By Deanna Brown
Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana — The trouble with spring fever is if you are confined in a building with no windows while it is a beautiful day outside, your mind tends to wander. Truly, I am having serious trouble with focus these days. Only on the every-other-day rotation of rainy days do I have my concentration.
Do you think it’s obvious when people call in “sick” on a gorgeous, sunny, 75 degree day?
How many of us watched the Oscars last Sunday?
I did, save for the hour when I flipped over to HBO to watch my favorite polygamist family on the season finale of “Big Love.” Have to say, that hour was the most intense, action-packed, nail-biting 60 minutes of the night. I’ve often thought about forming a Big Love club, for the express purpose of discussing each episode and the multiple layers of storyline.
No, I don’t really want to do that online, as in a chat room. I’m thinking more about me, Katie Smith, and a few others meeting for coffee at Two Doors Down once in a while to discuss our show.
But, back to the Oscars.
I love looking at the pretty dresses. Not sure why, since I myself loathe dressing up. But I like looking at all the pretty colors and fabrics, and the jewels — oh, those opulent jewels.
I also like looking at the hairdos, and seeing who arrives together ... you know, as a couple.
OK, was it me, but did George Clooney seem kind of grumpy? He didn’t seem any too thrilled with either his date, or the humor of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin (I have got to see that movie, “It’s Complicated”), or was he just feeling under the weather?
Of course, I watched with rapt attention as that director chick of “The Hurt Locker” got award after award while her ex-husband sat right behind her, getting continuously bypassed for same said awards. You know, that kind of scenario is something ex-wives can only dream about.
And what was up with the “In Memoriam” segment, where they included Michael Jackson, but left out Farrah Fawcett? I didn’t get that at all.
It was cool watching that adorable Sandra Bullock get her Oscar, but I kept wondering why she continued to refer to her kissing thing with Meryl Streep. Inside joke, I suppose. “The Blind Side” is yet another movie I need to see.
That was the main theme I had upon the conclusion of the Oscars — that even though I’ve seen quite a few movies this year, there are still many I missed. I feel compelled to compile a movie list, just a handy volume to keep in my purse for those times when I find myself at Blockbuster.
The recurring theme I got from the actors they spoke with on the red carpet was, “I like to come to the Oscars to see all my friends. It’s the one time of year when nearly everyone in our industry is in one place.”
Boy, I can relate to that. We have a version of that in Navarro County, and lovingly refer to it as “The Youth Expo.”
You know Expo time is nearing when 1) you see signs of spring, 2) spring break happens, and 3) all the ag teachers seem to have me on their speed dial.
March 22-27 — don’t miss it! See you at the barn!
—————
Deanna Brown is a Daily Sun staff writer, and editor of “Explore.” Her column appears on Sundays. She may be contacted via e-mail at deanna@corsicanadailysun.com. Want to “Soundoff” on this story? E-mail soundoff@corsicanadailysun.com.
