Before Christmas, I ordered a scarf. It was free actually, I just had to pay for shipping which was $5. So I was OK with that. This scarf was from Zend. Essentially this company provides the engine behind PHP. So obviously I was kind of excited about the scarf which was in celebration of their 4th year. But it never showed up. I was scared that maybe it arrived during Christmas and went back because I wasn't around. They did charge my credit card for the shipping, but like I said, it wasn't a lot and I was going to chalk it up to an unfortunate non-scarf event.

That was until today. When I got home from seeing Club Dread (a really good, funny, gory movie) and I saw a package jammed into my mailbox. It had arrived - it only took two and half months. I thought I'd throw up a photo so you can all bask in just how cool this thing really is - I mean look at it - Zend.

I was going to write a little something about it being February 29 - a leap day. But as it is, I'm sure that you all know that. However, it is also Oscar Night. And as usual I feel that I should post my hopefuls. In the past I made predictions - which really only mean anything if I had seen half of the movies being considered. Instead this year I will post who I would like to see win. As it turns out - I would like to see Return of the King win 11 awards. :) I will bold any results that I "got right" and insert the winner otherwise.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL Sean Penn - MYSTIC RIVER (Had Johnny Depp actually won this, I would have shyte myself. Although PotC is an amazing movie.)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Charlize Theron - MONSTER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
FINDING NEMO

ART DIRECTION
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

CINEMATOGRAPHY
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

COSTUME DESIGN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

DIRECTING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

FILM EDITING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

MAKEUP
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

MUSIC (SCORE)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

MUSIC (SONG)
"Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

BEST PICTURE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

SOUND EDITING
FINDING NEMO Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

SOUND MIXING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

VISUAL EFFECTS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
FINDING NEMO Lost In Translation