My V10 Predictions, poorly summarized
“Hey dad, did you know mom and mom were having an affair?” - Yang, probably
*Insert Coco calling the Bees gay losers here*
“So about the summer maiden, fuck off” -Theodore or Rumple
*Insert Oscar giving Ruby a reverse of the speech she gave him in V5*
4K view of the Schnee’s super pale asses cooking in the Vacuan sun
“Only three beds in our dorm, oh no guess me and Yang have to share” —Blake “book nerd” Belladonna.
“About the sword, once again, fuck off” -Theo/Rumple
Tiny slice of Faunus history
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My 96th Academy Awards Predictions
BEST PICTURE - Oppenheimer
BEST DIRECTOR - Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
BEST ACTRESS - Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST ACTOR - Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - Celine Song, Past Lives
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - 20 Days in Mariupol
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
BEST EDITING - Jennifer Lame, Oppenheimer
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Holly Waddington, Poor Things
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP - Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou, and Lori McCoy-Bell, Maestro
BEST SOUND - Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn, The Zone of Interest
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Godzilla Minus One
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - Poor Things
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - “What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbie
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT - Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
BEST ANIMATED SHORT - Jared and Jerusha Hess, Ninety-Five Senses
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, The ABCs of Book Banning
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Silly Season 2024 Predictions
aka predicting how the grid will look for 2025:
red bull: max verstappen, daniel ricciardo
mercedes: george russell, fernando alonso (or alex albon, if fernando remains at aston martin)
ferrari: lewis hamilton(!!!), charles leclerc
mclaren: lando norris, oscar piastri
aston martin: lance stroll, yuki tsunoda (or fernando alonso, if he doesn't go to mercedes)
alpine: esteban ocon, pierre gasly
williams: kimi antonelli, alex albon (or valtteri bottas, if alex goes to mercedes)
visa cash grab rb: liam lawson, sergio perez (or yuki tsunoda, if he doesn't go to aston martin)
sauber: carlos sainz jr, nico hulkenberg
haas: ollie bearman, kevin magnussen (or zhou guanyu, if kevin retires)
thoughts, explanations (and a lot of babbling) under the cut:
red bull: maybe i'm delulu for thinking daniel to red bull will still happen lol but it makes perfect sense on paper-- daniel's already familiar with the team and works well with them, he has support from the higher ups, he's a marketing dream, he has a similar driving style and preference to max...
also i know there have been rumours about alex going to red bull again but i don't think he'll do it in the end.
mercedes: i want it to be fernando that replaces lewis bc it would bring the most chaos and drama lol, but it's also a decision that actually makes sense? swapping a world champion with another world champion, and one that isn't likely to want to stay long term (5-10 years)? i guess this is dependent on how both mercedes and aston do this year but 🙏 pls make it happen lol
alex is my second choice for the seat if fernando doesn’t take it. i started making my predictions before james confirmed that alex was signed to williams for 2025, but even with that news, i still think it's a possibility he could go to mercedes. there's been so many whispers in the press about alex wanting to either leave williams or getting offers from top teams, that i can't help but think that alex is trying to gun for a top seat.. and mercedes is his best choice for a top seat imo. not to mention that james did say that he wouldn't stop alex from leaving if he wanted to, and of course the ties with mercedes that james and williams have... it would be easy for them to do some negotiations and make it happen. also i'm sure that george would put in a good word for alex, if alex was interested.
also some honourable mentions, because there's a lot of possibilities to consider: everyone is talking about kimi antonelli and mercedes and i do think that they're going to try and push him into f1 as soon as they can.. i just don't know if they'll take the risk of putting him in the merc seat right away. i'm really interested to see how he does in f2 either way-- if he's as good as everyone says then the results will speak for themselves. i think esteban is a good option too; he's a solid driver (and underrated imo), and more importantly he has ties to merc and toto. if merc wants a more short term option then carlos is a good choice, though it's more likely he would go to sauber. as for mick, i don't think that he's merc's first (or even second or third) choice for the seat, unfortunately for him and the mick girlies. lastly, this one is a bit random but nico hulkenberg also came to mind as a solid short term option (plus, he's german).
ferrari: still can’t believe lewis is going to be driving for them.
mclaren: no notes, very solid pairing.
aston martin: i think the lineup will stay the same if fernando doesn’t want to move to mercedes. i suppose there’s a chance that the rumours about lance going to wec could be true but we will see.
if fernando does go to mercedes then yuki is probably the most obvious choice as his replacement. i also think it’s in yuki's best interest in the long term to leave the red bull family, and this would probably be the best opportunity to do so.
i was actually initially considering checo as the driver to replace fernando — they have history after all, and checo seems to love the team. however, thinking about it, 2023 really took a hit to his reputation as a driver and I don’t know if aston would want him back anyways? i think checo would absolutely reach out to them though if the seat opens up, i think he’s going to try and stay on the grid if it's possible.
alpine: i think both will stay, but if one was to leave it would probably be este (to mercedes?) rather than pierre. if he were to go then jack doohan would be the likely replacement, maybe victor martins if his results in f2 are good.
williams: like i said earlier, i think mercedes is going to try and get kimi into f1 asap, even if he doesn't win f2, and aside from merc itself, williams is the most likely option for that to happen. alex will stay if he doesn’t get the mercedes seat—the supposed red bull offer doesn't start until 2026 and i don’t think he would break his contract to go to aston or alpine.
as for who would replace alex if he does go to mercedes, i would love for it to be valtteri. i stole this idea from @velvetsainz actually, but the more i think about it, the more i like it... the idea of valtteri and james on the same team again tickles me and valtteri is a fantastic mentor (as evidenced by his relationship with guanyu). also i'm fairly certain that toto is back on valtteri's management team again so i can see toto mentioning valtteri as an option for williams in their negotations for the hypothetical alex to mercedes move. is this likely this is to happen, idk, because valtteri did pick sauber over williams in 2021 for a reason but a girl can dream lol
visa cash grab rb: this one was the one i probably struggled with the most ngl.. i think liam is definitely going to be in f1 in 2025 (and deservedly so) but the question of who's going to be in the other seat.. the three main options would be yuki, checo and daniel (if daniel remains at visa instead of moving up, either checo stays at red bull or yuki is the one getting promoted). i originally had the lineup as yuki and liam (and checo at aston martin) but ended up switching yuki and checo around in the end. if checo does end up retiring at the end of this year and yuki goes off to aston then i'm not sure who would replace him..maybe ayumu iwasa? i looked at their list of juniors and am not really familiar with anyone besides him tbh
sauber: this one pains me because i'm a huge fan of both valtteri and guanyu, and they're actually my favorite pairing, in terms of overall vibes and personality... but i would be (very pleasantly) surprised if they both manage to stay at sauber next year. i think it's a given that carlos is going to go to sauber now that he isn't with ferrari, especially with his ties his dad has to audi. i also think sauber/audi would want to start preparing for 2026 and they would also want a german driver to drive for them, hence nico hulkenberg (plus the rumours that they were interested in hulkenberg last year, but ended up renewing guanyu instead).
there's a chance that one of the current drivers could stay, which in that case it would likely be valtteri (with carlos as his teammate, rather than nico). they could also promote theo pourchaire to f1, but i think it's likely they would stick to established drivers, especially during the first couple of years that audi settle in.
haas: the new haas tp has spoken very highly of ollie and with the amount of free practice sessions they have scheduled for ollie this year, it wouldn't surprise me if they're trying to get him on the grid. i know some people think that kevin might retire after this year, but i think they would like to keep one of the current drivers since the last time they had two new drivers didn't go well 😬. on the chance that kevin does end up retiring, i think guanyu is a good shout for a replacement. it might seem a bit random but he's a consistent driver who rarely crashes and more importantly, brings a lot of money and sponsorship, which haas needs.
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2023 Oscars Thoughts
This Oscars was (in my opinion) the best in a while.
The jokes weren’t that bad! You can never expect everything to land at award shows, but oftentimes the entire show is downright painful (shoutout to Amy Schumer). Overall, Jimmy Kimmel did a good job!!
The lovely birthday tribute to James Martin of An Irish Goodbye was one of my absolute favorite moments, how sweet was that.
I can’t remember if they’ve done this in past years, but regardless, the individual shoutouts to each Best Picture nomination was really nice to see.
This goes without saying, but all of the nominees and winners this year were absolutely wonderful and totally deserving. It made me really happy to see all of them recognized (despite a few snubs).
The reduced play off music! I was really happy to see they dialed it back compared to some of the other shows. Don’t get me wrong it’s always a little awkward and disappointing to see, but when award shows are playing off their biggest winners it’s downright embarrassing. At least the Oscars aren’t doing that too.
JENNYY!!! Her death absolutely DEVASTATED me so seeing her on stage was very healing<3
The performances were great! Naatu Naatu from RRR was really fun, Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick was heartfelt, This Is A Life from Everything Everywhere All At Once had great visuals, and Lift Me Up from Black Panther was beautiful.
The speeches were heartfelt! They often are, but these really struck a chord.
The fashion was gorgeous too! Some favorites were Cara Delevingne, Jessica Chastain, and Lady Gaga.
All of my predictions were correct except one (director)! And they were who I was rooting for anyways so that was awesome.
Finally, this has been said many times before, but it’s been beyond delightful to see underappreciated older actors who’ve been in the industry for a long time finally having their well deserved moments. I don’t think I’ve ever been quite so happy to see anyone win an award before. I’m over the moon for Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, and Michelle Yeoh.
Edit: Just wanted to add this because I think it’s kinda funny but I was fully prepared to watch this muted and just turn the volume on for the speeches and people I like. I had the remote on hand and everything.
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