Well, I didn’t do as well as I thought with my spray and pray approach to the Academy Awards. John was upset that Peter O’Toole lost out to my pick, Forest Whitaker. Peter is pretty ancient and probably won’t get another shot. Sorry.

But John picked Martin Scorsce’s “The Departed” over my pick, “Babel”. (I was happy Marty won finally myself - but George Lucas still doesn’t have an OSCAR?! WHAT THE…)

Here I am, bringing glam to “The House of Blues”. I wore four different outfits throughout the telecast. Which is your fave?

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I was obviously my own stylist. What other explanation could there be for the hanging ribbon poking out near my arm pit? Ah well. At least the paparrazzi weren’t there.

Picking your favorites for the Academy Awards is always a crap shoot. But I still love to play along. Tonight Mr. Red Hot Copy and I are going to the House of Blues to watch the Oscars. I’ve put my picks in italic red, although truthfully I haven’t seen many of the movies this year. That isn’t like me but it was tough to choose between leaving my cozy home or fighting traffic and people at a movie with no guarantees of entertaining. Ah well. Enjoy!

ACTOR — LEADING
Leonardo DiCaprio – BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling – HALF NELSON
Peter O’Toole – VENUS
Will Smith – THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

ACTOR — SUPPORTING
Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley – LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou – BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED

ACTRESS — LEADING
Penélope Cruz – VOLVER
Judi Dench – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep – THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet – LITTLE CHILDREN

ACTRESS — SUPPORTING
Adriana Barraza – BABEL
Cate Blanchett – NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi – BABEL

ANIMATED FEATURE
CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE

COSTUME DESIGN
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN

DIRECTING
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN’S LABYRINTH
WATER

ORIGINAL SCORE
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

ORIGINAL SONG
“I Need to Wake Up” - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
“Listen” – DREAMGIRLS
“Love You I Do” – DREAMGIRLS
“Our Town” – CARS
“Patience” – DREAMGIRLS

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS

ART DIRECTION
DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN’S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
THE PRESTIGE

MAKEUP
APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN’S LABYRINTH
FILM EDITING
BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93

VISUAL EFFECTS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS

SOUND EDITING
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST

SCREENPLAY — ADAPTED
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL

SCREENPLAY — ORIGINAL
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN’S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

SOUND MIXING
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
DREAMGIRLS
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:DEAD MAN’S CHEST

SHORT FILM — LIVE ACTION
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY

BEST PICTURE
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

SHORT FILM — ANIMATED
THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS

My girlfriends and I got so dolled up for a star-studded restaurant opening I couldn’t resist sharing the pix. We saw a lot of local Studio City residents like Ed Begley Jr., Charlene Tilton, Judy Tannuta, and a lot of faces that looked familiar but we couldn’t quite place. See, in Los Angeles if the guy you’re sitting next too LOOKS like George Clooney, he might actually BE George Clooney.

I’ve been kinda keeping close to home this year writing my book on “Guerrilla Copywriting” with Jay Conrad Levinson. But when Donna Fox asked me to be a part of her live event to empower and educate women, I couldn’t refuse.

Her event did not disappoint. She really knows how to take care of the needs of her audience, I can tell you. The food was to die for (yes, even in a hotel)! We had 30 minute breaks between speakers to REALLY network. And the content was eye-opening. There was a lot of info on Web 2.0 as well as how to relate to women that I haven’t heard anywhere else.

Now I’m ready to hunker back down in writing mode but I thought you might want to see a few pictures I snapped.

Below is Ali (16 years old) in his new Maserati! I met Ali last year at a seminar his mom dropped him off at so he could learn about Internet marketing. After the event, we corresponded about how to market his ebook. Now he’s raking in the dough and actually just bought a new house for his family in Beverly Hills.

Me with “Fit Bastard” Scott. He’s a Canadian personal trainer! Love that name.

Fellow copywriter, Leah Carson shared with me she had wanted to name her company Red Hot Copy…but I got there first. Phew.

After taking my Speed Copywriting Workshop last fall, Kyle King is now dabbling as a copywriter. Once you have a formula, the rest is easy!

Me, Tee, Sara, and Rhea

Speakers Rhea Perry, Jeannette Cates, Me, Jennie Amato

Me with transcriptionist Patsy Bellah. If only my sister didn’t do my transcription, Patsy would be the woman I would call.

If so, why don’t you join me in an Isagenix cleanse? I’m getting ready to drop another 8 pounds in the next 2 weeks. I’ve done this before and it really works!!

I first started it in June. I’ve done it 3 times and am now on maintenance. I’ve kept off a total of 19 pounds! (I’m curvy, so you may not have noticed I was climbing up the scale.) But I have so let it go…and I feel amazing.

My friend, Christine, tried it too! Here’s what she wrote to me:”Good Morning Lorrie!!!I have gotten great results. I couldn’t believe it because I got to the end of the cleanse just as I was starting my period and I was like, “@(%)*#*()&#(&$(#&!!!!!!!” because I really needed my carbs, so the last two days, I ate PASTA & AT NIGHT… OY!!! Hence, while I didn’t gain anymore, I hadn’t lost anymore either. After all, 11 pounds is great for 9 days - heck it is great for 2-3 months for me usually, so I wasn’t complaining. Well, this morning the bloats left me and I got on the scale to learn I had lost another 3 pounds, for 14 pounds total and 31.5 overall inches mostly from my belly, abdomen, & hips… I reordered and plan to do it right up until the holiday, and then relax, enjoy, eat reasonable, bake cookies with the kids. I can’t thank you enough for sharing this program with me! The thing that actually made me think okay, I’ll try it is that you do have a medical condition with the Myesthenia Gravis… I read about it in one of your Ezines when you were talking about the importance of working out to keep your muscle mass and Billy Blanks (I love his workouts). Well, I was shocked to find out you have it back then and I remember it registered in me very deeply and internally. Back in 1988 when I first got bitten by a tick but they didn’t even test or suspect Lyme, I had the test for MG - the one with the needle rubbing on the muscles when calm and when flexed… My doctor was this asian man who said, “Ahhh… I have football players who cry through this test… You do very well…” That was before I got in the car and sobbed the whole way home… Anyway, knowing what I learned about it back then when I thought I might have it, I do find it amazing that you are able to cleanse and lose weight in a healthy manner and that you have lost 19 pounds since June is amazing and have been able to keep it off and look great! The other reason I tried it? Everything about you is glowing - your skin, your eyes, your hair and you look fantastic, so I just want to say how happy I am that you shared with me and that I signed up, because I’m going into the holidays and my birthday feeling so much better…”

Try it out. You’ll have so much energy and GREAT results!