Daily Mish Mash

Today’s picks come from Shannon of A Crafty Mom’s Blog.  Her list is crafty, indeed.  She has quite a few interesting picks and some that are making their debut on Friday Eye Candy.  I left her comments on so you could see her rationale for the picks.   

After you get done drooling over Shannon’s picks, I have a question for everyone to answer at the end of the post.  

Enjoy!

Scott Speedman (rah rah Canada!)

Scott Foley

Note from Jen:  Someone must have been a big fan of the show Felicity.  Now the question I have for Shannon is which Scott did you like better on the show?

David Caruso (so gross to many, I just don’t get that . . . there is something alluring there for me . . . ever since NYPD Blue)

Adam Rodriguez (b/c I can’t really get enough CSI Miami)

Josh Holloway

Orlando Bloom

Viggo Mortensen

Milo Ventimiglia

Michael Cera (ok not so “hot” but so cute and such a phenomenal actor - I still can’t believe Arrested Development was canceled.  **sigh**)

Don’t forget to stop by Shannon’s blog to say hi and let her know your favorite guy on her list.

I thought I’d play along with Aloha Friday this week.  Shannon’s last pick reminded me of a question that I’ve been meaning to ask you:

What hot younger celebrity makes you feel like being a cougar? 

Definition of Cougar:  A distinguished species of older (30-50’s) females who seek the company of younger males.

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Next to a guy in a fleece pullover or a guy cleaning my house, there is only one other thing I find irresistable–guys who are wet. 

They could have just taken a swim at Pemberley and are surprised to see you there:

                                                                                Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy)

 They could be surfing the day away:

                                                            Matthew McConaughey

Or perhaps just forgot to pack a bathing suit, but still wanted to take a dip in the ocean:

                                                                                      Brad Pitt (who by the way is not usually one of my faves, but this picture could have swayed me)

Playing Guitar (or at least holding a guitar):

Justin Timberlake (for my friend Tonya)–Why is his shirt wet and nothing else?  Not that I mind or anything, just wondering.

Building sandcastles:

                                                                                      Josh Holloway (Again!!)

Playing soccer (or just holding the ball):

                                                                David Beckham (For Carol)–He needs to get a little wetter in this pic!

Right after a quick swim (who needs a towel??!):

                                                                                                      Gerard Butler

And how could I let a ‘wet men’ post go by without posting a pic of this glorious man about to profess his undying love:

                                                                                                       Ryan Gosling

One more of him because I can and it sort of fits the theme:

And the one man who can never seem to stay out of the rain–John Cusack:

Ok, I find that I keep using the same guys for Friday Eye Candy.  These are my faves but they may not be yours.  So I was thinking for next week, I would love to feature someone else’s “list” on my blog.  Please email your list at dailymishmash (at) gmail (dot) com.  I will find the pics and post everything on my blog and then link back to you.  If you don’t have a blog, you are still welcome to email me too.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Edited to add:  For those of you coming over from POW, this is a weekly feature on my blog.  Make sure to bookmark and come back every Friday!

For this week’s Friday Eye Candy I was having trouble coming up with the #4 person on my list.  I have no problem naming the first three:  

1. Ryan Gosling
2. James McAvoy
3. Leonardo DiCaprio

These are my solids and will probably remain unchanged for a very long time.  The rest of the list seems to change daily depending on my mood.  Other than a few “Colins” and “Matts”, I found that most of the leftover celebrity hotties on my list all have names that begin with the letter “J”.  

Here they are in no particular order.  Enjoy:

Josh Holloway

John Cusack

Josh Duhamel

Joshua Jackson (He’ll always be Pacey Witter to me)

John Krasinski (He’ll always be Jim Halpert to me)

Jake Gyllenhal

Joaquin Phoenix

Am I forgetting anyone?  Let me know you favorite “J” hottie in the comments. 

Do you like books?

Do you like the show LOST?

If you answered yes to both of these questions, you should visit My Friend Amy’s blog.  She is doing a reading challenge that centers around books seen or mentioned on the tv show LOST. 

I’ll admit that I haven’t read most of the books on the list (which is kind of sad because a lot are classics), so I am going to try really hard to read at least 5 of them this summer.  Here is a list of 13 books from the show that I haven’t read and would like to read:

1. A Wrinkle in Time  
2. The Turn of the Screw
3. Catch-22
4. Carrie
5. A Brief History of Time
6. Moby Dick
7. Prey
8. Through the Looking Glass
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
10. The Mysterious Island
11. Heart of Darkness
12. Evil Under the Sun
13. The Fountainhead (pictured below)

GREEN = Books I’m reading for the challenge. (And yes, I know I’m the last person in the civilized world who has NOT read Harry Potter.  Please don’t be too hard on me for this fact.)

See the complete list PLUS how they were featured on the show here. 

Sidenote:  This gives me a perfect opportunity to post a pic of Sawyer (Josh Holloway) in his adorable reading glasses!  I’d love to be stranded on that island with him (freaky black smoke monster and all).

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