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I finally saw Avatar. The massive, huge, like gotta-see-movie-of-the-year. I enjoyed the hell out of it (though it was so long that my bladder began to feel like a overly full water balloon posed over a needle).

There was so much hype about this movie, like so much. I hate hype, because very rarely does the book/movie/song whatever live up to the standards I’ve built in my head. Avatar came close, but again I think my expectations were huge (I mean the hype was epic!).

The film was gorgeous. Visual eye candy and seeing it in 3D really made me feel like I was right there. But there was also a heaviness in the movie, where the storyline paralleled reality (past/present) a bit. I’m pretty sure I caught some Bush administration lines in there.    My lovely friend Ciara put it the best when she said, “Avatar is Pocahontas set on another planet.” And I got out of the movie and went…holy sh*t she’s right! (I read her comment after I saw the movie!).

So even though I loved the movie, it also made me a bit sad. Like…what can we do? History seems to repeat itself again and again. How do we stop it? (I’m trying to be kind of ambiguous in case people haven’t seen it!)

Anyway, how did you like Avatar? I’m curious to hear your thoughts!

Interesting fact I’ve discovered: did you know the chick who played Neytiri (girl above), played Uhura in Star Trek and was also in….* drum roll * Crossroads with Britney Spears like ions ago? Remember that shitty movie? Though I secretly kind of loved it.

(First let me say, the girls of Naughty and Spice are taking some time off for the holidays, so we alternating weeks we blog. Though there’ll always be two of us here at any given week and generally a Friday blogger as well!)

Well, it’s getting to be that time of year. The holidays. Where hams, turkeys, mashed potatoes, sugar cookies, gingerbread lattes, eggnog, peppermint martinis are greeting you pretty much all season long. And so it seems, we gain a bunch of weight during this time of year. And we’re kicking it all off this Thursday (well the Yanks are) with Thanksgiving.

I’m here to say NOT ME! In fact, I vow to LOSE weight. Why? Well, because I did my weight gain during the last couple of months. I plan on hitting the gym hardcore and watching what I eat. Again. And yes, you might be thinking shouldn’t she wait until after the holidays? But um, no not really. See here’s the thing. I don’t like most holiday food. I just don’t.

I’m not a big drinker. I have to watch my sugar. And I really don’t like traditional Thanksgiving dinner food. Yup I said it. I don’t like mashed potatoes. At all. Stuffing is okay…. turkey I kind of like, but I prefer it on a sandwich. I could go on and on. So generally, the holidays have never really been a challenge for me. And if I stick to the gym, I really should come out ahead. Hypothetically. IF I stick to the gym being the keyword.

So how about you? How excited are you for the holidays? Are you going into it saying screw it all I’ll eat what I want and be good in January (I’ve been there & there’s no judging here on Naughty and Spice ) Are you a chronic dieter dreading the upcoming weeks? Or are you just thinking…fuck, is it really Thanksgiving on Thursday?