kilo_foxtrot: My Top Ten "Hotties"

Kyle (

kilo_foxtrot) wrote,
@ 2008-03-29 09:37:00

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My Top Ten "Hotties"
A week or two ago, a few friends posted top ten lists of preferred "hotties," famous figures with physiques and features found favorable. I thought about taking part, but held off in favor of preparing other entries like the nerd I am.

Well, the natives are restless, and are demanding to know my top ten. Therefore, I'm presenting my rundown of my top ten lovely ladies at this time. They will be presented in no particular order, because one can't afford to show favoritism in matters like these, lest jealousy abound.

A brief note at the start: attraction for me arises from both physical and intellectual qualities. If one is more prevalent than the other in any of these examples, I'll try to remember to make a note of it.

Emmy Rossum
This girl is cute as a button! I'm a big fan of "Phantom of the Opera"... while the movie wasn't perfect by any measure, it was helped immensely by her phenomenal singing abilities and lovely visage. Offstage, when she's representing herself (like on "Movie Night" filler before & after commercial breaks), she exudes a strong "sweet girl next door" vibe. Sigh.

Karen Allen
If you know me at all, then this should be obvious. Famous for the role of "Marion Ravenwood" in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the lady is capable of bringing in a great dramatic range to any work. She also loves knitting... like, really loves knitting. It also doesn't hurt that she looks almost exactly the same now as she did thirty years ago.

Young Carrie Fisher
Time may not have been so kind to Carrie Fisher, but that's okay... through the magic of Karen Allen, we're able to go back in time and appreciate the beauty that once was. Often touted as the daughter of true Hollywood royalty, she fell upon hard times after successfully inspiring at least two or three generations of males to wistfully wish for romance a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Maureen Dowd
Courtney: "She'd probably castrate you first."
Kyle: "That's part of the allure."
Courtney: "And that sounds like something a battered wife would say."
Okay, this one is going to take some explaining. A noted liberal feminist journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, she's the author of books with titles such as "Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk" and "Are Men Necessary: When Sexes Collide". I read articles of hers on NYTimes Online on occasion... très amusant. She's strong enough to journalistically beat down all who oppose her, and that's hot. It just is. She's not bad looking, either, so there.

Grace Park
"Battlestar Galactica" is well-known for its attractive cast, having no shortage of cake on either side of the gender divide. I have selected Grace Park as the duly appointed representative of the females, for her nuanced, alluring, and downright sexy portrayal of one twelfth of an entire race. The population of Earth is approximately 6.7 billion people. One twelfth of that is 558,333,333 people. My God, who wouldn't want to live in a world with half a billion Grace Parks? I would. That's the beauty of science fiction, people. Here in the real world, we only get one. Sadness.

Sandra Bullock
I'll admit, there are other ladies on my list that I find more attractive than Sandra Bullock. However, there's just something about her portrayal of so many different characters... she's got the whole "likeable but ditzy/goofy/geeky" thing down pat, and I can appreciate that. Also, she was in "Speed", which inspired a rather amusing bit of multilingual comedy by Eddie Izzard, so she gets my vote.

Kari Byron
"Mythbusters" is awesome for many reasons... this lady is one of them. She's crafty, she's smart, she's funny, and she knows lots of stuff about explosions and firearms. It also doesn't hurt that she's willing and able to don wetsuits and bikinis when the occasion warrants. Thank you, Discovery Channel. Thank you so much.

Jennifer Garner
Before I went to college--and before ABC started screwing with the schedule--I used to watch "Alias". Jennifer Garner, much like Emmy Rossum, is able to bring the range and the down-to-earth sweetness of personality; however, she's also able to bring the action, in oh so many ways. As secret superspy Sydney Bristow, she would shoot and seduce her way through all sorts of daring and devious plots by the terrorists and megalomaniacs of the world. Look... if the lady can lay the smackdown on Roger Moore, she deserves some recognition. (I'm able to say that in part because I never bothered to see "Elektra".)

Jewel Staite
Evidence to support the case:
1. sci-fi actress
2. really freaking cute
3. portrayed a female engineer
4. aforementioned engineer was very interested in romance
5. see previous four.

"zendulo"
This girl is currently the be-all, end-all, the alpha and the omega. Expounding geek cred in a response to this amusing video, she exhibits some of the best qualities of all the previously mentioned finalists, with one stunningly important caveat: she's real, and representing herself. Beauty, thy name is "zendulo".

So say we all!

Now I need to go be beaten up by my jealous, cute, smart, geeky girlfriend. Bye!

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	forthetwilight 2008-03-29 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	Nice list. You got a few folk on there that I completely forgot about when doing mine (Guess thats what I get for not doing my research). (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kilo_foxtrot 2008-03-30 02:58 am UTC (link)
	In matters such as these, research is critically vital. Go back to the beginning and look all of your sources over again to make sure you did it right. ;-) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	forthetwilight 2008-03-30 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Well, Megan Fox is still number one, and thats the important one. Although, the lovely Lass of Mythbusters definatley should have been placed on there, and I am disgraced by my error of not placing her there >. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

kilo_foxtrot
2008-03-30 03:23 am UTC (link)

Sit in the corner and think about what you've done, Ken. I think we've learned an important lesson today.

Perhaps we should add "Honorable Mentions", for ones that came close but didn't quite make the top ten:

Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)
Regina Lynn (staff writer, Wired Magazine)
Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman)
Christina Ricci (tons o' stuff)
Uma Thurman (Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2, Pulp Fiction, The Producers)
Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica)

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	daegameth 2008-03-29 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	All and all I'm not surprised. I probably could have picked this list for you, though admittedly Sandra Bullock was unexpected. But, I dunno. There's something just a wee bit weird about all of this... Maybe you should start liking the shows you watch(ed) most often for their stories ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kilo_foxtrot 2008-03-30 02:55 am UTC (link)
	You lived with me for three years. I'd be more surprised if you couldn't pick the list. You had all that time to hear me gibber and watch me drool. :-) These shows have stories? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kethrim 2008-03-29 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	That is an awesome video that you posted there. :D Bravo! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kilo_foxtrot 2008-03-30 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Gracias. :-D I'm fencing in the Cherry Blossom Open tomorrow... the first time I'll have fenced in eight months. That's the longest I've gone without fencing since I actually started. I've been staying active, though, and I just had a big spaghetti dinner. I've also got new gear, and I'm ready to try it out! (Reply to this) (Parent)

tackytrooper
2008-03-30 10:52 am UTC (link)

Well sir, I must say props for coming up with such an insightful list. I never even thought to include Kari Byron, though I've had a sickening crush on her for forever (and look at her as ideal girlfriend material.) Carrie Fisher just barely missed my list, but damn, come to think of it Karen Allen probably would have too if I had thought of her.

For your hard work, you win 15 internets.

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	kilo_foxtrot 2008-03-30 12:32 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, sir... I shall spend them wisely. But seriously, though... why is everyone forgetting Kari Byron? Where's the love? (Though, to be honest, I think Jennifer Garner has the best picture in this set, by a slight margin...) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	poor_nizzie 2008-03-30 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	You and my dad should get together and drool over Karen Allen. I can't even get through a full showing of "Animal House" without him commenting on how much of a "babe" she is. (Reply to this) (Thread)

kilo_foxtrot
2008-04-01 12:55 am UTC (link)

That's kind of understandable, considering that she does walk on screen completely naked in one scene.

While that certainly doesn't hurt her standing, I do have to say that the knitting she does is really cool. She found something beyond Hollywood to develop and make her own, and she's been really successful with it. Plus, I like her taste in colors for some of the works, so there's some bonus points.

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	kittenwings 2008-03-30 01:45 pm UTC (link)
	Granted, I could not have picked this list for you (I only technically lived with you for 2 quarters anyway =P), but Kari Byron did not surprise me one bit. I'm glad you put her on there; she's probably the only one I definitely could have picked for you. Though I'm surprised you picked Sharon and not Six. Huh. (Reply to this) (Thread)

kilo_foxtrot
2008-04-01 12:52 am UTC (link)

Kari is awesome like that. She just is.

If you look in the above comments, though, you'll see that I did give some thought to the BSG ladies situation... Tricia Helfter plays Caprica/Six, and she was definitely a contender, trust me.

Don't worry, Tex. I can appreciate blondes, too. ;-)

PS - I think you have written the 2000th comment in my journal. Congratulations! You win!

Edited at 2008-04-01 12:52 am UTC

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	kittenwings 2008-04-01 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Ooh, ooh I win! What do I win? :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	kilo_foxtrot 2008-04-01 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Well, I was originally thinking "one free, complimentary Internet", but that's kinda cliché, as are cookies and gold stars, as wonderful as those things might be. So... um... what do you want to win? I guess this is sort of a wildcard victory. Name your price, woman! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	limeswithgreen 2008-03-30 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Amen to Jewel Staite. I first found her as a little kid, when she was on the Disney Channel's "Flash Forward". Then she popped into my radar again when she appeared on the X-Files in Oubliette. She's definitely an amazing actress! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kilo_foxtrot 2008-04-01 12:57 am UTC (link)
	According to Courtney, she used to be on "Space Cases", which was also on the Disney Channel... holy rainbow hair, Batman! I didn't know that she did a spot on the X-Files, though I do know she's doing Stargate Atlantis at the moment. What is your take on the second X-Files movie thus far, anyway? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nvis_derentacle 2008-03-30 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Your choices sir, are most tasteful and I find myself jealous of many of the traits of these chosen women. And I'm not usually the jealous type either. Bravo! (Reply to this) (Thread)

kilo_foxtrot
2008-04-01 01:03 am UTC (link)

Thank you very much!

Now for the real question: are you jealous of traits the women themselves exhibit, or are they traits that some of their characters display?

I found myself starting to ask a variant of that question as I debated how I found these ladies attractive. I think a large part of it is tied to their characters, because in a number of cases I simply don't know much about them as private, real people.

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	opnhartopnwound 2008-03-31 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	dude. i'm a chick and i totally want zendulo after watching that video. Not even just a little, but a whole shit-ton. Yum! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kilo_foxtrot 2008-04-01 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Tell me about it. I mean, damn. Just... wow. Yes. Yes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-06-06 07:34 am UTC (link)
	oh my god yes. zendulo is ridiculously amazing. its a shame there is only one of her. t.t (Reply to this)

	Glaring Omission (Anonymous) 2009-11-08 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	Nice list. Unfortunately, you neglected one who scores highly in all three categories: Physical Attractiveness, Intelligence, and Nerdiness. Gentlemen, I give you... Justine Ezarik (Reply to this)

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