First, a plug for Stardust. I saw it tonight at the late viewing, and it was clever and charming and so worth it. If you liked The Princess Bride as a kid, you'll like Stardust as an adult. You've got Ian McKellan narrating, Peter O'Toole and Ricky Gervais in great cameos, humor, adventure, a story tightly woven together, foolish and wise love, beautiful scenery and costumes, great acting from all kinds of people (I was surprised at all the actors I recognized; and Robert DeNiro's character, while different from the book, is a hilarious addition), and a gentle moral or three for polish. Go see it. You'll like it.
And then read the book, just for kicks and giggles. Every once in awhile, you happen upon stories that you can sink down into and not notice if someone calls your name or the phone rings or lots of time passes. What's even more rare are the stories in which you get the distinct impression that the characters notice you're there tagging along with them, and they don't seem to mind, and might even wink at you from time to time (The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde gives a much better description of this phenomenon). Running around with Door while she's dodging Croup and Vandemar in Neverwhere, it feels like she expects you to protect her until Richard and the Marquis de Carabas show up, and when Tristran and Yvaine are face-to-face with the evil witch queen in Stardust, there's a bit of a look from Yvaine to say "Just so's you know, I'm not sure we're getting out of this one prettily. Duck!"
Right. End of movie plug.
The reason I love my acupuncturist is that her treatments are so logical. I went to see her yesterday, and I was telling her about my progress in my new job, and also that I was feeling fatigued and wilted, especially with this oppressive heatwave. Then I climbed up on the treatment table, and she took my pulses. She asked, "Are you learning a lot at your new job?" "Yes. I feel like a sponge trying to absorb it all." "And when do you feel most tired?" "Late afternoons, and all I want to do when I get home is inhale carbs for a solid hour, and then I get super sleepy and crash."
The diagnosis was that well of course learning something big and brand new and so quickly is exhausting, however good it is as brain food. And the heat doesn't help matters. Some channel or other was stuck, so coping with the energy back-up was also depleting my energy (ironic, isn't it?). A needle near my hairline on the left side of my face, one on the middle of my ribs on the left side, and two others in my left foot got everything unstuck. And I actually slept pretty well last night, which is unusual for me. She also recommended sucking on dried fruit when I get carb cravings. Apparently, dried fruit quickly satiates the craving without putting on the pounds, and will hopefully keep me from bingeing. I do like dried pineapple...
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