After a whole day and night of it, I was really feeling every one of my 53 years yesterday - and my early morning dental appointment didn't help.
"So how was it? Did you have fun?" my sister asked me around noon.
But as I was still feeling the effects of dental anesthesia after a long morning appointment (and my tongue felt like it was double its size), the only answer I could muster for her was an unenthusiastic "uh huh."
A good night's sleep and some morning coffee have helped my situation. I can get it up for everyone NOW. However, after a week of thinking pretty much only about myself while I got ready for the big day, I've got Mother Hubbard's pantry (no time to shop over the weekend) - plus my house is a MESS (so disastrous that even I can't withstand it). And while all this OSCAR stuff was well and good, my VA clients are clamoring for me to start focusing on them again.
And right now, I've got to make my daughter's lunch.
So instead of one long narrative, I'll be doing a brain dump in little posts today, in between tasks, describing different facets of this most SoCal of all experiences: Being present for the red carpet arrivals at the Academy Awards.
Stay tuned.
(It's probably time to spell out once again my disclaimer so the FTC will be happy: I sat in the bleachers as a guest of Kodak, which is one of the sponsors of the Academy Awards show. I received no monetary compensation for any of the posts I've written. There was no monetary value to the bleacher tickets. Kodak did provide me with a still camera and a pocket digital camcorder. There were no requirements that I use the Kodak cameras - although I did use the former to take the photos I posted here and on Flickr and will be reviewing those cameras on SoCal Stuff. Opinions stated on my blog are mine alone.
In the interest of equal treatment under the law, I would very much like to see Mary Hart and Ryan Seacrest disclose everything they receive when they do OSCAR coverage too.)
