I am nearing the 100 day mark since the start of my attempt at losing weight before hitting 40. I have spent 45+ hours on the treadmill and have walked 90+ miles. That seems like a lot when I think about it.
One more note on my LASIK surgery. I find myself staring at my eyes in the mirror. I was concerned I was becoming (more) vain but then I thought about it a bit. I have not seen my eyes in 25 years. I mean my true eyes. For the past 2 1/2 decades I have either looked at my eyes with my glasses on causing them to look quite large due to seeing them through the lenses of my glasses or I have looked at them with my glasses off and they appeared not only weak but a little out of focuse (since I could not see anything particularly well without my glasses). So I am seeing my eyes as they really are for the first time in a long time. I wonder how long it will be before this wears off.
I did finish a few more movies...
- Memoirs of a Geisha: Wow, I new this was a good movie based on reviews but it exceeded my expectations. I watched it over 4 days (it was almost 2 1/2 hours long). We were about an hour into it before last night and I made the mistake of allowing the kids to watch about 15 minutes of it before putting them to bed. They just had so many questions about what was going on. The ending was surprising as you quite expected a sudden and sad ending and that is not the case. I recommend this one.
- Billy Elliot: One of the few rated R movies that I have checked out. When I watch an R rated movie (or even PG-13), I think about what caused the rating and if those parts of the film add to the story or could have been omitted (a particularly sensual scene or perhaps strong language). In the case of this movie (set against the background of some sort of labor strike that effected the main character's brother and father), the language (which is what casued the R rating) fits and the movie would not be believable with softer words (darn, heck, fudge, etc). As an American I think I miss a little bit of every film that is set in England or Scotland (especially some of the more subtle humor) but I still enjoyed this one and would recommend it as well.
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry: Adam Sandler movies (even PG-13 ones) can not be to my liking. He is a funny guy to be sure but relies a little too much on the crude humor. I was hoping that Kevin James would have a calming effect on the humor. Giving the subject of the film (2 straight guys pretending to be gay in order to get around some technicalities) I had my concerns. The end result though was not too bad and quite funny in places. There were lots of cameos (and even a short extra on the DVD where Kevin and Adam talk about all of them). I am not so sure I would recommend this one to everyone.
- A Good Year: Wow, I am on a roll lately it seems. Another great movie. Come to think of it I don't think I have even seen a bad Russell Crowe film I liked A Beautiful Mind (which we purchased from the pawn shop for $3), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Cinderella Man (at least the parts that I watched before it was due back at the Frisco, TX library). Great characters surround Crowe in this one and the background shots are great (an old winery, vinyard and a large estate). Anyway, another one that I recommend.
Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.
Jon
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