Some idiot thinks the world should boycott watching the Academy Awards to send an anti-war message to President Bush. That might work, you know, if Bush had anything at all to do with the Oscars. What a stupid idea. Like he cares. He probably thinks it’s all heathen and sinful anyway.

Check out Ebert’s Oscar predictions. I like it when he gets all worked up over Scorsese. And did you catch the fact that he’s got an iPod? Ebert’s a Mac user! I just knew it.

I think I work in a sick building.

Folks who share my birthday, according to Yahoo:

• Rock singer Mark McGrath (from Sugar Ray)
• Rock singer Bret Michaels (from Poison)
• Singer Terence Trent D’Arby
• Model Fabio
• Rock singer Dee Snider (from Twisted Sister)
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Now wouldn’t that be a party!? I have the lamest birthday ever.

Ebert’s at it again. Now he takes on Bush for believing God is on his side. I think he brings up some really great points. “Free will must be absolute or it is not free. God is not a coach who allows the quarterback to make most of the decisions, but sometimes sends in a play from the sidelines.” Amen to that.

Helloooo, 26! It’s technically still the 14th here, but I’m gonna hit the sack and post-date this one. Thanks to everyone who sent cards and well-wishes. In the imaginary Showbiz Pizza Place in my head, you’re all sittin’ at the table wearin’ party hats.

I’d love to see this documentary about the guy that defrauded the game show Press Your Luck. I watched a lot of game shows as a kid.

Weight Watchers Recipe Cards from 1974. That’s seriously the funniest thing I’ve seen on the Web in a while. I’m going to be saying “Mackerelly” for days. (Link courtesy of Kim.)

Friday Five:

1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
Yep. I just like to talk. I’m a chatty cathy.

2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
The Snook. He called me at work this afternoon to say he’d come upon a stash of old computer parts at his college. (He was doing some work there.) He wanted to know if he should salvage the stuff for me to use as crafting materials. I said, “Hell yeah!” I’m envisioning computer key beaded necklaces and motherboard-encrusted picture frames. Sweeeet.

3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
We’ve got two: a regular old cordless and an ultra-cool Queen Amidala Star Wars phone (with buttons you can press to interject “The Federation has gone too far this time!” in your conversations). The Snook and I both have little Nokia 3310 mobiles too.

4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
Huh? Random question. Well, I do get kinda pissed when people walk away from their desks and leave their mobiles unattended. Some guy in my office has the frickin’ Wedding March as his ringtone, and I hear it about forty times a day.

5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
Definitely. I am a lazyass.

Trivia victory! We came back from five points down to win in stunning fashion. (And this time it wasn’t because the first place team got disqualified!) Personal highlights were identifying the Night Court theme and naming one of the last two non-Americans to win the Best Actress Oscar. (Can you guess them?) It helped that a lot of the music identification this week were from the mid-nineties. I’m crap at stuff from the 60’s, but give me 4 Non Blondes and Snow anyday.