Oscar Magic: #KodakRedCarpet Bleacher Bloggers

Kodak 2010

Well. In a sentence I never thought I’d write, I’ll be heading to the Oscars Red Carpet on Sunday. (I mean, I’m DRAMATIC, but an OSCAR?)

Oh, wait. Right. I’m not GETTING one- despite my mom’s many recommendations of my adolescent ouvre being Oscar-worthy! No, I’ll be warming the Red Carpet Bleachers for Kodak, whose Chief Blogger Jenny Cisney kindly invited me to join ten other bloggers in rocking the red carpet observatory, Blogger-style.

The Twitter List of my comrades is Here. Some faces I know well, others I’m excited to get to know!

But what I’m most excited about: seeing beyond the airbrush. You know, the glam and glitz that Tinseltown is all about. At home, we get the perfect snapshot frozen in time, or the very carefully controlled camera angle as stars walk down the red carpet.

This view of the Oscars is 360 degrees. Not that I’m hoping for any wardrobe malfunctions or anything like that, but wouldn’t it be nice to see a star take her shoes off for a minute? Or catch the last minute hairpins going in before the Red Carpet promenade begins? Maybe I’m just dreaming, but one thing I love about blogging is that it reinforces how very human we all are.

So I’m excited to see the human side of the brightest stars- even if the human side is already perfectly coiffed, buffed, and Red-Carpet ready.

Which I am so, so not- I’m so glad that bleacher dress is casual-ish, as heels aren’t really safe for bleacher climbing. We can change up before the broadcast party at the El Capitan Theatre, but my general vibe is that no one’s expecting me to go head to head with Meryl Streep. (Note: She would win.)

Many have asked me to kiss Brad Pitt for them: to you I say, I fear the Angelina. Your missives will go undelivered. BUT I will send a general vibe of love to all the humans.

Note: Kodak has generously provided me with an Easyshare Z950 Camera and a ZX1 Videocamera to document the Oscars experience, and is covering travel costs. Please see my disclosure policy for any further information.

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