The stuff that didn’t fit elsewhere.
Our friend Don loves Chicago. Thus, he loves the Bears. That probably wouldn’t warrant him all that much attention if he lived anywhere else. But in Boise? He made the newspaper. Here’s the article and a picture of Don, all of his Bears stuff and his mysteriously Rockford-esque beard.
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Rockford sent me to Columbia for the weekend, and it really felt like I’d never left. I stayed with Amy, and we just slipped into our comfy old friendship without a hitch.
It was so wonderful to see everyone and to get so many good and much-needed hugs. I can’t thank Rockford or my friends enough. I love you guys!
italics = movie I’ve actually seen
bold = my pick
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling, “Half Nelson”
Peter O’Toole, “Venus”
Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Jackie Earle Haley, “Little Children”
Djimon Hounsou, “Blood Diamond”
Eddie Murphy, “Dreamgirls”
Mark Wahlberg, “The Departed”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penelope Cruz, “Volver”
Judi Dench, “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
Meryl Streep, “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet, “Little Children”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza, “Babel”
Cate Blanchett, “Notes on a Scandal”
Abigail Breslin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”
Rinko Kikuchi, “Babel”
Best motion picture of the year
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”
Adapted screenplay
“Borat”
“Children of Men”
“The Departed”
“Little Children”
“Notes on a Scandal”
Original screenplay
“Babel”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“Pan’s Labyrinth”
“The Queen”
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