My face swells up (literally) and I forget Oscar nominations came out!

Yesterday I awoke looking like a bad version of Lindsay Lohan. Yes, I just said 'a bad version.' My face was swollen and lips looked like a bad case of injections. Just look at me! I look like 

I just stepped out of a plastic surgery. Awful.

I went to the doctor, got a shot for having an allergic reaction to something and then spent the rest of the day with my head in a hole and then just went to bed. I woke this morning, still a bad version of Lindsay,  showered, stared at my Beverly Hills Housewives lips and then received at text from my friend Chris Lyon  asking my thoughts on the nominations. My faux lips fell open: How the Hell did I forget that nominations were happening? It's a first for me in over a decade. Shame. I feel a tiny twinge of shame, but I'll blame it on my Lindsay Lohan look alike phase.  
Moving on to the good stuff: Oscar Nominations!
The nominations were mostly what I expected. With a few exceptions! 
To start: 

Oscar Nods are out. yipee!

The day has arrived. Oscar nominations are out. I made a pledge to see every movie nominated for best picture and I'm happy to say that out of 9 nominated I've seen 6. AND I plan to see 2 more this week. I am refraining from seeing War Horse. So I'm losing my pledge, but I don't really care. It won't win.
Here are best picture nominations.

The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann

The Descendants (2011): Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): Scott Rudin

The Help (2011): Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan

Hugo (2011/II): Graham King, Martin Scorsese

Midnight in Paris (2011): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum

Moneyball (2011): Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt

The Tree of Life (2011): Nominees to be determined

War Horse (2011): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

I'm mostly happy with all nominations. Most of what was expected.
Here are my disappointments:
Drive. It got a nod for Sound Editing. That's it. Boo.
And Young Adult didn't get diddly squat. No nods to Diablo Cody for her glorious original script.
My favorite movies of the year got shat on. Typical Academy. 
I still hold true that if Hugo wins Best Picture I will NEVER watch or care about this awards ceremony. 

On lighter, way happier notes.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
was nominated for Best Animated Short. 
I'm extremely happy about this cause that short was made in Shreveport by the lovely Moonbot Studios AND my husband has his name in the credits. He did a small amount. (Camera Operator Visual Effects & Behind the Scenes). 

If I were to judge my life success by that of the Academy (and I'm not saying that I do or don't) then by God, Bledska Works is one step closer. Right?  The logic works out in my head. 

For the complete list of Nominations go HERE