Sickly Pallor

I just wanna give a big, damp Kleenex congratulations to Diablo Cody.  Damp partly because there were inhuman amounts of infectious snot coming out of my nose tonight while I was watching the Oscars, but mostly because as soon as I saw her starting to cry, I of course started crying myself.  And the Dior dress was beautiful.

Now, here's a photo of me and Erik from TaulPaul's birthday party/Twitter meetup last night:

Isn't my sickly pallor sexy?  I guess the extra MAC blush didn't help like I thought it would. 

I was also having a revolting hair day, as is partially evidenced by this photo of Stephen and I arguing about Kanye West.

Comments

[Tara]

Take some solace in the fact that your hair was exponentially sexier than his.

Or am I damning with faint praise by pointing that out?

[Tara]

By "his", I mean Stephen's, of course. Erik is looking sharp in the photo with you on the main part of this blog entry.

Do you need me to run by Monday evening with some chicken soup, or are you finally on the mend?

[MOM]

Congrats to Diablo and the Coen brothers!!!
Lex, what ARE you going to do about all that snot??

[Alexis]

Animals are not for eating!

Mom, I'm doing what I can. The neti pot doesn't work every time because of the congestion, but so far there's no sign of infection. I think I just need to keep processing it out and eventually the snot factory will give up.

[taulpaul]

Thanks for coming over GirlSaturday. It was nice to see you shining even though you had a cold. Did you even eat anything?

[Leif]

Huge kudos to Diablo. Proves that a little talent can still get you somewhere in this day of 'who you know' bull.

But my god, that dress... Not flattering. And that someone who sits in his boxer shorts all day and rarely notices what other people are wearing was so put off by the dress should say something here. A) Hideously unsightly fabric B) Added 40 lbs. to her hips alone C) She couldn't walk without flashing her underwear. I pronounce it a fashion disaster.

Now, I'm going to go put on some pants.

[Tara]

If animals are not for eating, then why are they made out of food?

I could do a pretty good lentil soup that would probably do the trick too, i suppose.

[gretchen]

I've been very sad reading all the snarky comments about Diablo's "dress". She glowed, looked 100% like herself, and won a FUCKING OSCAR! How do you all think you'd look or feel on stage in front of millions of people? Everyone can always do better, dress better, write better, but can you please think and talk about how your look might improve rather than rail Miss Diablo?

[Alexis]

Agreed on all points, Gretchen! And I thought the dress was just gorgeous-- Diablo's genuine humility made her look that much more beautiful. What an amazing moment.

[Simon]

I'm all for anyone at the Oscars with the guts to puncture the self-important fashion establishment. That goes for the famous Bjork swan incident as well. These self-appointed preppie naysayers are actually ruining any concept of creativity in fashion. Diablo would have looked incredible at any party you or I go to, but because she doesn't look as boring as everyone else at the Oscars, she gets slagged.

[mplsman]

I would have to agree about the dress.. I wanted to see her shine as much as anyone, and way to go on the trophy she won but geez. If you watch the video again (Tivo users) she couldn't walk without having to hold that dress shut. It was odd.

[cristina]

I beg to differ about the bad-hair day, Alexis. I thought you looked quite stunning that night, actually.

[gretchen]

Alexis always looks stunning.

[Bl@ck Coffee]

The flash is too direct...blame it on the flash.