Celebrity Crushes
I've decided it is time for me to develop a Celebrity Crush. I'm not sure what that involves, but I am pretty sure I should have one just for academic purposes. Since I don't have a lot of experience with celebrity crushing, I decided to research this fascinating phenomena.
First Stop: PBS.org
What You Should Know About Celebrity Crushes. I felt it was important to read what the "responsible" media of our culture wanted me to know about my Celebrity Crush. Most notably, PBS advises me to cease and desist if it "takes up way too much of your attention, time or money." So I think I'll stop at five posters over my bed and one trip to Hollywood or Nashville. Shall we continue?
Next: Picking a Celebrity to Crush Upon
Really this one is the hardest. I mean, Celebrities are usually good looking, but so few have any redeemable qualities upon which one can hang fantasies. I am afraid I will need recommendations. They don't even have to be good ones, since this is purely for science. Old or dead (or old dead) celebrities don't count. Has to be someone "on the scene." Uhm, they should also be men.
Finally: Feeling Out The Demographic
While I am waiting for the bestest Celebrity Crush suggestion, I decided to read up on the effects of Celebrity Crushing from web readers around the world:
Young Misses talk about their crushes in boring detail and with far too many "OMG"s and "LOL"s.
First Stop: PBS.org
What You Should Know About Celebrity Crushes. I felt it was important to read what the "responsible" media of our culture wanted me to know about my Celebrity Crush. Most notably, PBS advises me to cease and desist if it "takes up way too much of your attention, time or money." So I think I'll stop at five posters over my bed and one trip to Hollywood or Nashville. Shall we continue?
Next: Picking a Celebrity to Crush Upon
Really this one is the hardest. I mean, Celebrities are usually good looking, but so few have any redeemable qualities upon which one can hang fantasies. I am afraid I will need recommendations. They don't even have to be good ones, since this is purely for science. Old or dead (or old dead) celebrities don't count. Has to be someone "on the scene." Uhm, they should also be men.
Finally: Feeling Out The Demographic
While I am waiting for the bestest Celebrity Crush suggestion, I decided to read up on the effects of Celebrity Crushing from web readers around the world:
Young Misses talk about their crushes in boring detail and with far too many "OMG"s and "LOL"s.
Labels: culture, entertainers, humor, interactive, journal, love
posted by k_sra at 11/16/2005 11:23:00 AM
18 Comments:
Roderick MacKinnon. It took me a while to find a holder of the Nobel Prize that fit your criterea of not old (ok, I rejected a few complete geeks for you as well). The Nobel Prize thing qualifies him as a celebrity, yet unlike many celebrities he may be able to keep up with you on the pocket dictionary front.
Doh! I missed the "My wife was very understanding and supportive of my decision" bit in his profile. Though I don't recall being unattached as one of your criteria.
Worldgineer, you're fired.
omllilsh: something a valleygirl would say when confronted with her Celebrity Crush.
Cap'n Jack Sparrow, what's his real name?
Well, you have to have at least one eclectic musician in your crush stable...
Joe Jackson
http://www.joejackson.com/
jjyvd: Joe Jackson, your vinyl disc
Joe Jackson looks like a woman. Fid's, it's Johnny Depp and he is way overcrushed, imho. I would prefer someone less obvious...
Jon Stewart.
Or John Cusack since he seems intellegent in his blog, plus he makes films. And he likes Jon Stewart. His overcrushed status may have dropped since the '80s.
Gerard Butler
tall, green eyed, scottish, law degree
"gained a reputation as one of the nicest actors around, as he always takes time to socialize with fans and hangs out with crew members as much as co-stars"
Please oh please oh please....
DOLPH LUNDGREN!!
He has a Master's in chemical engineering and is a Master of the Universe (he played He-Man)! Don't forget the black belt!
OMG! I totally have, like, the awesomest guy for you to, like, crush on. James Blunt. He, like, had me at hello. Or, like, at, like, "You're Beautiful." LOL! Check out his hot pics! He is 2 die 4!
LYLAS,
Other Sarah
http://www.jamesblunt.com/profile_stills.html
Christopher Lloyd. He's quirky, has a great sense of humor ("Taxi"), and may not be a real scientist, but he's played one in the movies. Heck, he knows all about time travel (the Back to the Future series).
And look at that smile and piercing eyes! He's like a wino that wants to cut you for your last $10.
JaG, Damn! Gerard Butler is fine. I might have to develop a real celebrity crush on him. : )
Thanks for these great suggestions, all. It is obvious to me that you people now your celebrity hotties. I must convene to my celebrity crush room and decide which celeb is most optimal for the crushing.
wskkbuc: a red, leather-bound, hand-tooled journal used for keeping imaginary love letters from favorite celebrity.
El Fid said..."Cap'n Jack Sparrow, what's his real name?"
Hey, hey now! If you don't know his real name, you can't have him as a crush.
I'm going to tell Mr. Depp you don't know his real name when he takes me to my office Christmas party next month. Nyah, nyah.
Tara, I know his real name. I learned it when he left your office party and came over to my house.
Oh no, you didn't!
Tara, I know his real name. I learned it when he left your office party and came over to my house.
Oh no, you didn't!
Blogger is slow, so I wanted to see if I could continue to type, and what, if any of this would be published. Perhaps none of it, perhaps I will be bumped off. The idea is curious to me since I do not know what a computer is thinking, and what the programmer told it to think in such a situation. I could always ask my husband, since he knows pretty much everything (pay me later), and since he has completely voided my need to research anything for myself about technology ever again, until his demise, which he promised me, in our vows would be three hours after my demise (ladies first, and all that). So there you have it. My thoughts on the matter. Blogger just stalling, probably reading over my shoulder, wondering if it's going to get good in a second - and it's not. So I guess this experiment is getting more ridiculous than fascinating and this would probably qualify as spam or at elast a run-on sentence and I can't say as I care much, except that I have a brotherly fondness for K and all her gentleman callers and Tara, the old whore, who never stops by for dinner, but who can't be blamed since noone is ever home anymore. Therefore and inasmuch as we have viewed these things from both sides now, I feel I can stop typing, since I have clicked "publish" many moons ago, and let it ride, ala Sally.
Sincerely, and I hope to never see you again,
El Fid
El Fid said..."Tara, the old whore"
Ah, Elfid, you say the nicest things (wipes tear from eye)! :)
That was quite entertaining, [Fid].
itjyhgoe: A property of an object that is both itchy and gooey at the same time.
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