Apparently if I'm going to obsess over you, you need to be british and look good in a frock coat

So that whole being reliable and posting daily thing didn't last long, did it? But, I have a perfect reason for why I did not post yesterday. I was playing harvest moon from 11am until 9pm. I did stop to eat and go to zumba. But yeah, I was farming and petting random wild animals and mining ore (or nothing) and cooking and fishing and all manner of normal every day tasks. I think the post I was supposed to write yesterday was a post about my five celebrity crushes, mostly just pictures of them. So I guess I'll share those before sharing a picture that makes me sad (which is the prompt for today). Are you prepared for an image-heavy gush fest? Yes? Okay then.

So, Celebrity Number One is....Alan Rickman (when he was a youngin')


One of the many reasons I would jump this man's bones is he is always wearing frock coats in his movies. Something about the modesty imposed by all those buttons is very sexy. Or maybe it's just me. His voice is what's most important, though. Let's just say if I was on one of those tv dating shows and all I got to hear was his voice, that'd be more than enough for me to make a decision. For those of you who remember my letter to my crush, I have an unhealthy obsession with Severus Snape. Alan Rickman plays Severus Snape (in case you didn't know. which I'm sure you did). Soooo yeah. This isn't incredibly creepy and pathetic.

Celebrity Crush Number Two is... Tom Felton

Now, I like him mostly because he plays my second favorite male Harry Potter character, Draco Malfoy. But check out the hotness going on in this picture! he doesn't look anything like Draco Malfoy in this picture, and I still find it attractive. So, I guess that means I like Tom Felton not dressed as a wizard. He's my age, which is a plus as well. I wish I had good reasons for having crushes on him and Alan Rickman but it all stems from my unhealthy love for the world of Harry Potter. So that's fun.

This next Celebrity Crush has nothing to do with Harry Potter...but everything to do with Jane Austen. This man is Rupert Friend.

I was watching The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (a very good and sad movie) and I recognized this fine gentlemen as one of the SS men. I said "hey, that's Lieutenant Wickham!" (which is who he plays in Pride and Prejudice). IMDB is a magical thing, because it told me I was right. The image above is from another movie, which I need to see (i think this is the one where he's Prince Albert). Anyway, this man has very nice bone structure and can pull off that awesome 'do. Mmm, delicious <3

The fourth celebrity crush is...David Bowie!

Dark and broody and musical and he makes having an unlit cigarette hanging from your mouth look sexy instead of trashy. I think part of my problem with loving David Bowie is because I was first introduced to him as Jareth in Labyrinth. And like all crazy people, I linked Jareth and Sarah's weird and forbidden sexual tension to the totally imagined weird and forbidden sexual tension I pretend is between Hermione and Severus (but Hermione is nothing like Sarah because she doesn't whine and Severus would NEVER be seen in tights and feathers). Yes, so, David Bowie looks fine in a pair of tights as well as creates damn good music. If you don't listen to David Bowie's music, you should. Right now.

The final contestant on Megan's unhealthy obsession is Elliot Cowan who (surprise surprise) plays Mr. Darcy on a BBC show named "Lost in Austen".

mmmm, the men in Georgian England would probably not have been this buff, but I'm willing to overlook that fact. The four-part miniseries that this image is from is worth checking out if you can find it. For people who enjoy Austen's Pride and Prejudice, this is a fabulous new approach to it. Unlike the other BBC Austen series, this one fucks the plot up from the get-go by creating a door between the main character's bathroom to a door that "is without sense" in the Bennett household. So Amanda (modern day lady) switches places with Elizabeth Bennett. Hilarity ensues. I imagine I would act very much like Amanda does when confronted with all the characters of one of her favorite novels. except i would be at hogwarts and i would have no qualms about molesting severus snape. But back to what I meant to say about Elliot Cowan, he pulls the Darcy demeanor off very well, and from the other pictures I've seen of him, he's quite the handsome devil.

Having posted all these images and explained why I like these five beautiful men, I've come to the conclusion that I love British men, especially ones who are wizards or in Jane Austen movies. But worry not male readers who do not fall into any of those categories, I understand that all five of these men are unobtainable and thus do not reflect my actual dating standards. But super bonus points if you like Harry Potter and/or Jane Austen (even if it's just the ones with the monsters). Did I just pimp my own self out on my blog? I think I did. After reading all of my gushing about these men, any sharp reader would get that I am completely insane when it comes to certain fandoms. Harry Potter, Labyrinth and Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility being my favorites) play a huge role in my life. Too bad all of that is FICTIONAL. I guess it's better than developing a crush on a long dead historical figure (Benjamin Franklin).

With that fun insight into who I am, I will now share with you pictures of things that make me sad. Please don't cry, okay?

This makes me sad AND infuriated. Why would an adult woman think twilight was an acceptable piece of fiction with totally healthy and even *swoon* romantic relationships in it? Also, that bitch with the super tan legs is wearing a dress with converse to look like Bella when she went to the prom, except Bella was 17 and this woman is at least 35. GET A LIFE, LADIES. READ REAL ROMANCE NOVELS WITH ACTUAL SEX IN THEM IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO READ. GAWD.


This image doesn't make me sad. ASPCA commercials make me sad. I want to adopt every animal on the TV when I see these commercials. I would be in big trouble if I did that, since there is a strict "no pets except fish" policy in my house. that, and I could not take care of that many critters and they would not all fit in my bed and i would not have the heart to not snuggle with them (i had the same problem with my stuffed animals as a child and had a rotating schedule for them so they all got equal snuggles).

I think that those two images sum up some of the things that make me sad. I don't want to get all political and post things like ignorant protesters shouting at teenage girls outside abortion clinics and the westboro baptist church and their incredibly offensive signs. So I'll mention them instead, so you know I'm a radical pro-choice pro-gays feminist. Hooray!

I committed a cardinal internet sin and direct linked most of my images. If they're gone, let me know and I'll do the right thing and actually save it and re-upload it to my blog.
<3 til tomorrow,
MeggyB