so i watched the oscars and the reader tonight. the oscars, i'm going to say that i rathered enjoyed. there are some parts that were kind of bad, and a could be better. but i liked the different and the new look and all that other stuff. i'm not one who just likes what everyone else likes because they say it's good. maybe sometimes i try, and i can definitely be swayed, but usually i'm very simple in my likes. i watched the reader, and either i just wasn't paying attention, but i didn't quite "get it". maybe i'm not deep enough, maybe i had too much jack - but i read wikipedia afterwards and it makes more sense to me. the fine details i didn't quite get while watching the movie. to me, those things make a movie for me. in one sense, i REALLY enjoyed milk - and while heavily important, i didn't have to work hard to "get it". maybe this makes me incredibly dense or juvenile, but sometimes i don't want to work that hard in a movie. i like to be entertained. if i wanted to think - i'd work. and not to say i'm lazy, i like to be challenged, as long as there's a resolution. if i'm left with lots of questions and "make what you want of it"... that doesn't make me so happy.

anyhoo... i'm excited that curious case of benjamin button won for vfx. go digital domain. i slightly wish that i still worked there so i could share in the excitement. but hey.. i didn't actually work on that film, so my outsider excitement for them is the same as an ex or current employee. congrats kids.

in an effort to not re-type - check out: http://thatisneverok.blogspot.com/2009/02/super-sad-face.html i made this video, and while i'm kind of embarrassed and think it's super cheesy, i still think it's kind of clever. i'm sure in a few months, i'll come back and look at it and see what i could have done better. but there are some pieces (like my sister's wedding video) - i adore and think "wow.. i'm kind of good at this" not to toot my own horn, but for your own projects you know exactly how much work went into it, and i like seeing how near flawlessly it came out. when i used to be a lot better and formatting and rending stuff. apparently now i BLOW AT IT. (stupid work video....) anyhoo. you can see my very first video resume below and the sob story that accompanies it.

boo urns.