Definitely DOES Compute

The older I get, the less I feel like I need to apologize or hide from my inner most feels.  That being said, I am ready to admit that I totally have a crush.  It's one of those crushes you never realized you had until you get to reflecting and see it was there all along... just waiting for you to look back.  It came to me after my friend posted this video:

It's not the guy who's clearly a little too into it, it's Bill. Billy Gates.  He's just enjoying the party, keeping it low key, and giving me life with that skip and jump.  It's like watching the nerdiest dance of the seven veils, and Bill has me in a trance.

Needless that vid got a little bit more interested in if he's a cool dude, or if he was hot as a youth. Here is what I discovered:

YEP.  Gaze deep into those Windows to the soul.  I mean, he's not the typical babe, but he is hella cute.  He's the kind of cute that makes me want to just be ME.  He's the kind of guy who is gonna love me despite my middle school class pictures, or the fact that I worked at Hot Topic for a long period in high school.  Let's continue down this silkroad of cuteness...

GUHHHH!!!  So presh.  Maybe I've been working as an admin to an IT department for too long, but I'm into it.  Not only is he in it for the long haul with his one and only wife, Melinda, but he is super duper generous.  Just check out The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation page and SWOON at the philanthropy.  There's just something about a person who has the chance to do something fantastic with a fortune, AND SEEING HIM OR HER ACTUALLY DO IT!!!  (Side note, Bill is worth around 77.2 Billion.) If it were me, I would probably be out in those mean streets trying to save feral cats who need a chance, or I would be trying to hang out with Beyonce and Blue Ivy.  But Bill is different and he is making the real difference.

SO HERE'S TO YOU, BILL.  CALL ME!

Blue Stocking Crush #1

Let's get started with the inspiration behind the name of this blog, Mr. Osborne of Hamley Hall.  He is one of the main characters in the BBC mini-series, Wives & Daughters, and one of the main fictional loves of my life.  I have my sweet husband to thank for introducing me to this series, and if we're being honest it's one of the reasons I fell in love with him and took his name.  ANYWAY... This series has everything a Blue Stocking lives for:  British Accents, Drama, Betrayal, True Love, Wealthy Land Owning Aristocrats, and that's just the beginning!  

I'll spare you the details and cut right to the chase... Osborne Hamley is the embodiment of a perfect romantic tragedy, and he deserves a place in EVERY Blue Stocking's heart.  His character strays away from the familiar Victorian gentleman and takes things to a whole new level.  You guys... HE IS A POET WHO HAS A SECRET LOVE AFFAIR WITH A FRENCH NANNY!!!  When discussing women and literary interests, Osborne proclaims, "I stand up for blue-stockings." 

Basically Osborne trusts you with his deepest darkest secrets, and supports your right as a woman to expand your literary horizons despite Victorian expectations.  He probably wrote a poem for you while he was in Metz, where he was happiest.  Osborne does everything he does out of love and for that he will always have my blue-stocking heart.  

Just do yourself a favor and watch Wives & Daughters.  YOU'RE WELCOME!