Oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow

SNOW!!!! We had snow down here in the deep south today! I think there was even more further south, but it was still pretty to see. My stupid neighbor was outside playing basketball in short sleeves...what? It is so pretty, but I'm very glad it is snowing on a Saturday so I don't have to waste a pretty weather day at school!

My first thought when I saw the snow? The song "Snow" from White Christmas. Enjoy!

I can play this meme

Gasperina

Lots of co tells us how to create our own Fake Band Debut CD. Here's one of mine.


I had to play too. Couldn't resist. Melville refers to Melville, New York, not the author. --Inessa

My more experimental project-- Light Tank MK VIII. Our debut album, a collection of electronic elevator music, "the possibility of a miracle"

The Preemie Project - my excuse to get crafty

The charity group I volunteer and craft for is the featured charity on the Lion's Brand site (link above). It's awesome that we're getting some props (especially for the founder who is very cool and not as much of a bleeding heart as you'd think). I'm working on a new design for our crafting contest right now. I'll use that as an excuse for my complete lack of posts.

Take me or leave me

For Agent99: Rent on Broadway is closing on June 1 after being on the Great White Way for over ten years. Not bad. I saw Rent back in the fall, and it was fine (attendance a bit low), but I wish I could have seen it when it first came out and had the original cast. When the time machine has been invented, I'll cross that off my wish list.

Golden spheres

Despite barely seeing any movies or TV shows this past year, I thought I would make some Golden Globe picks anyway. At least there's no boring ceremony to sit through. And I deleted some of the less interesting categories.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men--I haven't seen any of these pictures. I have read Atonement, if that counts for anything. I have two friends who saw No Country for Old Men, so I will have to go with that movie.
There Will Be Blood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age--Haven't seen any of these movies, but I love Cate the best.
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley – Atonement

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Across The Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray--I've seen this twice, and it's so infectious.
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street--Saw it, and was lukewarm. But it'll probably win.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams – Enchanted--She's awesome in Enchanted.
Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray--Nikki's a rare find, but I'm not sure she'll win.
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street--OK, but her singing voice kind of brought the movie down a notch.
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page – Juno

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street--Johnny rocks in Sweeney Todd.
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl--I haven't seen my Canadian boyfriend in this, but a friend of mine adored the movies.
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best Animated Feature Film
Bee Movie
Ratatouille--I was so crazy about this movie that I bought the DVD.
The Simpsons Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania)
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France, United States)--I'll vote for this only because the name is neato.
The Kite Runner (United States)
Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
Persepolis (France)

Best Television Series - Drama
Big Love (HBO)
Damages (FX NETWORK)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)--Just don't get the appeal of this series.
House (FOX)--As the only show I watch regularly, I'll have to go with House.
Mad Men (AMC)
The Tudors (SHOWTIME)--I saw a few free episodes on Netflix, and they were fine.

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)--MC Hall was amazing in Six Feet Under, that's all I got.
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)--Hugh Laurie is just plain supercooooool.
Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)