Romeo And Juliet

i remember watching baz luhrmann's william shakespeare's romeo + juliet for the first time 10 years ago, under perfectly delightful circumstances (read: sitting next to my first "boyfriend"). but even without 14-year-old girlishness factored in, shakespeare's text was powerful enough, even to my then-untrained ear, to jet the movie straight to my all-time favourites list. i think leo might have had something to do with it, too (no surprises there...) anyway, the important thing is that i didn't pay much attention at the time to the siren who crooned sultrily at the capulets' ball as a drugged romeo first laid eyes on a fairylike juliet.

fast forward 3 years, to when i finally figured out the significance of sade (and how her name was actually pronounced).

and then cut to another 7 later. the song -- in all its spectacular brevity -- has very unexpectedly made it to the top of my playlist. it may actually be the most intense song i own. [apparently sade may have had something to do with the lyrics -- unclear -- but the voice is that of des'ree. no matter, still hot.] more important thing is that this admission comes from the girl who usually vacillates between trance, hip-hop and hindi remixes. hua kya hai mujhe!?

Kissing You (Love Theme from Romeo + Juliet)

Pride can stand a thousand trials
The strong will never fall
But watching stars without you
My soul cries

Heaving heart is full of pain
Oooh, oooh, the aching
'Cause I'm kissing you, oooh
I'm kissing you, oooh

Touch me deep, pure and true
Give to me forever
'Cause I'm kissing you, oooh
I'm kissing you, oooh

Where are you now
Where are you now
'Cause I'm kissing you
I'm kissing you, oooh

A Good Matt Is Easy To Find

my new favourite hottie is matt damon, thanks to scorsese's 2-+-hour-long extravamattaganza the departed.

see what i mean? [pick@flick(r): <http://flickr.com/photos/girlfish1303/293291739/>]

the cute little nose, the boston accent, the smug grin, the abs, the obvious intelligence, the well-fitting suits, the scheming manipulations, the somehow-ridiculously-irresistible strong silent stereotype, the veins in his arms that stand out when he's on the phone... very nice.

i have liked him ever since the rainmaker and saving private ryan, right through rounders and ocean's 11 and 12 and good will hunting, to the bourne movies. i even liked him in eurotrip, dangnabbit! and let's not forget the ridiculous roles in chasing amy and jersey girl, which also star best buddy and fellow hottie ben affleck in two of his less likable (read: less hot) roles.

(no i will not say why i watched jersey girl in the first place.)

[coming back to the departed, as an aside, since we're discussing the oh-so-profound topic of how good matt damon looks and how well he acts: i don't really know what to say about the film, i am so blown away by all the plot twists and flying brainbits (hello, don and a scanner darkly and face/off and kill bill and n other movies that involve skullduggery, last-minute prestidigitation, and lots of blood)... so i will quote my new favourite catchphrase, harvard professor james simpson's "herewith my basic response": go watch! but let the record state that i am primarily blown away by matt damon. bonus: if you don't like matt damon, there's always leo. or jack nicholson, or mark "marky mark" wahlberg, or alec baldwin, or even vera farmiga (she of the cheekbones), depending on your tastes. but really, you should like matt damon. i mean, really.]

*cough* ok, i feel like i'm 16 again. and he's married and entirely unattainable (as if i stood a chance in hell in any case).

but you know what? matt damon matt damon matt damon. deal!

in more positive news, my favourite voice does not belong to a hollywood actor, and i am lucky enough to hear it every so often. i'll take what i can get.