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There’s a new author’s blog in town

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http://www.mlrpressauthors.com

Today the MLR Press authors’ blog went live. Only has the one real post up so far but authors have already signed up to post throughout the month. Should be exciting. Add it to your bookmarks.

BTW, I’m especially proud of it since I designed the site. Well, I took the basic graphic elements and tweaked a WP theme. *pats self on back anyway*

Congratulations, the Oscar goes to…

Despite having once wanting to be a famous actress, I don’t watch awards shows much. But, I do tend to watch the Oscars. Dunno, guess since it’s “the big one” I’m still fascinated. I rather liked last night’s show. Hugh Jackman was great and I personally think that was one of the best opening sequences ever. I also liked the change in having the 5 former winners announce the nominees for supporting actress, supporting actor, best actor and best actress. OK, maybe it was a bit too personal at moments, but I thought it was very nice and very tasteful. All in all, I was happy.

I was very happy that Milk got two such prestigious awards. Both Dustin Lance Black and Sean Penn’s speeches were lovely and both emphasized the need for equality for everyone. Loved it.

You can see more at Oscars.com