Hidden Enemies and Parapluies

Sugar is truly evil. At work, I innocently bought a package of Planter's peanut butter crackers at my work's vending machine. I bit into the 1st of 6 crackers and thought to myself, wow this is unusually sweet. I eat two more and then I decide to look at the ingredients. These evil little snacks contained sugar, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup and a few other sugar-like ingredients. Grrr! I ate the whole thing (I was hungry!!!) and afterwards swore never to purchase these little devils again. Even though it was only 4 grams of sugar, I felt woozy afterwards.
Speaking of let downs!, I recently watched a French film called Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (aka The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) on DVD. What a disappointment. All the dialogue was sung. All of it!!! Usually musicals give you a break, but this was non-stop singing all the way through. It's gets on your nerves after a while. It also slows the story down. I could only take 30 minutes at a time, as I was getting a headache from just watching it. Visually it was very stunning. The film was restored for DVD release and it showcases the uninhibited use of color that the '60s was well known for. One interesting thing is that the film stars a young Catherine Deneuve who looks strikingly similar to Gwyneth Paltrow. Don't cha think? (Catherine is on the left, Gwynnie on the right).