Through every spring cleaning, Rebecca's still here.

I didn't see too many Oscar movies this year, so on Saturday night, I did my laundry and watched Inception with Adam. It has the amazing Marion Cotillard in it, so I'd been meaning to see it forever, and I'm so glad I finally did. I had expected it to be confusing and weird, but it was confusing and awesome! I was on the edge of my seat for much of it, and Marion was breathtaking, even though she played something of a psycho.

Sara and I usually watch the Oscars at home, but this year, we went to a small Oscar party with Aunt Connie, Athena, and Amanda, a friend of theirs from church. It was fun having more people to make snarky comments with. (Not that all our comments were snarky. We said some nice things, too. Hailee Steinfeld looked very cute.) Aunt Connie sang "Teenage Dream" and said that the quote at the end of the Lena Horne tribute, "It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it," was about bowel movements. There was also lots unhealthy snack food – nachos, pickles, Hershey's minis, ginger ale & lime sherbert punch, and a delicious chocolate pudding cake with strawberries that Amanda made – so Rebecca was in hog heaven.

So in terms of watching the Oscars, 2011 was a good year. But as for the Oscars ceremony itself, 2011 didn't make the cut. Where to start? I don't even know what to say about James Franco as a host. He made zero effort, he seemed very bored and/or stoned the entire time, and at no point was he clever, funny, or original. Kirk Douglas was painful. I was also disappointed that Hailee didn't win; it was unlikely, yes, but still, I had held out hope. She certainly would've given a better acceptance speech than Melissa Leo. Between all the nominated movies, I saw Inception, The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, and True Grit.

The highlight of the night for me was Helen Mirren presenting Best Foreign Film in French (and Russell Brand mistranslating). Her accent was perfect, and I understood every word! And the autotuned musical montage with Harry Potter and Twilight made me chuckle.

Tomorrow is March 1... and premiere of the NCIS episode directed by Michael Weatherly (One Last Score)! What better way to kick off a new month?