Yesterday we watched two films, Lady In The Water (from Netflix) and Firewall on HBO. Of the two, "Lady" is a much better film. Although I love Harrison Ford, this film is so generic it lost me a quarter of the way in. He displays emotion but it's mostly over-the-top anger - no subtlety here! I'll admit, however, that the fight scene at the end was one of the grittiest I've seen. Talk about slugging it out!
On the flip side, I'd recommend "Lady" if you're looking for something different. I was expecting to either love the film (ie. "The Sixth Sense") or hate it (don't get me started on "The Village!") but remarkably I landed somewhere in the middle. It wasn't what I was expecting - we'd deliberately not read reviews - and the adult fairy-tale aspect was intriguing. M. Night Shyamalan had originally written the story as a bedtime story for his children but, of course, his fairy-tales are twisted! I enjoyed all the different characters and how they fit into the grand scheme and it was fun watching Shyamalan in the middle of it all.
The kids were a little disappointed, though, since we'd seen the movie trailers in the theater and were expecting something scarier. And I think we were all expecting a little something more at the end.
I managed quite a bit on Fountain's sleeves yesterday:
I think I'm finally going to change something in the pattern, however. They show the sleeves being 12" long before beginning the sleeve cap and in the picture, the model has the sleeves pushed up to above her elbows:
I'd like the sleeves to come to the bend of my elbow naturally - no pushing required. That's probably on my mind because I wore Nantucket last week and really enjoyed the sleeve length - not too long, not too short. :) I think I'll hold a Fountain sleeve up to a Nantucket sleeve & go from there. If I'm stopping soon, I'll need to step up the increases accordingly!
Either way, you just might be seeing a finished cardi sometime Monday. :) I'm going to mosey out today & see if I can find some off-white buttons to match. ::grin:: I can't wait to have this one finished - I really think I'm going to love it!
Now - on to that Weight Watchers bit. I don't know what it is - whether after 2 years I lost a little of my "oomph", a little of my drive, or what, but these final pounds are proving difficult...especially since I gained 10 of them back over Christmas! I tried counting calories as I was doing before the holidays and for 2 weeks, nothing happened. I finally decided I'd had enough with dicking around (so to speak) and on impulse I pulled up Weight Watchers Online & signed up for 3 months. For $65, someone else is telling me how much to eat (although not what to eat - I'm doing the Flex plan, not Core) and so far I love it. I enter everything I eat and am planning to eat into the Tracker and everything is figured for me - no mess, no fuss, no strain.
I've lost 4 pounds in 2 days. It's also good to get immediate feedback from the scale! (No - it's not "just water" either. ::wink::)
You'll never catch me at a meeting, but the online plan might just be the ticket for me. If all goes well and I don't hit a plateau, 3 months is probably all I need to get darn close to my final goal. It would be great to have all the weight gone by summer. :)
Now, if you'll excuse me, I hear an exercise bike calling my name.....
you are so close on that cardi! it is very cute. :)
congrats on breaking the plateau! I like ww online, though the tools are a bit buggy. [I do Core because it's closest to how I ate pre-ww, and I hate overprocessed stuff.]
Posted by: jess | January 14, 2007 at 08:28 AM
I saw Lady in the Water in the theaters and I must agree with you--the trailer was very misleading. For me, that was the best part! I was so glad that it was not nearly as scary as it made itself out to be, but that doesn't mean that we were jumping in our seats every other scene. :)
Posted by: Pfirsch | January 14, 2007 at 08:29 AM
The pics aren't coming up for me. I have no idea why.
I love Shyamalan's movies, but I haven't seen Lady in the Water yet.
Posted by: Linda | January 14, 2007 at 09:04 AM
No pics for me either :) Congrats on the breakthrough! Don't know that you'd be interested, but there's a program called Calorie King. It's online and it can be free or more fancy for a fee, and it's wonderful for keeping a food log. It has information on just about any food, especially lists of restaurants and grocery-store brands. It's nutritionist approved too!
Posted by: jillian | January 14, 2007 at 10:10 AM
I can't see the pics either. :(
Posted by: Andrea | January 14, 2007 at 10:14 AM
I'm not sure what to say about the pics everyone. They're popping up for me just fine and I didn't do anything different with the upload. I can try republishing & see if that helps.
Posted by: Bron | January 14, 2007 at 10:23 AM
you know, it's weird, the pics came up for me at first when I read this post, then they disappeared, then they reappeared, then they disappeared, and now they are back again!
Posted by: jess | January 14, 2007 at 02:51 PM
The cardi is going to be fab. I have yet to watch "Lady in the Water." I read so many bad reviews, but I still want to see it.
Posted by: Vera | January 14, 2007 at 02:56 PM
I went to WW meetings for a couple of years. They were mostly boring but it was good to to and get weighed in and be with other people trying for the same goal. I keep thinking of signing up online since i can't seem to make it out ontime to the meetings anymore.
Posted by: Amy Boogie | January 14, 2007 at 08:28 PM
You know, your comments about sleeves got me thinking about the project I've just started. I haven't shown any pics on my blog yet... Anyway, it's very lacey looking too and I think the elbow length sleeve would be nicer (and more practical) for it too. I just might be making some length adjustments to this too. Thanks for the thoughts. :o) Can't wait to see this one of yours finished! It looks so nice already. :o)
Posted by: Terri | January 14, 2007 at 09:40 PM
Well, luckily I can see all the pix.
I liked the weighing in at the meetings but not so much the meetings. I can't seem to get motivated anymore - other than the occasional freak out about how I look.
The cardi came out really nicely!
Posted by: Carrie K | January 15, 2007 at 01:36 PM
So is it done? Is it done? Didja finish it? Can we see it? I agree with you about the sleeves - especially for indoor-type sweaters.
Ya got me Bron. I have about as much weight to lose as you did when you started. I used to be really fit - almost had a black belt, then got sick and .....etc., etc. WW isn't in the budget right now, but I signed up with SparkPeople.com. And it's all your fault. No, really. I want my real life back, and your decision just gave me the bump I needed to do something. Thanks.
Posted by: Willa Jean | January 15, 2007 at 06:00 PM