x.o.x. to Joey Cheek

I already had a great big crush on Joey Cheek for his speed-skating prowess and his evident good-naturedness and his not-so-bad taste in music (as revealed by his iTunes Celebrity Playlist), and for introducing me (through said list) to the delectable sounds of Andrew Bird — and, O.K., for his super-cuteness. But now I have an even bigger crush on him because of what he's been doing with his time and semi-fame since his twin Olympic victories. As suggested by the above article, he's apparently not famous enough — yet — to get most people to pay attention, but perhaps that will change. (Yes, I have my optimistic pants on today.)