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Unless you've been under a rock for the past ween you are aware that the Oscars are this weekend. Every news channel and entertainment media has been touting the impending gala for the past few days now. And regardless of whether you are gonna be watching or not, you are probably gonna be or should be rooting for Avatar. So Im just gonna go ahead and call it right now. I hereby predict that James Cameron's Avatar will take the most awards by the end of the night. I'm also predicting Monique will take one home for her role in 'Precious'. That's as far as my predictions go…as for the other contenders, I don;t really care much.

If you live in Hollywood like me, the epicenter of the entertainment industry, you probably have been dealing with the massive traffic jams on Hollywood streets due to the closing of the main boulevard that ha been shut down for the Oscars. Living with this nightmare, it's a wonder I even bother to leave the house in the last few days. It's important to understand that blocking off this vital section of Hollywood boulevard which covers about 3 blocks in fron of the Kodak theater where the awards will be taking place, essentially chokes off the main transportation artery for Hollywood commuters. It's so bad that a trip that normally takes 5min now takes about 30min. Thank heavens it's for only one week but still I don't see how this benefits me or other regular Hollywood residents who have nothing to do with the Oscars. I guess the only way to make Hollywood can make it up to us is to give us more movies like Avatar this year.

So today's painting is gonna be influenced by all this…Oscars and traffic congestion. Now since I already have traffic congestion depicted on my painting, I will add something to give it that Oscar touch. I will be painting one of the traffic blobs in gold to represent Oscar gold.

Here is a closer look.