(Told you it was random)
South Beach:
Today marks the completion of Week #1 of the South Beach Diet. One more week on the extremely stringent menu. I don't really like to talk about dieting, it's usually annoying to hear someone say "I can't eat that," "I'm so hungry," "I just drank a glass of water and ate a carrot so I'm full," etc. But, I'm proud of myself and am pleased to report that I made it through the first week without giving in to my weaknesses. I even attended three parties (one was a pizza party - HARD!) and still had the will power to stay away from all non-approved items - which is pretty much everything right now. I am feeling better, less tired, more healthy, etc. and it is getting easier and easier everyday. I am thoroughly sick of having omelets for breakfast though! Justin has gotten a hot breakfast almost every morning, so he is loving this diet!
Golden Globes:
I love movies! I usually make an effort every year to see all of the nominated movies (especially when the Oscar noms are announced), but it's been harder for me to get to movies this year. (Not having a car might have something to do with that.) :) Thanks to the early posting of winners on both eonline.com and cnn.com, I knew who won what before the Globes even started. I think Slumdog Millionaire was a great choice for one of the Best Picture categories. It was a great movie (and not in the depressing - typical Oscar-fare kind of way.) And although I haven't seen either of Kate Winslet's movies (both look too depressing and "real" for me), I LOVE her and am thrilled that she won TWO awards last night! I hope 2009 brings her the first Oscar of her career! Not much for me to say about Heath Ledger's Best Actor award. Was he amazing and scary in The Dark Knight? YES! Would he have won the award without the death factor? Not sure. It's still a shame that he wasn't around to see all the kudos he got for the role.
24:
JACK'S BACK! I love 24, but since action movies and television shows tend to put me to sleep, I haven't done so well following the last couple of seasons. I am, however, loving the change in scenery thus far. SPOILER ALERT: With CTU disbanded, Jack on trial for all of his indiscretions in the line of duty (HELLO? How many times has he saved the world? Beggars can't be choosers people!), and Tony Almeida back from the dead - AND EVIL! - the 24 scribes seem to have shaken things up a little bit. Tony's status has been a poorly-kept secret in entertainment circles, so it didn't come as much of a surprise to me, but it's still strange to see him working on the dark side. And was anyone else confused by the change in the storyline of the President's son? Wasn't he alive and well-adjusted during the prequel that aired in November? I'll have to do a little digging to get more scoop on what's going on there.
Uggs:
I got some for Christmas and can safely say that real ones are FAR superior to the fake ones I've been trudging around in the past couple of months.
