So I’m sitting here watching the Academy Awards and while I’d hoped for and even predicted a few of the upsets that have occurred thus far (Tilda Swinton & Marion Cotillard), I just had to jump online and make a quick comment on this last Oscar for Editing. It went to Christopher Rouse for The Bourne Ultimatum, and while I’m happy for the guy, I’m more than a little disappointed with the Academy. See, the award is supposed to be for BEST editing in a feature film, not the MOST editing.

Keep in mind that outside of “Best Picture,” only folks within a given field of expertise are allowed to vote on the winner in their category — in other words, a bunch of EDITORS voted for Mr. Rouse’s work on Ultimatum. I only bring it up because my biggest issue with the film was its overzealous, MTV-style cutting — editing that actually confused the story. That it’s being honored with an Academy Award has me absolutely stumped. That I care enough to post about it tells me that I should spend more time WRITING movies and less time writing ABOUT them…

But since I’m at it, I might as well mention that this evening’s Oscar telecast has me convinced that Cameron Diaz and Ellen Barkin are in fact, the same person.

So I went to the Tao of Wellness last Thursday and Dr. Mao stuck some needles in my face, and all around the rest of my body. He put me on a one-week detox diet, and gave me some tea along with an herbal face scrub and astrigent. Just over a week later, I’d say the results speak for themselves.

The first two strips above are from Weeks 1 & 2, you’ve already seen those. The third strip was taken the day of my first visit to Dr. Mao, and the final strip is me today. Click the pic for a higher-rez look at stuff.

I went back in this past Wednesday for another acupuncture treatment and the doctor was more than pleased with my progress. I’m confident that this plan of attack is working, and will have things cleared up in no time. What’s more, I FEEL pretty darn good. Weird. I’d always heard that vegetables were good for you, but I guess ’til I actually tried them, I just assumed it was some sort’ve urban myth.