January 2006 Archives
My New Year's resolution this year is to give up Coke.
If you've read my former posts, you'll understand just how big of an undertaking this is. I may have to revise the resolution to not drink so much Coke.
Why the change of heart? Besides needing to eat and drink healthier, I've got a little more "badonkadonk" (thankfully, not the honky-tonk kind) going on after the holidays than I would like. And since living in Atlanta means I'll have to be ready for swimsuit weather around March/April, I better get started.
But I'm not giving up coffee. Why? Here's my reasoning:
Coke = Caffeine and approximately 10 tablespoons of sugar (according to Self magazine)
Coffee = Caffeine and 1 tablespoon of sugar, according to my taste
Thus, I'll cut back on my sugar intake and make a step towards being healthier and, hopefully, semi-sexy in my swimsuit this summer.
I recently saw Memoirs of a Geisha with my sister-in-law. I had read the book years ago when it first came out and loved it, so needless to say I was excited about seeing the movie version. I liked it, though I have to admit that I felt a little unsettled after seeing it. I couldn't put my finger on it until just the other day. The film had a beautiful love story and great cinematography but it just didn't capture the wonderment of being a geisha like the book did. For example, the transformation from the main character into a geisha is given only about two minutes in the movie. However, in the book, it's one of the main characters in itself.
It's kind of like watching one of those 80s movies where the main character starts out being geeky and gets a makeover and is suddenly beautiful underneath those glasses and bad hair. The best part is watching that transformation. But what if the character just showed up in the next scene with her makeover? No music montage, no "here's how we did it". That's what this film needed. The book explained things like the meaning of the little flick of the wrist (means, hey, I'm interested and I'm flirting with you), or the reason for the makeup pattern on the back of the neck, or how the obi is tied and just how incredibly long it is.
Either way, I'm intrigued again by the movie and have decided to reread the book and pass it on to my sister-in-law.
