Finally, we had a beautiful day today here in Hollywood.  So, I thought I'd go for a stroll up to Hollywood Blvd and check out the preparations for the Academy Awards.  The street has been blocked off all week as they've laid the red carpet out all along the street and up to the Kodak Center entrance.  The beginning of the red carpet starts at Highland.  They've got a bunch of huge oscar statues and of course the bleachers for the fans.  One thing that seemed odd was that there were a bunch of strobe-type lights all along the red carpet, and they were going off randomly, even though there was nobody on the red carpet yet.  I figure either they are trying to simulate all the flashes from the cameras that will be going off tomorrow, so they can get the lighting right, or all the flashes that you see going off on TV aren't actually people taking pictures, and they just fake it.  I roamed around on the upper levels of Hollywood & Highland Mall to see if I could get a better view.  There really are some good vantage points up there, but I bet they'll be packed out tomorrow.  I ventured down to the part of the red carpet closest to the Kodak Center entrance, and it's open to the public.  So, I walked around on it a bit.  Well, I walked around on the plastic that is covering the red carpet.  Then I stepped off the carpet and back into my humdrum life.  I've been reading about the controversy of the 5-second delay for the Oscar telecast.  A lot of people have just accepted the fact that nothing shocking will happen, and so the show will be boring.  That's what's sad; the assumption that we are only entertained by things that are shocking.  Anyway, shocking or not, the Oscar's probably will be boring.

Since Jamie doesn't blog any more, I thought I'd post this pic of her latest painting, which can be yours for only $5,000!