more reel life!

i had the fortune of catching chocolat the other day on TV- and it's excellent excellent excellent! IMHO it deserved the grammy that year for best pic, because it's almost just like amelie, but the plot is much wider and the way it resolves the theme of cultural clash is not only heartwarming but also very refreshing. then, there's the Depp Factor- yup, guess who makes a guest appearance? it's nobody else but johnny depp, and he looks even more yummylicious than the chocolate! plus he's in his element doing the whole swinging-hippy-with-the-broody-undertone thing, and does the pensive, i'm-searching-your-soul look on multiple occasions throughout the show- and that, i swear, now -that- is the look that just kills! and then when he finally gets it on with juliette binoche, what ensues is almost as sexy than the matt damon love scene in the bourne identity, which i happen to think is the most sensual yet tasteful love scene ever. hmm, come to think of it, i might have to give the chocolat scene more points because it stars johnny depp, and we all know that dear johnny kicks matt damon's ass any day. tough decision, this one, so i guess i will need to watch the DVD about 500 more times to ascertain who's the real winner.

and then- TOMORROW's the american idol results show! damn, it's so exciting this season cos they're both really good, far better than fantasia or diana or any of the other previous finalists PUT TOGETHER. although, that isn't saying much because i think that fantasia and reuben were both crap, and everybody has seen how kelly clarkson exploded into her current blimp-like form shortly after winning the first season. not that i have anything against fat people; i just think that people who call themselves 'idols' should at least lay off the fast food to avoid perpetuating the idea that obese is OK. reuben, for one, could really use a good detox diet, because it definitely looks as if his BMI is in the "too high" range. anyway it's just come to my attention that the live telecast of tomorrow's show is at 8 am, which is the exact time i'm scheduled to be having some useless lecture in LT2. this is not acceptable. now, i guess i have to take the whole of tomorrow off, or develop a serious migraine which clears up after lunch or something.

interestingly, it seems that "severe migraine" is fast becoming preferable to "severe menstrual cramps" as the excuse of choice. most importantly, it can be utilised several times a month, and there are no obvious symptoms of a migraine, so acting is kept to a minimum. in fact the only things that are really crucial are a weak, sickly tone of voice, and a pale complexion, which can easily be acheived by running/hopping up a flight of stairs. i feel a little bad telling white lies, but you know, sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. and i can't trust my mom to tape the telecast so that i can watch it immediately when i come back from school, because by then the suspense would be killed and she'd have told me the results. like even when she promises not to reveal anything, she gets so excited thinking about how the whole show went that she starts talking non-stop for blocks of 10 minutes, and by then she would have accidentally dropped so many hints that i would know who won. she's done that many times for survivor and amazing race already, so i speak from experience.

damn, i'm really really hoping that bo wins because i think his voice is just awesome. it has this very unusual tone and character to it, which gives you goosebumps just listening to him when he sings the calm sections of his rock songs. i'm no big fan of the whole microphone-groping act, and i dislike hairy men, but i guess i have to make an exception for bo. plus, i think that carrie is just too wholesome. it's like there's this innate cowgirl personality that keeps coming out of her, and it's just such a turn off. not that i get turned on by girls, that is. plus she screwed up her first song so badly and i think the judges are all deaf to say that she did a good job of it. like hello, she was off-pitch for the entire first minute, so what were they thinking??? maybe simon is just jealous of bo or something. honestly, simon just seems to be getting more and more botox-y, and if carrie wins tomorrow because he keeps making all these political pitches for her, i'll never watch another american idol episode. it'll be all simon's fault that the show will lose one of their most faithful fans!

and now i need to get back to checking how online bets on bo/carrie are going. before i go though, i need to share with everyone that i've got the jingle from the stupid Healthy Gums Healthy Teeth commercial in my head, and it's pissing me off to no end. you know the one which goes "oh i can't smile without you, can't smile without you..." and stars mark zee grinning like a bloody idiot throughout the entire thing? almost as irritating as the BMI song!

toodles!