Senegal Elections

Here's a link about the election: Newslink.
Here's a reason Wade doesn't have that much support. You can see this object in the background in a lot of pictures. It's enormous.

score sheets :p

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Is this everyone? If you see any mistakes, let me know.

BEST PICTURE -- 20 POINTS
The Artist -- Grandma, Sara, Popop, Adam, RC, Kamala
The Descendants -- JK2S
The Help -- Eliza


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- 15 POINTS
George Clooney -- Sara
Jean Dujardin -- Eliza, Adam, RC, Kamala
Gary Oldman -- Grandma, Popop, JK2S

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- 15 POINTS
Viola Davis -- Eliza, Popop, Adam, RC, Kamala
Rooney Mara -- JK2S
Meryl Streep -- Grandma, Sara

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- 15 POINTS
Christopher Plummer -- Grandma, Eliza, Sara, Popop, Adam, JK2S, RC, Kamala

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- 15 POINTS
Melissa McCarthy -- JK2S
Octavia Spencer -- Grandma, Eliza, Sara, Popop, Adam, RC, Kamala

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- 10 POINTS
A Cat in Paris -- Grandma, Popop
Kung Fu Panda 2 -- JK2S
Rango -- Eliza, Sara, Adam, RC, Kamala

CINEMATOGRAPHY -- 15 POINTS
Robert Richardson for 'Hugo' -- Grandma, Sara, Popop, Adam, JK2S, RC, Kamala
Emmanuel Lubeski for 'Tree of Life' -- Eliza

ART DIRECTION -- 7 POINTS
The Artist -- Popop
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 -- JK2S
Hugo -- Eliza, Sara, Adam, RC, Kamala
Midnight in Paris -- Grandma

COSTUME DESIGN -- 7 POINTS
The Artist -- JK2S, RC
Hugo -- Grandma, Eliza, Popop, Adam
Jane Eyre -- Sara
W.E. -- Kamala

DIRECTING -- 15 POINTS
Michel Hazanavicius for 'The Artist' -- Grandma, Sara, Adam, RC
Martin Scorsese for 'Hugo' -- JK2S, Kamala
Woody Allen for 'Midnight in Paris' -- Eliza, Popop

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -- 10 POINTS
Hell and Back Again -- Popop, JK2S, Kamala
Pina -- Eliza
Undefeated -- Grandma, Sara, Adam, RC

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -- 7 POINTS
Saving Face -- Eliza, Sara, Popop, JK2S
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom -- Grandma, Adam, RC, Kamala

FILM EDITNG -- 10 POINTS
The Artist -- Grandma, Eliza, Adam
The Descendants -- JK2S
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- RC
Hugo -- Sara, Popop, Kamala

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- 10 POINTS
'Monsieur Lazhar' from Canada -- JK2S
'A Separation' from Iran -- Grandma, Eliza, Sara, Adam, RC, Kamala
'In Darkness' from Poland -- Popop

MAKEUP -- 7 POINTS
Albert Nobbs -- Sara
Harry Potter -- Grandma, JK2S, Kamala
The Iron Lady -- Eliza, Popop, Adam, RC

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE -- 7 POINTS
The Adventures of Tintin -- Popop, JK2S
The Artist -- Grandma, Adam, RC, Kamala
War Horse -- Eliza, Sara

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG -- 7 POINTS
'Man or Muppet' from The Muppets -- Eliza, Sara, Popop, Adam, JK2S, RC, Kamala
'Real in Rio' from Rio -- Grandma

SHORT FILMED ANIMATED -- 5 POINTS
Dimanche/Sunday -- Kamala
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore -- Grandma, Eliza, Sara, Popop, Adam, RC
Wild Life -- JK2S

SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION -- 5 POINTS
Raju -- Grandma, Popop, Adam, Kamala
The Shore -- Eliza, RC
Tuba Atlantic -- Sara, JK2S

SOUND EDITING -- 5 POINTS
Hugo -- Grandma, Eliza, Adam, JK2S, RC
War Horse -- Sara, Popop, Kamala

SOUND MIXING -- 5 POINTS
Hugo -- Eliza, Adam, RC
War Horse -- Grandma, Sara, Popop, JK2S, Kamala

VISUAL EFFECTS -- 7 POINTS
Harry Potter -- Popop, JK2S
Hugo -- Grandma, Eliza, Sara, Adam, Kamala
Rise of the Planet of the Apes -- RC

WRITING ADAPTED SCREENPLAY -- 10 POINTS
The Descendants -- Eliza, Sara, Adam, RC
Moneyball -- Kamala
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Grandma, Popop, JK2S

WRITING ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY -- 10 POINTS
The Artist -- RC
Midnight in Paris -- Grandma, Eliza, Sara, Popop, Adam, JK2S, Kamala

Bert and the Fox Incident

Yesterday Mom saw the chickens run out of the swampy area chased by a fox. She ran out shouting, but the fox escaped with most of the Americauna Bert's tail feathers.
The other chickens don't like this--they have standards, for God's sake, and they've been picking on Bert. ('Picking on' is probably another chickenism like 'broody'.) So she's been moved to the second floor bathroom. BUT she's not alone. It was already occupied by the most beautiful hen she's even seen who lives in some sort of panel above the sink. We left them happy walking up and down examining each other.

gentle reminder

two days until the Oscars!

Nicky did not get the sweet lassi.

Nicky did not get the sweet lassi.
Originally uploaded by sarapicassa

It was at this point that I completely forgot about the visas. Other than that it was a lovely time with Jo and Susi. We had dinner with Rachel and Junu last night. Rachel may have found a job. She looked happy.

This happened yesterday.

I had actually grabbed my camera, but, put it down in favor of the stick.
The chickens were out, some in back some in
front. I heard dogs barking, howling. Really loud. I went out on
deck. they were just across the pond in the woods, chasing, a coyote.
Two hound dogs. At first I thought they were wild, and I was really
worried. Grabbed a stick. The coyote came down onto the pond, the
dogs around it, the coyote was injured. It went back up onto the
ground, then they came across our yard. Under the Norway spruce. A
pick up drove into the drive, I was still outside with my stick. I
had persuaded 5 chickens inside, but could not get the others in. I
even had a fist full of grapes, no deal. Two guys in the truck asked
if they could kill the coyote. I said yes, it took just one shot.
The dogs stopped howling immediately. They came over and thanked me.
They had been chasing the coyote from the other side of our 'block,
they figured about 10 miles. I asked if they were taking the coyote,
they said yes. They all quietly left. I have calmed down. I was
scared for awhile.

I walked back and saw that they shot the coyote on Kalyani's driveway.