for all the glamour and elegance, flashing lights and cleavage, working the oscars is for many many many people hard work and we all go through emotions.

at first i was excited, then i got nervous, the night before my stomach felt like it had a softball in it.

at first i thought it was bad crew food but it hung in there so i went to, not my favorite thai restaurant,

but a known lessor.

i needed a Tom Kah Kha soup that was, perhaps, a little neglected.

i wanted to fight fire with fire, basically.

so i ate it and i drank a lot of a water and i prayed. in the morning it felt a little better but i was nervous.

any time i would even nibble on anything it upset the diminishing beast in my belly so i didnt eat until well after lunch. meanwhile i was eating tums. shoutout to whoever invented tums. #fanluv

about an hour before showtime the spread they lay out outside the press rooms had arrived and i took a big plate of shrimp and that didn’t destroy me so after a little work i ran back down there and got another plate.

all clear everywhere and i was so relieved i started eating everything and it was delicious.

i even had one designer mixed drink around midnight at the ball

and i spilled a little out for tha brothers

and the readers of the busblog

and you’re presenting at the Oscars and you just need a little tiny bit of peace to go over your lines or chill before you take the stage

and get on tv in front of a billion people

well then the Oscars Rolex Green Room is for you!

conveniently located backstage (stage right) of the curtain, the greenroom is actually two beautiful rooms.

the first, as you see above has couches, a bar, and a sitting room where you can be with your manager, your acting coach, your wife, whoever as you wait to be called onto the stage

the other room is in the back, it has a tv a couch, an a picture of Beyonce to inspire you.

it even has a working fireplace (that part might not be true, but it sure looks like it’s working).

the whole thing is heavily protected, locked down, and quiet despite all the noises and bluster happening all around the backstage area.

speaking of, gotta go.

more pics on our Tumblr…

this morning was noms. i got to sleep around 10:30pm last night. woke up at 3:13am!!!! took a quick shower and hit the road.

very proud of myself because i do NOT get to sleep early on command.

but one thing led to another and boom i was asleep.

once i was on the streets of Hollywood, it was a dream.

not a car in sight!

so i cranked the Metallica and shot this little snapchat for yr ass

there was so little traffic that i just took Sunset all the way down to Doheny which is usually a suckers move cuz you’ll get stuck at La Brea and then Crescent Heights  and then for surely along the Strip.

but when no ones there you can pass the Rainbow, see that all of the sweet flowers are still out for Lemmy

realize that one can still turn around, and take a picture and be on time for work

so there you go Motörheads.

got to the garage there was a security guard in front of it, which is odd.

i rolled down my window and said, xbi

and he stepped aside.

parked in the best spot in the whole place

that i took a picture because that never happens

got to the office and totally forgot that we give all the press delicious breakfast

(in my mind the breakfast is for me)

and took a picture of them because every other day that i arrive that room is empty

got my breakfast, did my job, high fived ppl after we didnt screw anything up

and as i was driving home a huge wave of fatigue hit me

even though i had slept well the night before i was pooped.

so i got home and took a nice nap with the kittens

and was very happy that JJL, the screenwriters of Straight Outta Compton, and Mad Max got nominated.

one thing ive learned from being around and studying the history of the Oscars: theres always surprises.

i like where i work. im surrounded by very nice, smart people. we get to get dolled up a few times a year and celebrate excellence, creativity, and fun.

but once a year we have these nominations at 5 o’clock in the morning.

which means i should go to sleep right about now.

but im a grown ass man, unless im reading a book or on a plane, aint no way im falling asleep at 8:31pm

i lucked out, i dont have to be in there till 4am.

not everyone has it like this. in fact the guy i sit next to gets in there in a few hours.

the good news is it’s electric to be in the building when all those names are being called out.

and also, the breakfast thats provided, is delicious.