The 79th Annual Academy Awards

I haven't been to the movies much lately, not at all really. The only nominated movie I had seen was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It's a bit of a tradition with me and my mom that if we haven't seen anything else, we've usually seen the the one that wins the Oscar for visual effects. It happened again, and it makes us feel like we're couple of teenage guys instead of middle-aged women, which is kind of cool. :)

Ellen DeGeneres was a nice change as a host, she wore nice suits, and the tone of the event was rather laid back. If you ask me Rachel Weisz wore the most beautiful dress of the evening.

There weren't many surprises, and I'm sure everyone knew who is going to win best director after Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola arrived on the stage to present the award. I'm not the biggest fan of Scorsese's movies, but he surely is a true professional. I haven't seen The Departed, but I've seen the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs it was based on, not one of my favorites that one either. A good film, but not really my cup of tea.

This year Helen Mirren was the star of the night for me, she was radiant and so clearly enjoying herself. I rooted for Peter O'Toole to win (although I didn't really expect it, but it was nice to see him at least nominated once more), and well, that's it I guess. I have nothing much more to say about this year's Oscars. See you again next year. :)

Still present

I haven't been here for a while, but hopefully that will change in the future. I'm still rather busy, although my temporary job is over for now. They might take me back when they need extra help in the future. We'll see.

Unfortunately my grandmother passed away recently, and we've been sorting out everything she left behind, and I've been moving too (I still live in Helsinki), although that's been progressing slowly with everything else going on. (And I really haven't felt like being on my own in times like these.)

All my grandparents are gone now. It's almost hard to believe, because I remember them so vividly. Death seems rather abstract, even if you slowly become more used to it. I wonder, in the future, how will I remember who is alive and who isn't?