more so because Father Angelo was supposed to have the sermon about the film "The Passion of the Christ". Well, it being a three day weekend, Father Angelo and his family weren't here, so Father Michael took over and preached about gossip. Um, can we say SNORE?!? I love Father Michael, but Father Angelo's sermons are better. (He doesn't even need any notes!
) But anyway. So at one o'clock I'm at Annie's house for the Shakespeare scene. Priya was already there (but what else is new? Well, can't say that, Priya and Annie are neighbors. But she's always prompt.). Zack, Patrick, and Nick came soon after. Well, while we were waiting for Adam to show up we practiced for a little in Annie's front yard after we got costumes on.
Fifteen minutes later Adam's still not there. So we decide to go location scouting. Our scene is supposed to take place in a forest. Well, there are no forests near Annie's house, so after another 15 minutes we found this huge pine tree in Priya's cul-de-sac. It's so wide that we decide to film there. Adam still hasn't come yet. We've called him a million times on both Nick's cell and at Annie's. No answer. So we film one of the parts that he's not in. (Zack climbed up the tree afterwards.
) So, we have given up on Adam. Priya calls in her brother (a year older than we are) to play Oberon. He has NO acting skills and you can barely hear him. Thank God he has few lines. So we film the rest and we're done by a little to three. We chill at Priya's for a while, when Nick's cell starts to ring. It's (yes, you guessed it) Adam. Nick picks up. "Hello? Adam, you suck..." We all started cracking up. When Nick got off the line, he said that Adam thought that we were starting at three. I kind of feel bad for Adam though. He went to our practice the week before, and he won't get any credit.
(Thank the Lord that this is an extra credit project, or Adam would be in real trouble. ) So I get home way early, and have to practice the piano (grrr). Then for the rest of the time we (Mom and I) were getting ready for the Academy Awards party. (We were having the Academy over for the Academy Awards. Get it...? ) We had these shiny cardboard stars (each about a foot tall) that we put on the walls, and on each was the name of a nominated film. Cool, eh? So the guests same at 7, and we had snacks and pizza and cake and we held predictions and we had a great time.
Billy Crystal was hillarious. You know how they have like a little monologue by the host before the awards start? Oh my God, Billy Crystal did song parodies modeled to each of the films nominated for Best Picture (Lord of the Rings was to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound Of Music. Good play, that. ) I was so nervous when Best Picture rolled around. LOTR had been nominated for 11 things (including that) and they had won all 10 so far.
Best Picture was the only one left. I was standing up, clutching my One Ring and my Evenstar (I was wearing both...) and when Steven Spielburg announced "It's a sweep! " I screamed and backed up against a wall. I was really close to crying. Seriously. After the acceptance speech, I slid down the wall and said, "They won. They won.
They won," over and over like a mad person. Then again, I am one. For future reference, I'll post what movies won what (but not documentary and short film and stuff like that. Who cares, anyway?). Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Mixing, Best Origional Score, Best Origional Song ("Into the West"), Best Costumes, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.
*pant pant* Mystic River: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (talk about male power) Monster: Best Actress Cold Mountain: Best Supporting Actress Lost in Translation: Best Origional Screenplay Finding Nemo: Best Animated Feature Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing 
