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Another article about the celebrities rehearsing for the Oscars had this at the end of it -- Jake Gyllenhaal teamed with Ziyi Zhang of "House of Flying Daggers" to present an award where the nominees will all be gathered onstage before the envelope is opened a first for Hollywood award shows. "They're all going to be onstage? I like to hide in my seat if I lose," said Gyllenhaal as he teasingly formed an `L' on his forehead with his thumb and index finger.

THANK you. That's exactly why I hate this idea. Who the hell wants to be up on stage and then lose? I know it's the Oscars, but hell, that's embarrassing. Not only that, but now the losers have to put on a happy face, when half of the fun is watching some of the more amusing losers curse and get pissed that they lost before they cut away to the winner. (See Lauren Bacall for The Mirror Has Two Faces.)

EDIT: Oh, not another goddamn snowstorm. Dear Mother Nature, fuck off and die. Thanks bunches.

Also, have now moved on to The Shawshank Redemption. You know, I think writing I Seek A Silent Fortress has forever screwed up my viewing expectations for this movie. Hee. :)