Things that I get obsessed over are bad. Well, the things themselves aren't bad; it's the fact that I'm prone to getting obsessed that's bad. Note to self: no more watching or listening to Jesus Christ Superstar. Even though I find Jerome Pradon excessively captivating as Judas (plus, he has a pretty decent body--great arms! *smack* No more thinking like that...okay). But I always get like this over things, particularly when my mind isn't really occupied by other things. I like my job, but it doesn't exactly set my mind racing. This is exactly what happened last year when I saw Gladiator right after finishing up finals. I had nothing else to think about, really, so I thought about the movie. And Russell Crowe. And now I'm positively inundated with movies to obsess over--the aforementioned Jesus Christ Superstar, the Horatio movies, and Bridget Jones's Diary.
I'm not really obsessed with the Horatio movies, or even Ioan. I think I've moved over that, though I did have some odd dreams last night involving the Horatio world. I blame that on watching it shortly before bedtime.
Bridget Jones is another matter entirely. Thankfully I don't have the ability to just watch it over and over, the way I do with JCS. It was such a wonderful movie, and I hope that women in the US will now properly appreciate Colin Firth. I liked it better than the book. The reviewer in Entertainment Weekly said that it wasn't as good as the book because we don't get Bridget being all neurotic. We kind of do--we just see it from the outside point of view, instead of having to deal with Bridget obsessing about her weight constantly (I found out that Renee Zellweger had to "balloon" up to a size 12; the horrors! Wasn't that what size Marilyn Monroe was?). That's why I liked the movie. Plus, Colin Firth. Mmm. And Hugh Grant--wet. And the two of them fighting. Mmmm. Naturally I went home and started watching Pride & Prejudice. Anyway, here's a pretty cool website to check out about BJD. It has info about both book and movie, and many reviews and such. I haven't completely explored it.
Wow, I have gone on. Sorry! But I think this is helping me get over my sad little obsessions. Although I did feel the need on Saturday night to go and find that lovely picture of Mr. Darcy lovingly watching Elizabeth and set it as my wallpaper on my desktop. That's not obsession; that's just being a red-blooded woman.
Current song in my head:
"It's Raining Men"