is it the site or the people?

so, i belong to myspace. it's a pretty cool site. you get to get back in contact with old friends and even make some new ones. i've gotten back in contact w/ a bunch of people from high school and even one person who i haven't seen since 8th grade. it's pretty neat. i'm sure most of you already know what myspace is but for those who don't, it's kinda like this, but w/ everything on one page...your profile, your blog section, comment section...stuff like that. the best part is the old friend thing, considering alot of us don't live in the same town anymore and some of us, like me, don't even live in the same state anymore. but and there's always a but, i don't think you can have an intellectual conversation there. it's either the site or my friends. case in point, i posted a blog about soulmates. do you believe in them? or not, and your reason. i'll admit it, i'm kinda obsessed with the topic of soulmates. i love to think about it and hear peoples' reasons of why they do or don't and especially if they meet their soulmate. i definitely believe in them, i haven't meet mine yet, but i just can't help but believe. so, i posted the blog and like 15 of my friends viewed the post, but only 1 person responded. now i know, it was my friends who viewed it because at myspace you can decided who reads your blog: public, friends or select people. i chose friends. and, it's not like it's a touchy subject. so, why only 1 response? do i not have intellectual friends or is it just myspace. the site alone is kinda aimed at younger people, but me and my friends are all around the same age...the range is like 19-26. i posted a blog here a few months ago about the subject of soulmates and once again, only got 1 response. it was a stranger, but he gave a really good response. do people just not like this topic? if you want to share your thoughts...please do. ciao!

and the oscar goes to...

that's right...everyone's favorite night of awards was on tonite. the 78th annual academy awards. jon stewart was the host and in my opinion, he did a really great job. a little nervous at first, he had some really funny jokes. another funny part was when ben stiller came out in the green leotard. there was some really nice fashions and some really bad fashions. also, there were alot of ladies that wore green dresses. i counted like 4 myself. here is my list of best dressed and not-so-best dressed.

best-dressed
reese witherspoon---her dress was one of my favorites...very southern belle
salma hayek---lovely colored dress...fit perfect on her
jennifer garner---her dress was so pretty and the way she handled her little trip up to the microphone and then said "i do my own stunts." was just so cute
ziyi zhang---her dress was my absolute favorite...it shimmered so much and just looked lovely
ludacris---he is only guy that just stuck out for me...he looked fabulous in his suit

not-so-best dressed
naomi watts---i've seen her look way better...her dress just looked too raggy
charlize theron---i loved her dress...but that huge bow on the left shoulder was just horrible...she could have done better

now the top 6 awards, everyone talks about.

best motion picture
"crash"---i was hoping this movie would win, i didn't see it, but i love movies when there are like 5 stories going on at once and somehow everyone is tied in. since all the buzz was around "brokeback mountain" i automatically discounted it for ever winning. i seriously think i was as shocked as they were when they announced that "crash" won.

original song
"it's hard out here for a pimp"---i think this was a little shocking to alot of people, but it was the best song. the song from "crash" was a little too slow in my opinion and the song from "transamerica" wasn't bad, but taraji p. henson had such a fabulous voice, there was noway they couldn't give them the award for best song. i actually had goosebumps after she sang. and, i don't even really like rap music. i'm so happy the academy actually went above and beyond with this award. they really gave it to the best person.

actor in a leading role
philip seymour hoffman---i didn't see "capote", but after seeing the clips for it, i was hoping so much that he would win. the voice alone was such a big change from his regular voice. that's great acting for you. here's another category where people thought heath ledger from "brokeback mountain" would win. i didn't see that movie either, but the way he looked and sounded in that movie, i couldn't help but think that he sounded and kinda looked like the president. my mom thought the same thing. did anyone of you think that?

actress in a leading role
reese witherspoon---i'm happy she won...her acceptance speech was pure reese and from what i saw of the movie, she did do a great job. although, i do wish that keira knightley would've won instead. i did see "pride & prejudice" and thought she did a fabulous job as elizabeth bennet. very amazing movie...i'm kinda surprised it wasn't one of the movies up for a best picture award.

actor in a supporting role
george clooney---what can i say? he's as an amazing actor as he is good-looking.

actress in a supporting role
rachel weisz---from what i read, people had her pegged as winning, so this wasn't shocking. makes me want to see the movie even more now.

well...that's it. i think the most shocking was that "brokeback mountain" didn't win as many awards as people had intended it would, but the movie still managed to win "original score", "adapted screenplay" and "directing". that's still pretty good. from "crash" winning "best picture" to "it's hard out here for a pimp" winning "original song"...this years' oscar just proved that even the underdog has a chance at winning a little gold.