Sunday, February 8, 2009

This Guy's Not Playing Around

It's not enough that he's currently the number one tennis player in the world and some hails him as one of the best ever played. He also has a body that turns most women's (and men's) knees weak. He's down to earth and humble. He consoled his rival on the podium. Now he reads to children.

Did you get that?

HE READS. TO CHILDREN, PEOPLE.













Where's Benito? I'm going to do things to you, Benito, painful things, because you do this to me. I don't even want children for god's sakes, and yet you make me squeee at Rafa being all perfect. I'm done, Rafanatics, done. He must have some kind of flaw that will put out this flame I've got going for him. Give me something, dammit!
*via Nadal News

35 comments:

  1. He's come a long way from the little boy who got in trouble for not showing up when he was supposed to recite a poem in front of his class.

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  2. SCHWING!

    OMG, Rafa in his schoolboy getup of sweater and button-down, plus he's still rockin' those jeans.

    Babzalicious, the only flaw I can think of is he's too damn young. But even that's just a technicality. Rafa, why? WHY you do this to us innocents? *coughs*

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  3. He is such a nice kid, but with an awe-inspiring body and a fantastic game. If he weren't such a lust magnet he's what every mother wanted her son to be.

    Well, I can keep two opposing concepts alive.

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  4. I think my ovaries may have just exploded...

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  5. Omg...Omg...Omg...Omg...Omg...Thanks a million for posting these, Babz...you are soooooooooooooooooo kind. I'm not particularly maternal myself, but having watched these 2 video clips, I want to have Rafa's babies...NOW!!! Did you notice...at the end of one of the video clips...how the woman...possibly a teacher...kept rubbling Rafa's arm...if I was lucky enough to have been there, I would definitely have rubbed a lot more than his arm...lol!!!!!

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  6. O...M...G... Thank you for your wonderful blog!
    I don't know if I can handle too much more... He is perfect.

    And maternal? Kids don't necessarily have to be involved. (Although they are awfully cute.)

    *Imagine Rafa, naked, reading bedtime stories in my bed*
    *Cannot concentrate on story*

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  7. One word: Oy.

    It's so adorable how Rafa loves kids, even though I'm not exactly crazy about them myself.

    And Niamh, I did LMAO about the exact same scene: that woman couldn't stop stroking his arm!! She was like all over him, going all: Good boy, good boy. :D

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  8. And on another note, Babzillion: LOOOOVE the Rafarection picture on the top. *drools*

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  9. OH. MAH. GAWD.
    SoNa,
    I did not even notice Rafaerection!
    *books emergency doctor appointment to have her eyes checked*
    *prints out Rafaerection pic to pass time in waiting room*

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  10. miri - he does look like the kind of kid who would skip something like that. adorable.

    natchalicious - age is just a number. Look at Demi Moore! Do not google. I know you know who that is. And SHAME ON YOU for not noticing Rafarection picture up there! I put it on for my loyal Rafanatics, so I expected better from you!!

    alicemarble - if I somehow become a mother, I should think I'd want my son to be a lust magnet. i mean, why not?

    CC - welcome!

    niamh - I know. she couldn't let go of him. lucky wench.

    SoNa - it's totally an Oy moment isn't it? and I don't think she was thinking "good boy", more like "sexy boy". ;)

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  11. BabzeigninSpain,
    Demi Moore? You mean the old one, or the newly re-assembled, pulled-tight-into-next-century one with a gay husband? No thanks, I look good, but I'm still old (and unwilling to alter it in any way.) As Chris Rock once said (and I quote often,) "Forty is only young if you die." I passed 40 a while ago. To quote a friend of mine, "a couple of whiles" ago. Rafa's father is more in my age range, but he created that god, so he has to live with my creepy-old-lady lust for his son.

    *hangs head in shame for not noticing Rafaerection pic*
    But...in my defense...I have seen that pic before, and noticed it then. Does that count? Does it...??? *hangs head lower*

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  12. natchismao -

    1.uh.. the latter demi moore. I don't think ashton's gay though.. never got the vibes from him.

    2.chris rock is a comedian - he's supposed to say outrageous things. pleaaase, girl! my mom is 41 and she's still clubbing and having the time of her life, she has hoards of men chasing her. which kinda explains why I'm kinda unhinged, but who cares! she's my bff. (yes, google BFF)
    and hey, to proove that age is just a number, i find rafa's father quite hot, i have uncontrollable lust for daniel craig and gerard butler, and craig ferguson makes me bite my lower lip. and george clooney?? Oh man. *fans self*

    3. well... i suppose it counts.. but damn. will have to find a better pic then.

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  13. Babzlemania,

    Ashton. Gay as our favorite DTLer. Get over it. ;)

    omg, you mean I could be your mother, as well as Rafa's?
    *faints*
    Hell, I could be your mother's older sister.
    *faints again*

    bff. already know what it means.
    *pats self on back*
    But that's only because I work with a LOT of young people.
    *takes back pat*

    I also find Papa Nadal hot. But compared to Rafa...
    *faints*

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  14. Daniel Craig and Gerard Butler - are we like long lost sisters, Babzarina?? o_O

    And natch, age is just a number. Plus, you can totally win over Rafa with your experience, kinda like: "I have been doing tantra when you were still a sparkle in your father's eyes. I'll show you how it's done." Hehe.

    Now I have to make a request: Babzella, can you please post more pictures of Rafa making his getting-blown-face?? Love those! *pants*

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  15. natchizzle,

    my mom married young. she's younger than most moms with daughters my age, so don't take that into account. my mom's older sis is 45.

    *pats natch for knowing what bff is*

    Lord, tell me about it. rafa's whole team is one vat of hotness. Carlos Costa rings my bell.

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  16. Sonja - we MIGHT be! Let's compare our faces on facebook... yes, you're a blonde and I have black hair... totally sisters!! ;) Do tell, what do you think of James Macavoy?? And I have the most unexplainable crush on Adrien Brody...

    Babzella has a few pictures in line, but needing some content to go with them. Let's see what next week brings.

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  17. *looks at facebook* Totally, the resemblance is uncanny! ;)

    *googles James Macavoy*
    Sorry, I know this is lame. LOL
    YOWZA! Now that guy's hott!

    Adrien Brody's not my cup of tea though.

    I'm thinking: Russell Crowe, Clive Owen, Leo DiCaprio (post-babyface), Orlando Bloom. And when younger: Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise (scientology-madness aside), Patrick Swayze (mainly in Dirty Dancing LOL)

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  18. Adrien Brody??!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
    Well, at least we wouldn't have to fight over him.

    Had to look up the other kid. Looks like Harry Potter to me. All the young ones look alike to me.

    Oh, that's right. You weren't asking my opinion. Tough. That's a fringe benefit of being old. We get to voice our opinions whether you like it or not! ;)

    SoNa,
    You are so right about the experience, but I would still feel like a molester of some sort. Wouldn't stop me from acting out my fantasies, though...

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  19. Oh, I forgot one on my list: Hugh Grant. o_O

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  20. Hugh Grant?! Oh, I'm SoNaturally disappointed in you.
    *shrugs*
    Oh well, different *strokes* for different folks.

    Daniel Day Lewis, anyone?
    Pat Cash?
    Patrick Rafter?

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  21. I don't know why, I find him hot as hell. Brody that is. One time I dreamt about him and that was it. Found him hot since then.

    Speaking of Harry Potter. I found Radcliffe hot. Until he reached 17. Then he wasn't hot anymore. I swear I'm not a paedophile!

    James is so damn hot. I love him in movies with historical settings. Becoming Jane, Atonement.. oh that library scene... I rewind that scene over and over again my dvd player conked out on me.

    Natch, old? Pooh. You're not dead so as long as you can still type we'd love your opinions. And a while after that.

    SoNa - for me, Eric Bana, Christian Bale, Russel Crowe on Gladiator, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Gerard Butler, Macavoy, Gerard Butler,... did I mention Gerry?

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  22. RAFTER!!!

    RAAAAAAAAAFTEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR

    Hm. Oops. Sorry.

    He was my Rafa before Rafa... sigh. His legs are magnificent. They are sublime. Oh lord.

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  23. BWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

    I literally typed in, "GerALD Butler." See what I mean about being old?

    Yeah, he would be in the "To Do" list.

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  24. No Leo or Orlando for me - my type is the rough and gruff, as you can see from my list. Craig, Macavoy and Brody being the exception.

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  25. His legs still are. I saw him in the Bahamas a year or so ago. Stalked him on the beach and tried to lose my swimsuit in front of him.

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  26. *shakes fist at natch*

    LUCKY WENCH!!!!!!!!!!

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  27. He was very nice, too. Always increases the stimulation, doncha think?

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  28. I totally know about the dreaming! That's actually how I fell for Rafa.

    I once dreamt he was dancing with me, and he smelt so good, and that was it.

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  29. Alright, this is the last one before I have to go back to the real world.

    Never once did I imply that I am dead, or near it. I just acknowledge that I'm old. There's nothing wrong with being old. It just creeps me out to obsess over a young person so much. I also don't like seeing 40's with 20's partners. That's a natch problem, not an old person problem. I accept it and am still happy being natch.

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  30. Natchababy,
    I'm 20+, and I already feel old. I'm just saying, it doesn't matter what your age is honey. ;)
    I personally don't mind seeing older guy/woman in relationships. I accepted a while ago hormones doesn't lie.. so it doesn't matter if you're 48 or 18 and you lust after Rafa. I mean, goodness, Craig ferguson can be my father yet I find him sexy as hell.

    Yes, I have a natch problem. ;)

    And I'm signing out too. Nites!

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  31. Babzifier,

    Only people in their 20's can say age doesn't matter. ;)
    But I must say, to your credit, you *speak* much older than you are.
    Craig IS sexy. Funny + smart is riiiiiiiiiiiight up natch's alley. Pun intended. How does someone in Malaysia get access to Craig to even hear about him? *old mind boggles*

    SoNa,
    I wonder if Rafa smelled in your dream like he did when I walked by him? Maybe you didn't have a dream. Maybe it was an *out of body* experience...
    Personally, I like the dreams where you feel everything. It absolutely devastates me to wake up from them.

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  32. 'Kay. 2 points to the 'Rafa is not perfect' point. He likes musicals, and I think he may be one of those 'manly' men, all men do man things, and women should do woman things. Like men go golfing, women go shopping.
    I realize that these points may not be issues for the rest of you. And that's cool. But for me, they'd be the end of it. And for me, I am content to admire him. Oh, I'd love to spend a couple of weeks with him. I'd wreck him. But long term, he should be with the lovely girl he's got, and make beautiful, talented, decent, humble babies with her.
    But those couple of weeks would make this jaded 40-something very happy. :)

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  33. Natchambolee,

    Ha! So you say. Every birthday I want to put 19 candles only on my cake, and my friends will scream "DON'T CHEAT!!!". I am so adamant about it, nowadays they only put one candle. I keep saying age doesn't matter because I want to believe it, and the more I say it the more I feel better about growing older.

    Craig is suaaaaaave. The accent makes everything he says sound way more intelligent. I know, I'm so superficial. And my dreams? are so damned realistic that when it's bad, it's really really scary and when it's good, it's "WHY DO I HAVE TO WAKE UP!!!".

    Not in Malaysia anymore. Somewhere a biiiit south, though not as south as australia. (dammit!) But even here in the 3rd world country WE HAZ INTERNETS!! Not fast internet or efficient one, but just enough to get and upload pictures.

    Dianne, eeeewwww musicals??? Are we sure he's not gay?!?! Okay I feel much better now that I know.

    I'd think, many women would take issues with the "i tarzan you jane" thing some men got going.

    But I think the point of my blog is to create a venting place, a let out place just because this boy's so damn capable and sexy. Or at least, I want it to be that way. We may say a lot of silly things here, but I don't think any of us would actually rip his pants off if we ever do meet him. ;) He's his own person, and that is why I'm careful to say, when I do say I love him, that I love his "image".

    Oh, if any Rafanatics from here *do* rip off his pants if they ever see him, I'm SO not taking responsibilities.

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  34. See, now I find it adorable he loves musicals. We have the same favourite one. :)

    In reality, I wouldn't dare ripping his pants off, but I sure would give him a "You don't friggin' know what you're missing" look.

    My dreams are always that real, too. I woke up hugging a pile of blankets and was like: "Nooooooooo!"
    It's also a curse when having nightmares...

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