Okay, here it is.

Mind you, this was written quite a while ago so my frenzy has calmed a little, though just as intense. sigh. Lovely man:








Am. Totally. Smitten. With. HUGH LAURIE!!!!!!!


Hugh Laurie is the new primetime hottie. It took me a while but I finally watched an episode of House and am totally hooked on both the character and the actor.

I've always thought he was a hot lookin guy (I mean if you're watching Stuart Little and you start having fantasies involving Mr. Little, I think its a sign the guy's got something attractive under that nerdy exterior. I think it was the whole good w/ kids attractiveness) Over the years in various places Black Adder, Sense and Sensibility, Friends, it seems whenever he shows up, he catches my eye and puts a mmm "phwoar" thought in my head but somehow (and I suspect his fairly bland sounding name) he fades into the background afterwards. Ah, but not this time my friends. After watching House and getting totally hot and bothered over his grouchy yet do-good character, I looked him up and the more I read about him the more I was attracted. So I decided to do a tally by adding up all these attractive points:

- Number 1 - He went to Dragon Prep school, then Cambridge and has a degree in Archeology! We all know full and well by now how a well educated man gets me hot under the collar....roawr (definitely points for being brainy)

- Number 2 - He has a British accent. (I'm a sucka for Brit accents! Bonus points!) And he does a very convincing American accent on House. Unlike, sorry to say, many well know brits including poor Colin Firth (Very impressed points!)

- Number 3- He was a rower/boatman. Rowed in Cambridge as "strongman" which I can only guess at what it means but it sounds darn good (mmm athletic toned muscles..... A fluffy eye candy bonus point)

- Number 4 - He plays piano, harmonica, sax, drums, guitar and when I say play, plays them significantly well! Played percussion in university orchestra (Musician too! more bonus points!) And believe it not, can actually rap fairly decently in terms of the old school alternative style rhythm and breathing! (Pleasantly surprised and amused points!)

- Number 5 - His best friend is Stephen Fry! (at a time when it wasn't very popular to openly have such a close friendship w/ a gay man) He also dated my personal hero Emma Thompson! (another very close friend) (Lots and lots of bonus points!)

- Number 6 - He has battled Depression and "other problems" and has talked about it a insightful fashion with inteligence and truth. It definitely made a connection to me (Deep admiration and empathy points)

- Number 7 - Is extremely funny in the British funny (the best kind of funny) sort of way w/ a track record to prove it. Collaborations w/ Stephen Fry, lovely comic timing in much of his work - anyone see Sense and Sensibility?? and often present in his interviews, etc etc (Love a funny man. A generous shower of points!)

- Number 8 - The man also wrote a freaking novel. And none of those self serving masturbatory drivel/crap "celebs" dish out. Actually a very well reviewed fiction novel called the Gun Seller which is quite a feat considering critics well documented hatred of actors who attempt to write. (In awe bonus points)

- Number 9 - An extremely humble, self depracating guy. (Awww. bonus points!)

- Number 9a - Whilst claiming to have "buns of yogurt" actually has in reality very lip-bitingly pinchable buns. I direct you to Fortysomething for proof (Gah! girly squeely bonus points!)

- Number 10 - He rides and has a passion for motorcycles and other Steve McQueen-ey vehicles (oooh! a little edgy. Manly man points!)

- Number 11 - He likes to box like my favorite musician - Bowie. Used to hate this sport but have grown interested in the ballet of it all - Ali, Million Dollar Baby, Bowie, and now Laurie. (Beefy sweaty biceps points!)

- Number 12 - He has dimples! He has goggly bright blue eyes (seriously it is soo blue)! Eeeeeiiiii! (Heart dropping bonus points!!)

- Number 13 - Um hello, have you seeeen House? That scruffy beard and the way his biceps fits his shirt so well oooaaahhh (Bonus points! Bonus points!)

- Number 14- And finally he LOVES Muddy Water and the blues. I LOVE THE BLUES! (Ding ding ding ding! About a billion bonus points!)

Final calculation: About a gazillion points for sexiness!!! Now to end (quite rightly I think) w/ a gratuitous amount of Laurie pics...


The comedy kind of lust


Hot dad Stuart Little lust


BBC lust


Wooster lust


Total Wooster lust !!! (Omigod how Valentino rwoar)


Sense and Sensibilty lust (lol)


He just looks hot here (dimples!) lust


motorcycle lust


see i'm not the only one who's lusting


omg. Man in uniform lust!!!


Brainy author of book lust


mmmmmm House lust


more House lust


and more House lust


And yet some more House lust


Golden globe lust. Yay!

Recommended Tunes For Today:

I'm all Hugh Laurie'd out today so, this is just the Soul/classic R&B list I'm listening to at the moment on my iTunes:

+ Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Easilly Persuaded

+ Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

+ Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

+ William Bell - Just As I Thought

+ J.J. Barnes - Chains Of Love


+ Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
(Am desperately trying to find a cd copy of it somewhere..)

+ Aretha Franklin - Respect

+ Ike Turner & Betty Everett - I'll Weep No More

+ Irma Thomas - She's Taking My Part

+ Betty Wright - Shoo Rah! Shoo Rah!

+ Sam Hawkins - Hold On Baby

+ Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together

+ Aretha Franklin - Sweet Sweet Baby Since You've Been Gone

+ Fred Hughes - Ooo Wee Baby I Love You

+ Bettye Swann - I Think I'm Falling In Love

+ Mavis Staples - Chained

+ Muddy Waters - Bus Driver
(mmmm Laurie...that sexy bastard. Look above to Number 14)


The last girliedom note:



Those eyes are criminal I tell ya. Cri-mi-nal.


so now I hope you understand a little bit of my Laurie crush and maybe, hopefully you've been swayed too. Maybe you'll think about checkin' out House on Fox (usually I hate this station with such ferver but for this one hour, I put it aside). Its on at Tuesdays 9pm (at least in LA) except for Feb 20th when it will be on Monday at 8pm (I seriously don't know why they're trying to screw up one of the most popular shows they have. But thats lovely Fox for you!! Don't even get me started on them interviewing Dick "buckshot" Cheney.........