whoa turbo. slow down.

I don't know how accurate that is, but I'll take the free Guinness anyday.

What alchoholic beverage are you?

I realized that it was pretty lame of me to call this weekly blurb a "Mix Tape." I haven't made a mix tape for at least 5 years. And that's a good thing. I remember sitting there in front of my little bookshelf stereo in the summer when I was 14, picking my songs and crunching the numbers to make sure that the last song on that side didn't cut off, AND that there wasn't going to be more than 10 seconds of dead tape at the end. I swear, every single mix tape I made had "Blister in the Sun" at the end of at least one side (sometimes both) because it was only 2 minutes long.

Did I mention I love my iPod? Anyhoo, here we go.

1. Friday Night, The Darkness
2. Amie, Damien Rice
3. What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You, Expose
4. That Was A Crazy Game of Poker, O.A.R.
5. Walk Away, Plumb
6. Wonderwall, Ryan Adams
7. Fell In Love With A Boy, Joss Stone
8. Sparks, Royskopp
9. Obsession, Deliriou5?
10. In My Life, The Beatles

What Civil Procedure Rule are you?

I am Rule 8(a). Which is true, because I am short and rather plain.

"You are Rule 8, the most laid back of all the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. While your forefather in the Federal Rules may have been a stickler for details and particularity, you have clearly rebelled by being pleasant and easy-going. Rule 8 only requires that a plaintiff provide a short and plain statement of a claim on which a court can grant relief. While there is much to be lauded in your approach, your good nature sometimes gets you in trouble, and you often have to rely on your good friend, Rule 56, to bail you out."

Jennifer Garner's response when asked by Coju about the train on her dress.

"I feel like my biscuit has its own cape."

Seriously. The girl-crush is ON.

10 Things I Realized While Watching the Oscars Last Night:

10. Will Ferrell and Jack Black need to do a movie together. Like, NOW.
9. No matter now hard Liv Tyler tries, she will never look like Lisa Loeb.
8. Hobbits run together, no matter what. Seriously, they're like G-Unit.
7. Billy Crystal is an A Cup.
6. Johnny Depp truly is, the Sexiest Man Alive.
5. Clint Eastwood is looking a bit like Skelator.
4. Jennifer Garner would make a kick-ass She-Ra.
3. Sophia Coppola has zero charm or personality. No wonder she stunk it up in Godfather 3.
2. Bill Murray rules. He's just effortlessly funny.

And the number one thing I realized last night....

There are no Oscars, if there is no Zabka.
"Get him a body bag!"

It sucks being stuck at work on a weekend. My only solace is that I can pump up the music in my office as I work. I was in a pretty good rhythm when this song came on. I stopped in my tracks and just stood there for the length of the song. By the time it was done, I admit, there was a tear in my eye.

"I watched you sit alone
I watched you cry your eyes out
Now tell me what you've done

Is it so bad that
I would shut you out
And leave you here alone

Yes, I saw what you did
I was right there with you
I won't let you sink
No, I forgive you

Phobic
Don't be
Grace needs a little more freedom
Phobic
Don't be
Love needs room to breathe

I have watched you grow
And I've stood in your shadow
I've never walked away

I hung the stars and
I hold your heart
So, don't ever be afraid

Yes, I know when you breathe
And I feel when you need
I won't let you sink
No, I forgive you."

- Plumb, "Phobic", from Candycoatedwaterdrops.

Who would have thought that one day, Billy Zabka would be nominated for an Academy Award? For those who don't know, Zabka played the legendary leader of the infamous Cobra Kai opposite that pillar of acting genius, Ralph Macchio. That's right, Zabka was the sweeper of the leg.

Anyway, he's nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action). Here's to seeing Zabka defying the odds and crane-kicking everyone else's ass for that elusive golden statue.

The Addict predicts...

Sean Penn for Best Actor. But it should be Bill Murray.

Tim Robbins for Best Supporting Actor. But it would be cool if it was Ken Watanabe. He could give a Halle Berry-like speech: "This is for Bruce Lee and Chow Yun Fat. This is for Pat Morita. This is for Jet Lee, Jackie Chan, and the kid who played "Shorty" in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Hell, this is also for Tamlyn Tomita, Michelle Yeoh, and Tia Carerre. This is NOT for Lucy Liu, because you were a huge step back for us."

Charlize Theron for Best Actress. But it should be for Naomi Watts in 21 Grams. Go. See. That. Movie.

Renee Zellweger for Best Supporting Actress. But it should be Scarlett Johansson, who isn't even nominated. I haven't seen any of the other movies, so here's rooting for everyone else. Scarlett Johansson was frickin' robbed!

Peter Jackson for Best Director. I have no problem with him winning for the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy (don't get me started on how much I disliked Return of the King), but the award should really go to Sophia Coppola.

Lord of the Rings for Best Picture. Yeah, sure fine, so long as we're acknowledging the movie on behalf of the two movies before it. Seriously, Fellowship of the Ring and Two Towers were much better movies. But it would be cool if it was Lost in Translation. If Seabiscuit wins, I'm fleeing to Haiti.