So I've discovered, or rather, rediscovered, that I find age appropriate people attractive. I once had a discussion with someone about 5 or 10 years younger than me, where we flipped through photos and each pointed to (what turned out to be) age appropriate guys as attractive. This weekend reminded me of that since I have now developed a dorky celeb crush on Robert Downey Jr. after seeing Iron Man (well, besides his snarky humor, his buff bod might have something to do with it too...call me shallow).
Hadn't realized he was a singer as well, and surprisingly good, from my YouTube surfing and various critics' reviews (the professionals, not the semi-stalker fans). Well, he DOES have the mileage to convincingly sing blues tunes, as well as the Elton John (!) music video he was released from prison (for one day) to shoot, I Want Love. So I ordered a used copy of his 2004 CD, The Futurist. My trusty Tivo also found me US Marshals last night on AMC (!) which, true to my action movie jones, I think I saw in the theaters originally.
It's a little startling to realize that the movie came out 10 years ago. Yikes! It also leaves me a bit bemused to watch Wesley Snipes and RDJ now and think of their colorful legal history since (oops), esp. since they have exchanged places in the Hollywood firmament: one is heading off to prison, while another is headlining a summer event movie which made US$100M (US$200M+ worldwide). Ain't life grand?
In any case, watching a much younger RDJ, I was struck by an assortment of odd realizations:
Hadn't realized he was a singer as well, and surprisingly good, from my YouTube surfing and various critics' reviews (the professionals, not the semi-stalker fans). Well, he DOES have the mileage to convincingly sing blues tunes, as well as the Elton John (!) music video he was released from prison (for one day) to shoot, I Want Love. So I ordered a used copy of his 2004 CD, The Futurist. My trusty Tivo also found me US Marshals last night on AMC (!) which, true to my action movie jones, I think I saw in the theaters originally.
It's a little startling to realize that the movie came out 10 years ago. Yikes! It also leaves me a bit bemused to watch Wesley Snipes and RDJ now and think of their colorful legal history since (oops), esp. since they have exchanged places in the Hollywood firmament: one is heading off to prison, while another is headlining a summer event movie which made US$100M (US$200M+ worldwide). Ain't life grand?
In any case, watching a much younger RDJ, I was struck by an assortment of odd realizations:
- with his floppy bangs in the movie, he looks disorientingly like Judd Nelson
- much too pretty then -- much more interesting looking now
- he looks so YOUNG -- was 30 really so long ago??
This is sort of related to my resigned decision to rejoin the dating fray. Now that it looks like I'll be here for at least the rest of the year, and I've started developing crushes hither and yon, I figure it's probably time. 
So I've tuned up my Yahoo profile, and filled out the Chemistry.com questionnaire (I despise e-harmony) although I haven't quite girded myself up to actually pay money to either service. I suspect 3 months will be the limit of my patience, so a 6-month plan would be pointless anyway.
Thanks to my bridesmaidly duties, and a hike through Cheung Chau, HK, I'm using these 2 snapshots for my profiles. Hooray for losing 40 lbs. -- I no longer fear looking at my photos, or dread having to describe my body type with euphemisms. (Of course, I have also GOT to lay off the Veggie Chips, Thai Chili-lime cashews, and burgers! Well, at least I usually get turkey burgers and skip the fries...choosing instead, to mooch fries from my dining companions. Heh! I've also packed up my gym bag for tomorrow. Time to get back on the wagon.)
So now, Chemistry.com tells me 3 (age appropriate) guys are interested in me, but of course, I can't read about them without forking over some sawbucks. I also can't tell if "interested" means they did something irritatingly non-committal like winking (or its equivalent) or actually sat down and wrote something.
And I guess my taste is consistent, since when I tried to flag one guy as interesting, I apparently already did it... in my last go around in 2005!
In more mundane news, I decided I didn't like the Familia brand muesli I bought (it's like chewing through styrofoam peanut) so I looked up various recipes for muesli cookies, muesli bars, etc. I prefer the chewy bars, but apparently selected a more crunchy recipe by accident: Healthy Muesli Bars. Well, there's always the other half of the box for a chewy batch such as this one from the UK (although I will skip the gooey choco-topping).
After looking at the results of my first batch of the Healthy recipe (where I substituted using parchment paper for the sushi roller recommended by the instructions), I can now appreciate why they tell you to cut off the ends. Oops:
So I've tuned up my Yahoo profile, and filled out the Chemistry.com questionnaire (I despise e-harmony) although I haven't quite girded myself up to actually pay money to either service. I suspect 3 months will be the limit of my patience, so a 6-month plan would be pointless anyway.Thanks to my bridesmaidly duties, and a hike through Cheung Chau, HK, I'm using these 2 snapshots for my profiles. Hooray for losing 40 lbs. -- I no longer fear looking at my photos, or dread having to describe my body type with euphemisms. (Of course, I have also GOT to lay off the Veggie Chips, Thai Chili-lime cashews, and burgers! Well, at least I usually get turkey burgers and skip the fries...choosing instead, to mooch fries from my dining companions. Heh! I've also packed up my gym bag for tomorrow. Time to get back on the wagon.)
So now, Chemistry.com tells me 3 (age appropriate) guys are interested in me, but of course, I can't read about them without forking over some sawbucks. I also can't tell if "interested" means they did something irritatingly non-committal like winking (or its equivalent) or actually sat down and wrote something.
And I guess my taste is consistent, since when I tried to flag one guy as interesting, I apparently already did it... in my last go around in 2005!
In more mundane news, I decided I didn't like the Familia brand muesli I bought (it's like chewing through styrofoam peanut) so I looked up various recipes for muesli cookies, muesli bars, etc. I prefer the chewy bars, but apparently selected a more crunchy recipe by accident: Healthy Muesli Bars. Well, there's always the other half of the box for a chewy batch such as this one from the UK (although I will skip the gooey choco-topping).
After looking at the results of my first batch of the Healthy recipe (where I substituted using parchment paper for the sushi roller recommended by the instructions), I can now appreciate why they tell you to cut off the ends. Oops:
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