Jesus Christ Superstar

I seem to be on a religious kick lately. Well, at least where my movies are concerned. Earlier in the week, I got Saved! and more recently I got The Passion of the Christ. I know. Polar opposites. And I loved both, but for very different reasons.

Saved! doesn't take itself too seriously and I love that. It's quirky and irreverant and over-the-top, yet believable and endearing. You laugh at and with the characters. You grow to care about them. And I actually thought Macaulay Culkin was cute in this. I haven't thought of him as cute since Home Alone. (As a side note: I just read Macaulay's bio and I'm shocked. He's the same age as one of my exes. I really am a craddle robber. Yuck!)

The Passion was very serious. It was incredibly intense. That's the only way I can really describe it; intensenly moving and powerful. It was hard-- even painful-- to watch at times. I was choked up through most of the film. Yeah, me, choked up. This is no feel-good flick here, but I'd recommend everyone watch it. It sort of transcends religion and borders and it is something you aren't likely to forget. It really was amazing. (Another side note: I felt like a sicko for ogling Jesus a bit. When he wasn't all bloody and flayed, he was kinda hot. I feel so wrong for saying that. I'm going to hell.)

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When I'm not ogling Jesus or a wheelchair-bound Macaulay-- I'm in the express lane to hell-- I'm planning my New Year's party. I finally found the third, and complimentary, dessert. A Chocolate Fallen Souffle Cake. My mom said I was going overboard....again. I said that this was for me, not anyone else. I want these desserts, dammit! I'm making the cheesecake tomorrow. I love that all of these can be made ahead of time. I'll be busy enough this week.

It's been only one day home alone with the kids and I'm already going insane. They fought constantly. Then my father came home and drove me nuts. On top of that, I've been dropping and spilling things when I'm not bumping into and knocking over other things. I think I'm cursed.

I really jumped topic, didn't I? I went from Jesus movies to cake to insanity in .05 seconds. That's a new record, I think.