I don't plan on breaking my back live blogging the Oscars tonight because, let's face it, you will all be watching the same thing as I.  I tossed around a couple of ideas: writing sporadic posts to some up my thoughts throughout the show; going down to the Kodak and killing myself to get the on-the-scene scoop; packing it in and watching the show with a bowl of rocky road; sleeping through the whole thing and checking out the winners tomorrow (as if).

I settled on something a little more...fun.  A buddy, John Campea, webmaster of TheMovieBlog.com, invited me to participate in a friendly (read: drinking) gathering and to participate in podcasts throughout the show.  It seems like a great way to blow off the steam of the season and kind of relax here on the big day (plus, I can be a little more...shall we say...provocative).  So, that's where I'm going to be.

We'll be doing a pre-show podcast before the ceremony begins and then plug in some thoughts during the commercial breaks.  You can check it all out here in due time.

I'll also be updating here from time to time with links and such.

So there we are.  Whatever you do, wherever you go, be safe and have a good time watching the 80th annual Academy Awards.  Good luck with your predictions, if you do that sort of thing.  I have to say, the toughest categories to guess seem to be Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.  Everything else is a little less up in the air.  And, let's face it, the easiest calls of the night might just be Diablo Cody and Daniel Day-Lewis.  If "Michael Clayton" reigns in either of those arenas, watch out.  Watch...out.