So I finally had cupcakes from Sprinkles, the cupcake of choice of both Paris and Oprah. If they could hook the two of them, I figured I had a good chance of being somewhere between them on the cupcake preference spectrum. And I was right. They were very delicious. I waited with my mom and Aunt Linda, who were in town, with about 45 other people in line. Was it worth it? I would say so. I think the waiting is all part of it, it adds to the allure and standing outside of those glass doors (closed for keeping in the freshness) adds to the feeling of exclusivity. Plus, when the door opens and two more people come out, you get the added allure of a wonderful baking cupcake smell. We got red velvet, peanut butter, dark chocolate, lemon, carrot, black and white, vanilla, milk chocolate, and chocolate coconut. I think that chocolate coconut is my favorite. You can see some of them here:

And here is our response to the cupcakes:

There are a lot of them. Here are some of them for the remainder of February:

2/17 ASC Open House with Oscar and ASC-nominated cinematographers. Open to the public 11-4. 782 N. Orange Dr. in Hollywood

2/21 Cinematographer Allen Daviau in person following screenings of Amblin’ (Spielberg’s debut short film) and Fearless directed by Peter Weir @ UCLA 7:30

2/21 and 2/22 Documentaries Jonestown and Deliver Us From Evil at New Beverly 7:30, 9:15

2/22 Half Nelson @ Arclight 8 pm. Followed by Q & A with director/co-writer Ryan Fleck, co-writer Anna Boden, and producers Jamie Patricof and Lynette Howell

2/23 Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus in person following a screening of Goodfellas @ UCLA 7:30

2/23 Oscar shorts at Egyptian Theatre (Spielberg theatre) 7:30 and 10 pm

2/24 Oscar nominated editors discussion at Egyptian Theatre. Open to public and free. 10 am. This usually fills up fast, I’ve heard.

2/24 Docuday. From 10 am to midnight Oscar nominated documentaries (short and feature) are screening @ Writer’s Guild (135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills) — for schedule go here and scroll down to Docuday.

2/24 Oscar nominated art directors/production designers at Egyptian Theatre. Open to public and free. 2:30

2/24 Oscar shorts @ Egyptian 4 pm.

2/28 Oscar shorts @ Egyptian 4 pm.

2/28 An evening with Isabella Rossellini @ UCLA 7:30. Screening of The Chicken directed by Roberto Rossellini (part of a larger retrospective on Rossellini that I did not include on here), My Dad is 100 Years Old directed by Guy Maddin and Stromboli directed by Rossellini

* I would really like to try to go to the Oscar nominated editors event at the Egyptian and the Oscar shorts. So let me know if you’re interested in those in particular. Can’t go to Half Nelson because of Thursday night screenings.

Barack Obama will be in L.A. Feb. 20th at the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex. Details from BarackObama.com below:

WHEN: Tuesday, February 20th — Gates open at 2 PM
WHERE: 5001 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90016
DETAILS: Please do not bring any bags or signs. Also, please limit personal items. This event will take place RAIN or SHINE.
NOTE: Parking is free and available.

Unfortunately I have multicam 1-5 on Tuesday so I will be unable to make it. Luckily I literally walked into a rally at USC just before he started to speak a few months ago. For all of you who haven’t seen or heard him live and are free on Tuesday — it’s worth it.

I believe when I saw him he started his speech with the infamous words of Nelly, “Whew, it’s getting hot in here.” Luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you see it) he stopped there, but he did proceed to take his jacket off.