This ones for the girls who did the White Star assessment with me tonight – Shona, Ferne, Beth, Nat and Emily. You all rock and I can’t wait to start training with you for our first bout together!

I was singing this song while we were all standing in line in between our assessment tasks. I’d like to say I was as good, if not better, than Jensen but that would be a big fat lie.

I had an awesome night tonight, despite not having skated for five weeks and never having done jumps before.  I passed the endurance part of my test – 20 laps of the track in under 5 minutes.  Everything after that was gravy.

If I pass my white star I’ll start training with the league on Sunday, and then it’ll be training twice a week.  Rock on!

Right now however, I stink and need to get some sleep.

Just over one week until Valentine’s Day, and while a large portion of my sensibility sees this “holiday” as nothing more than a way for commercialism to run rampant; another smaller part of me kind of digs the idea of people around the world embracing love for a day and doing something special to confess their feelings.  I mean, really, who doesn’t love a good love story.  As the Ninja once said “I love love!”.

1. February – Ironically this symbol of old maid-hood has been reinvented as a messenger of love.  Such a sweet way to tell someone you heart them.

2. Beloved Necklace – I have a special love of keys; they hold the power to so many secrets.  I would adore being given this special key.  The key to my love… or old school, my heart.  What secrets would it unlock?

3. Red Polka Dot Ribbon Wreath – Every Christmas I hang our special Christmas wreath on our front door and it brings me no end of cheer.  Every year when I take it down I lament the fact that we don’t have an ‘everyday’ front door wreath.  I’m currently toying with the idea of making my own version, but I can’t help lusting after the work of others.  A wreath for every month would be divine.  This would definitely be on my wish list for February.

4. Mr Darcy Proposal Mug – *swoon* Oh Mr Darcy you are responsible for so much of my teenage angst.  To add to it, there’s the delectable Colin Firth in a wet shirt exiting an English pond.

5. Lovely Day Valentine’s Day Card – When you have to pen your message of love, what better medium to carry that message than a Belle & Boo card.  This wonderful whimsical card would make anyone sigh with love.   Excuse me while I have a wee moment.

6. February in Writing – I imagine that she has just received a message of love from her secret admirer and she can still smell his aftershave on the paper.  Or maybe that’s just another daydream for another time.  Whatever you see in this you can’t deny it’s a sweet moment.

And because I love you all, my gift to you…

Mr Darcy – the original, the wannabe and the recreation.

Inspired by the fact that I’m currently going through a few medical problems of the serious kind I thought I would give you some doctor inspired eye candy.  I present to you: McSteamy!  Eric Dane plays a doctor on Grey’s Anatomy.  I can tell you now that if any of my surgeons looked like this I would be begging to change doctors.  There’s no way my blood pressure would be under control if I had him looking at my insides!

I don’t like Monday’s.  I hate having to get up and go to work for the man.  I think however that a Monday that starts with eye candy of this caliber can only be a good day.  So enjoy a little piece of Supernatural beauty in the form of Jensen Ackles.

It’s Jensen… with Britney… and Jensen. Hello!  Even in poor quality it’s just great quality.  Excuse me while I go “make myself sleepy”.

Thanks to @Superwiki for the linkage.

I have no one else to blame but myself.  I went looking for a link for that last post and I came across some swoon worthy images, so I thought I would share my current favourite with you.  If it’s popular I may just make EYE CANDY a regular post topic.  LORD knows we could all do with some eye candy now and again.

So let’s all take a moment to pause and give thanks for this weeks eye candy: Christian Bale.

He can play my Batman anyday!