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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ASAP

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2. Have you voted before?
3. Did you vote in the 2008 general election?
4. Do your parents vote regularly?
5. Do you think it is important to vote?
6. Do you think your vote counts?
7. Have you ever been involved in political action (anything from canvassing to protesting)?
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study abroad???

ZOMG just sent in my Arcadia application for study abroad
Mills side is still going but still
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
so much adrenaline
just ran all the way back to my room from the post office and then had a major dance party

wish me luck guys... i'll know in the next month what i'm doing next year (!!!)

OSCARSSSS

FAVORITE NIGHT OF THE YEAR
ahhhh i'm so excited!!!!

My Predictions:

BEST PICTURE
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] Milk
[ ] The Reader
[ X ] Slumdog Millionaire

DIRECTOR
[ X ] David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
[ ] Gus Van Sant, Milk
[ ] Stephen Daldry, The Reader
[ ] Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
[ ] Frozen River
[ ] Happy-Go-Lucky
[ X ] In Bruges
[ ] Milk
[ ] WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Doubt
[ X ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] The Reader
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
[ ] Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
[ X ] Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
[ ] Sean Penn, Milk
[ ] Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ X ] Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

I can't decide. I'd rather go for Mickey just because I have a hard time distinguishing between acting and impersonating in biopics. But then, Mickey is kind of playing a version of himself. And I love Frank Langella...

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
[ ] Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
[ ] Angelina Jolie, Changeling
[ ] Melissa Leo, Frozen River
[ ] Meryl Streep, Doubt
[ X X X ] Kate Winslet, The Reader

Not only is this award far overdue for Kate Winslet, I thought she was amazing in The Reader. It was a really tricky role but she managed to pull it off. I thought Angelina was good, but she overacted in the most emotional scenes which pulled me out of the movie.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
[ ] Josh Brolin, Milk
[ ] Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
[ ] Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
[ X] Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
[ ] Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

But I still love RDJ more :D

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
[ ] Amy Adams, Doubt
[ ] Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
[ ] Viola Davis, Doubt
[ X ] Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

I do not understand the VCB love. I couldn't even stand the movie enough to get to any part with Penelope Cruz in it. As much as I love Woody Allen's old stuff, he should've stuck with that.

ANIMATED FEATURE
[ ] Bolt
[ X ] Kung Fu Panda
[ ] WALL-E

Sue me, but I think WALL-E was too much. Yes, it's beautiful, but judging on what an animated feature should be, Kung Fu Panda wins.

ORIGINAL SCORE
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] Defiance
[ ] Milk
[ X ] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E

ORIGINAL SONG
[ ] "Down to Earth" - WALL-E
[ X ] "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

I can't decide between "Jai Ho" and "O Saya," which makes me worried that the Academy may have split as well leading to a win by "Down to Earth," which is also a good song

CINEMATOGRAPHY
[ ] Changeling
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] The Reader
[X] Slumdog Millionaire

COSTUME DESIGN
[ ] Australia
[ X ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Duchess
[ ] Milk
[ ] Revolutionary Road

MAKEUP
[ XXXX ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Hellboy II: The Golden Army

SOUND MIXING
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ X ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Wanted

SOUND EDITING
[ X] The Dark Knight
[ ] Iron Man
[ ] Slumdog Millionaire
[ ] WALL-E
[ ] Wanted

VISUAL EFFECTS
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ X ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Iron Man

FILM EDITING
[ ] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
[ ] The Dark Knight
[ ] Frost/Nixon
[ ] Milk
[ X ] Slumdog Millionaire

Obama Nation

President Barack H. Obama just sounds so good. It's still a little surreal.

My favorite (political) part of the speech:
"What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government."

Overall, I loved the tone and how he incorporated the broad 'hope' and 'change' ideals that bugged me at the beginning of his campaing into a cohesive view of America as we push forward through "this winter of our hardship"

And, of course, as soon as I hit ground in California, I changed into a MoveOn.org Obama shirt like the liberal I am...



Whole speech is here