MY NEW CRUSH

He's on John Stewart right now and I have the absolutely hugest crush.

His name is Lewis Gordon Pugh and he just swam the waters of the North Pole as part of his awareness campaign on climate change. Basically he is going around the world and swimming in all these extreme environments where he shouldn't be able to swim because they SHOULD be ice.

He swam in nothing but a speedo, goggles, and a swim cap -- no grease or anything that would violate the English Channel Swimming Association Rules, he says lol, and the water was -2 degrees celsius (28F), which is below freezing, but the salt content kept the water in liquid form.

His swim was "long distance" at a kilometer (he swam for nearly 20 minutes in the freezing water!) and he said afterward that he wouldn't wish the experience on his worst enemy!

Anyway, he is HOT, has a BEAUTIFUL accent (doesn't sound that British, actually -- his accent is VERY delicate), and he cares about the world!

It would be really hard to choose between him and George Clooney, and at this point I'd still probably go with George (he seems more ready to settle down, and I don't need to worry about him being eaten by a polar bear), but there will be some fierce competition for the Chunk!

VC