IT'S REX MANNING DAY!!

[hackthis_archive]

So. Today is what day? SOUTHLAND DAY!! And how do we celebrate Southland day?

1) chicklet_girl wrote wee!Cooper in 'Army Men. You want to read it. Prepare to have your heart broken.

b) Apparently Eminem's Relapse is due to drop any goddamn day. I know one of you has it. Share with the class. Sharing is caring. And maybe worth a drabble of your chosing.

c. A small hint at my 'Why I Love John Cooper' manifesto as told to antheia

I dunno. There's this *thing* about him: he's just so resolutely strong and manly, without being an asshole – okay, he kind of is, but you know why he is the way he is, and it makes *sense*. He's honest without being placating, and he's not pretty, or even attractive to be honest, but the way he carries himself is like... it's *perfect*. He's confident without being arrogant. He's kind of broken, but not irreparably so. He's smart, but he's clearly earned his smarts, and he's so very real. You feel like he could protect you if shit went wrong, but at the end of the day you could look after him and it would all be okay. And who doesn't want that?

4. I find myself pretty much unable to do the Star Trek fandom thing. I love the new movie. Love the acting. Love the actors. But no, not quite fannish. I thought perhaps this was because what I *really* wanted to do was write Zack Quinto/Chris Pine RPS (which is called 'Pinto,' which as sparky77 pointed out is a car and not a pairing) but it would seem that all I REALLY want to do is stare at Chris Pine all day. BRING ME YOUR CHRIS PINE PHOTOS. I COMPEL YOU! (For [redacted reasons], I need the diversion). ETA: HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE BRAD PITT, serialkarma! That's sacriledge.

f) Once upon a time there was a fantabulous show called Kitchen Confidential, which FOX killed (shocking. I'm still mad about Fastlane bitches!). It had a young man named Owain Yeoman in it. Using his proper Welsh accent. Owain went on to be in what? GENERATION KILL! Yeah, that's right, it's always about GK or Southland at this point. Anyroad. Owain has now got a role on The Mentalist (which I don't watch, because I consider it a Psych rip-off). HOWEVER. Owain has evolved and apparently now looks like this . Uhhhhhhhhhhh. I'd hit that. Thanks to maurheti and alethialia for the link

Comments

[plumtastic.livejournal.com]

Owain with the running and the legs and conjuring good memories of GK *and* Kitchen Confidential. Loves.

Also, I think that that's the most perfect Cooper-love Manifesto that could be created.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I could talk about Cooper all damn day. Oh, WAIT. I already do :)

[mikhale.livejournal.com]

In Filipino, Pinto means "door".

Not that that's relevant. I just wanted to say that there's something about Cooper that gets to me so bad. I haven't quite put a finger on it yet but I would definitely, definitely hit that.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Yeah, you and everybody else, get in the queue.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

He does sort of look like Brad Pitt, but a newer, better model with all the mistakes corrected and a better personality. And hot ass nerd glasses.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

FUCK YOU TOO!

NOW HE IS TAINTED!

*stomps off*

[thisisbone.livejournal.com]

If it helps, I don't think he looks anything like Brad Pitt.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The mere idea is upsetting to me if you hadn't guessed.

Y HALO THAR MR. PINE

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

This is my faaaaavorite:

(http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/0903/dylansmom618/?action=view&current=pine.png)

I haven't even been able to see the movie yet, but his hotassness is popping up all over my flist and I am in loooove. PRETTY SCRUFFY BOY IS PRETTY. AND SCRUFFY. NNGH.

Re: Y HALO THAR MR. PINE

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I MEAN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN. I knew I'd suffered through all those really bad movies for a reason: his mouth.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

He played a nerdy priest? For serious. Dude!

[inkandchocolate.livejournal.com]

...Zack Quinto/Chris Pine RPS (which is called 'Pinto,' which as sparky77 pointed out is a car and not a pairing)

You made it through Buffy Fandom and the horror of SPANDER and are still able to find "Pinto" bizarre???

Oh, Z... *loves*

PS - Pine is just not supposed to be that hot, ok? I'm just sayin' is all...

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Chris Pine is hot, baby. Face facts. I already knew this, but it's like some next level business now.

[notworthy.livejournal.com]

This (http://www.sendspace.com/file/93tdu2) is the link I'm downloading Relapse from, from one of the many music communities I'm in.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

HOT DAMN!!

Ahem. I mean thank you very much.

[alethialia.livejournal.com]

Using his proper Welsh accent.

Even just the thought makes me a little faint.

The show is SUCH a Psych rip-off, only with more Tragic Past/manpain-ness to it. Also, it has Owain. With the wet and the naked and the hosing himself off, so ya know.

Those GK boys, man. Cover 'em in dirt and blood, drape them in fatigues, give 'em Hitler-staches and you think, 'eh, their heroism makes them pretty*.' Clean 'em, shave 'em, and wet them down and it's like, OMG, HOT LIKE FIRE!

I approve of this.

*'Cept for Nate, obviously. There's no amount of dirt that can make him not pretty. It's his cross to bear.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Using his proper Welsh accent.

Even just the thought makes me a little faint.

I tried to get you to watch KC, you were all no, I don't do half-hours. I'm just saying.

Also, I would like to try this mud test on Nate. Just saying. My own prurient what? I don't know what you're referring to.

[1001cranes.livejournal.com]

who ISN'T still mad about Fastlane. >:(

Also, I watch the Mentalist AND Psych, mostly because they feel different enough for me - mostly comedic vs. mostly serious. Also, Rigsby and Van Pelt. I rarely ship het, but this is one of those exceptions. Way to go, Owain.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I loved Fastlane! ASSHATS!

[shoshannagold.livejournal.com]

Why doesn't CBS want Canadians to look at pretty pics of Owain nekkid? I'm sensing conspiracy.

I have found that all roads lead back to GK. I met a boy the other day and the second thing that he told me about himself is that he's Swedish and I will freely admit that's what got him the first five minutes of my time. He sold himself well enough in those five minutes to buy himself more, but, yep, the first five minutes were all about dreams of ASkars.

Love your numbering. Your Thursday is clearly as fun as mine!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

A television network conspiracy? I'm shocked you would suggect such a thing. ;-) And yes, all roads lead back to GK and if they don't? Then get off that road. You know better than to let Encino Man decide the turnoffs.

The numbering is an ode to Due South.

[kristories.livejournal.com]

Owain has now got a role on The Mentalist (which I don't watch, because I consider it a Psych rip-off).

I thought that until I had the first few eps forced on me. Now I will admit, it's really, really fun and pretty much nothing at all like psych. Also Owain as Rigsby is fucking awesome, and The Mentalist will fill you with all sorts of unholy ideas of all the *things* that you can do to people's brains. For serious. You should give it a try, I promise it's not as bad as you think it is.

c. A small hint at my 'Why I Love John Cooper' manifesto

Don't worry! We figured that out earlier.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

all sorts of unholy ideas of all the *things* that you can do to people's brains.

That is not incentive, believe me.

Cooper though, Cooper is incentive.

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

You want to read it. Prepare to have your heart broken.

*flails* Seriously, I am dying.

A small hint at my 'Why I Love John Cooper' manifesto

That manifesto needs to become a cross-stitch sampler. And I'm just NOT the person to do it.

BRING ME YOUR CHRIS PINE PHOTOS. I COMPEL YOU!

Fresh from Jezebel, wearing my late grandfather's glasses. I'm only semi-ashamed to admit my wearing-his-chunky-I.D.-bracelet-because-we're-going-steady fantasy.

Sigh. I'm gonna end up netflixing Princess Diaries 2, aren't I? My life, it is tragic.

[bunglegirl.livejournal.com]

He's in Princess Diaries 2? That's one of the embarrassing DVDs I bought in Thailand. Also, um, I have 1 & 2 on my DVR. I should get around to watching them...

[aurora]

BRING ME YOUR CHRIS PINE PHOTOS. I COMPEL YOU!
This is probably now what you had in mind when you made this request:



:D :D :D

[ruidoso.livejournal.com]

1) oh man. thanks for the link.

c) ahhhhhhhh maaaaahhhh gaaahhhhhhd yessssss

4) thanks to your flist for bringing the hottness in photo form

f) i have an unnatural affinity for owain in the mentalist and was not aware of his previous work but hulu has the entire season available, so: HELL TO THE YES.

[ruidoso.livejournal.com]

5 mins into the first ep of KC...omfg is that is REAL accent you say? ROCK.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

[insert incoherant babble here]

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Look at the fluffy hair! And he's wearing a suit. I always like men in nice suits.

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

I see no resemblance to Brad Pitt. At some angles, I get hotter Matt Damon, and at other angles, he does nothing for me, but yeah, no Brad Pitt.

(In other news, I never found Zach Quinto attractive, but I'm ALL OVER Spock. DAMN.)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

At some angles, I get hotter Matt Damon, and at other angles, he does nothing for me, but yeah, no Brad Pitt.

The hands, man. The hands and the mouth. And all the suits. I do like me a man in a nice suit.

[the-grynne.livejournal.com]

When I first saw Michael Cudlitz on Life, I thought he looked like an older, stockier Eric Murphy.

[hypertwink.livejournal.com]

1) Southland. Michael Cudlitz. Not my type. John Cooper. Totally my type. He is so strong and masculine, My reaction to him reminds me how I reacted when I first laid eyes on Ty Olsson, Plow Guy on Men in Trees. Yum.

2) Star Trek. I don't like Zachary Quinto. I liked him as Sasan, Tori Spelling's gay best friend but Heroes totally turned me off him. Forever. I'm watching the movie for John Cho, Karl Urban, Eric Bana (despite the unfortunate facial tattoos), Simon Pegg and especially Chris Pine. He can wear undies and do some weird undulating sex dance with me anytime. Oh did you know, he played gay in some movie with Tom Everett Scott (OMG, everything goes back to Southland!)?

3) The Mentalist. It's better than just a Psych rip-off, IMO. For one thing, there's Owain, there's Simon Baker and there's the kick awesome. no-nonsense Kimball Cho played by Tim Kang and his awesome biceps.

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

CHO! Love him.

[zoniduck.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, how awesome was John Cooper in tonight's episode???

SO does not look like Brad Pitt.

[nicolasechs.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, THANK YOU for the link to that footage of shirtless Owain. Even if it makes me sad about Kitchen Confidential's cancellation all over again. I mean, Bradley Cooper and Xander and Harold in one show! *mourns*

And I am SO with you on the Chris Pine crush. His prettiness totally blindsided me out of nowhere. And looking at his IMDB page, I've actually seen one of his previous terrible movies. *koffPrincessDiaries2koff* He's almost unrecognizable as a brunet and with that blow-out. I like the short, buzzed cut much more. Like so.

[littlemousling]

I think the difference between Cooper's assholeishness and, say, Dewey's, is that Cooper is an asshole for a reason, and he can turn it off when the situation calls for it (with the transwomen, for instance). His assholeishness towards Sherman is so that the kid doesn't do something stupid and get shot; towards the tattooed bigot is to give him a little lesson about homophobia; to the woman who asks about the downed tree is to keep her from stopping traffic. In some ways, he's more defensible as an asshole than a lot of main-character assholes, probably including Rodney and definitely including House.

[ceares.livejournal.com]

Oh, I felt exactly that way about the Mentalist --no interest at all, until I accidentally started watching it after NCIS and it's pretty damn good.

Certainly a few Psych similarities but with an underlying gravitas that Psych lacks. This does not keep it from being amusing or the characters from being adorable though.(personally I'm crazy in love with Kimball Cho(Tim Kang)