FYI

[cleolinda]

Once again, I am having trouble with my internet connection. If I don't show up for the Oscar live-blogging, show up late, or disappear in the middle of it, that will be why. And I'm telling you now because... obviously, I will have no way of telling you when it happens.

Now, ABC's schedule for tonight (all times Central Standard), as far as I can tell, is the Barbara Walters Special at 6 pm ("Academy Award nominees Anne Hathaway and Mickey Rourke, 2009 Academy Awards host Hugh Jackman and the Jonas Brothers are the guests on Barbara Walters 28th annual Oscar-night interview show"), the red carpet at 7 pm (is Tim Gunn hosting this? He's involved somewhere in some capacity?), and the show itself at 7:30. No one has any idea how long the show will run, although it has optimistically been scheduled to end at 10 pm and will probably end before 10:30, given how hellbent the producers are to cut time.

(I'm sure there will be red carpet shenanigans on E! for hours before anyone even shows up, but quite frankly, my mother and my aunt are having a belated birthday lunch today, and also, I'm probably going to end up liveblogging for at least four hours straight, so I really don't care. You can watch Seacrest desperately try to sneak up on Brangelina, but I'm good, thanks.)

(Oscar show secrets! The stage is gonna look like a nightclub! The awards will be presented "as a narrative" [wha?]! "And at least some of the presenters who'd been lined up have backed out, emboldened by the anonymity they were afforded by the producers." O SNAP.)

Meanwhile, as a follow-up to last night's cosmetic musings, I discovered that the pictures on the actual Urban Decay site are a lot closer to the eyeshadow as it appeared in the store samples. I really want to try Asphyxia, X, Shotgun, Kiss, Shattered and Edward Stalker now.

Oh, and I got an email to the effect that the Twilight Tonners are available to ship. I don't have $250 to blow right now, though (and if I didn't get the Bella, you know we'd never hear the end of it), so Serafina Pekkadoll's going to be my priority because SERAFINA OMG, and if the Twilights sell out or fall into the clutches of the asshat resellers, of which I am one, well, that's the way the vampire sparkles. Or something.

ETA, 7:08 pm: Okay, I'm not going to hit post until the ABC red carpet's over, but I am here and getting down to business.

Comments

[godancego.livejournal.com]

It is so pleasant to have someone in the central timezone give me the times. Thank you!

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

I'm really inexplicably excited for the Oscars tonight. I think it's because Chinese food will be accompanying my Oscar viewing. That, and all the rumors about M.I.A showing up as a hologram.

[sushixpack.livejournal.com]

I, too, am extremely excited. Kind of strange for me, but I think it's a good thing.

Serafina is a very good priority.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

I really hope she does. That would be excellent.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

The stage is gonna look like a nightclub! The awards will be presented "as a narrative" [wha?]!

Okay, if that is half as stupid as it sounds, this might be worth watching for the trainwreck.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I love it when they make my job easy.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Screw the Oscars, I wanna see what happens when Serafina shows up at the shelf.

[chulacabra.livejournal.com]

I love your icon! The little trunk whipping up and down makes me giggle.

[sirinde.livejournal.com]

the whole vid is the cutest thing ever! Wait a second... I"ve got the link around here somewhere....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK27aknWVI4

Brilliant!

[chulacabra.livejournal.com]

Regarding asshat resellers, I read an article recently saying the collectibles market is collapsing and prices are coming way down. So I wouldn't panic too hard about not being able to get a hold of the Dollens.

[yawmin.livejournal.com]

7:30??? The Oscars official site says 8! I'm so confused X_X

[sushixpack.livejournal.com]

It's 7:30 in her timezone. I was stupid and completely forgot about the fact that Cleo is in Alabama, I'm in Jersey *facepalm*

But you're probably smarter than me on that. My TV lists it as starting at 8:30, and I'm EST.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

But if it's 8 pm in Jersey, it's 7 pm in Alabama. There's an hour difference.

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

Preshow at 7, which is when she'll start blogging, Oscars at 7:30.

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

What net provider do you use?

[lunylucy.livejournal.com]

This is going to be fun.

Although I always feel weird watching this stuff on TV when it's going on 20 minutes away from my house ;_;

[teaandcrumpets.livejournal.com]

Asphyxia and Shattered are great- two of my favourite eyeshadows. They go well together, too.

[stagbeetle.livejournal.com]

(and if I didn't get the Bella, you know we'd never hear the end of it)

Wait, complaints if you DIDN'T get a Bella? Oh, I suppose Edward Dollen might whine without someone to stalk?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, I meant we'd never hear the end of it from the dolls themselves, as it were. Although Anna won't shut up if I do get her. So there'll be plenty of drama all around, I guess.

[elisa0984.livejournal.com]

Now if the other dolls eat pie, what do Twilight Dollens eat? Plastic farm animals?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

This will be answered in a future installment. : )

[elisa0984.livejournal.com]

Good, I need to be prepared for my Alice Dollen.

[lexicomane.livejournal.com]

well, that's the way the vampire sparkles

I am going to start using that at every available opportunity.

[willendinrain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Edward Dollen would get desperate without a Bella and this way Anna can SMACK a bitch there wouldn't be sparkly suicide attempts in Chez Jones.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'd pick Serafina too.

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

Noooo! :( This is the first year since I began watching regularly that I can't watch the Oscars because I'm abroad and they don't show it here, and I was planning to compensate by keeping up with it through your liveblog....hope your internet connection gets working!

*Oscar Whore needs her fix*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I'm here--I'm currently writing up the ABC red carpet. : )

[sirinde.livejournal.com]

I must say, Tim Gunn gushing over Valentino is adorable!

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

I wish they'd spent longer with the slumdog cast.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

Yeah Miley. Way to represent with the southern access.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

er... accent.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of making it like a 1930s club. Anything that invokes 30s glam is great for me. You know what else invokes 30s glam? Martinis.

[jennnk.livejournal.com]

an online friend of mine has started making her own mineral eyeshadows & selling them on etsy. Allergy-friendly, great colors, and lots of them are vegan. Intro price of $3.50 + $2 shipping. I should have told you this ages ago, but I forget things. I blame my children.