Hottie of the Week: Darren Criss

Since it's a Glee sort of a week, I chose a Glee sort of a guy. But I won't lie: I like his regular hair better, so there's a minimum of Blaine-ness here. Love the char, I just... soooo much gel. Ick.

Gleeking Out

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This post is for all the fic freaks out there. If you don't like fan fiction, particular alternate universe fan fiction with guy on guy action in it? You won't like this. And that's just fine.

It's been literally years since I read an epic fic, but I kept seeing things on DeviantArt about an alternate universe Glee fic (Kurt/Blaine specifically) that everyone was apparently in love with. I resisted for a long time, but I finally dove in and have managed to devour the whole thing in a week. It would have been faster, but.. well... I kinda didn't want it to be over. So if you enjoy elves and magic and hot mansex and angst and Glee? You need to go and read The Sidhe right now. I'll wait. Fair warning: I cried like a bitch with a skinned knee and shit at the end. You probably will too.

Iced Coffee at Home

Most of us can't regularly afford the arm and a leg that Starbucks charges for coffee. God knows that I wish I could... and that I lived in a town big enough to HAVE a Starbucks. Or any coffee shop. But I digress.

The truth is that you can do the same job at home. When my husband and I make coffee, we usually make a whole pot (an alleged twelve cup size). We never, ever drink it all, though. I have a cup, he sometimes has two, and then we're done. Once that's settled, I pour the remaining coffee into another pitcher and stick it in the fridge.

The next morning, the fun begins. You see, even in the winter, I prefer cold coffee to hot. I love frozen coffee drinks, but iced coffee is awesome too. So I plop some ice in a glass (it's not the same without actual ice in it, trust me) and fill the glass about a third of the way with milk (I go for 2%, but it's all about preference). Then add a splash of flavored coffee creamer. You can also skip the creamer and use a splash of flavored syrup if that's your preference - either works to add some extra flavor and sweeten the deal. Then top it all off with the cold coffee and stir.

If you want to get fancy (like my husband did with the coffee pictured here), spray on some whipped cream and add a little chocolate syrup. The best part of making your own iced coffee - aside from the reduced cost - is that you can modify it wherever you want to suit your own taste and to save on calories. Win, win and WIN.

Hottie of the Week: Callum Blue

To go with the Dead Like Me marathoning this week, I present: Callum Blue. English, cute and one of the only reasons I'm considering going back and watching the last bits of Smallville. Enjoy!

Dead Like Me

When Wes and I first started watching this series, I was largely indifferent to it. The strongest thing it had going for it was Mandy Patinkin (did I screw that up?). You don't get much cooler than him, so that's a pretty strong hook. The premise was interesting, the characters were decent... I just wasn't engrossed.

Somewhere toward the end of season one, though, I started to get sucked in. We tackled season two like it was going out of style and just finished the last episode earlier today. So good. We've already got the movie all ready to go on the Netflix (I will not turn this into a rant about Netflix, I will not turn this into a rant about Netflix...) queue. I love the characters, I love the idea, and you should all be watching. So get on it!

Wordless Wednesday

callum_blue_12, originally uploaded by AlexDon.