It was bound to happen, what with all the time we've been spending together lately.
I tried to break it to my husband gently, by means of a funny anecdote over dinner.
"So," I said, idly twirling some pasta around my fork, "I'm finally starting to get into my book club book."
"Oh?" said the P-Dawg between bites of chicken.
"Yeah! It's like, all of a sudden, I'm very interested in Thomas Jefferson. As a person."
The P-Dawg put down his fork and gave me his full attention.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I can't stop thinking about him. He was a fascinating and surprisingly sensitive guy. In fact, I was so preoccupied daydreaming about plantation life this morning, that I completely missed our freeway exit while driving the kids to school!"
"You missed the freeway exit because you were thinking about Thomas Jefferson?"
"Yes, isn't that funny?"
"What were you thinking?"
"Just stuff. You don't have to make it sound dirty."
Of course it's not the first time I've become infatuated with a political figure. I have had a crush on every Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton, and Josh Lyman will always have a special place in my heart.
It is, however, the first time I've ever fancied a man two hundred years dead.
Don't judge me. My friend V (also a book club member) thinks he's hawt, too. When I confided my feelings about T.J. to her this weekend, she admitted that she can't help but periodically flip over to the page with Jefferson's portrait on it as she's reading. "I only wish he wasn't a redhead" my friend V lamented.
Tell me, readers. Who is your political/historic crush?
Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love
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12 comments:
Obama, how unoriginal! But seriously. If he ever wanted to sit down and have some Constitutional chitchat over a beer with me? I'd so be there.
I've got a thing for Darwin, but I think the handsome actor who played him in the PBS movie might have something to do with that.
Putin is cute, he's totally hawt!
I keep seeing these captioned pictures of him and can't help but think he's a very handsome man.
http://punditkitchen.com/tag/vladimir-putin/
Becca - You would have to fight me first. (For the beer with Obama.)
Kelly - Darwin! Very original, I like it.
Gadzooks - Glad to hear I'm not the only Putinfile out there.
Benjamin frickin' Franklin. Smarts are HAWT. He is my super-long time crush.
Abe Lincoln. Coincidentally, I also LOVE me some Lyle Lovett. When Julia married him I totally "got it."
Rebecca - Smart IS Hawt. I always picture Ben Franklin as a roly poly guy with round specs, but I will have to re-examine him now.
Amy - I see the resemblance between Abe and Lyle. And you know what they say about a man with big feet . . . (big shoes.)
you had me at Josh Lyman
BTW, and non-gay male friend of mine who met Bill Clinton once said "no wonder he had so many affairs. That man exuded confidence. He shook my hand and even I wanted to f-ck him"
(i had typed the whole f word, but then decided that maybe you didn't want that for your search engines)
Jimmy. Carter.
*swoon*
okay, i'm done stalking your blog for now. my wife, cheri, sent me.
Alexander Hamilton: http://blog.vickiboykis.com/2010/03/14/comic-new-moon/
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