Wow. Lots of things going on. Kind of crazy. I had a fun weekend-- mainly hung out with Tina and Naomi. I've been on my own a lot too, hanging out in Melissa's apartment, trying to amuse myself. Kind of lonely, but relaxing.

Yo, my Friday night was CRAZY. I drove some DZ's to the airport at 2 in in the morning. I was more than halfway home when I got a call saying that one of the girls forgot her birth certificate. So, I turned around, drove back to the airport, picked her up, drove her back to Evanston, drove her back to the airport, and then headed back home. I got home around 5 AM. It SUCKED. Saturday I had to drive Julie and Dan to the airport too. Boo O'Hare! I'm so sick of you!

I watched the Oscars Sunday at Erica's. It was fun. The thing was, I think the only movie I'd seen out of all the ones nominated was Lord of the Rings. Here's the thing-- lately, I've been avoiding movies I know I'm going to come out of feeling depressed. Maybe it's just what's going on in the world, maybe it's just how I'm feeling in my life, but I don't want to watch a movie and feel sad and depressed. I want to watch a movie that will entertain me and make me feel happy! So yeah, I haven't actually been watching movies much lately. But on a purely superficial level, here are my thoughts! I thought Catherine Zeta Jones looked damned good for a nine months pregnant lady, and I hear she is very good in Chicago, so hooray for her. I'm glad Chris Coooper won, cause he was really good in American Beauty, and cause his speech was so great-- short, sweet, sincere. I didn't want Nicole Kidman to win, cause I just don't like her. I was surprised Adrian Brody won, but I liked his speech. It was sincere, and I think it really resonated in regards to what's going on in the world and what his movie is about. Plus, he kissed Halle Berry! Peter O'Toole's speech was so great. What a cool, intelligent, well-spoken man. I though the whole past Oscar winners thing was cool, except for the fact that they stuck all these incredible actors and actresses like Mickey Rooney and Olivia DeHavilland and Chita Rivera in the way back of the auditorium while Ben Affleck and J-Lo sat in the front. What the..? Best dresses: Renee Zellweger, Kate Hudson, Salma Hayak. Oh! And did anyone else notice that at the beginning of the show, before Catherine Zeta Jones performed, her seat filler was this cute Asian chick wearing a pink dress? She was sitting next to Michael Douglas, and it took us forever to figure out who she was.

And then there was Michael Moore. I'm glad he did what he did. Maybe it wasn't the most appropriate place, but if you want to make a statement, the Oscar stage is a pretty cool place to do it. And hey, he won. He can say whatever the heck he pleases. All those people who clapped for peace but booed Moore for criticizing Bush-- really, is Bush not at all responsible for war? Come on. I think a huge part of being patriotic is caring about this country enough to be critical of what our elected officials are doing. Michael Moore makes people stop and think about the state of our society through his documentaries, and I think his speech was his way of trying to make people think about the cause of this war.

You're probably not interestd, but I have very mixed feelings about the war in Iraq. I think that Saddam Hussein is dangerous, and I think the production of chemical and nuclear weapons by Iraq needs to be stopped. But I am incredibly against America thinking she can make any country do whatever the heck she wants. We are a part of an international community, whether we like it or not. Diving into this war without U.N. backing is a bad idea for this country's future standing in the world. There are other ways we could have disarmed Saddam, and we just happened to choose the most violent, agressive, bullying option. I am very angry that we are at war right now. But at this point, I just want us to win. Quickly. Because it makes me so sad to think of these soldiers, most of whom are my age, fighting a war so far away. It makes me sad to think of their families, waiting and hoping. I really pray they come home safetly.

War sucks. I think that about sums it up.