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So today was a better day. I was in a more pleasant mood. No headaches, such a miracle! So as I got settled in at work, I remembered that the Oscar nominees were announced today. I don’t know why I care so much, but I am always curious every year. There were a few surprises and disappointments. First off, I was mad that Paul Giamatti didn’t get nominated. That really sucks. I mean, I think that he should have won the Golden Globe and even the Oscar, but they didn’t even nominate him. Poor guy. But I have to give it to the Academy a bit because they did nominate Catalina Sandino Moreno the lead actress in Maria Full of Grace. It was such a great dramatic movie, please watch it if it’s in your area. Well, I guess we will find out the results in a few weeks.

I was happy to hear that Audrey Tautou is going to be in the movie version of The Da Vinci Code. I love her. But I do not love the fact that they chose Tom Hanks as the lead. It just doesn’t seem right at all. I was hoping for someone more along the lines of David Duchovny, Julian McMahon, or Clive Owen (with an American accent). I guess there’s nothing that we can do except hope that he gets injured during a scene. He is pretty old…Sigh.

I was really nervous today because I had an interview for a research position. It was a really casual interview, but I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I went all out and dressed up and everything. It went a lot better than I had hoped and I found out that I will have to go through two more interviews with different people in the department. In a way, I was relieved, but then I know that I will be nervous when the other interviews come up. But I guess we will see. I do hate waiting though.

I had my “Tuesdays with M” dinner at the new Barney’s Beanery on 3rd Street. There was a big crowd because of the Laker game. It was so nice though. She had a horrible time in Philly and will probably never ever go back and I don’t blame her. She convinced me to never travel to the east coast in the winter unless I really have to. It’s always fun when I hang out with her. It almost feels as though once a week isn’t enough. I always have things that I want to say to her throughout the week but forget about it when the time comes. Usually it’s nothing of importance, but I think that it’s still worth the mention. But I do look forward to Tuesday’s now and it’s all because of her.

Happy Birthday Bret! You are now as old as I am. Heh.
Oh, and hang in there Angela, even though I know that you probably can’t read this because the hotel in Houston probably doesn’t have decent internet hookups. Have fun and eat lots of steak for me.

SATC quote of the day:
“I think I have monogamy. I must have caught it from you people.” – Samantha (Season 4 – Change of a Dress)