Crush Confessions

Happy 2007 amigos! Long time no type.

I'm tired of thinking about serious stuff, so let's start the year off right. Let's just have some fun!

If you would kindly indulge me in being a silly, shallow girlie-girl for a moment, I thought I'd share the secret corners of my mind with you, and reveal which celebrities and pseudo-celebrities I've been crushing on as of late.

Nothing serious here ... just passing fancies, as I am blissfully married to the man of my dreams. But little crushes are a normal part of being an aesthete, so -- only if you promise not to laugh -- here is the short list of the admittedly ODD mix of hotties who have recently invaded my fantasies.

#1 Stephen Colbert – His bizarre and contradictory blend of sarcastic wit, faux arrogance, brainy genius, suave sophistication, almost geeky humility along with his dark, aristocratic features makes me weak in the knees. WEAK I tell you! And just look at those hands. Those hands were made for caressing.

I am so proud that he is from Charleston.



#2 The “I’m a Mac” Actor – He is so hot in his trendy little outfits, being all clever, creative, prep-school adorable yet unpretentious as he verbally spars with "PC." I don’t know his name, but I’d love him and hug him and call him George.


#3 Lyle Lovett -- Yes, you read that right, amigos! The quirky Lyle Lovett. You simply must know his music and see him perform live to understand. Lyle is just so freaking talented, genuine, warm, funny, brilliant and elegant. Go see him and I promise you will be smitten.

But you see my crush on Mr. Lovett is not a "I want to lick every inch of your skin" kind of crush. It's more of a "Let's play music together as we lounge by the roaring fire in a mountain cabin, talk about the meaning of life and cuddle all afternoon until it's time to get ready for the Grammys because we're favored win three of them for that song we co-wrote last year while we were helping the orphans in Somalia" kind of crush. I'm sure it's the same way Julia Roberts felt, no? And then she realized that Lyle was really more of the friend type, and that she truly needed a hunky fleshfeast of a man more than she realized. I understand, Julia, I really do.


#4 Zach Braff (from Scrubs) – Cute, humble, boy-next-door actors with luscious lips, tousled hair and more talent than than ego (including the potential to become a great director) get me every time.

But I think maybe it’s the Scrubs writers I am actually crushing on. They're so damn clever.



#5 Mike Rowe (the “Dirty Jobs” guy) – I’m not usually attracted to older men, but Mike is an exception. It's not just his hot physique, great smile and tough-yet-tender persona. It's also not just that he likes to get reeaallly dirty. It's not even that he has the perfect amount of hair on his perfectly muscular chest. It's not even the eyes.

It's mostly that VOICE. Talk. To. Me.


Girl Crushes: (C'mon girls, you know you have them!)

#6 Jackie Warner (from the show Work Out on BravoTV) – She is a smart entrepreneur with fashion sense, a husky voice, amazing skin, to-die-for lips and a knack for making cliches sound much deeper than they really are. She's very pretty in an earthy way and has the presence put the smarmiest jock in his place.

Funny, my abs look just like that.




#7 Jo Frost (aka the "Supernanny") -- Ok, I know this one is from WAY out in left field, but Jo just seems like the coolest chick who would be totally FUN in any situation. I want to go out drinking with her at the pub and giggle about boys and sex all night, stumble back to her flat in London to crash, and then catch a glimpse of of her voluptuousness as she puts on her nightie and ...

Sorry... too much information. Well then. I just love it when she uses the word "naughty" on her show with her cute English accent. She's all, "yoah being gnaw-tea!" And I'm all, "Why yes. Yes I am."

#8 Marcela de la Vega Luna -- Marcela is the solo dancer in the opening "Wind" sequence in Zumanity (the Cirque de Soliel show in Las Vegas). Not only is this a fabulous show, this woman is the most sizzling, simmering, smoldering, sultry, hypnotic, lithe, flawless and utterly smokin’ hot human being I have ever seen.

She's so astonishingly sexy I don't even feel jealous of her, even though I have a sneaking suspicion she is on my husband's crush list as well.

So, whaddya think? Am I crazy? Who's with me?

Oh, and don't worry, Hal Sparks. I'm still crushing on you too, but what have you done for me late-leee???

Adoringly,
Regina