March 13, 2023

Monday - Cloudy, cooler and rainy

Well, today was my high holy day…it was the Academy Awards. I wasn’t sure that I’d make it this morning if I’m honest! I woke up when F left the room and then I had to go downstairs. Usually when I wake up early, I just go back to bed, but I knew that if I did, I wouldn’t wake up in time for the Oscars.  I compromised. I turned on the TV and went back to bed but I didn’t go back to sleep.

Just before 9 am I went downstairs and prepared my breakfast then left it in the fridge. It was a bit too early for me to eat and I didn’t want it to sit out in my room. I’m so glad I did that. 

For the next 4 hours, I watched the Academy Awards and they were pretty great! Everything Everywhere All At Once cleaned up, although All Quiet on the Western Front did very well too. This year I had seen 6 of the 10 best picture nominated films which must be some kind of record for me!  Some of my highlights from the show were Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan winning their Oscars, and of course, Sarah Polley winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. Strange that she wasn’t nominated for Best Director! (Sarcasm) I was pleased for Brendan Fraser, even though I haven’t seen his film.  I must admit, that I was hoping that either Austin Butler or Colin Farrell would win as I thought they were both excellent this year.

After the Academy Awards were over, I relaxed a bit and then grabbed my lunch. I ate and watched part of a documentary that was on TV about a casting director…oh, some directors didn’t like her being called a director. It was about Marion Dougherty and even though many actors went to bat for her to get an Oscar, even an honorary one, the establishment didn’t grant it. According to Casting By she gave many, many actors their start.

Later on, I watched the news and then went downstairs to start dinner. Tonight I was making a simple one, pancakes with bacon and sausages. The only problem with it is that I was stuck in the kitchen and if F wasn’t there, K wouldn’t eat. After F came back, he brought me milk…hurray! I had asked him for some since the stuff in the fridge was old and there wasn’t that much. 

I made the pancakes, set the table, and called F down. I had cooked the bacon and sausages earlier and then supplied the table with pancakes! I didn’t get to eat until everyone else was done, but that’s okay-ish. 

I did the dishes and happily, it didn’t take too much time tonight. I was really tired. I think I had less than 4 hours of sleep so I was rather draggy tonight.

I came upstairs when I was done, put on my PJs and then watched a little bit of Apple TV+. I watched Mythic Quest and an episode of Shrinking. I quite like both of those shows. I’ve been watching Mythic Quest for a while. 

I went downstairs and took a shower. When I finished I came upstairs and decided not to watch TV. I watched a few short YouTube videos and then stopped to listen to the playlist I’m making. I’m hoping to get to bed soon for a change. 

I did a bit of crochet tonight too. The blanket is getting decidedly unwieldy now. It’s quite hard to handle when I work on it. It’s also really warm! Here’s a photo from Saturday, I forgot to post it until now. It’s a mite longer now.

Anyway, that’s about it for me. It was my Academy Award Day and I really enjoyed it. Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….