Like given up all forms of media for a couple of hours or days just to remember what it was like back in the day when everyone survived without media?
Well it's actually kind of hard. Like really hard.
It was January 14th and the Golden Globes has aired in the United States 8PM their time, 5AM Sweden time.
Now as much as I love the Golden Globes plus my idols Tina and Amy, there was no way I was going to stay up until 5AM nor wake up at 4:30PM to watch it. (I apologize deeply).
So me and my friends, Cassie, Ali, Kacey, Sofie all took a Media fast and avoided any media that could possibly ruin our chances of telling us who the winner is.
From 10AM (the time I woke up) to 5PM (to the time we watched it) I did all I could to avoid anything that could tell me who won the Golden Globes.
But I will admit that I did cheat a little.
In the morning, when I wake up I check three things
1. Email
2. Facebook
3. Twitter/Yahoo
Ok thats like 4 things but the third one switches every once in a while.
Luckily, there I did not get an email telling me who won, and I slowly and carefully scrolled through Facebook, until some butthead decided to tell me who won Best Picture.
Damn butthead.
The worst part about media is that people like to announce big news that happened, like who won the sports game, which celebrity died, the weather, TV show spoilers and award shows.
Those kinds of people are buttheads and like to ruin things for other people.
DON'T THEY KNOW THAT PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY OR LIVING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR PROGRAMS AND GAMES.
I swear some buttheads are not considerate.
After that scare/heartattack I quickly shut off my computer, got ready for class and avoided all media-related news.
So when I got to class and had my computer with me, it meant to actually pay attention (not that I don't pay attention....I totally do) but I had to REALLY pay attention to get my mind off media.
My class was from 1-4PM and it was the longest 3 hours ever. The moment the clock hit four, we all grabbed our coats, and split. Sofie, Kacey, Cassie and Ali headed over to ICA to get nommie-noms to snack on and I bolted back home to get brownies that I had made that were cooling in my fridge, plus chocolates from Spain and wine. (I go big for award shows).
Then at 5:30 ish, I arrived at my friend Sofie's apartment where she had the Golden Globes red carpet playing. We got all the food together of crackers and cheese, guacamole, spring rolls, water and coffee and ate until our stomachs were full.
And then the awards ceremony came on...
Now if you have yet to watch the Golden Globes ceremony, I
Look, I'll even give you the link right now, to save you some time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ay_qZV6g0
2 hours later....
Did you watch it? Did you love it? Did Tina Fey and Amy Poehler become your idols in the first 5 minutes of the show?
Of course they did.
Did you scream of excitement when Amy Poehler won the Golden Globe for playing Leslie Knope in Parks & Recreation? Did you laugh when she made out with Bono? Did you cry when she said that she never wins anything because, you yourself (mostly me) are just like her and have never won anything?
No, ok then it's just me then.
The night was perfect and totally worth the media fast.
I now know how to avoid Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Yahoo for when the Oscars come.
But I swear to God, if anybody, LIKE ANYBODY, texts me or emails me or DOES ANYTHING THAT RUINS THE OSCAR WINNERS FOR ME I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AND HIT YOU WITH MY SPATULA.
I'm not kidding guys, the Oscars are like a big deal, like the bees knees, like the most important night in media, like every media/theater/drama/writer/actor/fashionista goes crazy over the Oscars.
The Oscars were the only night, minus New Years, where I could stay up past my bedtime on a school night (and at 8 years old, that was like a big deal).
Please, please, please don't ruin it for me, thanks.
This is us celebrating our media fast. We're quite proud and quite the good looking bunch.
Pictured from left to right: Cassie, Ali, Sofie, Kacey and Me
Also, if you didn't watch the video or totally forgot who won because you were still laughing at Tina's joke about George Clooney, here are the nominees and winners:
Golden Globe Nominees/Winners 2014
Best Motion Picture, Drama
12 Years a Slave- winner
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor- 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks- Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey- Dallas Buyers Club- winner
Robert Redford- All Is Lost
Best Actress in A Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett- Blue Jasmine- winner
Sandra Bullock- Gravity
Judi Dench- Philomena
Emma Thompson- Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet- Labor Day
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron- Gravity- winner
Paul Greengrass- Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen- 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne- Nebraska
David. O Russell- American Hustle
Best Screenplay- Motion Picture
Spike Jonze- Her - winner
Bob Nelson- Nebraska
Jeff Pop Steve- Philomena
John Ridley- 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell- American Hustle
Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy
American Hustle-winner
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams American Hustle - winner
Julie Deply Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig Frances Ha
Julia Louis Dreyfus Enough Said
Meryl Streep August: Osage County
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale- American Hustle
Bruce Dern- Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio- The Wolf of Wall Street - winner
Oscar Isaac- Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix- Her
Best Animated Feature Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen - winner
Best Foreign Language Film
Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
The Great Beauty (Italy) -winner
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Past (Iran)
The Wind Rises (Japan)
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Sally Hawkins- Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence- American Hustle - winner
Lupita Nyong'o -12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
June Squibb- Nebraska
Best Supporting Actor in Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper- American Hustle
Michael Fassbender- 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto- Dallas Buyers Club - winner
Daniel Bruhl- Rush
Barkhad Abdhi- Captain Phillips
Best Original Score
All Is Lost- Alex Ebert - winner
Mandela; Long Walk to Freedom- Alex Heffes
Gravity- Steven Price
The Book Thief- John Williams
12 Years A Slave- Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song- Motion Picture
"Atlas" - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
"Let It Go"- Frozen
"Ordinary Love"- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - winner
"Please Mr. Kennedy"- Inside Llewyn Davis
"Sweeter than Fiction"- One Chance
Best TV Series, Drama
Breaking Bad - winner
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
Best Actress in a TV Series- Drama
Juliana Margulles- The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany- Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling- Orange is the New Black
Kerry Washington- Scandal
Robin Wright- House Of Cards- winner
Best Actor in a TV Series- Drama
Bryan Cranston- Breaking Bad -winner
Liev Schreiber- Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen- Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey- House of Cards
James Spader- The Blacklist
Best TV Series- Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - winner
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Best Actress in a TV Series- Comedy
Zooey Deschanel- New Girl
Edie Falco- Nurse Jackie
Lena Dunham- Girls
Julia Louis Dreyfus- Veep
Amy Poehler- Parks and Recreation - WINNER!!!!!!!
Best Actor in a TV Series- Comedy
Jason Bateman- Arrested Development
Don Cheadle- House of Lies
Michael J. Fox- The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons- The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg- Brooklyn Nine-Nine -winner
Best TV Miniseries or Movie
American Horror Story: Coven
Behind the Candelabra- winner
Dancing on the Edge
Top of the Lake
White Queen
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
Jessica Lange- American Horror Story: Coven
Helena Bonham Carter- Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson- The White Queen
Helen Mirren- Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss- Top of the Lake - winner
Best Actor in a Mini- Series or TV Movie
Matt Damon- Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas- Behind the Candelabra- winner
Chiwetel Ejiofor- Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba- Luther
Al Pacino- Phil Spector
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Jacqueline Bisset - Dancing on the Edge - winner
Janet McTeer- The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere- Nashville
Monica Potter- Parenthood
Sofia Vergara- Modern Family
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Josh Charles- The Good Wife
Rob Lowe- Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul- Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll- House of Cards
Jon Voight- Ray Donovan - winner
Best Host of the Golden Globes, Ever
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Goodnight everyone and have a pleasant tomorrow!
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