I was thanked during an Oscar acceptance speech! I don't consider myself to be part of the "people of New Zealand" just yet. No, I'm the "people who helped make it happen" category. I helped that golden boy get into Pete's hands... I filed some of the financing paperwork for the film. Sure did. I didn't want to brag before, don't need the paparazzi, but just thought I could share that with you all.

Did everyone enjoy the show? We watched it in the park! There was a mobile cinema set up with a jumbo screen in the Aotea park (I still don't know how to say that) that is about 3 min from our apt. We headed there shortly after 8 (once we watched the NZ Idol reveal show - I'm hooked and I'm not ashamed) with our sleeping bags in tow and set up camp for the night. There was only a small crowd of maybe 100 or so people but most were really into the show and all the NZ wins. Some a little too much so and unfortunately situated themselves right behind us, but thems the breaks. One guy was there videotaping the whole thing because his mom won an Oscar!!! It was the screen adaptation one that was accepted by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh (his wife) and this guy's mom! So that was even more exciting!

My claims to fame are growing... How I deal, I don't know!