Extra Large Timmy's

For $2 you get the new 24oz extra large coffee. You can see from the above pic that the cup's height is more than half of a normal size paper (8.5" x 11"). I overheard my co-worker saying it was enormous, but to me its not. In comparison to their previous tiny offerings it is giant, but really its just tall. Anyways, for two dollars it’s a good deal.

Oscars 2012 Nominations

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced early this morning. Congrats to all the nominees…especially to Hugo, leading with 11 nominations. Here at the nominees for best picture, which I will try to watch before the all winners are announced Feb 26 on ABC.

Best Picture
"War Horse"
"The Artist"
"Moneyball"
"The Descendants"
"The Tree of Life"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Some of the other major categories…

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn"

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"

For a complete list check out:

The Oscars site at http://oscar.go.com/index

Or (since the oscars site is not fully up yet)

Zap2it website at

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/01/2012-academy-award-nominations-the-artist-leads-the-major-categories.html

Tim Hortons New Cup Sizes

The new cup sizes at Tim Hortons have started…It was about time!! Their cups were too small…I was done my coffee in like two sips. OMJ, the small cup was jokes. It’s a much needed move on Timmy’s part and I am sure it will be more competitive against other coffee providers (i.e. McDonald’s…their cup sizes are awesome).

For those who like going to Tim Hortons you have until Feb. 5th to do a survey and enter to win free coffee for a year. Go to www.timhortons.com/cupsizesurvey to enter.

2012 People's Choice Awards

I saw parts of the 2012 People's Choice Awards because Kaley Cuoco (from The Big Bang Theory) was hosting it. She did a good job as host, she is quirky and fun.

Overall the awards show was ok but you can pretty much tell who is going to win...most of the time only the winners show up. If you see a singer/actor/reality star/tv host in the audience, you pretty much know already they are going to win in whatever category they are nominated in.

The big winners of the night were Katy Perry and Harry Potter. Congrats to them and all the other winners. If you want to see the complete winners list check out zap2it website.

Also, watch The Big Bang Theory at 8pm on Thursdays on CBS/CTV.

Talk That Talk

Rihanna and her team have decided to go with "Talk That Talk" featuring Jay Z for her third single. I am assuming they are hoping for another success like 'Umbrella.' I don't that will happen. The song is ok but it doesn't have a strong appeal for radio. 

Above is the cover art for the single, which was just released by her team. Below you can listen to the song and see for yourself if it will do well:

Her second single, "You Da One," is not doing well on radio or the charts and that's why it seems like Rihanna's label is rushing the release of "Talk That Talk." I think that they should have released "Where Have You Been" if they wanted to keep the momentum going from her first single "We Found Love." They could have also gone with "Cockiness," which is different and fun.

All the best with "Talk That Talk" and hopefully the video is good!

Top Albums of 2011

Billboard has listed their top ten albums of 2011 and the top three are:

#3. 'Watch The Throne' by Jay-Z & Kanye West

#2. 'Bon Iver' by Bon Iver

#1. '21' by Adele

I agree with the number choice. Adele had the biggest selling album of the year and people really like the album - it's something they can relate to.

For the complete list check out Billboard.com

Top Singles of 2011

Billboard has counted down the top twenty singles of 2011 and according to critics, the top 3 songs were:

#3. Til The World Ends by Britney Spears


#2. Someone Like You by Adele


 #1. Super Bass by Nicki Minaj


I like all three songs, but I don't think I completely agree. I think I would be more ok with the list if Adele was at number one. Super Bass is a good song, but I like other songs on Nicki Minaj's album way more. Anyways, congrats to all the artists!

To check out the full list go to www.billboard.com. Again, I don't fully agree with the list. Some songs that don't belong on the list are:


Look At Me Now by Chris Brown - I find the song annoying and there were better songs on his album that could have been on the list


Countdown by Beyonce - this song is ok but again there are better songs on her album (like two songs..ok maybe one...ok forget it none, I am not a fan of her latest CD)


A song that should have placed higher on the list is Take Care by Drake Featuring Rihanna - I really like the song, it's one of my favourites from his album. I think the song should have been in the top ten...at least.

Go to Billboard's website for the full list.
www.billboard.com

Happy New Year!

Here some videos of people welcoming 2012 from different places around the world...

BEST WISHES AND HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE!!!