CCC

When I was in third grade, my teacher put "CCC" up on the board. She was trying to teach us about acronyms. It worked because we tried to think of CCC's all day and none of them were correct for most of the day...and I still remember what happened. We'd been creative all day, to no avail, and finally, one of the boys in the class shouted, "chocolate chip cookies!" The teacher had made a batch of CCC's and we happily devoured them because back when I was a young'un we didn't worry about if fellow classmates (or teachers) had poisoned the cookies.

I'm not going to talk about those CCC's though.

Today's CCC is...Catalog of Celebrity Crushes

Yep. You read it right.

In order to be eligible for the CCC, I have to think you're dreamy for more than two months and I have to have taken the trouble to look for you again, whether it's by watching another game, movie or another TV series or another movie you've starred in.

Starting with most recent, going back to graduate school days.

 ID: Ian Somerhalder

Crush Date: Dec 2012-March 2013

Claim to Celebrity: Actor

How We Met: He's a snarky, witty bad-boy vampire who has way better chemistry with the silly fool of a heroine than the other person vying for her love. (It turns out he's actually dating his co-star in real life. No wonder!) He has a really bad camera smirk, and is completely unphotogenic when he tries to smile.

 
ID: Brandon Crawford 

Crush Date: 8/12-12/12

Claim to Celebrity: Professional athlete

How We Met: Shortstop of the SF Giants on their winning 2012 WS squad. Even his teammates think he's dreamy. I think it's endearing that he:

(a) is married; 

(b) let his wife's sister crash with them in their one bedroom apartment before he hit the big time; and

(c) gets to live his lifelong dream of playing on the field where he fell in love with baseball. 

 

ID: Adam Levine

Crush Date: Fall 2011-Present

Claim to Celebrity: Singer, Reality TV

How We Met: Lead singer of Maroon 5 and judge on the Voice. I liked his voice years before I saw his face, which was actually not on a cover or on the Voice. I "met" him on a Hulu ad for ADHD. He's fine for a guy with a high voice. ;)

ID: Chris Hemsworth
Crush Date: 2011-2012
Claim to Celebrity: Actor
How We Met: Oh, Summer 2011...amid all the heartache, you brought me eye candy. (You should see him when he's smiling. It makes me melt, so I couldn't put a smile up here.) God of Thunder, your weird shoulder pads do nothing to deter from your aesthetic awesomeness. He even did the cougar'ed thing and married someone several years his senior. His only drawback is that he sounds uncannily like Heath Ledger, and looks an awful lot like him, too. (Which isn't bad. Just...disconcerting, considering.)


 
ID: Taylor Kitsch
Crush Date: 2008-2012

Claim to Celebrity: Actor, model
How We Met: He was the uber bad bad BAD boy on Friday Night Lights that you couldn't help but to fall for anyway. The one that was so tough and had so many problems but had an innate vulnerability that was completely irresistible. For a Canadian, he does Texas well.

ID: Sidney Crosby
Crush Date: May 08-May 10
Claim to Celebrity: Professional Athlete
How We Met: Run for the Cup in 2008 w/ Rosc. 

I adored you, Sid, for oh so long -- your flash and panache as you made big moves, your on-ice swagger, your rookie hothead days. But then you basically fell asleep during the Olympics only to wake up in the last 90 seconds of overtime in the final game and make one key play. I would have loved you so much more if you'd put your heart in every minute.

ID: Matt Bomer:
Crush Date: 2008-Present.
Claim to Celebrity: Actor
How We Met: He was Chuck's nemesis who was actually a good guy. I was sad when he was ousted off the show...but overjoyed when I found out he was getting his *own!* Just watch the opening credits of White Collar - and then pause it when you see the snippet of him with the excited look on his face after he successfully steals a car. I dare you not to drool.

ID: Daniel Henney
Crush Date: 2007-2008
Claim to Celebrity:
Actor, model, passable singer
How we Met: He's "Mr. Perfect." At least, in the movies. ;) For some reason, I liked the movie "Seducing Mr. Perfect" so much. (He's the leading man.) I watched some other stuff with him in it, too...though I'm sad to say that our relationship came to an abrupt end when I totally lost all respect because I found out he lied about having a degree. He's cute without it--no need to lie.

ID: Jerry Yan
Crush Date: 2006-2007; 2011
Claim to Celebrity: Actor, boy band member, model
How We Met: He was "pineapple-head." How cute. :)

Seriously...he's so dreamy. I used to have wallpaper of him on my laptop. It was a still I'd captured from one of the series I saw him in. Jerry is better than Ben & Jerry's for boy drama therapy. 

ID: Channing Tatum
Crush Date: 2006-2007
Claim to Celebrity: Actor, model
How We Met: I met him and was over him before he was Sexiest Man Alive, I'll have you know. I first saw him in Step Up. He's got some mad dance skillz. And I will even admit (though I cringe while doing so) that I watched She's the Man -- twice. (!)

ID: Richard Armitage
Crush Date: 2006-Present
Claim to Celebrity: Actor, passable singer
Nickname: Ricardo Armitoggy.
How We Met: I saw his "brooding" face on the cover of North & South and thought...wow. This guy is so unattractive. And then by the end of the movie, I had completely been won over and thought he was basically the hottest thing since sunburns. I really liked that he did his own singing for The Hobbit, as well. (I even think he'd look good as a 'full' dwarf...that's how good looking he is.) 

ID: Hugh Jackman
Crush Date: Ever since X-Men came out
Claim to Celebrity: Actor, singer

How We Met: X-Men. This is a heavy-duty crush. I haven't seen Les Mis yet, but I've seen many of his other movies, including the ill-advised Australia (which would have been fine if they'd left the last hour off.) I even dig his blond haired, "Oklahoma!" singing look. My crush on him will probably never fizzle unless he and his wife split because he cheats on her.

ID: Tom Welling
Crush Date: 2001-2008
Claim to Celebrity: Actor, model

How We Met: He's Superman. Of course we met. Of course he liked me better than Lois Lane or that annoying Lana character.
He just looks better and better. Did you know he used to be a construction worker? And he saved someone from a mugging once. Maybe he's a real life superman.

ID: Derek Jeter
Crush Date: 1997-2007
Claim to Celebrity: Professional Athlete
How We Met: Oh, Derek. I first laid eyes on your actual person on June 24, 2004. It was at Camden Yards. Kenny Lofton was leadoff hitter. I was spouting nonsense about your ridiculous contracts to my roommate. You got up and I told you that you were going to hit a home run, just for me, over the middle of the back fence. And you know what...you did it. I'd been a crushed fan for a long time, but that just sealed the deal. PS: Everyone is happy they didn't bump you to give A-Rod your slot at SS. We all know he doesn't quite deserve it. That's not very kind of me, but it's true nonetheless.


My celebrity crush list is a little longer than that, of course. I just wanted to do the ones that I have crushes on now, or who aided me through my graduate school journey. There are many people who didn't quite make the cut. Maybe I'll list them out another time, when I feel the urge to update my CCC.