Men of the Year: 2012

In order of appearance:

1) Benedict Cumberbatch (Jan 5, a birthday present from the Universe!)
2) Martin Freeman (Apr 6, which really should have been earlier, I know, but whatevs I love him just fine now)
3) Benjamin Walker (June 28)
4) Sir Kenneth Branagh (July 10th, the day I watched Hamlet and fell into utter besottedness beyond any other I can recall in my life, and I have a long boyfriend memory, so that's saying something)
5) Dominic Cooper (Aug 23)
6) Tom Hiddleston (Sept 23)
7) Brandon Fibbs, the lone not-so-fake boyfriend (Oct 5 marks the geeky Facebook marriage date we should not soon forget!)
8) Ben Whishaw (Nov 11)

To be fair, Kenny has truly achieved fake husband status at this point. The criteria for which is 3 or more of the following, as written in my heart, based on the "Convent of Hollywood" experimental RP fangirl blog from several years back:
a) Superlative talent
b) Extended interest held (by the fangirl in question) i.e. more than five months
c) Causing massive SQUEE reactions on a very regular basis
d) Continuing to hold (very lusty) interest even after other boyfriends have popped up
e) being British

Why hasn't Cumberbatch or Freeman achieved this special status, you may ask? Perhaps because Sir Ken's the stud* in the group. In the words of Ulysses Everett McGill: "Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart."

I have never given a "Man of the year" award since all of them have a special place in my heart, but if I were editing some influential magazine, I'd give it to Cumberbatch, since he is having a PHENOMENAL year, and will have an even MORE phenomenal 2013 as he becomes more prominent in the mainstream as well as continue his awesomeness amongst the fandom-prone sectors of the world.

SQUEE out, my homies.

*Caity's hierarchy:
"Boy:" hot dude under 30
"Man," "Sexpot," "Beefcake," etc.: hot dude between 30 and 50
"Stud:" hot dude over 50

Resolutions 2013

I actually kept all but one of last year's resolutions, so I'm feeling good about how realistic I am. Here are some new ones:

1) DO NOT buy another book until you've read the ones you have, Caity!
2) Complete my "Trippingly" Project: one Shakespeare speech a week until all are represented. I'm more than halfway there already!
3) Bust out the telescope at least once a week. You have a new one now, Caity, with more bells and whistles. Get back to being the Renaissance Woman you strive to be. Duh.
4) Finish the third book. Edit some more.
5) Write all the speeches you know in that journal Dad gave you, from memory, with legible handwriting. (Holy shit, that last part is a doozy.)

Extremely gay and incredibly close

FINALLY finished watching the unaired Sherlock pilot (which feels like a Sherlock ep from an even gayer parallel universe) and I ship Johnlock even harder than ever. They are so delicious. I can't believe I ever forget how sexy these two really are together.

That is all.