the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Opening numbers can't get much better!! NPH, dancers & fans lol!! then of course our hosts Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin arriving from the ceiling!

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin ... to Taylor Lautner and Zac Efron ... take a good look this is you in 5 years ... L.O.L.

And the Oscar goes to ... Christoph Waltz Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Inglorious Bastards

Ryan Reynolds introducing ``The Blind Side`` for Best Picture

And the Oscar goes to … ``Up`` for Best Animated Feature

And the Oscar goes to ... TBone Burnett Ryan Bingham "The Weary Kind" ... Best Original Song from "Crazy Heart"

Chris Pine introducing ``District 9`` for Best Picture

Pretty funny banter between Tina Fey & Robert Downey Jr about actor vs writer …

And the Oscar goes to Mark Bowl ... Best Screenplay for "the Hurt Locker"

Love this little tribute to John Hughes!! Such amazing movies!! so many memories!!

Samuel Jackson and one of those hats … introducing ``Up`` for Best Picture

And the Oscar goes to ... Nicolas Schmerkin ... Best Animated Short for "Logorama"

And the Oscar goes to ... "Music by Prudence" Best Documentary Short for Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

And the Oscar goes to ... Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson ... Best Live Action Short for "the New Tenants"

Ben Stiller presenting the Oscar for Best Makeup comes out dressed or should i say body painted as an Avatar lol

And the Oscar goes to ... Barney Burman Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow ... Best Makeup for "Star Trek"

Jeff Bridges introducing the first Best Picture nom I haven't yet seen for "A Serious Man"

Love Rachel McAdams ... Stunningly beautiful!! Always! I think my fave dress so far!!

And the Oscar goes to ... Geoffery Fletcher ... Best Adapted Screenplay for "Precious

Always beautiful Queen Latifah ...Steve Martin Too funny!! "working on bringing down the house was the highlight of her life" lol

Always love Robin Williams … he`s way to funny for his own good lol

And the Oscar goes to ... Mo'nique ... Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Precious"

Colin Firth introducing another Best Picture nom I haven't seen in "An Education"

And the Oscar goes to ... Rick Carter Robert Stomberg and Kim Sinclair ... Best Art Direction for Avatar

Tom Ford presenting at the Oscars?! Well I guess if it's for Best Costume Design ...

And the Oscar goes to ... Sandy Powell ... Best Costume Design for "the Young Victoria"

Haven't seen Charlize Theron in a LONG time ... Introducing "Precious" for Best Picture

Tribute to Horror Films?!? Ok ... And Kristen Stewart? Ya that was rough!!

Zac Efron can make anyone look good!!! Such a hottie!!! Oscars hahaha Morgan Freeman! "The Voice"

And the Oscar goes to ... Paul NJ Ottoson ... Best Sound Editing for "The Hurt Locker" Oscars creepy looking guy!!

And the Oscar goes to ... Paul NJ Ottosson and Ray Beckett ... Best Sound Mixing for "The Hurt Locker"

Elisabeth Banks ... Another actress I haven't seen in forever! Love her dress tho!!

John Travolta ... Intro'ing his old friend Quinten Tarentino's film "Inglorious Bastards" for Best Picture

Sandra Bullock ... Beautiful dress and overallness lol ... Love her!!

And the Oscar goes to ... Mauro Fiore ... Best Cinematogeaphy for "Avatar"

Honouring those that have passed in 2009 with Demi More and James Taylor .... PATRICK Swayze ... DOM Deloise ... BRITTANY Murphy ... MICHAEL Jackson ... NATASHA Richardson ... FARAH Fawcett ... RIP GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!!

Bring on the dancers!! Love it as they present the songs for Best Score

And the Oscar goes to ... Michael Giacchino ... Best Original Score for "Up"

And the Oscar goes to ... Joe Letteri Stephen Rosenbaum Richard Baneham and Andrew R Jones ... Best Special Effects for "Avatar"

Jason Bateman happy to boss George Clooney around while producing "Up in the Air" nominated for Best Picture

And the Oscar goes to ... Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens ... Best Feature Documentary for "The Cove"

And the Oscar goes to ... Bob Murawski and Chris Innis ... Best Film Editing for "The Hurt Locker" Makes them 3 for 3 tonight!!

So I think for some of these Best Picture introductions they're using people who haven't worked in a while ... Enter Keanu Reeves

And the Oscar goes to ... Argentina ... Best Foreign Language Film for "The Secret in their Eyes/El Secreto De Sus Ojos"

Avatar is a love story?! According to Kathy Bates yes introducing ``Avatar`` for Best Picture

I love that they're still doing the Best Actor & Best Actress nominations with people telling stories about the actors! Such a great idea!

And the Oscar goes to ... Jeff Bridges ... Best Actor in a Leading Role for "Crazy Heart"

And the Oscar goes to...Sandra Bullock...Best Actress in a Leading Role 4 "The Blind Side" amazing win 4 her!!! Role of a lifetime!

And the Oscar goes to ... Kathryn Bigelow ... Best Director for "The Hurt Locker"

And the Oscar goes to … "The Hurt Locker" for Best Picture ...

And we're done for another year ... Thanks for tuning in folks ... Till next time ... God speed! Good night!

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Games …

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics were very momentous for Canada … Not only did we win Gold for the first time on Canadian soil, but we won 14!!! the most Gold medals won by any country at an Olympics and and Host Country also!  Our first Gold came from Alexandre Bilodeau in Men`s Moguls and ended with the Men`s Hockey Team defeating the USA … overall we were 3rd place for total medals behind the USA and Germany … most people blamed the Government for the whole ``Own the Podium`` for almost jinxing our athletes, however i think that coming out on top in terms of Gold medals means that we did Own the Podium … especially in the Women`s 2-person Bobsleigh where we took Gold & Silver!!

The sights of all Canadians celebrating in the streets and being so ``un-Canadian`` was beautiful to behold!! Throughout the 17 days of the Olympics i have never felt more proud to be Canadian.

The closing ceremonies we`re nothing short of spectacular with the nod to Russia and the 2014 Winter Olympics.  I loved that Canadian Celebrities came out to pay homage to their place of birth!  and they couldn't`t have said it better …

I AM CANADIAN!!  Catherine O`Hara : ``We`re Sorry!`` 

I AM CANADIAN!! William Shatner We Dream Big!! 

I AM CANADIAN!! Michael J Fox : ``We Will Claim You!`` 

I AM CANADIAN!!  Micheal Buble!! 

MADE IN CANADA!! Awesome! 

This is definitely a Winter Olympics I will personally never forget!  Thank you to the world for coming to play and allowing us to host these unforgettable winter games!! It's been a great 17 days see you in 4 years!

Vancouver 2010 Olympics Day 1

a sad note before the games even official began ... a Georgian Luger died after a crash during training on the course ... it was a sad way to begin the games, but as they say the show must go on ... check out http: bit.ly 9diqMN for more info ...

Here we are ... opening ceremonies ... Ì Beleive`
never been prouder to be a Canadian then at the moment these ceremonies begin!
Oh Canada in deed ... welcome to the RCMP bitches!!
Awesome job by Nikki Yanofsky singing our Nations Anthum with the WHOLE world watching!
Yep, welcome to Canada from our Four Nations!
Wow ... its only the 21st Winter Olympic Games Hard to belive but i guess ith it only happening every 4 years it makes sense
Aw! Algeria represent!! One athlete with a huge smile on his face! and Andorra ok sure lol
Cayman Islands, ummmm ok lol go Cayman Islands!
Croatia yea yea!
Wowzers look at the Czech Republic uniform & could Jaromir Yager look a LITTLE more excited to be carrying the flag
France is the first country with more than 100 athletes wow we made it all the way to F!
Georgia ... still cant believe their team mate is gone ... so so sad that theyère leaving as soon as this is done
love the flo-yellowgreen pants on the Irish! But only 6 atheletes really
Jamaica baybee ... 1988 ... Cool Runnings ...
Tomomi Okazaki first woman to lead Japan into the Olympic Games
Wow Mexico and their 51yr old alpine skiier ... his 7th Olympics awesome!
First Olympic Winter Games for Peru ... good luck to them ...
From Russia with Love Oh no 5 athletes tested positive for banned substances last year, but theyère still here hmmm
ooooh were close Canada ... i believe!
Ok why is Taiwan actually Chinese Taipei im confused!
Welcome Team USA and VP Biden ...
Canada Baybee ... look at that beautiful sea of red!!
Clara Hughes flag bearer for Canada ... wow weère the 2nd largest team only 2 members short of the US
Canadian Music Royalty Nelly Furtado & Bryan Adams singing bang your drum ...
Thank you Donald Sutherland for our voice overs through this whole build up to the olympics!
And as the stars light up ... White Buffalo for the North, the Eagle for the East, the Great Wolf for the South, and the Bear for the West ...
Spirit bear puppet ... sure lol ... looks like the Coca Cola polar bear to me!
Sarah McLaughlin bitches!! And dancing in the grove ... beautiful!
The Dancers are from the Alberta Ballet ... Canadaès 3rd largest company!
Beautiful simply stunning opening ceremonies so far ... now onto the rhythms of the fall letès all bust out our fiddles ...
Fiddling and tapping at the same time, now THATS talent!! Feels like ièm down home in Newfoundland!
Ashley MacIssac ... Nothing like some devil in the kitchen!!
Amazing visual effects in these opening ceremonies!! have you seen the wind
The birth of the Rocky Mountains ...
I want to go skating now ...
Please and thank you ... thats right!! We are Canadian!! and i do believe!
The true north strong & free ... we made it be
Here comes the torch! ... visually blessed rich in history and inevitable human ... that we are!
wonderful speech! i appreciate your French thrown in there too lol
KD Lang ... Hallelujia ... beautiful!
The Olympic Flag enters the stadium ... Terry Foxs mom cute! Donald Sutherland, Anne Murray, Barbara Ann Scott, Bobby Orr ...
Mishas performance of the Olympic song awesome what a voice!
And now the Torch is in the building ... 45,000 kms later ... Rick Hansen Passes to Catrina LeMay Doan ... Passes to Steve Nash ... passes to Nancy Greene ... passes to #99 Wayne Gretzky (as if there was a doubt)
Only a few technical difficulties as they all go to light the flame for the first time from a domed stadium ...
And Gretzky is now being transported from BC Place to light the external Olympic calderon
And the external calderon is now lit ...
The world was our stage tonight and will continue to be for the next 2 weeks ... we played wonderfully and i know we will continue to do so! Way to go Canada!!
also .. donèt fail us for not getting the torch up in time, Canadians invented insulin not viagara!
Never felt more proud to be a Canadian than i do right now! my heart is full and i will sleep well tonight ...

the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

This is the rough run down from my Tweets ... www.twitter.com/missmelanie1980 will come back to make it flow better shortly!

Lady Gaga ... now thats an entrance ... the concepts of her performances are unreal!
Loving Elton and his earring!
Love Steven Colbert and his GLEE reference!!
Congratulations to Beyonce for "Single Ladies" ... Song of the Year
Green Day and the cast of "American Idiot" performance was pretty cool
Loving Kristen Bell & Josh Duhamel at the Grammys!
Congratulations to Taylor Swift for "Fearless" .. Best Country Album
So Beyonce started in the middle of the audience?! trying to out do Gaga?! hmmm
and Why is Beyonce singing Alanis Morrisette?! oh well Go Canada!
Can someone PLEASE explain Beyonce's performance to me cuz i really don't get it!
Congratulations to Leonard Cohen for Recording Artist Lifetime Achievement Award
Love P!nk she's just amazing!! and her body is amazing!!
Congratulations to the Zac Brown Band ... Best New Artist ... who?
Black Eyed Peas ... love Fergie ... but what's up with the visor?
and what's with all the battle armour?! is that the new dress code?
um Lady and Tabella whomever who?!
Congratulations to Steven Colbert for "A Colbert Christmas: the greatest gift of all" ... Best Comedy Album
Congratulations to Bobby Darin for a Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Kings of Leon for "Use Somebody" ... Song of the Year ... shocked!! that was a HUGE category!
lmao Jamie Foxx ... 'blame it on the alcohol' baybee
Slash hasn't lost an inch!
awww Beiber too cute!!
Alice Cooper and Katy Perry ... interesting pairing!
Congratulations to Green Day for "21st Century Breakdown" for Metal Album of the Year
Always so hot ... Ryan Seacrest ... intro'ing Taylor Swift u go girl!
real cute performance by Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks ...
Lionel Richie .. PREACH ... Tribute to MJ! 3D Glasses on!
This is great MJ Tribute ... Celine, Carrie, Usher, Smokey, Jennifer ... lol @ Beyonce rocking her 3D glasses
Wow Prince! ... he can talk lol j/k ... he held it together really well ... and now time for Paris ... short & sweet.
Bon Jovi ... 3 songs, once chosen by the fans ... but how are they going to know what the fans choose?
Congratulations to Jay Z, Rhianna and Kanye for "Run This Town" ... Best Rap Collaboration
Tribute for Haiti now ... David Foster, Mary J and Andrea Boccelli
Love you Adam Sandlar and your 'casual' dress code lol
Congratulations to Beyonce for "Halo" ... Best Female Pop Vocal
Maxwell and Roberta Flack ... awesome! now i want to hear "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
In Memorium ... @ the Grammys
Lady Gaga does it again with a crazy Silver Sculpture on her head ... I'd hate to be the person sitting behind her lol
Quinten Tarrentino intro'ing Drake, Eminem, Lil' Wayne with Travis Barker!! Raise the Roof!
Congratulations to Taylor Swift Album of the Year ... Shocker of the night i think!

the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards have concluded for the year ... see you next year!

its been a loooong time

So here we are ... 4 years since my last blog ... my how time flies!
i am getting back into this because a friend said i should, so here we go.
A quick update on me before we get into all the 'good stuff'
i'm now 29, turning the big 3-0 in June ... still dance, and working at the studio.
now also working at CIBC in their visa center, for 3.5yrs now ...
other than that, spent a lot of time travelling, have visited many wonderful places ...
including my faves Bahamas, Aruba, St. Maarten, have also been to St. Barths, Bermuda, Cabo San Lucas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and of course Orlando, and numerous trips to Calgary and Buffalo/Michigan/Pennsylvania.
my brother got married, and had a kid, with another on the way. My neice Madison is adorable, but lives too far away!! i also now have 2 tattoos ... a shooting star on my forearm and a quote of "dance is like dreaming with your feet" on my right foot ... hopeing to get 1 more before the big 3-0. other than i guess not much else to report.

I plan to bring this blog up-to-date with the most recent award show infos and then get up to date on the Vancouver 2010 Olympics!! So much to say there, but we'll get back to that ...

until next time ...