Sweetness

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Animation vs. Animator

My Top 10 Sexiest Males

Tonight I was out with a friend and somehow the conversation turned to People's "Most Sexiest Men" list and who we thought should be on there. I, ,myself, don't get the whole Brad Pitt thing. Yeah, he was pretty damn sexy in Fight Club, but even Edward Norton somehow managed to look decent in that movie. So in no particular order, here is my final(ish) list.

1. Jesse Lacey (ha that was a given!): His music is simply beautiful and I like that whole nerdy rocker, shy, doesn't-want-to-be-famous-but-still-makes-music thing.






2. James Sutton (star of Hollyoaks) I never knew it was possible for a man to have a sexy laugh, until I began to watch Hollyoaks. I've never been one to watch soaps or to find blondes attractive, but last spring in the midst of final I became hopelessly addicted to watching the show and the fine acting of Mr. Sutton. Check it out on Youtube or BBCamerica!






3. Ben Cohen (Rugby Player) I know nothing about Rugby, but I have no problems looking at this player at all.








4. Jay-Z (he's hott, but his voice is amazing) I consider myself more of a rocker girl, but I've always had a soft spot of Jay-Z. I remember watching his "Diary" on MTV a long time ago, as he was in the back of his limo singing Nine Day's "Story of a Girl" and thinking well if I didn't like you before I most certainly do....and I still do today.









5. Matt Damon (circa the Bourne movies) He's got this whole regular guy thing going for him and I totally appreciate it. I'm a sucker for a person who seems like they are a genuinely nice person.





6. Tom DeLonge (Angels & Airwaves) I think that in Blink 182, Tom was the cute one who had potential once he grew up. Luckily for my ears, he grew into Angels & Airwaves. The music is intelligent and conscious. I read an interview in AP with Tom before the release of the bands' first album and he talked about how touring with John Kerry changed the way he saw the world and his place in it. I was just blown away.



7. David Beckham (he's like the Brad Pitt of my list: overdone, but undeniably attractive, plus I'm a sucker for a soft spoken guy). It's nice when a guy is fit from being athletic and not a gym-whore.





8. Ryan Gosling: I remember watching him on Breaker High. It's amazing to see how brilliant of an actor he has evolved into. Check out "The Slaughter Rule" or "Half Nelson" and be prepared to be impressed. For hottness check out "Murder By Numbers", he's crazy sexy in that.










9. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (circa Mission Impossible III) While I have appreciated his work in Bend It Like Beckham and the Tudors, it one scene in particular from MI3 that keeps me watching him. Actually to be honest the only reason I watch that film is because of him. But the scene that gets me every time is where he and Tom Cruise's character speak Italian while pretending that their work van has broken down. I Love It!



10. Michael Buble (crooner) Great singer, gorgeous, and hilarious. I have seen interviews with Glen Beck and Parez Hilton and you can just hear the sound of his publicist banging their head in the background. Gotta love a person who won't compromise who they are just for fame.

Ad-tastic

So I've been holding onto this one for awhile. I don't know why really. I'm not into that whole "man pretty" thing or really muscely/buff guys, but holy cow this is a great image. Even I can appreciate this one.

Jesse Lacey.......again

It's almost embarassing to admit that I had more pics of Jesse Lacey and Brand New, but as I was cleaning files off my computer I found these. Enjoy!

John Nolan

I found these mixed in with the new batch of Brand New pics. John Nolan, lead singer of Straylight Run.

Listmania!

I'm one of those people who love lists. I make them all the time: things I need to do, things I need to remember. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by list books telling me the best places to live in the US, the tallest buildings in the world, the things most likely to kill a person. So in honor of my love of lists and my impending graduation I have compiled a top ten list of places I am looking at moving to. Knowing me this list thing will most likely become a regular thing on here.


1. Boston
2. London
3. Chicago
4. Minneapolis
5. Newport, RI
6. St. Paul, MN
7. Indianapolis
8. Madison, WI
9. New Haven, CT
10. Baltimore, MD

Britain's got talent.

The talent seen on this show never ceases to amaze me.

Chicago or bust!

Going to school in Madison has meant that Chicago has been my hellish transfer-point when flying home. 2 Christmas eves spent there, 2 hotel stays at United's expense, and three new sets of luggage have resulted in an extreme hatred of O'Hare and leariness towards Chicago in general. However, I spent the last two days there and am now in shock to say that I'm pretty sure I love it! Here's my favorite "touristy" pic.

Quotables

"A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory." -annonymous

"If everything seems to be going well, you have OBVIOUSLY overlooked something." -annonymous

If ever two quotes could describe my life, these are them. :)

Banksy

I'm not quite sure why I enjoy the work of street graffiti artist Banksy so much. Perhaps it's because despite it's simple, graphic nature the work is beautiful. His work is a tongue in cheek expression that is socially and politically aware. Genius. Truly genius.

Tom Brady Unsexy??

The Boston Pheonix has voted Tom Brady into it's ranks of unsexiness. They rather harshly described him as "an overexposed, supermodel-dating, out-of-wedlock-fathering, big-game-losing metrosexual -- with a bowl haircut". Have they seen a picture of this guy....ever: he is gorgeous and despite the truth behind the supermodel dating (might i add that who when given the chance wouldn't?) and constantly being in the public eye bit, he seems like a nice and humble guy. I would call this some serious jealously. I mean really, he's on a list with fat Eminem, Michael Jackson, Dr. Phil, and George W. Bush. There is something seriously wrong with that.

In Action

I've always wanted to be a part of something that would impact my community in such a huge way as this would. It's amazing what can happen when a few people get together to make a change. Nothing short of admirable.

best band name EVER

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly performing I spy

Happy Goodness.

I wish that the sight of all architecture made me smile like this.

Playlist

Music makes up a big part of my life. I don't think that there is a moment when I don't have a song playing in my head. This is what I've been listening to lately.

I want that!

More than just a pretty face....

Click on the images above to read about how Rob Dyrdek (of MTV's Rob & Big) helped to bridge the gap between the worlds of city architects and skateboarding to create a skate plaza that everyone can enjoy.

Ads = poor student artwork

Call me a dork, but I love the images of advertising in magazines. The walls of my dorm room are covered in these cheap, easily accesible pieces of art. Take this one for example. It came from Dwell, an Interior Design/Architectural mag. The image just grabbed my attention, and I was "forced" to tear it from my brand new/ wrinkle free mag. It's beautiful.

UFO

www.towleroad.com

Moving....ugh

In two months time, I will have finally completed my degree in Interior Design. I should be so excited, and yet I have put the inevitable off for so long. I have to figure out where my next stage in life should take place. For most I think this is fairly easy, but with my background it's kinda driving me nuts. My friends like to say that my childhood was that of a gypsy: never settled down in one place for too long. You see my Dad was an air force man, and where out government wanted him, my family went. Even after retirement, my family continued to move for one reason or another: new parental job, better schools for my siblings and me, or because the city we were in wasn't right for us. Between kindergarten and twelfth grade I had attended 11 schools. And this experience continued into my college career as well, with me attending 3 schools before I found the right one here in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin. I love that I have lived in so many places. I am who I am because of these experiences and wouldn't trade them for anything. But now comes the hard part, the part I have been dreading and avoiding like the plague. Now that I am graduating: where to I go? Should I stay in Madison? Should I move closer to my family (whom I miss a ton) in Indiana despite the fact that Indianapolis is my idea of hell? Should I move out to the east coast where I have always wanted to live? Should I take the giant leap and go abroad before I have had a family and all that jazz? Most of my fellow ID students seem to have landed in Chicago or Minneapolis, with a few choosing to stay here in Madtown. Chicago scares me. It's big and it's airport has a vendetta against me (stuck there many a times overnight, and I have now gone through 3 sets of luggage from broken legs/wheels and tears). I visited Minneapolis. It was okay. Seemed pretty nice, but I didn't get that feeling. The feeling where i could see myself living there happily. Happily. That's really my goal. Wherever I go doesn't have to be big. I just want to go someplace where 1: I can find a decent job (these student loans are going to be a bitch), 2: near some sort of body of water (lake, river, retention pond, big huge pool, not too picky), and 3: where i feel like i am home and not a stranger floundering in a new place. It's alot I know, but I'm up for the challenge. Well, at least I hope I am. Wish me luck!

Simply Amazing

Jesse Lacey

So to make myself happy, after the Packer's tagic loss of Brett Favre, I'm posting my last set of Jesse Lacey Pics. The one with the cat ears is by far my favorite. Enjoy!