by Tina~in_ut
Watching the Oscars got me thinking about my favorite acceptance speech. It was by Meryl Streep at the Golden Globe Awards in 2007. She was so in command and funny and brilliant. You can tell she had been around for a long time and had something to say and didn't care how long it took or if anyone cared what she was saying. I remember after I had replayed it for about the 10th time, I wrote the whole thing out for a friend of mine that was working that night. Yes, she thought I was crazy, but every time I watch this speech, I grin from ear to ear and just had to share it. I hope it puts a smile on your face too~
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ReplyDeleteYippee!!! I finally got my sniffling butt outta bed...Off to read
ReplyDeleteCarol...I must admit that was a great speech! I do love the award shows, but some of the speeches are positively cringe-worthy!! I loved that she used humor so effectively while still thanking the people she needed to.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ash Wednesday!~
ReplyDeleteCongrats on First, Scirish~
ReplyDeleteTina~ great blog~ :)~
Oopsie!!!!! Tina...Great blog!!! I guess I wasn't as awake as I thought!
ReplyDeleteTina...I see Eunice is appropriately attired for today..
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Hooters!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your niffling butt making 1st scrishy!
Great blog tina~ and Happy Ash Wednesday to you too.
I love Meryl Streep and I remember watching that speech when she gave it. I love that she just doesn't take herself too seriously. Maybe that is why she is so funny.
Hope everyone has a great day. I am still icing ;( and hoping for the best. I have finally caved and am just going to say it. THIS FRIGGING SUCKS! Ok, I feel better now. Back to your regular scheduled non-bitching from me...:)
LOL- that was sniffling butt.... I'm not sure I want to know what a niffling butt is...
ReplyDeleteMorning Glories!
ReplyDeleteScrishy glad you got your sniffling butt out of bed and got first!
Tina one of my favorites was the year Cuba Gooding Jr. won. He was so happy and excited, giddy would be the word that it was infectious. I think that was missing this year at the Oscars.
I have food bank today so I am on the run. Will be back later.
Eunice you look heavenly!
LOL Goldie and I had the same idea for scrishy!
ReplyDeleteScirish!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on Hi! oh, sorry mean 1
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Tina,
ReplyDeleteYou are a sick catholic.. So funny!
My word..
And she even has ashes on her forehead!
I can't stop looking at Eunice...
ReplyDeleteLMAO
I went to church this morning, and got my ashes, I am all ready for our lent season which leads up to Easter..
ReplyDeleteThe cross on my forehead looks just like Eunices.. LOL
I choose not to eat meat today, and during lent on Fridays I do not eat meat. It is my offering during lent..
I have been MIA lately, as I have been putting long hours in at work, and when I get home I am pooped.. Sorry for those that have not been feeling well.. Waving to all of you....
Iteach and EBJ,
Thanks for your blogs, I appreciate it so..
Tina,
Love me some Meryl, she is a great actress, I remember this speech, I
thought she was funny and brilliant as well. Thanks for sharing the vid with us..
Hope all has a good day..
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Carol: Work is getting my way too!
ReplyDeleteTina: I LOVE LOVE LOVE Meryl, and wish that she'd won for Bridges of Madison County. Hell... I wish she'd won this year! I wish she'd won for Silkwood... yes, I could go on and on!
Good Morning everyone - I am rushing off to my weekly visit to the doctor (my steady) and then to church because it's Ash Wednesday. Will be back later.
ReplyDeleteTina I love all the speeches by Tom Hanks.
oh save me! I went to the bathroom and took my big cup with my DP from yesterday (going to clean out the cup!) and when I went to sit on the toilet....I hit the cup with my elbow...DP everywhere and my lid FACE DOWN BEHIND THE TOILET!!! ewwwwww! So I pick up the cup set it once again on the tiolet paper thingy and there is still some DP in it......I go....and when I stood up again...I hit it again!!!! and now I have sticky legs and DP all over the stall and toilet!!! Calgon....take me away!~
ReplyDeletehow u all doin'? :)~
Goldie~ hope you don't get frost bite~
LynnD~ I remember when Cuba won...that was awesome~
Carol~ lol...i know i'm sick...it's not news~ :D
Bear~ I wish she had won also~
Tinka~ glad you stopped by....enjoy ur "date"~ :D
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Scirish for 1st today!
I think the speech was wonderful, I love Mery too!
I saw the pics of her at the Oscars Sunday night, and she looked so elegant.
Eunice, love your nun garb LOL. I am still hoping to see you in lovely green for St. Pats day!
Tina, I give. What is DP?
The first thing that comes to mind, since you did mention bathroom, isn't nice!!! haha
TINA - Is this the Mother General Eunice , or her twin sister? I was absolutely stunned to see her here this morning...I mean stunned. LOL
ReplyDeleteActually Meryl's speech reminded me of you Tina.... her humor and snappy wit. And, I always think it is pretty classy when actors acknowledge other actors with such praise.
Thanks for the video.
SCIRISH - How are you?
ReplyDeleteGOLDIE - I have lost track...have you had x-rays of your ankle?
LYNN - have a great day.
CAROL - I remember the old days when it was no meat on Fridays ever.
BEAR - I agree...I have always loved Meryl. She is an extremely talented actress.
Good Morning TINK - How is TIA doing?
TINA - Maybe you were all thumbs because you didn't get your morning 69 ;)
ReplyDeleteEBJ - I was happy to hear that Paula is back to being her old self. It looks like rain is here again.
EBJ- I am going with Dr. Pepper or Diet Pepsi.
ReplyDeleteLani= no they didn't do an xray. They did a blood test and they also were able to trace the tendon and ligament exactly where I said it hurt(s).
No frostbite yet- but I'm not counting it out!!
25 for MEK- who better say hi to Tiger for me!
ReplyDeleteGOLDIE - Years ago my sister had a pulled tendon in her wrist. A pull takes a long long time to heal. She plays the viola and had to stop for sometime and not use the wrist. Do you suppose crutches would help?
ReplyDeletescirish Good to see you get #1 today, sniffling or not.
ReplyDeleteTina Mother Eunice looks like the kind to rap your knuckles with a ruler, hard!
Thank you for today's blog. Meryl Streep is always a class act and always acts like a real person, never phony or self-important. She's really lovely.
I think at this year's Oscars, I most enjoyed the acceptance speech from Heath Ledger's family. Very touching and classy.
Interesting, that in this vid, a normal Joaquin Phoenix is the presenter and at the Oscars the other night, Ben Stiller was doing a parody of the very bizarre current day Joaquin Phoenix.
TINA: Great blog today..loved the video. I don't watch award shows..so I haven't seen this before. The last line is especially good..reminds me of the kind of thing someone I know would say. Thanks for the smile today kiddo. :D
ReplyDeleteOh, and maybe Eunice can give me some spiritual advice. I don't know what to give up for Lent, chocolate...sex...cussing...I haven't done any of them yet today so there's still time to choose any of the three. Whattya think?
And BTW...you are a goof...and deedee is something else! :D
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ReplyDeleteEBJ~ DP=Diet Pepsi~ I received a St. Patty's day Eunice last night....I don't think i can use it.....it's stinking hilarious and nasty at the same time! :)~
ReplyDeleteLani~ Mother Superior Sister Mary Eunice~ and thank you for the Meryl compliment :D And i didn't get that number because I thought it would be rude to get #1 on my own blog.....NOT!! I wasn't at work yet~ :(
J/L~ Sr Mary Eunice is a sweet nun~ :D I was a little taken aback when I saw Joaquin was giving the award....totally different person~
back to work for me~
Good morning/afternoon everyone. I am on the run, but did watch the video.
ReplyDeleteTina,it took me for evah to watch the whole thing! Must be the service out here, anyway I do remember it and loved her easy manner and stage presence. She is a true gem!
Justlin, I love J. Phoenix. I am baffled by his new career change, "rapper?". I didn't see the parody. Letterman is running that show again this week.
EBJ~Glad Paula is doing better. "Hi Poe!"
SCIRISH, I am getting bad "butt sniffling" visuals lol! Congrats on 1st!
Time to slide down to the Casino to hunt up Mr Mary.
I am also checking on prices to see Craig Ferguson at the MGM Grand tonight. BBL
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ReplyDeleteHi Mary! Hope you are winning and having a great time!
ReplyDeleteTina, I would LOVE to see the St. Pat's day outfit for dear Eunich. Could you email it to me if you can't post the picture on the blog???
Goldie thanx, I didn't even think of Diet Pepsi or Dr. Pepper. My mind went in a total other direction LOL.
Zona, I think you could give up giving things up for Lent, would that work??
Don't want you to deprive yourself!
I was just thinking of asking MR. EBJ to give up cussing for Lent, now that would be funny!
I don't think he would last 10 minutes LOL.
Mary I'm fairly sure that tonight is the night Letterman is re-airing the recent Joaguin Phoenix interview. It's sooooo awkward and hilarious!
ReplyDeleteTina Will you ever use that cup lid again, even if you soak it in bleach?
Zona: That settles it! You need to give up having sex with Mr Zona while he cusses at you and forces chocolates into your... mouth!
ReplyDeleteTINA - I love the "oh shut up it isn't that long"
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was introduced to a Mother General, (can't remember her name)the first thing I said was "I don't know weather to salute you or bow". Luckily she had a great sense of humor. She even invited me up to Oregon to work in the convent with retired and ailing nuns.
EBJ - I think Mother Superior Sister Eunice will have a change of heart and wear her St. Patrick's Day outfit. Right now she is feeling a little awkward about it while she is in her Habit.
ReplyDeleteZONA - I think you should give up spinach for Lent. :)
Goldie...I am totally confused about your ankle...They did a blood test on it??
ReplyDeleteWhat I DO know is that when I damaged a ligament thingy in my wrist/arm they put a soft cast on it for six weeks. They tried a hard one, but I kept getting it wet!
TINA - That was a great acceptance speech!!! Love Meryl Streep. :O) I didn't watch much of the Academy Awards on Sunday night, but I did catch it when Heath Ledger's family accepted his Oscar for him. It moved me to tears.
ReplyDeleteWHABBY - lol lol lol lol lol !!!
EUNICE - Love your habit....I can just picture you singing a moving rendition of "Climb Every Mountain"!!!
Waving a wing at the rest of you HOoters....I'll bbl. :O) :O)
SCIRISH: Congrats on FIRST!
ReplyDeleteGOLDIE: Are you seeing any improvement at all? Hope so..
LYNND: A halo!! That's what Eunice is missing!! :D
CPGEM: Being busy can be a good thing...glad your business is doing well! :)
TINK: LOL...
MARY: Craig Ferguson??? Yummy... :)
ReplyDeleteEBJ: I'm thinking maybe all three..
BEAR: :I....:D LOL!!!
LANI: Oh no..I LOVE spinach!! Hmmm...this is tougher than I thought...
LAAAAAADY: Mmmmmmhmmmmm....Happy Hump Day! :D
BTW...deletes were mine...my mind still wasn't fully functional when I wrote those comments. Not that is now either..but if I wait for it to be..well jus' sayin'...
ReplyDeleteDIANNE: You are just the sweetest! MWUAH!! (I'm never sure how to spell that...)
ReplyDeleteTINA: PLEASE show us Eunice for St. Patrick's day...pretty pleeeeaaassse??? :D
Ok...time to feed the Nikster..bbl..
SWAK Skeeterfly... :)
Zona:
ReplyDeleteGive up the Crackle and Pop, but NOT the Snap~ ijs
TINA...ur a goof! There is no way that Eunice's afro fits under that habit!! One of the managers at work didn't go get her ashes today, so I offered to save some from my cig break for her...was that wrong? Are you giving up swearing again for lent?
ReplyDeleteSCIRISH...gratz on 1st! I am thinking a sniffling butt is better then sniffing butt...just sayin!!
LYNN...I've missed the M&M! But, Ritchie is so darn cute!
CAROL...I'm glad you are busy ;)
ZONA...I have an idea for you for lent...give up worrying or falling down...just sayin!
GOLDIE...sorry you are having so much pain. Healing {{hugs}} for you.
MARY...CRAIG FERGUSON...OMG...LOVE HIM!! Take pics!
TINA...I did the same thing with a soda at the airport. I was sitting on the throne...the soda spilled all over my undies and my legs. I had to take off my undies and throw them out, as they were soaked! I was wearing leggings and luckily a long tunic!! I was so self conscious. Couldn't wait to get to my destination and some clean underwear outta my suitcase!
IDOL WEDNESDAY...YAY!
KGRL: LOL...I know, I know.. :D
ReplyDeleteMO: Oh I wish that I could..when I mention I'm gonna try...my sister just laughs..and laughs..then I start laughing, fall down and worry that I hurt myself! ;)
BTW...loved kindred spirits.. :D
MEK: I hope to heck you are wearing sunblock!
ZONA...here we go!! LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteMOHO - lol @ saving your cig ashes for your co-worker!!!
ReplyDeleteholy crap.....are we marching?!!?
ReplyDelete50!!!
ReplyDeleteTURTLE - Good one!!!
ReplyDeleteHODI...hey girl. I see you had a heat wave today! So did we...then snow on Friday ;(
ReplyDeleteMOHO - Looks like we're gonna get more rain tomorrow, then snow on Friday too.....crap!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone has a great night!! Can't wait for the season finale of TOP CHEF!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoying Idol tonight???????
ReplyDeleteZona~ lol....of the three things you are thinking of giving up for Lent, I think you should give up the thing that you have the most....and we all know that is sex!!!!! lol....i agree...DeeDee is something else....I asked for an Ash Wednesday Eunice....and this is what I got~
ReplyDeleteMary~ glad you are having fun in Vegas~
EBJ~ maybe i'll put the St Patty's day Eunice on myspace for a while...it won't last long tho! :)~
J/L~ i used the lid.....ewwwwww~
Jodi~ lol at "climb every mountain!"
kgrl~ lol....yup....she needs to keep the snap~
Mo~ ur a nut....i really don't think your ashes are the same~ ijs~ LMBO at ur underwear story~
Hi Everyone!
ReplyDeleteI did not like American Idol at all 2nite.. I would have rather watched porn, However I still have ashes on my forehead, and watching porn would have been so wrong on so many levels. Plus I now have Sister Eunice staring at me, so that was a problem as well...
So I was stuck with American Idol..
uh...HELLO!!!! Isn't Lost on tonight? duh! ijs~
ReplyDeleteTina,
ReplyDeleteWell heck I am not giving up sex!!!
Meat on Fridays will do just fine.
:O)
Zona,
ReplyDeleteDon't do it, don't give up sex!! You can surely find something else to give up...
Lets see, I know how about TinaHO!
lol
Carol~ what in the name of all that is holy does that have to do with Lost?
ReplyDeleteoh...i get it....but Carol....she has to give up something she loves~ :D
ReplyDeleteI don't watch "lost" it makes me "lost" I cant follow it, I always feel so "lost", so I don't know if "lost' is on, and if "lost" is on I wont be watching, as I will just get "lost"...
ReplyDelete:O)
TINA...do you need me to send you the list of curse words again this year so you can just cut and paste instead of swearing during Lent?
ReplyDeleteCAROL...I totally agree about Idol...borrrrrrring
Tina,
ReplyDeleteHmmm.. "Debbie does lost"
:O)
CAROL...you lost me with that post
ReplyDeleteTina,
ReplyDeleteOh, I did not realize it had to be something she loved...
Hmmm... lets see.....
I got it... Music, she loves Music, well when she is not falling down while dancing to the music...
Mo... HA!
ReplyDeleteuh...Mo....NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!~
ReplyDeleteI made a list last night in an email for DeeDee......and that was it! I'm done! (i kinda blew it first thing this morning...but I've been better as the day went on!)
oh no.......i gave that up for Lent too!!!!!
ReplyDeletennnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooo~
Dear Sister Eunice,
ReplyDeleteYour star pupil is a fuck up, she can't give up any cuss words, or porn for lent. So please let her be the crackwhore that she knows how to be so well...
Sincerely
cpgem8
MO,
ReplyDeleteJust went to shut my phone off. Did you call me? Oh wait, I can look at missed calls.
Yep, you did sorry, my phone was on silent all day, (church), and at the time you called I was booking a CA trip for a client that was at my desk, damn trip took 2hrs..
ReplyDeleteSorry!
Carol, does giving up meat on Fridays include tube steak?? :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I so love Meryl Streep! One classy lady!
ReplyDeleteZona: Only you would produce a contraction of:
ReplyDelete:| :) :D
ROFLMAO!!
BTW, speaking of ":D", guess who posted on the Rossblog for the first time in over a year today, owls?
Yep. DowneyinNfld!
I went out to dinner tonight with a friend and over ate, big time. I'll have to be extra good for the next couple of days.
ReplyDeleteSweet dreams, everyone!
MEK: I got up early to say GOOD MORNING!! Hope you have a good day on the golf course...one word..SUNBLOCK..it's gonna be warm today.
ReplyDeletePOP!! :D
TINA: Dang...couldn't you have said chocolate?? ;)
ReplyDeleteLOVE Sister Mary Eunice..and I know I'm behaving just by havin' her there watchin' me...lol..
CPGEM: MUSIC!!?? Oh you don't want me to give up that...the snaps would have to be administered every hour on the hour...music keeps me calm and smiling.....
ReplyDelete..and TINA helps keep me laughing..so no go there either.. :D
CPGEM: My sister gave up on LOST last night. She's watched it from the beginning..and has decided that that's enough. She asked me to please call her in 2010 and tell her how it ended..lol..
ReplyDeleteIt was a little snoozy last night..but I still loved it...
BEAR: LOL...yep, it's that lazy AZ way of speakin'...and writin'... :D
ReplyDeleteJ/LIN: I hope you are dreamin' the sweetest dreams right now... :)
ReplyDeleteDIANNE: Still waiting to hear about the concert...tum..ti..dum..
ReplyDeleteJODI: Fingers crossed...and toes..and eyes... :)
ReplyDeleteITEACH: What's your take on LOST this year?? I think there needs to be a lot more Sawyer..jus' sayin' :)
MO: I've got it under control.. :D
ReplyDeleteGood Night...or Good Morning to Everyone...
Be good...Sister Mary Eunice is watching... lol..
Good morning ZONA!! And the DISHWASHING ANGEL still hasn't arrived yet!!!
ReplyDeleteEUNICE - Nice rack for a woman of your age!! And I'm glad that you shaved....ijs. :O~
MEK - Good luck today at the tourney!!
I hope everyone has a great day!! I have to go get ready. I'm having breakfast with my Dad this morning. :O)
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