A Brit a Day [#829]

Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvil pedicabbing through MY BEAUTIFUL TOWN, San Diego.

They are royalty, really.

A Brit a Day [#828]

What, more Loki fan art, you say?  Let's all chant it together:  It's my blog and I DO WHAT I WANT.

From deviantArt by sandara.

A Brit a Day [#827]

He may have taken a very close second to Tom Hiddleston's first in the BBC Anglo Fans Favorite, but I guarantee you, next year is Benedict Cumberbatch's year, if not at the BBC, then in the greater world.  It may not be Shakespeare, but one more season of 'Sherlock' will cement his place in history.

A Brit a Day [#826]

Breathtaking man, breathtaking bookcase.  I could live here....with him....oh yes I could.  Presumably some of those books are in languages I do not speak, therefore Severus would have to read them to me.

A Brit a Day [#825]

Brit of the day is Bradley Wiggins, cycling for Team Sky, he's currently owner of the yellow jersey.  Wiggins is my choice for the overall winner of this year's Tour de France.

A Brit a Day [#824]

And speaking of Comic Con [as I was in the previous post] this gem of a figurine which I have seen so much about on the web, looks even better in person [not my photo btw].  If you are there, check it out at the Sideshow Collectibles booth.  I wish Mr. Hiddleston were here to see it.  I don't suppose they'll be making one for Henry V.

A Brit a Day [#823]

This is for Thursday.

A video bite from an interview, a cute fan photo, a sighting of Henry Ian Cusick at an airport....with a little imagination, couldn't all these be signs that HIC is at Comic Con promoting one of his new indie movies?....but alas, he's not.  I really hope he will be some day.

A Brit a Day [#822]

I found this close-up of Matt Smith on a lovely blog I just discovered called 'The Men of Brooding'.  You can find it at blogofbrooding.tumblr.com.

I love high-def photos that allow you to inspect how closely our men shave.  I tend to get lost in sideburns, eyebrows, 5-o'clock-shadows.....this is like a day-trip to Matt for me.

A Brit a Day [#821]

'War Horse' by maryriotjane on DeviantArt.

A Brit a Day [#820]

This is me at about 11 this morning.  My clock is gradually turning upside down.  The gif is part of a larger gif set found on tumblr, somewhat inspired by the Anglophenia showdown for sexiest male brit and definitely fueled by images from the BBC's 'The Hollow Crown.'

http://a-trial-run-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/26785867198/what-a-devil-hast-thou-to-do-with-the-time-of-the

A Brit a Day [#819]

British actors can get away with touching themselves about the face, neck, shoulders and chest in a way that American actors just can't pull off.  I think because we have the expectation that proper Brits will not be sensual they come across as quite sensual when they show any sensuality at all.  Or something like that.

A Brit a Day [#818]

World Champion cyclist Mark Cavendish and baby Delilah.  Both pics are from Peta Todd, Mark's partner and Delilah's mom.

A Brit a Day [#817]

Tom Hiddleston from BBC's 'The Hollow Crown'.

"I feel like one who has suddenly awakened out of a feverish delirium, or like a shipwrecked man who has for many days battled with the waves that momentarily threatened to devour him and finally has found a safe shore."

           --Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in Furs, 1870

A Brit a Day [#816]

...and we're back!

It has been a memorable week: All of the color and whimsy of Anime Expo interwoven with fleeting glimpses of the X Games...a day at LACMA with my daughter...but the most vivid memory is that of seeing 'War Horse' on stage.  It was just as amazing as you would imagine a production with life-size anatomical puppets of horses to be.  And given all that, it is probably a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

I would love to see Henry Ian Cusick in WWI officer's attire [a look that certainly works for every man I've ever seen in it].  I have read a fantastic, sweeping fan-fic that put most of the characters from LOST in the trenches, but as of today, this is as close as I can get with a picture.  We do love our RoyalScot!Des, though.