Top 5: Celebrity Crushes of 2009

Recently I told Liz, "I'm so uninspired to blog. All I've got are new dudes I think are hot" to which she replied, "Well, that's kind of our bread and butter, isn't it?" Indeed:

Terry O'Quinn - I've become somewhat obsessed with Terry O'Quinn since I started watching Lost in September. John Locke is one of the dreamiest characters on TV. Liz thinks he can be annoying, but I'd take him over Sawyer or Jack any day.

Peter Dinklage - I've had a thing for The Dinklage since The Station Agent, but his recent appearance on 30 Rock rekindled my love. I don't even care that he's only 4'5".

Scott Michael Foster - Recently, I've started watching the ABC Family original series Greek (don't you judge me. It's really good and actually makes me sad I never joined a sorority). JMF plays Cappy, the resident psuedo-bad-boy with a heart of gold. Why didn't I ever meet guys like that in college...or post-college?

Simon Vozick-Levinson - Don't tell Hick Flick, but I have a new columnist crush. Simon writes hilariously witty posts about music and why it's okay for men to see "chick flicks" for EW. Plus, he loves Bruce Springsteen and has a degree in Classics from Harvard. Not that I'm, you know, cyber-stalking him or anything.

Michael Cera - Juno's been playing, seemingly, on a loop on HBO for the past 2 weeks, reminding me just how adorable Michael Cera can be. Add his awesome turn in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (out today on DVD. I've been counting the days) and this crush is pretty full blown, my friends.

How about you? Have you discovered any new crushes in the last, I dunno, 2 months or so?

Best Of The Watchword: Red's Picks

This Friday marks the one year anniversary of Gingers is the Watchword (I know. I can't believe we made it either). To celebrate, all four of our lovely contributors (yes, even Dave) will grace you with a list of their top 5 favorite GitW posts from the past year. I get to go first because I am the most bossy. Enjoy:

Things I Learned at Comic Con by Liz - One of my all time favorite posts because it was the first time we had, like, insider information. I love insider information! Makes me feel like such an insider. Also, Liz is a hugely talented writer and every time she posts it's sure to be hilarious.

The Radiohead Covers by Garney - I had a hard time choosing my favorite Radiohead cover, so I've linked you to all of them. Garney calling me to sing as other people is one of the highlights of my life.

Happy Singles Awareness Day by Red - Sadly, this collection of 100 or so words is, in my opinion, the funniest thing I've ever written.

Forgotten Classics by Garney - Garney knows more about movies than anyone ever (take that Scorsese). This post is an excellent example of an email conversation between Garney and myself turning into a great blog post, rife with discussion possibilities. EW needs to hire us both. Bring some credibility to that rag.

Who is Your Blogger Crush? by Red - Crushes are a hot topic for me, as I'm sure you've noticed. This post in particular is near and dear to my heart because it got me free drinks one very fun night this summer and really, isn't that the reason we all started blogging in the first place? For free drinks?

Honorable Mentions (aka cheating): Last Walk in the Garden by Liz and Red (because it was a great good-bye to The Wire), Leprechaun? In a Tree? by Dave (because Dave is the YouTube king!) and Sweet Persephone's Pomegranate Seeds by Liz (because nothing has ever made me laugh harder).

Sweet Persephone's pomegranate seeds!

Wha ... muh ... huh ...? I have no idea what to do with this.

Except love it!



*Thanks to reader Sharon for sending this to me.