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  • My Oscars 2009 Predictions

    This year marks the 81st Oscars. I was born in 1981. I believe that makes me more than qualified to spout my predictions for this Sunday’s awards show.

    Here’s a semi-complete list of movies I saw in theaters in 2008. Missing are the Best Picture contenders. I’ve seen three of the five.

    My predictions are as follows. The selections above the line are educated guesses. Those below the line are pure guesses. I have not read the predictions that were leaked online, nor have I read many other published predictions. I’ve seen all of the movies to which the above-the-line nominations apply, except The Reader (Actress: Kate Winslet).

    Actor: Frank Langella
    Supporting actor: Heath Ledger
    Actress: Kate Winslet
    Supporting actress: Penélope Cruz
    Animated feature film: Wall-E
    Best picture: Slumdog Millionaire
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    Art direction: Benjamin Button
    Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
    Costume design: Benjamin Button
    Directing: Frost-Nixon
    Documentary feature: Man on Wire
    Documentary short: The Final Inch
    Film editing: The Dark Knight
    Foreign language film: The Class
    Makeup: The Dark Knight
    Music (score): Benjamin Button
    Music (song): Wall-E
    Short film (animated): Presto
    Short film (live action): New Boy
    Sound editing: Iron Man
    Sound mixing: The Dark Knight
    Visual effects: Benjamin Button
    Writing (adapted screenplay): Benjamin Button
    Writing (original screenplay): Milk

  • Price Per Gallon

    When compared to the price per gallon of other liquids gas is relatively modest. I would argue that whether the price per gallon of gas is modest should also be judged with regard to the volume consumed and the demand for that liquid.

    Interesting to note that if my car, like my body, ran on coffee, purchasing 25 gallons of Folger’s home brewed coffee would only cost me $17.50. However, if I filled my car with Starbucks coffee at $1.86 / 16oz it would cost me $378.

    Here are some prices per gallon for various liquids (link):

    * Coffee – $0.70
    * Gas – $2.70
    * Milk – $3.79
    * Eggs – 5.76
    * Beer – $8.88
    * Chocolate Syrup – $13.23
    * RedBull – $30.69
    * Robitussin DM – 109.76
    * Scorpion Venom – $38,858,507.46