Duckburg Gazette

Got some rain during the week which was nice but it was extremely light so nothing that will really help out the overall dry spell. Well, we are halfway past winter and less than a month till Spring. Maybe we will get some "April Showers," then again probably not enough. At least the weather has cooled down some and the winter "summer" has temporarly passed for now.

Weekly Update:
On Wednesday night I went to this little event in Santa Monica for an upcoming TV show called Unhitched which looks and sounds cute. I think I will catch the first two episodes to see how it is. While I was at the event, I got to meet some of the cast:

*Craig Bierko- Pretty nice guy.
*Rashida Jones- Nice and very cute.
*Johnny Sneed- SUPER nice guy and very easy going!

Also on Sunday, I attended the Auto Club 500 at the newly re-named Auto Club Speedway (formally the California Speedway). The race did start after much delay due to weather however they had to postpone after more rain started to come in. Still a fun day and got to meet a couple of folks there as well:

*Troy Aikman- Very tall and nice guy.
*J.J. Yeley- The new DLP #96 driver and a cool guy.

At the movies:
Taking #1 at the box office this week is the action thriller Vantage Point with 24 million. Holding ground at #2 is "Jumper" with another 12.7 mil and not too bad of a drop. Holding even better ground at #3 is "The Spiderwick Chronicles" with another 12.6 mil. In at #4 is "Step Up 2 The Streets" with 9.8 mil and it's actually still step'n! Rounding off the top 5 is "Fool's Gold" with an extra 6.3 mil.

New movies that did not make the top 5: In a semi-limited release is a cute little film called Be Kind Rewind with 4.1 million and enough for the #7 spot. In at #13 this week is the not-so-funny comedy Witless Protection with only 2.2 mil. In at #14 is the MGM hit Charlie Bartlett with 1.8 mil.

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Other News:
The 80th Annual Academy Awards took place last night with some surprises but overall the picks this year were all fairly decent to great. Usually you have some in there that do not make any sense but this time ... it was good. Jon Steward, the host, did another good job and it was just a fun evening overall. Big congrats go out to the film "Once" for song and a shocker for Diablo Cody for "Juno" for Best Screenplay. Daniel Day Lewis was a shoe-in for Best Actor (my opinion) and "No Country for Old Men" takes home Best Picture (could have gone either way with "There Will Be Blood" in my opinion). Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

Facts & Tips:
The only food that does not spoil is honey.

"Shaun! I read your story. You used a lot of big words. Great! Good for you! It was a little long, so I didn't read the whole thing, but who cares 'cause I gave you an A!" - Mike White as Mr. Burke in "Orange County."

posted by McDuck @ 00:04