The Handsome Blog- Number Twelve

Its funny how sometimes life just happens...it sweeps you away from some of the things you would like to spend your time doing, and dictates you in other areas that are...shall we say, less desireable. Anyways, my apologies for the lag between Handsome Blog's lately. Things have been hectic.

Number 12 is someone who I dont by any means have "a crush" on, or even really find attractive, but he is an awesome dude all the same. 

Number 12- Shaun White.

I can remember my childhood days, living in Southern California, in a townhouse that was mere feet away from the ocean. Every morning as a wee thing, I would get up, put on my bathing suit and make my way to the ocean. My mother was still in her twenties, or very early thirties, and would let me hang out with some of the neighborhood youth (between ages 4-17), looking back, I have no idea why, since 90% of them were male, skaters, surfers, and they had a love for one Mary-Jane. But all the same, I didnt know the difference, and I loved every second of it. We would all go to the beach, and they taught a much younger version of me how to swim, surf, and skate. 

One of my little buddies was this red-headed, freckle faced boy I called Shauny. We would hang out together, and were buddies from the get-go. Of course I know everyone can see where this story is going. My little bud grew up to be one of the best skateboarders and snowboarders of all time, Shaun White. This fact makes me wish that I would have stuck with surfing or skating, because heck! Look where I could be. Everywhere. But, alas, things always seem to happen for a reason, and when I was about 5 or 6, I moved away from So. Cal, and all of the friends and hobbies I had picked up there. 

I can tell you that everytime I see Shaun White on tv, or in a magazine, I feel compelled to stop and watch, or read whatever it is. We were buddies after all. I can also tell you, that if I were to walk up to him, he would have no freakin idea who I was. But if I mentioned our Lords of Dogtown days, he would probably remember our group, and we would likely laugh at how stupid are parents were. 

Shaun has really grown up to be a great dude. Funny and witty, but he still has a seemingly good head on his shoulders. I love that when he got famous, he bought the house he grew up living in in Oceanside, instead of some fancy house in Malibu or something.  I really feel like Shaun has also brought Snowboarding and skating to an entirely different level. He has mastered tricks that ten years ago, no-one would ever think possible, now, they are the norm. He has helped bring the popularity level to skyrocketing, and anyone who has ever watched an X-Games, knows who this dude is

The Handsome Blog- Number Eleven

I've been slacking. I know this. This last week really hasnt consisted of very much. Flying. Working. Working. Sleeping. Reading. Welcome to my life. I just havent had the conciousness to stay awake and write this lately. Anywhoozle, this dude is someone who for as far back as I can remember, I have thought was amazing. 

Number 11, Steven Tyler.

I can remember hearing the story of how Liv Tyler was at a Aerosmith show, and she noticed that Steven and her looked eerily alike. Once she brought it up to her mom, her mom confessed that he was actually her father. Now, I dont know how much of that story is completely fact, or how much is fiction, but all I know, is that to this day I still ask my mom if she is 100% sure that she didnt sleep with Steven Tyler when she was a crazy rebel. She insists that she didnt, and I'm determined to keep asking until one day she finally breaks down and says: "Ya, Steph. I totally slept with Steven Tyler, and there is a strong chance he's your father". We both know she would be lying, but it would make me happy all the same. 

 Now I've been a fan of this dude for years. Were talking, since I was a wee little kiddo. I remember watching Mrs. Doubtfire, looking at Robin Williams vacuuming while dancing to "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and singing the song for the next year and a half. After that, I was completely hooked. I couldnt get enough of them, and my mom was more than happy to listen to my new favorite band.

Years later, I think the world fell in love with Steven Tyler again when Aerosmith decided to sing "Dont Wanna Miss a Thing", that was such a good decision. That song still remains as one of my all time favorite songs ever.

Once Steven decided to be the Third Judge on American Idol this season, I knew I would be forced to start watching that show again. I hadnt seen a full season since way back when, so as per my original plan, I have succeeded in watching most of this season of American Idol, and if we're being honest, my favorite part is always hearing what Steven has to say. I think he is such a sweetheart. and I would be totally fine with having him as a judge, a friend, or a dad. And even at 63, Steven  is as sexy as ever. That guy has completely got it going on. And he can "walk this way" anytime he wants to.  Pun intended. 

The Handsome Blog- Number Ten

So it has been a couple days. But considering that the last two days have been consumed with washing clothes, packing, and now relaxing on a beach somewhere with a cold drink in my hand (that last part MAY be an exaggeration), I think i'm still on a roll of sorts. Now hear this, this next guy I can remember girls in my 6th grade class having a crush on. Once I saw him in his first real large movie, I instantly couldnt get enough of this dude's voice.

Number 10- Vin Diesel

First off, how lucky is this guy to have his god-given last name be Vincent? That just sounds like you walked straight out of the mob scene. I can first recall seeing Vin in The Fast and The Furious, and shortly thereafter watching him in Pitch Black. I had never heard a voice like his in the movie world before, and I felt almost dirty watching him because he has this way of looking at the people he works with (lets be more specific, the women he works with), that sends chills down my spine. I couldnt imagine actually being there. I have no idea how Michelle Rodriguez played it so cool. Ya know what?? This could actually really explain a lot. Maybe Michelle was in love with Vin after they were pretend lovers on F&F, and she realized that he didnt feel the same way, thats when she decided that life as a lesbian was how she would live now that she had no chance with Vin. By George, I've figured it out!!! Of course...thats a lot of speculation, and about 0.0001% fact, so take it at face value, and certainly dont quote me on it.

On a seperate note, of course everyone knows Vin as the deep voiced, mocha skinned, heavily built stud from XxX, PItch black, F&F 1-22...etc. BUT, one of my favorite flicks with him was something as goofy as The Pacifier. I watched that movie's special features at one point with my little sister, and they talked about what a big sweetheart he was. Holding the baby on the film, and playing with it, just acting very fatherly and loving towards it. That is one of those "Ultimate Sexy" things. Girls LOVE when guys are good with kids. Girls LOVE when guys play with kids and love them too. And coming from a man that looks 10 feet tall and bulletproof, its refreshing, and surprising to see him smile and laugh while he's holding a baby and tickling him. Its just the cutest thing.

I'm very glad that Vin had the opportunity to become a father, because he seems really well suited.

I'm not a fan of any of the rumors that go around about him, because in my mind...he's an actor, and at first glance, a good dude. I'm going to leave it at that.P.S. Vin, THANK YOU for making a F&F 5, i havent seen it yet...but I can hardly wait.  

The Handsome Blog- Number Nine

I would like to say that I think its funny that one day I will think of a dozen candidates for the handsome blog, and the next day I cant remember a single one of them. Sheesh. Someone get this girl some Ginko Biloba...wait...what was I saying?

Oh yes, men. Anyway, this next dude is someone who I first saw a couple weeks ago while I was at work (I get to watch 70 inch TV's at work..envy me), and I was instantly blown away. Please welcome number 9...

WEC and UFC fighter Ben Henderson.  *Drool*

Like I said a little earlier, I saw this dude while at work, (not literally, as I would have probably stood dumbfounded at my hostess stand and drooled a little bit). But, it was a friday night, people were slowly starting to drift out of the place, and a re-run of an old WEC match came on (WEC is World Extreme Cagefighting, for all you women like me). I was rolling my eyes, because I thought this kind of thing was completely barbaric and pointless. My manager walked up to me, said "oh, this is supposed to be a good fight..this dude gets the S#$! kicked out of him", not a minute later someone else said the same thing. It was nearing 1am, and I had nothing else to do, so I angled myself toward the tv, rested my elbows on the hostess stand, and watched. It took me about 12.7 seconds to realize just exactly how built Ben was. Not just built...but like, this man is a BRICK HOUSE. Not to mention his legs are gigantic! Put him on MY team in kickball.

So, because of the size of his legs, I was really looking forward to watching him kick the crap out of the little guy. Each round came and went, and I was getting antsy, waiting for the big moment. Finally, in the 5th and final round, the kicking happened, only Ben wasnt the guy doing the kicking. The little guy managed to somehow channel Spiderman and run on the side of the cage, then he roundhouse kicked Henderson to the face. I felt deflated.

With all of that being said, I saw Henderson in a UFC fight tonight (apparently his first ever...and he won. wooo), and I felt a faint alllll over again, not to mention, while the guy he beat was getting all pissy, when they interviewed Henderson he thanked God and quoted Phil 4:13 (so what, I know everyone quotes it). In all honesty, if you have that kind of effect on me of all people. You deserve to be number Nine on my Handsome Blog. 

Scroll down for pictures. Take note all you virgin eyed women and men....this guy fights in tight undies..and who am I to mislead anyone on how he looks? ;) And on top of everythign else, homeboy lives in Mesa. Holla! haha.

Is everyone noting the leg muscles??I feel it is very important to note the amount of leg muscles.

The Handsome Blog- Number Eight

Here we are again. I keep on skipping days...my dearest apologies my loyal readers. haha. I'd like to say thanks to the people who have suggested Handsome Men for this blog, I promise, I will be writing about them as soon as I get through the top ten on my own list. 

This next dude is a middle aged man, who I cant help but find  attractive. 

Number 8- Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Now, most of you ladies will probably recognize this guy as Denny Duquette on Gray's Anatomy. He dated the blonde chick while he was dying.  BUT, I know him as John Winchester from Supernatural and as Gerard Butlers Irish bestie from P.S. I love you.

But, my favorite role of Jeffery's is something he has yet to do, and he very well may never actually do. But, I am an avid reader, my favorite books being by an author named Janet Evanovich. She writes these awesome novels about a bounty hunter named Stephanie Plum...now Stephanie Plum has been in a relationship with a cop named Joe Morelli for quite some time.. and the entire time I've been reading these books, I have imagined Jeffrey Dean Morgan to be Joe Morelli. Now, all I need to do is convince a studio to make the movie, convince Jeffrey to play Morelli, Duane Johnson as Ranger and cast myself as Stephanie Plum...and we'll be good to go. I would totally watch that. 

All in all, Jeffrey is the classic "tall, dark and handsome" that everyone always talks about. He looks good with stubble, his eyes make me...as well as Hillary Swank,  look deep...deep into them. 

I admire his acting choices...I mean really...it takes a certain kind of dude to almost always take parts where he dies. Maybe he's afraid of committment. Actually..that makes a bit of sense. He's 45, and has never been married.  Well, there goes a strike against him. Boo.

Anywoo- Jeffrey isnt my ideal man by any stretch of the imagination. And I feel the need to stress the point that I'm not writing this blog in hopes that one of these dudes will magically appear on my doorstep or walk up to me at a restaurant and tell me they appreciate my kind words, and then ask if I would like to go get coffee. I'm doing this because I, like a lot of other girls, find guy's attractive, and I get bored enough to write something as fun as this. 

The Handsome Blog- Number Seven

Apparently I have some sort of mental block that prevents me from writing more than three days in a row, however, I guess the important thing is that I am. haha. This next dude is probably one of the most easily recogizable faces in the world. Yep, I said it. The world. His name is know EVERYWHERE. Seriously. Uganda probably knows the name. Anywhoozle. The Handsome Blog welcomes with open arms (and an open home, holla baby!) its 7th inductee,

Johnny Depp.

I honestly cant say with any sort of real certainty the first movie I saw Johnny in. It might have been Edward Scissorhands, could have been Sleepy Hollow, or Don Juan De Marco....certainly wasnt Friday the 13th...But for as long as I can remember, I just...knew who he was. He was that actor that played the odd roles, but did them so good. The guy that was so good-looking that every girl had a crush, and every guy wanted to be him. 

I remember once I saw Sleepy Hollow for about the 3rd time, I really started to realize that he was alright looking (by alright I mean, OH.MY.DEAR.LORD).

Once I saw the first Pirates, I was completely hooked on the guy. I never thought I would think someone who acted so drugged/drunk/loco in la cabesa, would be so attractive...but really, there is just something about the dude.

Johnny is now 47, and better looking than ever...if I do say so myself. He lives with his long time girly-friend and two kiddos, in the south of France...Or in the island he bought.

As lame as this is, one of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching Johnny on his first ever show, 21 Jump Street. Gotta love that show.

All in all. This dude has completely got it going on. I would love to grab coffee with him and just pick his brain for a couple hours. 

The Handsome Blog- Number Six

Hooray again for three days in a row. I find that its often the small victories that count the most in life. HA. Alas, I am now moving on to my first handsome british bloke (the first of many, I have a feeling. I think its the accents, not so much the grody teeth).

Anywoo, The Handsome Blog welcomes it's 6th inductee...

Hugh Laurie

Most of you probably know this strapping young man as Dr. Gregory House from the show "House"...so original. 

He plays the smartass doctor at Princeton Plainsboro Hospital. He specialzes in the odd and hard to solve cases. He just so happens to be uncaring in most instances, hilarious, and a complete snot ( I mean that in the most loving sense, since I really cant get enough of this show).

Hugh has completely mastered the whole "American" accent thing, and you may have seen him in movies like Stewart Little, The Borrowers, Flight of the Phoenix, The Man In The Iron Mask, Sense and Sensibility or 101 Dalmations ( Just for the record, I find it really hard to take him seriously as a nice and caring man in any of these movies after watching him as Dr. House for so long).

Maybe it's his cane, maybe it's the smart-alleck attitude, maybe its the quick witted replies. Whatever it is, I find him nearly irresistable as an older man. I think in all actuality, I find him more attractive as House than as Hugh Laurie, but whatever. 

On a completely seperate side of the spectrum here, I also think that my mind subconciously associates Hugh as looking some-what like Tom Waits, who will probably appear on this blog on a later date....just wait. Once I found out that House can sing, oh man....fuggetaboutit, stick a fork in me. I'm done. C'mon, he plays:piano, guitar, drums, harmonica and saxophone. PSHHH. Also, his record is being released in the UK May 9th. So everyone...um..fly to England and pick one up. Or since we have this fancy "internet" thing now, I suppose you could try Amazon.com and probably save yourself a few grand. 

All in all. He's a total master of his art. He is one of the very few true actors that I think still exist in the entertainment business, and he has yet to ever let me down in an episode of House. I could literally watch him all day (good thing I have self control, and a job, to help prevent that from happening).

The Handsome Blog- Number Five

Thankfully I was able to find some time today before I hi-ho myself off to work to write this. Hooray for 2 days in a row. Yippee!!

So this handsome man inductee is someone who I have had a major crush on since before high school, and off and on since then...depending on how often I saw him on TV.

Handsome Man Number 5

David Boreanaz

Way back in the days of Buffy, when "cute" guys were qualified as looking like, Freddy Prinze Jr., or Nich Lachey, I always thought David B was a sultry, sexy, son of a gun. Maybe it's that smile....and those eyes. And possibly the fact that he played something as awesome as a Vampire on one of my all time favorite shows...no matter what the reasoning was. I've always thought that he was a great looking dude. 

In the last several years, David has come back onto the small screen in probably one of my very favorite TV shows of all time, Bones. (if you havent seen it, GO SEE IT). David plays Special Agent Seely Booth, an FBI agent who works with an anthroplogist from the Jeffersonian. They go on cases to explore people who are dead and decomposed to just bones. David always wears goofy socks, a "cocky" belt buckle and a super sexy smile. 

All in all, David has really never done anything super special for the world (well, he encourages people to go green...yay), but really, nothing too special. He's had some embarrassing moments be paraded all over the news(more like E! News) and internet, yet he's still come out of this as handsome as ever. And really, at age 41, he's still got it going on.

All I gotta say is, if I was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I had a super sexy vampire like Angel watching me in my room as I slept. I would be O.K. with that.

The Handsome Blog- Number Four

I'm bummed that I had to break my little streak that was going so well..three whole days! Alas, stuff always seems to come up and I wasnt able to get to writing this until right now. 

With that being said, this next bloke is my all-time favorite handsome man, which made this terribly difficult to write (i'll admit, a tissue break was involved).

Without further adiou, Handsome Man Number 4,

Heath Ledger.

Believe it or not, Heath has always held a very special little place in my heart. Sure, he's great looking, sure he has that lovely Aussie accent, but it was always more than that. This guy had something special. That "something" that people work there entire lives trying to perfect, or even convince themselves that they have. But Heath had it effortlessly. In my mind, when he busted into the acting scene, he was something unlike anything ever seen before or since. 

I realize it's very easy to categorize him into the "teen heart-throb" category strictly because of some of his movie choices...10 things I hate about you, A Knights Tale, Casanova...etc.

However, my favorite aspect of Heath was his ability to completely make you forget that you were watching a movie. When he was on screen, he WAS that character. He was constantly immersed in whoever he was portraying, and that made him more than a pretty face, that made him an actor, among all those other pretty faces.

I'll admit that I feel its normally very trivial and plain out lame for people to cry and be sad and lose sleep over the death's of celebrities, I mean really..you didnt know them, you never met them, you never even saw them in real life, yet here you are, calling out of work to watch the funeral on TV. My feelings toward this topic shifted when he passed. I can remember where I was, who I was with and that I needed to pull over to make sure it was true. I can honestly say that I felt as if I lost a friend. No, I didnt ever meet, see or know him. But I felt as though I did. But what I cried for more than anything, was that such a promising life was now gone. There would be no more getting to know him, or see him, and it was all lost over something so easily overlooked. His daughter would never again be able to hug her father or ride on his shoulders, and she would never get the opportunity to know him the way that she had the right to. 

Heath tremendously impacted the ways that I watched movies, and the level of enjoyment that came with it. I truly do miss his contributions to the acting world, and I hope that he knew how loved and appreciated he was before he passed.

“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

"We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love."

The Handsome Blog- Number Three

Mentally I'm giving myself a pat on the back for doing this three days in a row. Go Me! 

Number 3 is one of my very favorite people. The drive that he has in his heart to help the children of the world is motivating. It makes me want to go along with him and his crew, and see the smiles, and hear the voices of the lives that he has helped. Simply by providing to these people something that I have over 60 pairs of, shoes.

Number 3.

Blake Mycoskie

I remember BLake way back when he was on The Amazing Race with his sister ( i think). He visited Argentina while on the show, the next year he re-visited argentina and shortly thereafter came up with the concept of Tom's shoes. The concept is simple, moved by the amount of kids living there without shoes, which prevented them from being able to attend school, he came up with the idea that he would make shoes. For every pair that was sold, he would give a pair to a child. 

His idea has exploded, and Blake and his team, and volunteers go on "shoe drops" several times a year to give out thousands (were talking like, over 600,000) of pairs of shoes to kiddos. 

Besides just what he does for others, Blake himself is a stud. Lets be honest. Maybe not in the traditional "tall, dark and handsome" sense...he's more "average, curly and quirky", but it works for him. His dedication to humanity makes him go from 5.5 to 12.6 instantly. Not to mention he was on one of the only reality TV shows that I absoloutely adore(d). I still want to go on that btw, anyone want to apply to be my world traveling partner? I'm being serious. 

In short, Blake is an awesome guy. He took a simple idea, and actually DID something about it..and just look at the impact that its had on the world. 

If you would like to look into buying a pair, click here: http://www.toms.com/

The Handsome Blog- Number Two

I'm happy with the way this is starting out. Here I am, second day in a row that i'm writing this. Hopefully I'll continue to be as "ON" this as I intend to be and keep writing a different one daily...or as often as I find a handsome guy =) 

So without further adieu, number 2.

Taylor Lautner.

Some of you may remember him from my "My Five" note...where I so eloquently described him and his assets.

In all honesty, i'm probably going to do very much the same thing right now.

 Anyways... =) my lust affair with Taylor Lautner started quite some time after all of the other women and gay men who posses at least one of the five senses, (take your pick at which) did. I was very anti-twilight for a long time, just because...really??? Vampires that SPARKLE? Sheesh..c'mon. 

But one day, while babysitting with an ex boyfriend, he found out I hadnt seen Twilight, and he popped it in. I sat cross armed and pouty faced for about 15 minutes. Until I saw the dark skinned, flowey locked indian boy push his father's wheelchair on screen (aww...he's family focused..lol). Then my expression completely changed, I started leaning forward, and for some strange reason I'm fairly certain I was biting my bottom lip every time he came on screen.

Anywoo. Immediately after the first movie was over I declared that we watch New Moon...because as rumor had it...he didnt wear a shirt very much. And for once, this rumor had more than just a grain of truth to it. YIPPEE!

Anyways, in short...Taylor Lautner is beautiful. I've never been the girl that focuses on nice abs, or killer biceps.. I guess we all have an exception to the rule though. I'll admit that Taylor Lautner is mine. 

I would also like to add, that if I was Taylor Swift and I dumped Taylor L. I would have written a "Pllllleeeeeaaassssseeeee take me back" song like Back to December too. Idiot. He gave you flowers, and you left  them there to die. What a cold hearted butthead.

BTW is anyone else noticing the way that he's suckling that water bottle in the first picture?? ITS GETTING HOT IN HERRR

The Handsome Blog- Number One

A while back I decided to make something called The Handsome Blog. While this is more "Note" than "Blog", it still gets my point across all the same. What I wanted to highlight as often as I could, are men that are handsome...not only in the "traditional" sense of just looks and charm, but also "handsome" because of there life work or dreams, goals and aspirations. 

With that being said, it took me an unusually long time to decide on who the first should be. While I had the same guy in mind since day one, I really wanted to make sure that he was the right choice to be honored so highly, at least in my world. 

So, after some serious researching and stewing, I have elected my first Handsome Man.

Anderson Cooper.

I can say honestly that he is a motivation to me, and has encouraged me to think beyond what I am just told. His work with countries such as Haiti, Rwanda, Somalia and Bosnia have opened many people's eyes to the terrors and heartache that the residents of these countries face on a daily basis, and have encouraged many people to help in ways they may have never before thought possible. 

Anderson was born into a posh lifestyle, with his mother being the heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. However he wasnt satisfied with the idea of such a luxurious life. At 17, Cooper left his  lifestyle to venture through southern Africa, where he contracted malaria. It was during this trip, while traveling through such "at risk" areas, that would help to define and shape his future career.

Anderson has been steadily rising to fame throughout the years, starting around 1995. He's reported on Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Princess Diana's funeral and many, many other tragic and ground-breaking stories. 

After graduating from Yale, Cooper traveled to Myanmar with a fake press pass and a video camera. Having met with students who were protesting against the government, he sold his recorded news segments to Channel One (yes, THE Channel One that we all had to watch during school). He followed this up with a stint in Vietnam, where he studied the language for a year and recorded segments on Vietnamese culture, which also aired on Channel One. His experiences abroad took him to more war-torn areas, like Somalia, Bosnia, and Rwanda.

Anderson Cooper is a man that was born into wealth, status, guaranteed success and connections. But he chose to leave all of that behind to earn it all for himself.. and not in a way most would choose.  Its easy to see that he pours his heart and soul into his work.  He is certainly a man that I feel has earned the right to be called an amazing journalist, but above that, an amazing man.