I know, I know, I haven’t posted anything in awhile, and right after I got you to subscribe and everything! Well, I have sort of a good reason this time– I got totally sucked into Emmy madness. I’ve been trying to come up with a post that accurately captures all the inside glitz and glamor of the Emmy Awards, and finally I’ve arrived at this.
The Emmys. Were. AWESOME! I wasn’t nominated for an Emmy and therefore didn’t win one, and my seats had "obstructed view," if you catch my drift, but this did nothing to obscure the awesomeness of the Emmy ceremony.
After my last post on Thursday, I spent the whole day on Friday looking for dresses, because I had only tried on five zillion of them, which wasn’t nearly enough. Finally I found one (long and black, in case you’re wondering– I’m still waiting for my friend to send me pictures).
Saturday I just blatantly ignored my blog because I was so darn excited about the Emmys, and also, I had to leave my house at 3:30 in the afternoon, and I had alot of things to do before then, like get ready, get a manicure, break out some old hot rollers and aerosol hairspray (because, who CARES about the environment– it’s the EMMYS). That night I went to a pre-Emmy reception where I met some very nice (famous) people, then had a fancy dinner at AGO. Then I went home, because Emmy day starts early, baby! Early!
Bright and early on Sunday morning we went to Frederic Fekkai, because we didn’t want Heidi Klum looking better than us.
I don’t know if you know this, but the Emmys start right at 5:00, which means you have to get picked up at 2:00 in the afternoon and wait in a limo line behind the people from the Daily Show for about an hour, looking at the window at picketers with signs that say "Death to Television Fornicators," who are clearly people who just couldn’t get Emmy tickets. Because why would they say these things about television if they could be inside, observing the sheer awesomeness?
Our seats were on the first floor, sort of on the back by the door, so we could see everyone who was going in or out. And, in case you were watching, we were on the side of the Shrine Auditorium that most of the show was directed toward, since the disastrous "theater in the round" concept was implemented and the casts of "Ugly Betty" and "Boston Legal" had to see most of the presenters’ backs.
Here are some other highlights:
*** I’m sure you figured this out, but Sally Field said "If mothers ruled the world, there wouldn’t be any God Damn War," and they bleeped her.
*** Yes, Heidi Klum really is that good looking in person.
*** James Spader’s joke about "stealing money from the mafia" was due to the fact that when the presenter said "James," we all thought she meant Gandolfini, and the whole Sopranos cast stood up to applaud. When she said "Spader" again, there were at least thirty seconds of stunned silence. That is why James Gandolfini’s face looked weird when they zoomed in on him.
*** Hugh Laurie is taller than you would think.
*** Is there any doubt left as to whether Christina Aguilera is pregnant? Because if there is, let me add my opinion to the consensus. She totally looked like it from where I was sitting, and her voice is AMAZING in person.
** The dinner at the Governor’s Ball was filet mignon and mone barrow flan. Yes, I said bone marrow flan. I actually took a small bite of it before I realized it was made of marrow, and it tasted like regular flan. Also, regarding the dessert, it was chocolate mousse, and I think I was the only woman there who actually ate their dessert. At least, this is what I surmised when we were walking around after dinner, and every table I saw had every dessert untouched. Because if you want to be that skinny, there is no way you are eating chocolate mousse. And, as a skinny person, allow me to just say HOOOOO -WEEEEE some of those girls are skinny. Like, they haven’t eaten chocolate mousse in fifteen years skinny.
Continuing in the theme of Hollywood Awesomeness, Today I had a meeting with a person on the PARAMOUNT LOT about HOLLYWOOD CAR WASH, and then I ran back home to write it all down and report it. Tomorrow I’m going to Washington DC, and I’m sure I’ll have some more amusing things I remember about the Emmys that I remember by the time I surface again on Friday.
If you have individual questions about the Emmy Awards, which were awesome, send an email or post them in the comments and I will be happy to answer if I have anything good to tell. I also have another big Hollywood Car Wash-related announcement coming up in the next couple of days, so stay tuned!!