My Fictional Boyfriend - from Kayla of Freckles in April

I love that Kayla from Freckles in April decided to do a Fictional Boyfriend post, because, well, to be perfectly honest, I'm glad I'm not the only person who becomes smitten with fake boys!

I lurve Dana's My Fictional Boyfriend series. Because, well, I have a lot of those. A few of which Dana has thoroughly covered (oh hello, Jim Halpert, aren't you looking perfectly disheveled today!)

Ladies and..other ladies of the jury, I give you: Ned the Pie Maker.

Ned the Pie Maker was part of a tragically short-lived series called Pushing Daisies that is mercifully available on Netflix and, apparently, the WB.

If you are not familiar, may I suggest you pull up a chair and have yourself a nice little tv party? Because not only is Ned the Pie Maker devilishly handsome, but he has a fantastically darling dead-but-not girlfriend named Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (who I happen to have a girl crush on). And the way that man looks at her with those big eyes and that devastating crooked smile will reduce you to a sighing puddle of contented goo.

Get the party started with this darling (and sadly un-embeddable) clip on YouTube. (I should explain that Ned and Chuck can't touch because otherwise she'll die again for good. Aaand you'll have to watch the show to figure out what on earth I'm talking about there). Just tryyyy to resist that smile. I dare you.

My Fictional Boyfriend: Han Solo

Sometimes, all you want in a fictional boyfriend is for him to be super turbo hot and really confident.

I mean, look at him. SO DREAMY.

The charming rogue who reluctantly becomes a hero. YUM.

What can I say? Han Solo gives me a big ol' nerdgasm.

I know.

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My Fictional Boyfriend: Jim Halpert

Oh, Jim Halpert. Swoooooon.

Let's forget about how The Office became really sucky these past few years, and let's forget about how Jim and Pam eventually became the most insufferable couple on TV. Instead, let's focus on the single Jim, back when he was friends with Pam and pining for her, back when he was always giving Dwight a hard time, back when he was always in on the joke.

I wanted to be Jim's BFF/secret office crush so that he'd look at me when he made these faces:

He's funny. He has stupid hair but it totally works on him. He's super-tall which is totally a weakness of mine. He's a generally good guy. And he's crazy adorable and not afraid to shed a tear.

I mean, come on:

Wait, what? You want more faces?

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Oh, Jim. I wish I had one of you when I used to work in a crappy, soul-sucking office.

My Fictional Boyfriend: Stosh "Piz" Piznarski

Once again, I'm going to start this fictional boyfriend post by saying "If you never watched __________, you totally should."

So, if you've never watched "Veronica Mars," you TOTALLY SHOULD! It was awesome. It was well-written, clever, funny, and just plain good. Now, any Veronica fan knows two things:

1. The third (and final) season was far inferior to the first two, although still better than 90% of what was on TV at the time.
2. If there's such a thing as soulmates, Veronica's is... well, I'm not going to say it in case I've convinced anyone to watch the show. But let's just say that her soulmate is not my fictional boyfriend, even though they got together.

So, introducing my fictional boyfriend, Stosh Piznarski, otherwise known as "Piz."

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Other than the fact that he needs a haircut, he's super-cute. Hot, even (see above). He plays guitar and has good taste in music. He has a college radio show where he discusses important issues, but speaking of "issues," he hasn't really got any. He's nice. He's a gentleman. He's trusting. He's funny. He's self-deprecating. He's a tiny bit awkward (as are all of my fictional boyfriends). He's just a good guy.

I love me those hot, awkward good guys. Swoon.

P.S. The video I wanted to show you isn't embeddable. Ugh. So watch here.

My Fictional Boyfriend: Henry Pollard

Did you watch Party Down?

Why not? It was hilaaaaaarious! Seriously. It was a short-lived comedy on Starz about a catering company called, of course, Party Down, and it was about a Los Angeles catering company and the wackos they worked for.

Another of my fictional boyfriends was the lead character of the show. His name was Henry Pollard, and he was one of the only two semi-normal people on staff, as well as the bartender and eventual shift leader of the catering team.

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He's adorable (even in a pink bow tie). He's sarcastic. He has rad hair. He used to be an actor but gave it up after he never made it further than saying a stupid catchphrase in a goofy beer commercial. He doesn't have much ambition, so he's not the kind of guy that you'd want as a long-term fictional boyfriend and eventual fictional husband. Henry is just the kind of fictional boyfriend with whom you'll have a lot of fun until the next fictional boyfriend comes along.

Check him out in action. 

Warning: the following clips are NSFW!

My Fictional Boyfriend: Matt Saracen

If you didn't watch Friday Night Lights, shame on you! It was critically acclaimed but never got the audience that it deserved, and so it recently ended after a five-year run. And seriously, it was so good. I'm talking the same quality of Mad Men or Six Feet Under. I think that it's one of the best television dramas of all time, no hyperbole necessary.

But I was resistant at first. A TV show about high school football in Texas? Not my thang. But I'm so glad I watched, and I'm so sad it's over. If you haven't seen it, rent in on DVD. I promise you, you'll love it.

End rant.

Anyway, the resident heartthrob of FNL was Tim Riggins.

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And if I was younger and still into bad boys, I'd be all about Tim Riggins. He is pretty sexy, even if he needs a haircut. 

But I'm over bad boys. Give me a sweet, sensitive, artistic dude any day. Like Matt Saracen.

Matt Saracen is actually my #1 Fictional Boyfriend; I only chose to profile Ron Weasley first because it was timely with the release of the film. 

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Yes, give me the guy who single-handedly takes care of his sick grandma, who pulls down good grades while playing football and holding down a part-time job, who would do anything for his lucky, lucky girlfriend, who wants to escape his small town and go to art school in the big city, who mumbles so adorably when he's nervous.

And it doesn't hurt that he's hot.

Next week, I promise to be less creepy by profiling a fictional boyfriend who is out of his teens.

My Fictional Boyfriend: Ron Weasley

See, I told you that this was going to be more than a fashion blog!

This new series was brought on by the fact that, while I am a 36 year-old woman, I sometimes have the personality of a tween. And part of that means that I sometimes get big swoony crushes on fictional characters.

So this is my ode to those fictional boys that we wish were real!

Today's fictional boyfriend is very timely, since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II just came out last week. I am a huge Harry Potter fan, and my favorite character is one Ronald Weasley.

I think I dig Ron because he's not the main hero. He's not the most confident or the most talented. He's totally awkward and doofy. But he's loyal, brave, goodhearted, and funny (he reminds me of my husband that way). Also, he's adorable. Adorable. I mean, seriously. Look how he grew up:

Swoon

So, cheers to you, Ronald Bilius Weasley. You are the fictional boyfriend of a woman who is twice your age.

Do you have a fictional boyfriend?