First Gifts Blog Fest


Hey, Liz Fichera and The Mojito Literary Society have started a really fun hop called First Gifts Blog Fest, in which bloggers tell their stories about first gifts received from a boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, life partner, or whoever.  (I went heavy on the whoever...as a matter of fact, I may have added that category all by myself.)  If you've got a first gift story to tell, please hop on!  This fest goes through Sunday, November 21.   

This post was supposed to go in a whole 'nother direction, but yesterday's mail changed all that.  It starts with a gift I bought for my son...that turned into a gift for me.

Baby boy turned thirteen this past Sunday, so I went to Best Buy last week and bought him the M-rated new release, Call of Duty: Black Ops.  But my parenting skills are not the point. The point is that the check-out girl offered me a free six-month subscription to People magazine.  I figured what the heck and took it.

Yesterday my first issue arrived.

It's the sexiest man alive issue. 
*eyebrows* *eyebrows* *eyebrows*



I'll admit I'm not overly thrilled with the top pick, but the whole issue is full of men!  Attractive, funny, charming men! It had been a long time since I'd shut my brain off for a few minutes and flipped through a magazine, but I'm so glad I did. The highlight for me was a surprise peek at Nathan Fillion's man cave, but really, the whole experience was pretty damned enjoyable. Thanks Best Buy girl.

My only complaint is that the movie star I was most hoping to see all sexy-like only got a 1" x 2 1/2"scrap of a page!  I'm speaking of Chris Pine from the 2009 Star Trek movie and future star of Alex J. Cavenaugh's CassaStar.   I mean, even Rupert Grint got a bigger piece of real estate, for Merlin's sake.  Don't worry, Chris baby, you can take up space on my blog any time. ;)


Comments

Unknown said…
Wow! You got the Sexiest Man Alive issue. You clever, clever girl. It's lucky you were so kind to your son. :)
11/19/2010 11:44 AM
Unknown said…
It's pretttttyyyyyy.. *wipes drool from mouth.* Love it when the gifts get re-gifted and they're so much better for you! Great post.
11/19/2010 12:28 PM
Joanna St. James said…
oh I love Ryan Reynolds I have watched the proposal about 20 times now, what is better than a sexy editor?
You did get the perfect gift, well maybe with the exception of that little picture of Co-Co on the cover.
11/19/2010 1:42 PM
Anonymous said…
Finally! A reason to buy PEOPLE!! I was hoping for Alex O'Loughlin and I'm totally with you on the hotness of Chris Pine!

I love the direction your post took! :-) Whenever you discuss hot men, you get no argument from me. It's like you gave a gift to the rest of us!!

Thanks for joining the Blog Hop! xo
11/19/2010 2:08 PM
Kittie Howard said…
Chris Pine's eyes are deeeevine! We gals need some eye candy once in awhile. (And I'm going back to Best Buy. All I got was a bill. *sniffs*)
11/19/2010 3:53 PM
Nicki Elson said…
Haha, glad you ladies enjoyed! How dare Best Buy cheat you of your sexy men, Kittie!

Co-Co...? I'm out of the loop on that one.
11/19/2010 4:21 PM
Traci Bell said…
I'm going to have to buy that People now. I love Nathan Fillion!
11/19/2010 4:32 PM
Unknown said…
Oh, Ryan Reynolds! He's my weakness! I am a big fan of his sexy charm! Glad you got your copy for free! That made it all that much sweeter. I need to make sure mexico jumps on the band wagon and starts giving free subscriptions!
11/19/2010 4:40 PM
Kittie Howard said…
Nicki, thanks for dropping by and for your warm comments! That is one fantastic idea for collecting canned goods...WOW! Fun with a good mission, doesn't get any better than that. I'm passing the idea on, with credit to you...Thanks, Nicki!
11/19/2010 5:46 PM
Francine Howarth said…
Hi,

Hee hee, that's a great gift when it suits mom, too!!!

best
F
11/20/2010 9:23 AM
Alex J. Cavanaugh said…
Yeah, I wish I looked like Ryan Reynolds. Guess if you want more Chris Pine (until my book is made into a movie of course) you'll have to go see Unstoppable.
11/20/2010 11:08 AM
Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikes said…
Great that you got such a "hot" gift! Thanks for sharing it with all of us! Wonderful idea for the star of Alex's movie...

Monti
NotesAlongTheWay
11/20/2010 4:20 PM
Anonymous said…
Now THAT'S a gift! LOL In fact, if you need to re-gift it. . . Nah, I won't be able to wait that long. I'm still celebrating my birthday month so I'll go buy it tomorrow. LOL

Donna Cummings
11/20/2010 5:14 PM
Michael Di Gesu said…
It's always nice to get a treat for yourself when buying a gift for a loved one. And it's a gift that keeps on giving .... enjoy.


Michael
11/21/2010 12:06 AM
Heather M. Gardner said…
*Sigh* Love Mr. Pine. Love, love, love Mr. Fillion! Holy hotness! Great gift to all of us! Thank you so much.
11/23/2010 8:34 AM
fallen monkey said…
*giggling* + *blushing*
11/25/2010 9:17 AM
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