Final predicitons come tomorrow, the awards re on Sunday, year in advance predictions hit Monday, and then it's over! I feel it important to indicate, however, that in the months directly following the ceremony, activity will be limited here at In Contention, if existent at all.

I will be taking an extended vacation, taking in fifty states on a much-anticipated road trip. I might log some thoughts here at The Blog here and there, but most likely, it'll be a wasteland. We'll likely pick the ball back up in July and start this whole mess over again, but I thought it important to let the readership know what to expect.

Gerard may keep the discussion alive here on The Blog if he so wishes, but I wouldn't begrudge him abandoning ship for a while either. This time of year is so taxing, after all.

In any case...three more days!