• Not exactly a definitive answer on the agave nectar thing, but helpful. 
• This is hilarious. I believe I have Brian Wood to thank for it. 
• IRON MAN had me at BACK IN BLACK.  I could only have loved it more had there somehow been a knitting yogi on a snowboard involved.  And, like, James Bond.  If he were a redhead.  Yeah.  That.

Well, okay… I’m not really.  But Iron Man is coming to Second Life (thanks for the tip, Annie Ok) and did I mention here that Fraction got nominated for two Eisners?  No? Well, he totally did.  I’m very proud.  Congrats to all the nominees.  

I am having the weirdest night. Firefox — a program that almost never crashes — has crashed on me FOUR TIMES as I’ve tried to compose this. Here’s hoping we make it through this time.

Okay. Where was I?

I considered posting this on the Diary section of The Engine as I thought it would be fun if people could contribute as the night progressed, but The Engine isn’t the WEF; I still feel like a bit of an outsider over there and I’m not sure I have a good sense of what would fly. So here we go…

• Lucy Liu is ten kinds of charming. I feel like I need more Lucy Liu in my life;
• Patricia Field is apparently an old dude. That makes a certain kind of sense, I suppose, I just didn’t know;
• Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet both look stunning. What’s this about Blanchett playing Bob Dylan…?
• Was that Kristen Dunst in the frumpy gray frock? What’s with that girl? She’s so pretty. Why does she insist on looking like an old lady?
• When did I become such a Jewish mother?
• (In fairness, I only glimpsed the dress. I might not be as bad as I think. I bet it is though. She seems to have a thing for sacks.)
• I think Ellen’s doing a fine job thus far. Would it have killed her to have worn a tie, though? I mean, if you’re going to wear a suit, wear a tux. And do it up. It’s the Oscars;
• Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig: wow. They’re so… ideal. I wonder if they’re real or if I’m dreaming them;
• Aw. I loved Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine and I didn’t see Dreamgirls, but I’m a little bummed for Eddie Murphy. I had my fingers crossed for him;
• Who struck you as more joyless: Maggie Gyllenhaal or Ben Affleck?
• Oh holy crap! Baldy is Jack Nicholson! I wondered why they kept cutting back to that guy;
• I like Wes Anderson. The American Express campaign amuses me;
• Milena Canonero somehow managed to pull off that weird Col. Sanders thing;
• Tom Cruise. Ptooie. (Is that how you spell spitting? That man makes me want to spit.)
• Oooh! Ellen’s white suit! Now we’re talking;
• Oh, I heart Robert Downey, Jr. And sober? That man’s hot. The gray hair works for him. He was always cute — I have a mortifying soft spot for Heart and Souls — but now? Damn;
• Abhay, Dave and Ivan are blogging the Oscars over on the NYC Mech board. I’m not yet finished reading the first page, but thus far I disagree with Abhay on EVERYTHING, which is peculiar, as I have it in my mind that we generally agree. Apparently? Not so much;
• I suspect this is an unpopular opinion, but I really like the weird shadow dance troupe;
• Oh, I love when they Brill cream Clooney’s hair! Le sigh;
• Jennifer Hudson won. Yipee. I mean… I’m sure she’s lovely. But. Still;
• Wow. I forgot how young Clint Eastwood used to be;
• Is that Celine Dion? Hellooooo fast-forward;
• Eastwood speaks Italian?? Oh, damn;
• “Volver”-ine…? That’s awful;
• Maybe Dunst’s dress isn’t as bad as I thought… no… no, it is;
• WOW! But Jennifer Lopez’s dress is much, much worse! Neat!
• The Dreamgirls warble off… Where’s that remote?
• Wait, who’s the Dreamgirl that’s not Beyonce or Hudson?  She’s gorgeous!
• HA HA HA HA Tivo switched over to Scrubs.  I missed the end of the Oscars.
• Goodnight.