Watching It, Watching Me: I Heart Timothy

[The following is an editorial column by contributor Alison Coffey and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Austinist staff. --The Editors]

I know I've told you before of my daughterly love for Project Runway's Tim Gunn (if I had a gay fashion designing New Yorker for a father instead of a golfing, loafer wearing retired midwestern school superintendent), but he never ceases to impress me with his infinte wisdom and his stern but kind way of discipline. Plus, one has to admire his uncanny ability to tell someone their work sucks in the most elegant way possible. Even when he says "PU", it's freaking charming and tender. If I were a carnivore, I'd want to invite him over for dinner and have him cut my meat. I'd also like him to take me to Disney World.

Mr. Gunn has a blog, and although it's mostly just a recap of each episode, it might as well be published in Harper's. Here's a line: The design brief is simple, but its execution will be achingly complex. Achingly complex? Poetry! Here is another: Unfortunately for Emmett, even with the extra adornment, his silhouette was too expected and the overall look was stale. Silhouette was too expected! Tim, you deserve a Pulitzer.

Okay, maybe I gush too much. Perhaps he isn't exactly Pulitzer material, but I love the voice. I love his choice of words. I can only imagine how he might describe our experience on Space Mountain.