Showing posts with label hotness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hotness. Show all posts
Man Candy Monday: Stalker Edition
So Ashley picked JP, which I think is fitting, given both of their propensities for whining and effusive displays of insecurity, but my heart belongs to the fiiiiiiiiine Ben F:
Some Random Notes
In high school, my best friend Tiffany and I carried around these neon pink notebooks, in which we would record "observations." I still have them; there are 20 volumes (not exaggerating). So in honor of our "Pulsar Pinks," here is a list of totally unrelated notes and observations:
1. These days, I'm really into Hanging with Friends on the ol' iPhone. Please play with me! (clairekiefer)
2. I spent the past two days in a workshop at SF's Juvenile Justice Center entitled Trauma and Recovery, and then came home and slept. Normal, right? It was an excellent workshop with an excellent trainer, and I learned very acutely that I am not comfortable with silence!!! ("Be comfortable with silence" was one of the counseling "dos"). I am talkative and fidgety and silence? . . . can't handle it.
3. Talk about dichotomous activities: after spending the day in a Trauma workshop, I spent the evening devising a grocery list for Cabo. Someone will go shopping for us and deposit our groceries (and tequila) in our villa before our arrival. What??? June 22 can't get here fast enough.
4. Mesmerized by this picture:
1. These days, I'm really into Hanging with Friends on the ol' iPhone. Please play with me! (clairekiefer)
2. I spent the past two days in a workshop at SF's Juvenile Justice Center entitled Trauma and Recovery, and then came home and slept. Normal, right? It was an excellent workshop with an excellent trainer, and I learned very acutely that I am not comfortable with silence!!! ("Be comfortable with silence" was one of the counseling "dos"). I am talkative and fidgety and silence? . . . can't handle it.
3. Talk about dichotomous activities: after spending the day in a Trauma workshop, I spent the evening devising a grocery list for Cabo. Someone will go shopping for us and deposit our groceries (and tequila) in our villa before our arrival. What??? June 22 can't get here fast enough.
4. Mesmerized by this picture:
smokin'
5. What does one do when one's 30th birthday falls on the second day of #$@!ing school? Need ideas.
6. My hair doesn't hold curl. It's naturally wavy, but when I blow dry it and attempt to use a curling iron? FALLS RIGHT OUT. I lamented this fact while my girls were visiting SF last month, and Jessie recommended this curling iron . . .y'all, it's life-changing. Best $24.99 I ever spent. I can brush my hair, sleep on it, put it in a bun, and it STILL has curl. I'm so into it:
Remington T Studio curling wand
Okay, that's all I got. I'm off to the gym . . . but only because I've promised myself a trip to Yogurtland on the way home.
My Heart is Full
Yesterday marked the end of the most incredible girls' trip imaginable. I will post all about my time in San Francisco with Micaela, Marianne, and Jessie tomorrow; for now, I'm running off to work from the nonprofit office today.
And so I leave you with some Monday man candy. Thanks to my friend Cari, who is responsible for my obsession with Tim Riggins as well, I can't stop thinking about Jax Teller:
And so I leave you with some Monday man candy. Thanks to my friend Cari, who is responsible for my obsession with Tim Riggins as well, I can't stop thinking about Jax Teller:
JAX IN A MANBUN.
Suffice to say, the four of us indulged in some Sons of Anarchy-watchin', beer-drinkin', lustful-fantasizin' about good ol' Jax. Have any of you seen Sons of Anarchy? I'm totally willing to get past the violence in order to see this man walk around like the ultimate good-hearted bad ass in a bullet proof vest.
When Good Looks & Jazz Collide
He's kind of a bad boy (he's gone to jail).
He's from New Orleans.
He's a humanitarian (helped rebuild New Orleans after Katrina, Honorary Chairman for Habitat for Humanity, etc.).
He named his first daughter Georgia.
He's a jazz musician and pianist.
He's from New Orleans.
He's a humanitarian (helped rebuild New Orleans after Katrina, Honorary Chairman for Habitat for Humanity, etc.).
He named his first daughter Georgia.
He's a jazz musician and pianist.
Harry Connick Jr. . .
Plus, he was pretty darn adorable in Will & Grace, if you recall.
So what do you think, yay or nay? Obviously HCJ is not my "usual" type . . . do you have any surprising celebricrushes?
Also, please go wish a happy birthday to my dear friend Heather! Hopefully this year on her birthday, none of us will get assaulted in a bar by cranked-up freaks (heehee, remember that, Heather??). A few years ago we were having a birthday party for Heather at Casanova in the Mission. Heather got up to go to the bathroom and two random dudes sat right in the middle of our birthday "party" (we had a corner of the bar). When she returned, Heather asked them for her seat back, and it turned into an ugly brawl, resulting in our friend Amick getting an entire pint of beer poured over her head, and two of us being pushed to the ground . . . I woke up bruised the next morning! Ahhhh, the mid-twenties in San Francisco . . .
Last day to enter the Blogger Book Swap! A basically free way to expand your reading collection--do it!
Last day to enter the Blogger Book Swap! A basically free way to expand your reading collection--do it!
When I imagine an ideal man . . .
Check out what I discovered today. A picture of Troy Polamalu in a manbun. I think this is bad news for me--pretty sure that literally, no one else will ever live up to this level of hotness. Better prepare myself for spinster-hood.
my hopes, my dreams, my fantasies . . .
I may never get married
because I don't think I'll be satisfied with any potential suitor unless he is exactly like Adam Braverman (aka Peter Krause):
My crush began with Peter Krause as Nate on Six Feet Under, and has grown exponentially now that I know him as Adam Braverman from Parenthood. Is it sick that I feel like I actually know him? And it's not just cause he looks so much like the last guy I dated.
I know I've mentioned Parenthood before, and therefore shouldn't harp on it, but seriously . . . it is so good.
Link up with Leeann!
Man Candy on a Tuesday
Last week I was remiss and did not link up with Leeann and post a hottie . . . what was I thinking? We could all use a little pick-me-up, I'm sure.
I'm the queen of obsessing over celebrities. I mean like I literally get jealous when Tim Riggins hooks up with a girl on Friday Night Lights, and I used to want to throw something at the screen when Pacey and Joey would make out on Dawson's Creek. I hate hearing buzz about my celeb crushes having potential girlfriends . . . cause even though I know that the chances that I will ever meet them are slim to nil, the idea of another girl putting her paws all over my man makes me green with envy.
(I need to work on this, I know).
We should also discuss the distinctions between gorgeous, sexy, handsome, cute, etc. Which of the following (if any) do you consider my #2 NFL crush, Mark Sanchez, quarterback for the New York Jets?
I'm the queen of obsessing over celebrities. I mean like I literally get jealous when Tim Riggins hooks up with a girl on Friday Night Lights, and I used to want to throw something at the screen when Pacey and Joey would make out on Dawson's Creek. I hate hearing buzz about my celeb crushes having potential girlfriends . . . cause even though I know that the chances that I will ever meet them are slim to nil, the idea of another girl putting her paws all over my man makes me green with envy.
(I need to work on this, I know).
We should also discuss the distinctions between gorgeous, sexy, handsome, cute, etc. Which of the following (if any) do you consider my #2 NFL crush, Mark Sanchez, quarterback for the New York Jets?
(all images from google image)
I can't even talk about that beach picture . . . not appropriately, anyway.
So I have two questions for you:
1. What do you think of my beloved Marky? and
Is this guy real?
I don't know much about this guy--all I know is that I saw a commercial for some show he's in and had to google him (via the show, Undercovers) immediately. I'm not sure I've seen anyone this hot since I dirty danced with some Spaniard named Enrique at a club in Cancun on Spring break my senior year of high school. I present to you
I mean, WHAT? There's a person on God's green earth who looks like that? How come we don't come across people like him in day to day life?
So--are you with me on this one? I think the vote was split on Enrique. Link up with Leeann to showcase your favorite hunk!
p.s. OMG!
Boris Kodjoe:
(all pics from google image)
So--are you with me on this one? I think the vote was split on Enrique. Link up with Leeann to showcase your favorite hunk!
p.s. OMG!
Leeann's Brilliant Idea
So Leeann has come up with a new Monday series to which we can all link up, and it's right up my alley:
MAN CANDY MONDAY
Hot, right? Basically, you visit her post here, click the linky link, and spotlight your own hunk. I figured it would be a little too expected for me to feature Tim Riggins, given that y'all have seen plenty of pictures of him here by now, so I chose another one of my celeb crushes to focus on--partly cause I think he's smokin' hot, and partly to joke with Leeann (who doesn't think he's smokin' hot, haha).
And now I present . . . Enrique Iglesias:
all images from google images
Goodness gracious alive, he gets my heart racin'. That face! That body! That last picture pretty much exemplifies everything I think is sexy.
So what do y'all think? Are you on Team Claire or Team Leeann on this one? :)
Friday I'm in Love!
Happy Friday y'all! I've been floating around school today, giddy about the impending weekend. It's upon us! What fun things do you have planned?
My usual lively weekend plans have been curtailed by a ferocious deadline: While I do have plans to hang out with some of my girls (including an old friend in town from NYC) on Saturday night over wine & Indian pizza, the rest of the weekend I am on lockdown. Like serious, for real lockdown. I have a huge manuscript due to Justice Now/Voice of Witness on Monday (essentially, I have 45 pages of a transcribed interview that I have to write into a cohesive, first person narrative). Fortunately, I am passionate about the project and I love the woman whose story is being told . . . but my goodness do I have my work cut out for me!
Onto business as usual:
My usual lively weekend plans have been curtailed by a ferocious deadline: While I do have plans to hang out with some of my girls (including an old friend in town from NYC) on Saturday night over wine & Indian pizza, the rest of the weekend I am on lockdown. Like serious, for real lockdown. I have a huge manuscript due to Justice Now/Voice of Witness on Monday (essentially, I have 45 pages of a transcribed interview that I have to write into a cohesive, first person narrative). Fortunately, I am passionate about the project and I love the woman whose story is being told . . . but my goodness do I have my work cut out for me!
Onto business as usual:
Here are some things I've been loving lately. First and foremost:
1. Behold two of my favorite things:
An NFL hottie + the Manbun
The darling Marianne (who obviously knows me very well) sent me this picture a few days ago, because she knows how dear both of these things are to me. While I never thought Tom Brady was one of the hottest in the NFL before, I sure as heck do now that he's sporting a manbun! Oh to be Gisele and make love to that sweet sweet man with the sexiest hairstyle around. He'ssofine.
2. Chocolate Bananas
Check this out:
This is my new favorite thing. I'd bought the regular Gone Bananas before at Trader Joe's (a whole frozen banana dipped in chocolate) but these bite-sized ones are so much better! They are PERFECT for a sweet tooth--delicious and relatively guilt-free (really low-calorie). I pretty much want to go home right now so I can grab some from my freezer. If you have a Trader Joe's nearby, try these!
3. Tsunami Love
This morning I got one phone call, six text messages, and a couple emails from far-off loved ones checking on San Francisco (the first tsunami wave was supposed to reach our coastline at 8:08 this morning). Thank you so much to everyone for all the love and concern. Things are fine here in California, though I am devastated for Japan as we continue to see the body count rise. It seems we've had a surge of natural disasters in the past few years, and it's heartbreaking.
Here's hoping that Eastern Japan is able to heal soon, and that its people are overwhelmed with strength and resilience.
Happy Friday!
It's the end of an era.
Something devastating happened last night.
The series finale of Friday Night Lights aired. And I had to say goodbye to Tim Riggins.
I've been known to have some serious tv crushes in my life. I used to get alarmingly jealous when Pacey would kiss Joey on Dawson's Creek. And of course there was Ben Covington, and the universal ladykiller Jordan Catalano (whom Marianne posted about yesterday).
But none of these compare to Tim Riggins. I'm not kidding when I say that I'd jump at the chance to marry Taylor Kitsch, having never met him, based solely on his portrayal of Tim Riggins. Wouldn't think twice.
My best friend and I have a longstanding crush on the poet Li-Young Lee, and years ago we'd play a game called YGTSWLYL. It stood for "You Get to Sleep with Li-Young Lee . . .," and the idea was that we'd try to come up with the most horrifying "if" to see if the other would agree to it.
Exempli gratia:
The series finale of Friday Night Lights aired. And I had to say goodbye to Tim Riggins.
I've been known to have some serious tv crushes in my life. I used to get alarmingly jealous when Pacey would kiss Joey on Dawson's Creek. And of course there was Ben Covington, and the universal ladykiller Jordan Catalano (whom Marianne posted about yesterday).
But none of these compare to Tim Riggins. I'm not kidding when I say that I'd jump at the chance to marry Taylor Kitsch, having never met him, based solely on his portrayal of Tim Riggins. Wouldn't think twice.
My best friend and I have a longstanding crush on the poet Li-Young Lee, and years ago we'd play a game called YGTSWLYL. It stood for "You Get to Sleep with Li-Young Lee . . .," and the idea was that we'd try to come up with the most horrifying "if" to see if the other would agree to it.
Exempli gratia:
You get to sleep with Li-Young Lee, but you have to fly a confederate flag from your front porch for the next 5 years
You get to sleep with Li-Young Lee, but you also have to sleep with Rush Limbaugh
You get to sleep with Li-Young Lee, but you have to move to rural Kansas
You get the idea.
Suffice to say that the answer to any YGTSWTimRiggins propositions would be yes, yes, yes!
It is with love, lust, and a heavy heart that I bid adieu to the finest creature that ever graced the television screen. Your character may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
I honestly love you
So who's your biggest tv crush? Have you ever had it this bad?
Friday I'm in Love!
I've got a new shoe crush and it's taken hold of me. Evidently, Rihanna and I have the same taste in Louboutins. The one pair I own, she owned first (damn her!). And now, she's bested me again, cause she has the Christian Louboutin Misfit 150s! Thus begins my Friday I'm in Love post with
1. These Loubs:
other things I love about this photo: Vogue, Rihanna, Annie Leibovitz
Believe it or not, I think I like them best in the creamy khaki color. They're perfectly dramatic in black, but maybe a little too goth for me. But the lighter color? HOLY MOTHER. I've fallen hard. They're only $1500, so I only need to take 862 more babysitting jobs to get my paws on them!
2. Snooki's book being on the New York Times best seller list.
Don't believe me? Click here.
Did I just order this book from amazon? Why yes, yes I did. What can I say, I love to read. ;)
(What I'm not in love with: that I have $80K of student loans and an MFA in Creative Writing and yet Snooki's book is on the best seller list).
3. FREE SNOOKI
That moments after Snooki was hauled off by the cops and taken to the slammer, JWOWW was sporting one of these:
In case you've forgotten some of Snooki's finer moments, here's a little reminder:
4. Jude + Tim Riggins
Jude is nobody's fool, and damn straight he's paying homage to the fact that Tim Riggins has been released from jail and is back in Dillon, Texas! Let's just say my Wednesday nights have gotten a little brighter (uh--hotter) now that Timmy's back on Friday Night Lights.
welcome home, baby.
tell me, what kinds of things did you miss while you were in prison?
Hope the rest of you have had a lovely week and have fun weekend plans. I finally have a day off on Sunday (!!!) so let's just say the world is my oyster. Happy weekend!
The proof is in the pudding.
My sweet cousin sent me the following picture in support of my Man Bun post yesterday . . . and I really don't think anything else needs to be said.
Tim Riggins with a man bun is my own personal heaven.
The Man Bun
Yesterday while I was drooling over the hotness at the American Music Awards (Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Gavin Rossdale . . .) I had a realization.
The man bun makes me weak in the knees.
Check out Gavin Rossdale, who was sporting one last night:
Now, it's partly just my generation. I was a teenager in the 90s, which means that every single one of my boyfriends from age 15 to 21 had long hair. Literally. You've seen a picture of my high school boyfriend, and I could unearth pics of the three that followed him, all of whom had long, luxurious hair.
But it isn't the shaggy mane or the ponytail that gets me going . . . it is specifically the man bun.
Here are some more examples of hotties rockin' buns:
The man bun makes me weak in the knees.
Check out Gavin Rossdale, who was sporting one last night:
Now, it's partly just my generation. I was a teenager in the 90s, which means that every single one of my boyfriends from age 15 to 21 had long hair. Literally. You've seen a picture of my high school boyfriend, and I could unearth pics of the three that followed him, all of whom had long, luxurious hair.
But it isn't the shaggy mane or the ponytail that gets me going . . . it is specifically the man bun.
Here are some more examples of hotties rockin' buns:
Casey James, from last season's American Idol. He looked a zillion times hotter with the man bun than when he wore his hair down. Man bun + drawl = xtra hottt.
RIP Heath; you sure did know how to sport the man bun.
my poet crush, Li-Young Lee--now this may not be a man bun PROPER, but I've seen him live & in the flesh with the man bun atop his head
These next two pictures are going to require a little faith. Because while you can't see the actual man bun . . . you just have to trust that it's there. It's just proof that the man bun looks hot from the front as well.
Hello, Orlando. I love your locks.
Arguably the hottest man alive with the messy version of the bun.
So what do you think: Man Bun, yay or nay? What quirky trend do you think is smokin' hot?
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