I won’t go see the 3rd installment of Shrek. I enjoyed the first one, though I found the character design all over the place and the animation inconsistent. I forgot that I saw the second one -

Okay, okay. You want to know who’s going to win this year. Well, I’ll tell you now, so you can win that office pool / Oscar party ballot. And I’m NEVER wrong, dammit!

Okay, sometimes. Here goes:

 

 

They’re announcing the Oscar nominations on Tuesday, but is that going to stop me from making my annual predictions? Of course not! If you missed last year’s version check in the “archives” of my

Oh sweet spirits of camphor! I have time off!! A whole week!! So much to not do!

So, what did I get for Christmas, you may ask? Yes, you may ask what I got for Christmas.

There.

You asked. I’ll tell

- The shovel is a very important object, if you look at 20th century Soviet posters and stamps. Also rolled-up sleeves.

- Here’s a line at the bottom of the label of an orange juice bottle which I