The Ten List: Dudes 2011

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Last year about this time I wrote my Ten List, see: http://listologies.blogspot.com/2010/07/ten-list-dudes.html - the guys I would supposedly be allowed to forsake my hubby for because they are: A) Celebrities B) Unattainable C) Hot! Here is my updated 2011 Ten List: Dudes because 2010 was just so... 2010!

10. Matthew Gray Gubler

9. Justin Timberlake

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8. Robert Downey Jr.

7. Emile Hirsch

Source: mullerphoto.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

6. Kyle Howard

5. Shia Labeof

4. Ryan Reynolds

3. Charlie Hunnam

2. Ryan Gosling

1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The Ten List: Dudes

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So you may or may not be aware that there is a game some couples play in which there is a gray area in which cheating is okay. This sounds strange but there are very specific stipulations and guidelines: they must A) be a celebrity B) not be a celebrity you just happen to know personally and c) you must have confessed this person to your partner on an official "Ten List" i.e. the 10 celebrities you are allowed to sleep with (if that situation should so arise). This has been a grand joke among my husband and I since our high school days. The list of people have varied and many have now become quite laughable (me: Andrew Keegan, Kyle: Alyssa Milano) and others have stuck around (Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio). So I present to you my current Ten List: Dudes - these are the mens that I would (supposedly) forsake my husband for should I ever happen to run in to them at, say, the grocery store and we just hit it off.

Sidenote: Kirsten Dunst has been on my husbands list for, like, ever and we once ran in to her in a Williamsburg train station. She said hello and I hit Kyle and said "go for it" to which he stalled and claims "it wasn't her" (it was).

Another sidebar: I once sat 6 seats from Brad Pitt and went to an after-premiere party he was at- did I score? Of course not. Can you imagine going up to Brad Pitt and batting your pretty eyelashes and coming up with something witty? I think everyone at that god damn party was intimidated by his hotness. Even my husband.

10. Robert Downey Jr.

9. Leonardo DiCaprio

8. Ryan Gosling

7. Justin Timberlake

6. Shia Lebeouf

5. Kyle Howard

4. Brad Pitt

3. Emille Hirsch

2. Joseph Gordon Levitt

1. Ryan Reynolds

Fictional Characters I (Stevie) Would Date If They No Longer Were Fictional

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So Addi wrote this list of fictional characters he would date if only they weren't, well, made up. Fictional characters make great prospective love interests because they are always "first date" ready. What do I mean by this? No matter what kind of person they are- the wounded bad boy, the thoughtful geek, the clever jokester- they always no what to say, how to make it up to you, and always have the perfect thing to say (thanks jewish writers!) So below is my fictional male character date wish list.

1. Logan Echolls in Veronica Mars (Jason Dohring) : Wounded, sexy, and oh so bad boy in all the right ways. The back and forth love affair of Veronica and Logan is one of my favorite all time love stories on tv and I'd be happy to step in any time.


2. Bobby Keller in Dream a Little Dream (Corey Feldman): Yup, Corey Feldman. This is my all time favorite movie and Bobby Keller is that great mix of cool and deep that just gets me.



3. Drew Baylor in Elizabethtown (Orlando Bloom)


4. Bobby Newman in tv show My Boys (Kyle Howard): Classic good-guy with that totally adorable hair. This guy makes me fall head over heels. Plus his name is Kyle. I had the hardest time finding a video of My Boys so I'm linking here a video of Kyle Howard on CNN. Just seeing his face should be enough for you to understand why!



5. Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions (Ryan Phillipe): Yea he's a douche at the beginning of the movie (and he supposedly bangs Tara Reid which shows he has no taste) but his transformation after meeting Annette totally saves this character for me.



6. Van Wilder in Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds): I pretty much could have picked any of Ryan's movies/shows- Just Friends, The Proposal, Two Guys A Girl and a Pizza Place... since Ryan basically plays himself in every acting job he does. I adore him, he's funny, he's hot, he has great hair. Once again his only draw back is doing Tara Reid in this movie. Otherwise, mmmmm...



7. Chris McCandless of Into the Wild - okay so technically this is a real person but I love the way Emile Hirsch plays him that I count him as a character (plus I love Emile Hirsch and would love to date him in any form, even Johnny Truelove). Someone who is willing to give up everything and really live? That's inspiring.



8. Cameron James in 10 Things I Hate About You (Joseph Gordon Levitt): Yes in this movie he's a high schooler and in many ways I'd like to date Joseph Gordon Levitt's character in 500 Days of Summer sans the whiney baby stuff- but in this movie he is just so sweet and comes in to his own, it's when I fell in love with JGL so maybe there's a bias there? Maybe I want to date the actor not the character? Hmm....




9. Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (the movie version- Leonardo DiCaprio): Wounded bad boy again, sometimes rash, doesn't recognize consequences but tragically gorgeous all at the same time. Are we seeing a pattern?



10. Brian Shelby in Vanilla Sky (Jason Lee): A writer trying to make it. Classic. No good videos up of the Brian Shelby brilliance so I'm including this great picture.

Hometown Love. Top 10 Films Filmed in Tacoma

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Time for some Hometown love. I was recently playing around, researching for an upcoming list (best biopics) and realized how many of my favorite movies are filmed in my favorite city (and closely surrounding areas).

So, if you watch these movies, they will often try to play things off like they are actually in Seattle. But they are not. Tacoma is much more awesomer! I mean, we are prettier, and have the Glass Museum, and we have a Truck named after us!

You may notice, a tie for first place. I love both movies so much that I could not choose.

List away....

1a. I Love You To Death.
















Tacoma's triangular Bostwick Building on Broadway is Joey Boca's (Kevin Kline) Pizzeria while the second floor serves as the Villa Rosalie apartments. Other locations include: Bob's Java Jive, Stadium High School Bowl and Holy Rosary Church.


1b. Say Anything.
















Bob's Java Jive in Tacoma was used for the famous "Friends with Potential" scene.

3. Ten Things I Hate About You.

















The Majority of this was filmed at Stadium High School and a beautiful old North Tacoma home that was owned by our senior class president. My locker on prominent display, as it was the storage unit of choice for that strange girl who was in love with Shakespeare. I have trouble actually watching the storyline of this, I know so many people in the background its hard to focus.

4. Prefontaine
















The majority of this was filmed at the University of Puget Sound that was converted in to Hayward Field in Eugene. If you look closely, you can see me as a blur in the audience on the opposite side of the track. I am the white guy on the left.

5. War Games
















The Goose Island scenes were filmed at Anderson Island which you can see from my beach house.

6. Black Sheep
















Not so much Tacoma, but Buckley, which counts if you ask me, same County anyways.

7. Three Fugitives
















The Bank that Martin Short Holds up is actually Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma.

8. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
















Filmed all over Tacoma. Most Famous for the house in the Stadium District of North Tacoma. Its creepy in person too, I sold wrapping paper there once. Yeah, wrapping paper. Something my Catholic Elementary school thought was a good idea, go door to door with tubes of paper in hand. I am surprised I did not get mugged by some Martha Stewart wannabe.

9. Rose Red
















Made for TV but still slightly awesome. Filmed in various locations from Tacoma and Lakewood.

10. Enough
















Alright, this movie kinda sucks, but the locations are beautiful. A lot of the outdoor town stuff is filmed in Gig Harbor.


Honorable Mention:

Get Carter, Born To Be Wild, Countdown, Black Circle Boys.

Top 10 Worst New Years Resolutions

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So as it is January 3rd most people have already broken their New Years Resolutions. I was reading an article by Albrecht Powell on About.com of the top 10 most popular new years resolutions and in response this is my ode to the worst new years resolutions. Enjoy! -Stevie

1. According to some poll or another number 1 on most peoples resolutions list is to spend more time with friends and family. I say go it one step better. Start showing up at strangers family gatherings and pretend you are family. Saves time and money if you live far away from your own. Plus usually family gatherings have free food. Avoid having to explain yourself by excusing yourself from conversation whenever someone approaches. Good excuses to have ready: you've got a huge case of explosive diarrhea, you have a very contagious disease, you recently became allergic to other people, you're drunk and about to vomit...
2. Perhaps not surprising - exercise is up there on most peoples resolution list. But really how long does that really last? You might as well resign yourself now to the '09 inevitable weight gain and start a more realistic goal- consider everything exerise! How many reps did you do while picking up that burger and bringing it to your pie-hole? How many laps did you go walking to the fridge for a swig of soda? Did you walk to the bathroom today? You went for a walk! Guaranteed success everyday and when you're end goal is not actually losing weight, you win!
3. So top 3 on popular resolution lists is losing weight. Often thought of as related to the aforementioned resolution number 2, this doesn't actually have to be the case. Plus how many people are actually successful in losing weight? Why start out the new year guilting yourself into a body that will probably only be temporary anyway? Instead make your goal to gain no more than you wanted to lose! In this weight "loss" plan the idea is to try not to gain more than you were hoping to lose, i.e. if you wanted to drop 10 pounds keep your weight gain under 10 pounds. Okay you're not actually losing weight but at least your minimizing you're muffin top.
4. The fourth most popular resolution is to quit smoking. Being a non-smoker I can't really wrap my head around the difficulty that entails. I say instead of quitting smoking per se -I mean didn't your mother tell you not to be a quitter? - I say just hide it instead. Sneak out in the middle of the night and hide behind the dumpster, at work functions go into the non-smoking bathroom and tell lookey lou's that you are extinguishing a small fire that broke out in your stall, at your child's dance recital tell your daughter you were watching from a special tv in the parking lot as you enjoy your addiction of choice. Now you can focus the rest of your time on trying to figure out how to get rid of the yellow teeth, ashy hair, and lung cancer you'll inevitably get. Yea!
5. One that probably seems obvious and I think is incredibly vague that people put on their resolution lists is to Enjoy Life More. You know what I think is way more in right now? Let's bring back the whiney, self-loathing, emo thing. More entertaining for me to watch.
6. Always a popular one- quit drinking- I instead advise more of resolution number 4 - hide it. I mean who doesn't love a closet alcoholic?
7. Awwww, my personal favorite that falls at number 7 for most popular new years resolutions- get out of debt. Here I will pass along some sage advise that was passed on to be many years ago. This was at a time in my life when I obtained my first credit card and was paying college tuition. Don't worry about creditors (you can always change your phone number) or loan officers calling (you don't live at that address anymore) -keep spending! The plan here is to evade bill collectors until you die, and then guess what? You're kids have to deal with it, not you. You win!
8. Number 8 on peoples top new years resolutions is learn something new. This ones easy- learning something new takes effort- I say instead make this the Year of Non-Effort. Now you're off the hook!
9. Staying with our resolution of the Year of Non-Effort, number 9's "Help Others" is an easy one to avoid. If '09 is the year of non-effort then please follow these wise words "do for yourself what others might do for others." Or something like that.
10. Rounding out the top 10 list of resolutions is get organized. Obviously that doesn't fit in to a life-style of closet smoking and drinking, self-loathing and non-effort. So bag it and make this a list of 9 instead. Good Luck and Happy New Year!