
When You Wish For Naked Men…
July 16, 2008It’s been a couple weeks since I revealed my love for naked man-sculptures.
My official letter to the PM requesting widespread erections (of the statues…in terms of building them…ahem) continues to be ignored.
Despite the lack of government intervention, the gods have answered my prayers.
They didn’t drop a naked man of marble in my lap, but instead it was something of the fleshy variety:
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Best visit to Starbucks…EVER.
Much to my surprise, the shape of his body (though perfectly fine) was of little consequence (hmm…maybe I’m only SUPER-superficial when it comes to men made of marble).
Instead of body-type, it was the sheer idea of being a glass pane away from his (almost) naked self that drove me crazy. I stared at him for a good long time before I finally snapped the pic (is it wrong to photograph people and post them on blogs? Whatever, there’s no such thing as bad publicity). For every one of those awestruck pre-pic minutes, I let the vision overwhelm me:
-The cotton white shorts…they looked thin, and I was happy about that.
-He was wearing a bicycle helmet which means he’s athletic, and holding a book which means he probably knows how to read (1+1=jackpot!)
-I could see that he was using his t-shirt as a back rest, so as to limit the back-sweat transference from the chair to the next occupant. This upset me. Reason being, I had every intention of nestling my face against that chair after he left, to soak up any remnants of his sweat. At first glance, that statement seems pretty gross, but in scientific terms, the osmosis of sweat from the chair to my face and into my pores would be the same as being intimate with him (this is why I aced Junior High Health Class).
Even though I never got to access his back-sweat, he left his Starbucks cup on the table, so I put it against my lips when no one was looking (yay, I kissed a guy today!).
The only thing I learned from today’s experience is the following:
-It’s time to hang out at the beach! (maybe they need some extra “sun-tan-lotion volunteers”…)
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PS: In another world outside my blog, I like to tell a story here or there. In today’s example, my good friend Billy was kind enough to post a story of mine. Before I get to that, I highly recommend a visit to Billy’s blog…that is if you’re into ridiculously hilarious real-life stories and societal observations (who isn’t?). Check it out! Anyway he just expanded his breadth of humour/life-talks into a fitness blog, and there (over here) you’ll find a story of a 12-year-old Romi, a thirst for wrestling, and interpretive dance with ribbons. Enjoy.
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I’m addicted to TV – I saw this program on and then I read your blog. This is the job for you.
“12 Sexiest Wet & Wild Jobs” 12 SEXIEST WET N’ WILD JOBS WORKING NEAR THE WATER on E! It’s called a Tan Ambassador and these girls walk around in brown bikinis and an utility belt that carries 3 different kinds of tan lotion and they just apply it. To EVERY-BODY. Boy, girl, Man, Woman, etc.
It’s so for you!
You never once plugged me.
So %$&^%&* to you and the puny-boy cyclist at Starbucks!!! :-0
For some reason, I can’t identify with your desire to see nekid men…sorry!
You missed the fact that he’s clearly a ’safety first’ kind of guy. The helmet? Hello! When he’s carting around your babies in those yuppie bike carriages behind him, you bet they’ll be wearing mini-helmets to protect their little light brown heads!
What a find!
P.S…I love that I’m not the only person who takes secretive camera phone pics on the sly. Nice work Romi.
He was wearing a bicycle helmet which means he’s athletic…
While sitting down?
I’m guessing he’s accident prone, Miss Romi.
C’mon…you can do better than that.
They’re sure making seizure helmets sporty these days.
BTW – I tagged you for a Bloggy Award for your clever antics. You’ve probably got hundreds of them so I’ll see if they make this one with a special “helmet”.
Back sweat, Romi? BACK SWEAT??? Ball sweat is where the action is, Romi.
No thanks needed, just doing my job.
Good grief, since when a motorbike helmet has become an indicative (or a generator of an aura) of athleticism to those who wear it? I mean come on, isn’t that the guy’s noticeably big belly shining in the sun?
It’s either that the generally accepted norms for men’s macho have changed without me knowing or…ehm…. (I may need to send you my …*cough*….nu*e…..*cough*… photo to make the alternative point clear!)
I read somewhere that sweat from men’s armpits, when taken in form of small of drops on the tip of the tongue, is capable of regulating young women’s periods. I don’t know how significant it is, but it shows that you girls are in need of our fluids. I’ll be happy to donate some!
Eeeoo… gross Romi… really really gross!
You are rocking some really great comments over at macabre fitness. I feel like the cool kid showed up to my party.
1+1=jackpot. That made start laughing and I tried to cover my mouth with my hand. That only led to a hand-fart noise. Not good for work. Anyway….
Maybe that guy was wearing a helmet to read. Then that would be a 1-1=special?
Ewww – if that is what the gods are dropping in your lap maybe you should consider lesbianism or celibacy.
Are you sure that because he’s wearing a bike helmet it just means he’s “athletic”?
Congratulations on kissing a guy today!
Back sweat!? Eww! Girl, go find yourself a man who will stare at you through the windows at Starbucks! You’re the prize.
Don’t wear a helmet though. I think that will deter men instead of attracting them.
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Dude looks like a Air Force reject goof ball or a orderly intern at the local mental hospital. Who wears a bike helmet sitting at a table. The fact that he is drinking Starbucks tells you all you need to know. You can do a lot better Romi, don’t settle for scrapes of human debris like that lout.
my aunts has a lot of naked men statues around her house, and im staying there…kinda wierd.
Ha! Dude, I found Talea’s doppleganger on the subway and totally snapped a pic. Pffft, privacy, who gives? Anyways, that’s what you get for sitting out in public shirtless.
I read your story over there. What a loss to the world that you didn’t take up wrestling. You could be one of the Gladiators.
Wow! Your words really speak to me and make me want to see naked men. Shit! Does that make me gay? What will I tell my wife? Damn your rhetoric Romi!! Damn you. Haha. Guys are gross but I’m certainly glad that women like us…all our hair and cellulite and fat dimples. Mmmm…whats better than that? Oh, Plumbers crack, sorry I forgot about that. haha
Hello? He’s wearing a helmet because he’s retarded. The book is just there to throw you off.
You didn’t find it at all weird that he never took his helmet off? You need to up your standards a bit Romi. If a guy requires a helmet to drink coffee, something is wrong with the guy.
Did you check to see what the book was? and that it was right side up? It was probably the Biker’s Guide to Picking Up Chicks at Starbucks. You should have made your move.
Why is he wearing a bike helmet while he’s just sitting there? He’s a dork.
Wow, that was gross. Even for me that was gross. Why didn’t you go talk to neked man? I mean you’ve been waiting so long for male (partial) nudity. How come you didn’t grab life by the horns and go talk to Mr. sweaty-neked-bike-helmet man? He might have even been less crazy than you.
In regards to the t-shirt over the chair. Maybe, just maybe, he didn’t want the chair lines on his back so that while riding topless down the streets of the city, the ladies won’t think he has some kind of skin disease?
But I agree about the 1+1=jackpot! A man who is in shape AND reads? I think you may have just found the Holy Grail!
Oh, how you should have asked him to join you for a coffee … a missed opportunity Romi! Checked out your friend’s blog, btw, he’s funny!
did he have moobs?
i can’t tell.
Of course it’s acceptable to photograph and publish said photos of complete strangers on your blog. In fact, it should be mandatory upon encountering a nearly-naked, aesthetically-pleasing male specimen.
dragonfly: “Tan ambassador”!?! That is such a professional name, it would even make my parents proud!
Andy: hahahaha…wtf Andy? Do I even NEED to plug you? You’ve made so many awesome comments on my thread since the early days, that you’re a legend in your own right
morethananelectrician: wait a minute…you, a heterosexual man, can’t identify with my desire to see naked men? How is that even possible?
talea: “little light brown heads!”…HAHAHAHA…I love how you picked up on the scientific (almost) certainty that “white guy + romi” will equal light-brown-headed offspring…that is an amazing comment
Nigel: but if he’s accident prone then I can play “nurse” and take care of him
karmental: HAHAHAHA “seizure helmets”!?!?! Wow, I’m getting the impression that wearing a helmet while reading a book is not a good thing…hmm…who knew?
PS: thanks so much for that award!
Peter: I’ve heard a thing here or there about “ball sweat”…it’s almost like a mystical legend which everyone wishes to be in the presence of, like unicorns. Exactly like that.
dubaijazz: WOW..man-armpit-sweat-drops regulating a woman’s PERIOD??? WOW…I am learning so much from this comment thread, and excuse me, I can read between the lines Mr. Nudey-photo Exhibitionist!!!
Simonne: you mean grossly underrated and deliciously exciting. Yeah…I agree
Billy: hahaha…cool kid at your party? If I’M the cool kid at your party then your party sucks ass…lol
PS: I don’t even know what to say about “1-1=special”, except that I have the funniest readers in all the land (or to put it another way, stop up-staging me asshole! (…LMAO
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teeni: Wow teeni, it’s not everyday that I hear you steering me in the path of lesbianism or celibacy…I won’t take your suggestion lightly I promise.
JoshC: FINALLY someone gives me kudos for getting some “makeout action”! Thanks dude
Abby: so you DON’T think an awesome chick like myself rocking the helmet look will help my chances? Okay, duly noted
Ghazala Khan: uhh…I can’t tell if your comment is a joke or legit or spam or what…hahaha…I will investigate further
johnnypeepers: welcome, and listen, that was a very stern critique of our helmeted-man, but that’s why I share my tales, to get a rounded perspective. Thank you very much, I’ll take everything you said under advisement
civ4freak: thanks for visiting, and it’s not odd that you’re in a house surrounded by naked-man statues; let it inspire you in your own real-life clothing (or lack thereof) decisions!

greenie: you are so right; if anything, everyone in the world is looking for their 15 minutes, so the second you go out in public you’re a potential for “celebrity status”…own it
Pure Evyl: OMG I would have LOVED to have been one of the gladiators! And not that remake shit, but the original gladiator-bitches, i.e. Ice and Storm!
jcow81: wow, I know I’m persuasive, but I will not be held responsible for you leaving your life due to your newfound love of naked men; let me keep them to myself, I ain’t sharin!!!
TheDT: haha, blunt and to the point, and believe me I am weighing all the pros and cons, so thanks
hierophant: or perhaps he’s responsibly blocking his head from UV rays, in which case I commend him!
CuriousC: I didn’t catch the title of the book, but I’m comfortably assuming it was something in the realm of Russian Literature, comfortably assuming
dt1966: thanks for stopping by, and if I end up marrying him, I’ll have to ask you to take back that “dork” remark
Josh: haha, even gross for you? Does that mean I’ve hit a new level of “crazy”? I don’t know why I buckled at the last minute, clearly the espresso wasn’t coarsing through my veins yet…
lonelycanadiangirl: shit, that’s an excellent theory on the “t-shirt on back of chair” thing; like I wouldn’t go within 100 yards of a cyclist dude who had what appeared to be a skin disease on his bare back…lol..
girlfromtheghetto: ‘m so glad you checked out his blog
..he is indeed super-funny and talented. I’m actually a newer fan, and recently I’ve been catching up on his archives which are often too funny in the “oops I peed my pants” realm
Red: he didn’t have firm pecs, but he was free of moobs (maybe that will change in a few years )
Allison: thanks for validating my curious and hormonally-charged photographic tendencies
Eating grape jello, listening to a kick ass playlist, and reading Romi on a monday morning. Can life get any sweeter (some sweet sweaty half naked chick wearing a helmet could not hurt)? May your sun-tan lotion goals be met at a beach near you, dear Romi.
He had me at the bicycle helmet. i’m in love!
duffboy: grape jello eh? That’s a fun Monday morning snack; personally, when it comes to the Jello brand of products, I prefer the luscious fat-free pudding….mmmmm chocolate fudge
PS: still working on those sun-tan lotion goals
BFF: woah, step off bitch, helmet-boy is mine!!