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Targeted advertising feels like a kick in the teeth sometimes.

Targeted advertising feels like a kick in the teeth sometimes.

The nominees were announced earlier this morning. I've seen about half of the movies that were nominated, so half of my list is personal preference and the other half from reading reviews and bullshitting with friends. My picks are in boldface.

BEST PICTURE

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The Kids are All Right
• Toy Story 3
• The King’s Speech
• The Social Network
• True Grit
• Winter’s Bone
• 127 Hours

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

The nominees were announced earlier this morning. I've seen about half of the movies that were nominated, so half of my list is personal preference and the other half from reading reviews and bullshitting with friends. My picks are in boldface.

BEST PICTURE

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The Kids are All Right
• Toy Story 3
• The King’s Speech
• The Social Network
• True Grit
• Winter’s Bone
• 127 Hours

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Dear Mother Nature,

You, my friend, are a filthy whore. Enough already. I have three feet of snow in my backyard, and that is just from the last two weeks. And now you're coming back with another major storm in two days? Fuck you.

Yesterday, I brushed all the snow off my car from Friday's dusting. I call it a dusting because it was only a couple inches instead of the 10-15 inches you poured on us in each of the last couple storms. I'm just glad I didn't have to do it this morning. Why? Because I turned on my key and looked at the climate control:

Dear Mother Nature,

You, my friend, are a filthy whore. Enough already. I have three feet of snow in my backyard, and that is just from the last two weeks. And now you're coming back with another major storm in two days? Fuck you.

Yesterday, I brushed all the snow off my car from Friday's dusting. I call it a dusting because it was only a couple inches instead of the 10-15 inches you poured on us in each of the last couple storms. I'm just glad I didn't have to do it this morning. Why? Because I turned on my key and looked at the climate control:

I know. I'm partially bumping spam, but also I found something kind of incredible on the Australian ABC News site.

Interactive before and after satellite images of the floods in Brisbane:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter.htm

Hover your mouse over each picture to see how bad the floods really are. Amazing!

I know. I'm partially bumping spam, but also I found something kind of incredible on the Australian ABC News site.

Interactive before and after satellite images of the floods in Brisbane:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter.htm

Hover your mouse over each picture to see how bad the floods really are. Amazing!