psychologists must have a name for it
January 13, 2012
Being transparent, I will admit that from time to time I check out the birth date of a celebrity on Wikipedia to see if they are older or younger than me. A celebrity who I deem “cool” who is also older than me somehow signals that I can still be hip, and in shape, and relevant.
Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, and Gerard Butler are all older than me.
Ashton Kutcher is not.
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However short I am happy you are posting again.
At 6 foot even, I only qualify as short in the NBA
Ashton Kutcher is totally a mystery to me – as is Ryan Gosling. I guess that means I’m not a cougar
P.S. – oops I was getting Ryan Gosling mixed up with Ryan Reynolds – Mr. Gosling really is cute! Oh man – that’s just wrong!
I think the Nikon commercials have bumped up Ashton’s points a few notches. And his hot tub escapade hasn’t seem to hurt him too much.
Ashton Kutcher never has been that awesome in my books.
Here’s the subjective part though….what is cool? I was forced to watch a documentary on that very topic in a university marketing class. How cool kills itself.
So I guess you are cool if Matt Damon, Mark Whalberg and Gerard Butler really are actually “cool”
Nice to have you back in the blogging world.
The irony is my comparison is superficial (based only on age), and has no relevance on either those actors or myself. Yet somehow, it assures me that a certain age can still be seen as culturally “cool”. Are those guys cool? They seem like guy’s guys, are articulate, posses a certain amount of style, and have been able to demonstrate at least a surface amount of compassion.
Sounds like your documentary would be of interest to me. I recently read “Spent” by Geoffrey Miller, about evolutionary psychology and marketing. Very interesting topic.
I’ve never understood Ashton Kutcher. I actually liked a guy (back in the day) who looked and spoke exactly like him, they had the same mannerisims and quirky humour. One of my friends came and swooped him up before he and I started dating. I started dating Blue afterwards. I should probably write her a thank you card on of these days.
I’m surprised at the doubting of Mr. Kutcher. While he’s not Gerard Butler in 300 (that’s why we guys are in the gym, right?) or Matt Damon in the Bourne Ultimatum (every guy secretly dreams of kicking an assasins ass in Marrakech, Morrocco), he does have a certain “coolness” about him that is to be envied, if we are in the envying business. But even given that, I’m sure he’s no Blue.
Kutcher? My only demand as a strong, outspoken alpha-female (who is at heart a willing submissive) is that a man be MORE manly than I am. Kutcher does NOT qualify. Matt Damon? He qualifies in every single thing he does… it’s that clean cut look and great smile, sigh.
Cool is overrated, btw. You know what kind of chicks are looking for “cool” at our age? (OK, you’re younger than me, but still….). The kind you don’t want to get involved with.
And THAT is my useless advice for the day. Good to see you around.
I find it interesting that you assume that the desire of the opposite sex is the source of my irrational striving for relevance, as opposed to a more general need of acceptance that’s not sexually driven. I suppose evolutionary psychologists would have a field-day with that one. Either way, Kutcher seems like he’d be a good wing man to me.
Good to see you around too
Aha… I suppose that is proof that we see the world through the lens of our own experiences. Since I don’t own “who am I, how do I compare” I couldn’t even imagine that personal angst would be the cause. I assumed the only thing I remembered from back in my angst-y years.
I stand corrected!!! And hope you have a great day no matter “who” your wing man is. And isn’t wing man only associated with picking up girls?