#Oscars: Fancy Pants on Day 3!

Just popped on over to the Kodak Theater to check out their progress on setting up for the Oscars, and looky looky what I found ...

View from Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd

LITTLE bit of progress from the other day. WOW!

This is happening. Wow.

Speaking of which, do any graphic designers out there know what code of red this would be?? I'm curious.

View the stars have as they are waving from the carpet. *elbow elbow wrist wrist*

Although it looks like the press area is all bunched together, they actually have assigned posts.

 

It's organized chaos people ... organized chaos!

Pretty. Pretty. Pretty and prepared for the rain that yes, even Southern California gets.

This is where red carpet goes to die.

Dude how is this scuffed already? No respect ...

'Scuse please - I'm with the band er, blog.

This is the walk from the outside red carpet, to the stairs inside the Kodak Theater.

Yay! Lights!

Stairs that lead up to the Kodak Theater where the actual ceremony takes place.

 

View the stars have from the top of the stairs. Cool shit, man!

(This part btw, is still open to the public - so if you live in LA and wanna see it, come on dowwnnn!)

OMG!!! This sign CRACKED me up!! It says, "according to Us Weekly , Britney Spears (can't read) a homeless man while in LA down her car window and handed him $300.

View fans have from sitting in the rafters. If memory serves me correct as well, you can apply online to be a seat filler. Next year! Get 'em!

Who are these for??? How come I've never seen cue cards on the red carpet before! WEIRD!

So, there ya go! That's what I got from my fancy schmick mancy pants pass today. Not gonna lie, it was INCREDIBLY scary walking around on that carpet today. I was so nervous about getting arrested or something. Dude, EVEN WITH THE PASS it still freaked me out. This is the OSCARS!!! This is MECCA!!

Crazy. Crazy. Crazy.

More tomorrow. There's this luncheon thingie, hoping to score a video from that one. Whoop whoop!

#nerdsunite

#Oscars: Fancy Pants on Day 2!

HOLLLLLYYYYYYYYY mother of a sheep taking in a peep ... I got my night hawk spirithood today.

Dude, this spirithood is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO friggen beautiful. I just ... wow. Speechless. It's soft, delicate, but at the same time really fucking heavy. Like wow - heavy. Didn't expect that part, at all. I can't WAIIITTTTT to show you guys my Oscar dress with it. Sunday. Sunday. Sunday. BAH!

So stoked!

No red carpet exploring today. Had an unexpectedly busy day - but for SURE tomorrow morning I'll head over there to see what they're up to. The carpet should be set up for now. Wanna take some cool vids and go exploring. Never know who you're going to bump into!! WAHOOOO!! 5 more days!!

#GetErDone

Calling all #GraphicArtists!

SOOOOOOOOOO!!!! This week, my livestreaming of the Oscars is going to be featured on the main page of Ustream.

FUCKIN' RAD!!!!!!!!!

The only problem is, is that I have to have a banner up as an ad for the show. Dude, me + graphics = one hot mess. I never learned graphics. Like ... anything. at all. and or whatsoever.

I have photoshop, and can like tweak a pic or two ... but I definitely want a pro for this type of thing. I get too frustrated with it, and yeah - it's not pretty.

I have the set measurements, and all that snazzy jazzy stuff that you'll need. I can't pay you for your time, but I can definitely add you to the list of people I recommend when I get asked for stuff. Plus, obviously you can screen shot the banner for your portfolio.

I need the banner before Thursday, so anything, anyone can do would be GREATLY appreciated! I am making a commitment in the not so distant future to learn about these things ... but for now, I will trust your area of expertise!

Hit me up on twitter: @JenFriel

Facebook my butt: Facebook.com/jenfriel

OOORRRR get old school and email me - JenFriel@talknerdytomelover.com

Thanks in advance!

xoxo #nerdsunite

How I got invited to the #Oscars

K, before we begin this post - you all need to listen to this song. It sets the tone ... headphones ready???

Loves it. I'm listening to it as I write this too ... bah!

Alrite, so here's what just went down.

Yesterday, on my way back from the gym, I saw this tweet:

I met Zennie at CES earlier this year through my dear friend Marla, who BTW, I met at the #140Conf the day that I started this blessed little website. He's a big blogger/ vlogger and we had a rad chat and talked nerdy ... of course at that point follows and friending happened ... and life went on. 

BLESS SOCIAL MEDIA THOUGH, that we all can stay so incredibly intertwined. He needed someone to help him out with Oscar coverage for his site, and because of all the stuff he saw me doing over here - he asked if I'd be interested in helping him.

Yes, did I add that part? I'm actually getting paid to attend the Oscars. 

(Stoked that'll keep my phone on for another month haha! Was getting worried there for a minute)

Bat shit, right? No, that's life. 

It is one of life's great misconceptions that opportunities are "over there" - this far out land that you hear about, and want to go to, but can never figure out how to get to. 

Opportunities are here. They are around you every.single.second. of the day. 

I am not a lucky person, I am a prepared person. Luck is opportunity meeting preparation. That is IT! This shit blows my mind that I've been in this town for seven years, always DIED to go to the Oscars, but again, viewed it as being that opportunity somewhere out there. All I had to do was be myself, through and through (unapologetic awesomeness, FTW!). I stopped focusing on the over there, and stayed present on the RIGHT HERE. See my tattoo? My enso? 

An enso symbolizes enlightenment, strength, and the universe, and is an "expression of the moment."

Staying present allows the opportunities to present themself to you, versus you actually expelling all of this energy to something out there. The universe just is. We're all one, and we're all interconnected. You have to find what makes you, you, and just BE IT!!! The great part about social media though is that when someone needs you, you're cataloged and people will call upon you. How fucking AWESOME is that! You get to feel personally fulfilled, do all the stuff you want to do anyway, AND your friends are also taking note of what you're doing via your newsfeed and know how to get a-hold of you if they ever need anything from you. 

Blows my mind. 

Greatest time to be alive. 

So yeah! I'll be livestreaming, tweeting, and Facebook mobile uploading from the Oscars. It's like a 4 day event, so there's going to be a lot going on. I should get a calendar of events in a couple days, so stay tuned!

Next up, DRESS!!! 

#NERDSUNITE

 

#HolyShit: I have 12 days to find a dress!!!

I got invited to the Oscars yesterday. I don't really know how, what, or why ... I kinda still need to pinch myself, but either way it's happening. 

I'm floored. A nice marble variety ... 

Dude, they take so much info from you! I had to give my full legal name, drivers license info, date of birth. Crazy! 

All seriousness, and excitement aside - I am facing the very logical dilemma that now I need a dress. Big time. 

I have absolutely no way to go out and buy one, so this HAS TO HAPPEN IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

*cue you all* 

I seriously just need something more formal than my $2 man shirts from Buffalo Exchange. I'm not picky, and I can exchange the dress rental for some promo, social media lessons, website optimization - anything outside of giving you my soul. Afterall, we all saw what happened to Milhouse ... 

From the depths of my everything, thank you so so so much. Anything anyone can do would be a AHMAZING! 

Here's my email: JenFriel@talknerdytomelover.com

Twitter: @JenFriel

Facebook: Facebook.com/jenfriel 

#THANKYOU

ps. epic livestreaming, and more info to come. first - must. find. dress. 

p.p.s. I'm totally going to take a city bus to the oscars. hahahahahaha