Is Your Face Is Killing You?

From BitchMagazine.org: "Did you know that the FDA doesn't regulate cosmetics? Did you know that one-third of the top 33 lipsticks contain more lead than the FDA conciders safe to ingest? How about that only 11% of the ingredients used in makeup and perfume (of which there are roughly 10,000) have been assessed for their safety to the human body by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, which is funded by the Personal Care Products Council which answers to the Office of Cosmetics and Colors which sends their information to (you guessed it) the FDA. And that manufacturers aren't obliged to stop using the ingredients the CIR finds unsafe? And that they HAVEN'T stopped using them?"

I do not know if all the wild claims they make are true, but I do know the FDA has its head up its ass.

What I also know: There's an easy way to check your produts for safety reviews at the Cosmetic Database. Skin Deep: Cosmetic safety reviews

Christian Bale: Batty Birthday Boy

Christian Bale is 35 today. Dude has a body so crazy, it's just not fair. It takes a great deal of work to get this perfectly ripped. Fucker.

This hot bitch obviously works hard for those rock hard abs. Christian is also well known for changing his shape to fit the role, as he did when he became rail thin for The Machineist (not hot = not pictured).

Wanna look like a super hero? Fitness site Motley Health has detailed "fitness workouts for Batman, The Dark Knight" that's split into three days, repeated with a day of rest in between. Complete three sets of 8-12 repetitions. Ideally the final set should allow you to work to failure, or close to failure.

Batman Workout Day 1:
* Chin-ups supersetted with bent over rows (or cable rows) -- supersets combine two or more exercises with similar motions to maximize muscle groups; NO REST in between.
* Squats -- a trainer buddy of mine once told me, "if your workout doesn't include squats, you're not really working out." Ouch. I do squats but probably focus too much on upper body, a common workout mistake. I try to balance it out with yoga and full-body workouts.
* High Pulls -- this is a very explosive movement that I would not recommend to the beginner (unless you have a supervision). Start with the bar on the floor and shoot it up to the chin with a slight jump movement (example animation)
* Clean & Press -- the "bodybuilder" move, lifting a barbell from floor to the chest and then pressing overhead (for the beginner, start with a light bar only, no weights)

Batman Workout Day 2:
* Sprints -- Speed Training
* Squat jumps -- squat, then jump
* Lunges -- with a barbell across the shoulders or a dumbbell in each hand

Batman Workout Day 3:
* Dumbbell Flys followed by Bench Press
* Clap Push Ups
* Lateral Jumps

What does a Batman eat? Meals need to have a good balance of quality protein sources, and carbs in the form of salads, vegetables and fruits, while maintaining low blood sugar levels to ensure that fat is burnt and not stored. Christian is a vegetarian, so he would get his protein from eggs, cottage cheese, fat free cheese, milk and protein shakes. To ensure a constant supply of energy and proteins to the muscles, eat every three hours. This also speeds metabolism to burn fat.

UPDATE: According to an anonymous Bale fan: "[Christian] eats chicken and fish (and will eat anything if hungry enough)." ... noted! (more in the comments)

CK Sexy

The new Calvin Klein ads are a hot guy 3-way with some chick in the middle.

Move please! You're in my spot, ho.

10 Things I [Don't] Hate About Andrew Keegan

1.He's a hot bitch in the 30+ box, officially, today

2.Broken Hearts Club (a very cute movie with gay tendencies)

3.Keegan is a surfing instructor in his spare time.

4.He's part of the Hollywood green machine: "It’s such a necessity for every individual to take responsibility for what surrounds them," he says.

5.Dark hair/dark eyes combo (HOT)

6.Buldging Biceps

7.Smouldering smile (not pictured)

8.Smooth bod (watch Broken Hearts...)

9.Talent!

10.He plays gay. Close enough.

5 Foods That Boost Your Metabolism

Protein: Anything with protein. This goes into the whole carb debate. I'm not saying cut carbs, just that protein does help you burn faster.

Hot Peppers: Ai yi yi!

Breakfast: Skipping breakfast significantly slows down your metabolism, so to keep your body burning calories, eat a little something for breakfast. I recommend eggs or oatmeal.

Water: Essential element for turning food calories into energy. Staying hydrated helps flush the byproducts of burning fat out of your body as well.

Green Tea: OK so technically these last two aren't foods, but they help boost your body's own calorie burning power.


Thanks for the tips, FitSugar!

Elijah Gives Me Wood

That cute little Hobbit Elijah Wood turns 28 today. Getting close to my box! This is right around the age I started thinking about what the future would hold. Would I continue to be a strung out party boy living check to check in retail hell? My life turned around when I decided I was going to be, well, BETTERby30 (it worked: see sidebar).

Oddly, I've always had this weird thing for Elijah. Those eyes pierce my soul. He makes my black heart feel things. Sweet things. It's a little unnerving.

I just want him to cuddle me like this:

To stay in shape, Eli hits the gym with his girlfriend. How cute! Everything about him is just adorable.

Naturally, I have to sexually objectify him. How dare he make me feel things! The only emotions I can handle reside in my pants.

See Elijah's Wood: Yes this pic is photoshop fakery. But I can't resist a bad pun. Or a hot wang.

George Clooney in Scrubs Then & Now

George Clooney returns to ER during the finale season. Wait, that show is still on? Not for long I guess.

Anyways the first pic of him in back in scrubs came out and everybody creamed their panties.

Do you like classic George or the more mature version?

I think the only real difference is the hair. He looks damn fine either way.

Tricky Ballet

Trip hop master Tricky turns 41 today. He was in one of my favorite crazy sci-fi fantasy movies, the 5th element. Damn he was hot in that movie. The giant blue bitch was cool, too. Diva!


Also, Mikhail Baryshnikov is looking damn fit at 61. I mean shit, if I live that long I can only hope my body looks this good:

Back in his heyday, he was quite the hot piece!

Bigger Harder Faster Dance Off

Can You Break A Penis?

Last night McSteamy broke his penis on Grey's Anatomy. I don't watch that show, Andy at Towleroad told me.

Anyways I guess there is some debate about whether or not this is something that can actually happen, as there is no 'penis bone,' per say. People just call it a bone. Or a boner. Boner is such a funny word. Ha ha, Boner!

Some people don't think it's possible to break a penis, which is weird to me because that's something that every man should know is true and therefore avoid.

Although extremely rare, the horrific truth is that guys can absolutely suffer a penile fracture, as smart people call it in them fancy books. Even more disturbing, such an injury causes an audible pop or snapping sound. Then willy turns black and blue. Followed by terrible pain.

The condition is not permanent, but it's something neither party would ever forget in a lifetime. Can you imagine if you broke someone's dick? That's bad karma for sure. Be kind to the penis.

This is perhaps the only situation in which I would not want to see what's beneath that blanket...oh who am I kidding? Even tragically black and blue I'd still go for a peak. And offer massage therapy.

Late Night HNT: Beer Drinkin'

Drinking beer in moderation (up to 2 drinks a day for guys) can and will reduce your chances of strokes, as well as heart and vascular disease. This is like a proven scientific fact.

“In November of 1999, The New England Journal of Medicine stated that light to moderate beer drinkers would decrease their chances of suffering a stroke by 20 percent. They also stated that those who drink one beer a day compared to those who drink one beer a week experience no difference in reducing stroke risks.” (source)

Benjamin Unbuttoned

It's Brad Pitt unzipped! Brad turned up for the French premiere of that Ben Buttons movie with his fly down. There absolutely has to be a porn spoof of this flick called Benjamin Unbuttoned. I demand it.

I note this embarassing moment not to make fun of dear dad Brad. It's funny, but that's not the point.

Point is, this kind of shit happens to all of us.

It is very easy to feel inadequate by comparison. So-and-so has way more money, she has better hair, his chest is bigger than mine, etc. No matter how seemingly perfect, we all have our flaws and make fools of ourselves. There are no exceptions.

Paul Walker Topless & Limp Wristed

Paul Walker is undoubtedly a hot piece. I don't know about the overgrown pube-beard but what the hell. I'd still hit it. Or let him hit it. Or flip it. Whatever and however this hot bitch wants to get nasty, I'm so there. I like half-naked, limp-wristed dudes. It's kinda my thing.

"My motto is, you have to get in a sport a day," he says "Playing a little basketball, volleyball, going out surfing, skating, whatever it is. It's the best way to live." As for diet, "My mom was always really healthy and cautious about her diet, so I'm not a big sugar guy. But other than that, I just eat lean."

He tried weight lifting back when he was shooting Varsity Blues about ten years ago. "I was surrounded by all these corn-fed football players," he says. "Everyone's like, ‘Oh, you're going to be the action guy, you have to get bigger.' So I started this lifting program, and I'm taking creatine, and I got up to 205. Then I went on this surf trip to El Salvador." Not only did the extra muscle slow down his paddling, he says, but his endurance in the water wasn't as good. "I come back, and I'm down to 180, super-lean again, and I'm like, ‘You know what? Hell with it. I'm done.' It's better for me to stay lean."

Paul turned 34 this past September.

Hottest President Ever

Barack Obama is the hottest American President in history. Save maybe Washington, but that's only because ol' Georgie wore a wig. That's sexy.

The current hot piece took office today, making history as the hottest President ever. Oh and he's also the first black guy in the White House. Details.

I don't want to get all political and stuff, because if there is one thing I've taken from this election is the sheer displeasure of everybody in the free world talking about their choice for office as though it should somehow influence me -- or you, dear reader. Like we're that simple.

I really don't want to know most people's party affiliation or opinion on anything. Most of the time it just comes off as really conceited. So I don't really do politics.

One thing I do know is hot. Obama has the power to inspire hope in people and it's quite possible that such a man can make the world a better place. Totally hot.

Narcissism is a Beach

The Scream-ing hot (pun fun!) Skeet Ulrich hits 39 today. He also starred in Jerico, which I guess was really good but I never watched it. I think that was the problem with the show, because it got canceled. My favorite line in Scream is where he tells Sydney, "Life is like a movie. You just can't pick your genre." Luckily my genre is gay porn.

Elsewhere, the original "Idol" -- UK's X-Factor/Pop Star/whatever winner, Will Young, turns 30.

Welcome to the hot bitches 30 & up box, Will!

Djimon Hounsou Will Make A Hot Daddy

That Djimon dude is having a baby!

Well, he's not having the baby. Not physically. That would be a miracle of nature. And probably impossible.

Like many, I first fell in lust with this hot bitch in the Janet Jackson video for Love Will Never Do Without You.

That was a supa hot freaking video, and somehow Janet made her boobs bounce to the beat of the music AND Antonio Sabato Jr. was running around shirtless. Mesmerizing all around.



Big D. is having his baby with Kimora Lee Simmons, as the gossips know they've been dating for about 2 yrs...I was sort of addicted to Life in the Fab Lane for a quick minute. Kimora is an out of control diva for sure, but you can tell she loves her two daughters to pieces.

If I can't have the D-man, at least he's off with a good mamma.

Though there will always be a special fondness for him in that video, I think he looked his best ever in Beauty Shop. Also a really good movie, worth quoting.

Delicious!

Kimora is a lucky bitch...

TV Teaches Me Things

From my fave morning show The Doctors...

Cracking your knuckles does not cause arthritis

Every single wives tale regarding pregnancy is false

Hair does not grow back more coarse by shaving

Plucking one grey hair does not cause two to grow back

A dog’s mouth is NOT cleaner than a human’s mouth. A human mouth is far cleaner than a dog’s mouth. We don’t lick our own asses.

If you touch somebody who has sneezed, you will catch their germs (true)

Drinking caster oil does not induce labor

You should not eat for two when pregnant

Brat diet (bananas, rice, apple sauce & toast) for upset stomach:: myth (there are many foods that will help settle your tummy and you don't have to limit yourself)

Breastfeeding moms should not eat peanut butter or it could lead to peanut allergy

Cigars are just as bad if not worse than smoking cigarettes

Meanwhile, the Today show says:
Direction does not matter what direction you apply products. What products you apply is more

Doubling SPF does not double coverage. SPF 30 is only 2% more effective than SPF 15. What matters most is that you apply a full, thick layer every few hours (I actually knew this, but thought it was worth mentioning)

Bear Daddy

Hot bitch Bear Grylls of Man vs Wild welcomed his 3rd child yesterday. For details click here -- all I care about is bear butt. Woot!

I watched his show one time and he bit the head off a live snake. Fucking hot! He also has a thing for running around naked. Bear usually comes up with some so-called survivalist reason for shedding his clothes. However, growing up my dad taught us how to survive in the wild; catch our own food, find water, make shelter, etc. We never got naked. Not that I mind, just saying.

Tutu Terrific

West Wing hottie Trent Ford turns 30 today.

HNT: Nipples & Tan Lines

I got tanned, Spray de Sole style. It's my new obsession. My girlfriend Jade comes over, sets up her little pop-tent and hoses me down. Tanoriffic! It's highly addictive.

Anyways I thought it would be a good post for Half-Nekkid Thursday. By the way I do have a face, thanks. It's just a little more fun and sexy to be sort of secretive and anonymous. Plus it seems a bit less narcissistic than posting a bunch of glamour shots. I enjoy HNT for all the cool photography by following people's links, and it fits here perfectly because this exercise encourages a healthy sense of self-confidence.

Even if it's a headless photo.

Not that it really matters because my mug is plastered all over this blog, especially in the oh-so fabulous new header graphic I created in three minutes when I had a beer buzz this past weekend. Yes, I'm a professional. It shows in the quality of my work. That's dedication.

Matthew Fox is Ready to Get Lost

I've already talked about how Matthew Fox needs to stop doing sex to me with his eyes.

Now he's pulling at my no-heart strings by being a big ol' sweetie pie family guy. Instead of moving back to Hollywood when the curtain closes on his show, he's heading eastward to be closer with loved ones.

"Personally, it's a relief," he tells Details about Lost's impending finale. "I owe this show a great amount, and I think it's exceptionally good... [but] I am looking forward to the freedom that comes with not working on one project professionally."

When Lost wraps up in May 2010, Matthew plans to move from Hawaii, where they film the series, to central Oregon. "My major motivation is to be closer to family," the 42-year-old says. "My brother is there, my mother is there. I really miss that kind of wide-open space."

Matthew also has a great philosophy about staying fit, which you can read about in my previous post.

BETTER with Age

Orlando Bloom is still bringing the sexy at 32.

"I do yoga and Pilates," he says. "I’ve been blessed to be given a great physical form, and I want to treasure it." Yoga is a great way to stay in shape and keep in tune with your body. Pilates is a little more complicated because it's difficult to do own your own, but I would highly recommend trying it. It helps develop better posture and flexability.

Oralndo makes a lot of people cream their panties, but for others he's too pretty and fay. I enjoy both ends of the spectrum. Yah, I'm a dirty bitch!

Anyways, Mr. Bloom is definitely not a bulky, overtly-masculine beefcake -- and he's not likely to develop into one either. He's a strict vegetarian, even avoiding dairy products (however I don’t know if this is dietary or because he's lactose intolerant).

Orlando also follows the 5 Factor Diet, which promotes a 5-week program that for many becomes a lifestyle program that features 5 meals a day, 25-minute workouts and one cheat day per week.



BONUS! Further proof that you can get BETTER with age...Patrick Dempsey is 43 today. From 80’s geek to New Millennium hottie!

Guilt

This is my frowny face.

2009 has been a warm blanket of lethargy. I got sick the weekend after the big NYE party and haven’t been able to go to the gym yet this year.

It's always easy to make excuses. It’s just that nobody is buying it, especially all those other excuse makers. You can’t cheat a cheat. Just as my head cold has subsided, so too will whatever reason anybody else can come up with to avoid working out.

So that is that. I actually feel frustrated and upset when I'm not active. You can skip the gym all you want, but you can’t skip out on exercise.

Ultimately you’re only skipping out on yourself .

That's probably not the most earth-shattering revelation, but it's enough to motivate me to get my ass to the gym tonight.

The Birthday Blucas

Buffy's hot piece Riley Finn (Marc Blucas) turns 37 today.

Apart from acting, Marc has served as the assistant basketball coach at the private all-girls Marymount High School in Los Angeles since 2005.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to daydream about various coach fantasies. What's that -- you need to talk to me about something in the locker room, coach?

Jake Gyllenhaal Runs, Shows Off Guns

From the looks of these pics, it's pretty easy to imagine Jake Gyllenhaal sprinting right into my open arms, isn't it? I'm waiting on the other side of the finish line for you, Jakey!

Running is one of the best cardio workouts, however many people prefer softer footing -- such as grass or an indoor track. I tend to run on concrete because I live in Los Angeles and there's not enough grass here, unless I jog around WeHo park in circles. There's a square block of grass about the size of a parking space, so that would get old fast and look weird. Plus I'd get dizzy. Anyways my gym doesn't have an indoor running track so I'm pretty much left with running around the streets of Los Angeles, but paparazzi don't follow me around for some reason.

Make Me Dinner: Game Hen with Mashed Potatoes

Today's theme is cooking. This is something I don't do very often. Even today's entree, Game Hen with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, is little more than a fancy heat-and-eat. Still, I'm proud. I cooked something and haven't come down with E. coli yet!

1 Game hen (frozen)
1 Packet of garlic mashed potatoes
milk
butter
salt & pepper

5:20 PM
I have trouble finding what the package described as a "shallow roasting pan" -- WTF?

We have a cookie sheet, metal baking pan and a glass casserole dish. I improvised, thinking I could use the glass piece, as it was deep enough to hold the hen and allow butter drizzle during cooking. Then I sort of went into a panic because I wasn't sure if the stove would melt the glass. Which, I know, is really stupid. I said "sort of"

5:25 PM
Glass melts in temperatures upwards of 2500 °F so what the hell was I thinking. And yes I know the exact melting point because I Googled it to double check. I doubt my stove gets that high.

5:27
I look to the directions on the respective packages -- I'd never cooked meat on the bone before so it's nerve city. If cooked incorrectly, could I die? Google says maybe.

5:29 PM
The instructions say to truss the game hen. Google sends me to expert village, directly to a very helpful demonstration video. I have nothing to tie the legs with. Twine? Rubber band? Since the bird is small I'm not too worried about it being dry -- all the limps are close enough to the body as it is.

5:36 PM
I throw the sucker in there and move on to worrying over the mashed potatoes. They're out of a box. I've never made mashed potatoes before, regardless.

5:37 PM
Oh but wait I need to butter the bird as it cooks. Blast! This is why I hate cooking, there's so many things to do! I just want to eat, please.

Anyways, I use margarine instead of butter because they are interchangeable. I know because I asked the checkout lady at Longs where I purchased it, along with the milk for the mashed potatoes. The margarine was much cheaper than butter. Economic times.

It turns out margarine is real easy to melt in the microwave. About 30 seconds and it's molten gold.

5:52 PM
I'm so hungry right now.

Time to butter the game hen. I guess?

6:08 PM
Hen looks weird. Black spot on the top. It can't be done, can it? Damn! I hate cooking...

6:15 PM
Roommate instructs me to turn oven down by 25 °F and put foil over the dish...so I don't burn the burd (typo but it stays).

6:30 PM
Done!

6:31 PM
Mix mashed potato stuff

6:37 PM
Mashed potatoes done

6:40 PM
It's fuckin' delicious!

Yummy Yummy Citrus Boys

Big Kitchen With Food is five-year-old Julian Kreusser's cooking show.



This comment on Boing Boing pretty much sums up my feelings (with me being the husband): "his parents have raised a 5-year-old boy that is a LOT more confidant in the kitchen than my 31-year-old husband is."

Word.

Latifah Got It Right

I love me some Queen Latifah.

Her sense of self is reflected in her music and movies, with one of my favorite exchanges being from Beauty Shop: "Does this skirt make my butt look big?" Latifah asks. "Yes," her daughter replies. "Good," she coos sexily, slapping her thigh.

When she became the spokesperson for Jenny Craig, her message was about improving overall health. The 38-year-old shed about 20 pounds last year. Famous for her curves, she said her goal was never about getting skinny, but to have a healthy lifestyle through proper nutrition and fitness.

I've been extremely fortunate to be thin my entire life. But that doesn't equal healthy either, and there have been many intersections where I haven't taken the healthy route. Still, having been on the other side of the scale, so to speak, I see a lot of people more concerned about weight than overall health. The physical result or register on a scale is a by-product of better living.

Latifah got it right.

Happiness

"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness." -- Robertson Davies

Get Wet with Birthday Boy Bradley Cooper

Yes to whatever Bradley Cooper says.

I started crushing on this hot bitch during Alias, which was also fun to watch the main spy chick stick a perfect parachute landing in high heels and don totally unnecessary disguises just to blow shit up. Kicking international terrorist ass just isn't the same if you can't do it dressed as a Turkish belly dancer undercover in a slave brothel.

Anyways, Brad isn't on that show anymore -- it got cancelled after he left. Coincidence? Now he's championing the life lessons of his new film, Yes Man.

"My better days have been the days where I've embraced life more than rejected it, that's for sure," he says.

Bradley turns 34 today.