30 March 2004
I've mentioned before my concern about my apparently strange taste in men.
Maybe it's a result of watching too much tv, combined with over-indulgence in various cold cures, but once more, I'm concerned... and so, in no particular order, the men I've found strangely attractive in the last week:
Justin Hawkins (lead singer of The Darkness - and big thanks to Lori for pointing out the fabulous pic)
No matter how hard I try, I really can't explain this one. His brother is clearly the better looking of the two and yet, there's something about Justin - and not just because he's the lead singer of his band...
... which leads me on to...
I wouldn't ordinarily admit this, but there's just something about him. I would also never usually admit listening to his music, but in all honesty, I have to admit that when you ignore all the macho posturing and bullshit, he has some interesting stuff to say. He didn't fall out of the ugly tree and hit all the branches on the way down either.
... and while we're on the subject of musos, next up is...
No I don't know why either... and it's not because of the Britney thing either... I dunno, I think it might be something to do with the video for Behind Blue Eyes.
He makes me laugh. A lot... and I want to know how his wife gets her hair that colour.
Good writing is sexy.
Inescapable fact.
Good writing that makes me laugh out loud is sexier, and I'm so unbelievably pissed off that I can't link to the piece of writing in question, because the kind soul who put it up on their site has now taken it down.
Basically, he wrote a piece called "You've got Wombles" which cracked me up so much, and so, from then on, has been known as "the Womble bloke".
Saturday night during Britain's Most Obviously Pointless Live Event was the first time I saw him in the flesh (or as close to as TV gets), and I found myself thinking "Hrm. Y'know, I actually would".
I then stopped drinking. But still.
... and last, but not even close to least...
Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman from West Wing)
Quite apart from the fact that West Wing is one of, if not the best TV series I've ever watched, there are episodes I will watch again and again and again, because of Bradley.
I'm not normally given to overt displays of girlishness, but he can make me both squeal and sigh at the same time.
It's a sickness.
We are each of us unique... with unique tastes and desires, which merit neither justification nor embarrassment.
But Fred Durst?!
Quite aside from the fact that - musically speaking - he's metamorphosing into mid-80's David Gilmour... not an attractive trait... there's that whole "baseball cap on backwards" malarky. I mean; really!
(also his goatee is even more absurd than mine; and that's really saying something).
I've found a place where I belong. Thank you for posting this... it feels better to share, doesn't it? I suppose we can feel a tad superior as most men wouldn't go for personality quite as much as we obviously do. Mmm... a man who can make me laugh *sigh*
Humbug!
hmmmmm... sorry Lori, but we should nip this "women go for personality / men go for looks" myth in the bud before it takes root in yet another corner of the universe. I've no doubt that there are exceptions; but from day one at highschool, it was my experience that the clown and the poet tended to get ignored in favour of the jock and the pretty boy (bitter? me? never!)
What's surprising though, is how little this changes as we all get older.
I agree that the majority of men will choose a pretty face and pneumatic body over a good personality. The myth is the idea that women aren't exactly the same.
In high school things were different, I agree, but things do change as we get older. Most women I know may drool over cute guys but, if you ask them why they're with their current partner, they'll say they love his personality and sense of humour more than any physical attributes. Perhaps I just know fewer shallow women than you ;)
Anyway, I have to admit to posting that in the hope of causing a bit of controversy. Sorry.
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> Perhaps I just know fewer shallow women than
> you ;)
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... or fewer honest ones ;->
There are shallow men, and shallow women. Then there are men and women who look past these things... my current girlfriend is dating me. She has been for three years. I must have something going for me, and I can assure you, it's not my looks.
Armando is sexy not only for the brains but for the soft scottish accent. He's on the News Quiz on Radio4 quite often.
Having been born and brought up north of the border, the whole "soft scottish accent" thing doesn't really work with me...
... and Jim, while I will admit to turning my head (and occasionally uttering a "godDAMN" or a wolf whistle) in the direction of a particularly attractive specimen of the male species, experience has taught me that any interest I may have had tends to disappear within a couple of minutes of conversation.
Also, the good looking ones tend to be the ones that don't bother in bed, because they've never had to. They're so used to getting women easily and to women swooning at their feet that they never try. Insert tab a into slot b. remove. repeat. Girl goes crazy with faked orgasm because she can't believe she's with such a gorgeous hunk and it doesn't really matter that he's bad in bed, right? Just wait til I tell the girls...
*yawn* No ta.
So I'd much rather have someone who has the personality, who I can talk to for hours, who makes me laugh. In short, someone who can turn on my brain, not just my baser instincts.
Because looks fade, but personality remains... and let's face it, we don't usually gaze at the mantlepiece when we're stoking the fire.
hmmmm... i'm sceptical.
Don't get me wrong; this isn't a criticism of women in any way. It's just that there appears to be a prevailing opinion that it's *men* who are superficial when it comes to love, sex and romance. I don't think this is the case. I think it's *people*. Of course, there's a sizeable minority (in both sexes) looking for more from a relationship than visual stimulation. And it's them we have to thank for the fact that selective breeding hasn't made us all beautiful as ghosts and thick as two short planks.
Anyways, pix, you said it yourself:
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> Also, the good looking ones tend to be the ones
> that don't bother in bed, because they've never
> had to. They're so used to getting women easily
> and to women swooning at their feet that they
> never try.
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again; "hmmmm..."
The good looking guys are "so used to getting women easily"? Kinda sums up my point ;->
That said... on the subject of Justin Hawkins:
Very beautiful photos! Love them :)
Pix I am really starting to worry now... I can understand Justin and Fred (GOD DAMN!!) I thought I was bad with Vinnie Jones ;o) No comment thank you - lol
Can't say I'd want to jump any of this bunch (but then that's only natural ;-)
Agree with you about Eminem's music though. I listened a lot on headphones lately and you hear the words quite clearly and some of it has me laughing out loud. It's so clever, and if you get past the way he says it, he has a lot of stuff to say!
OMG - I love Bradley too! My friends don't understand it - but I find him incredibly sexy.
For a while he was doing the M&M commercials..... (sigh).
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