Sexy Geeks

This week, Wired announced a call for nominees for their 2006 10 Sexiest Geeks of the Year feature. I must admit that since I saw the 2005 list last December, it's become my secret wish to someday be named among those lucky few...

Last years list included brainy model Elyse Sewell (forever my favorite Top Model contestant), Gawker's Nick Denton, and the very cute Chris Mooney, who I actually met and chatted with at a bar in DC last year without even realizing that I was in the presence of official sexy geekness. Other winners included Jessa Crispin of Bookslut, Judge John Jones III, and the disconcertingly handsome neuroeconomist, Paul Zak (my gpa would probably have been about 3 times what it is if GW had hired a few sexy profs like him).

Now it's evident that with exception of Miss Sewell and Professor Zak, the majority of these are not your typical magazine cover sexy types. The genius of the Wired Sexy Geek list is that the winners are recognized for the sexiness of their dorky talents, accomplishments, and personalities. As one who is just as easily turned on by a perfectly punctuated sentence as by a warm breath on my neck (whisper that well-crafted sentence in my ear and I'm putty), I find a list like this significantly more intriguing than the usual People Magazine-esque lineup.

So I've started thinking about who I'd nominate...

The first person who came to mind is my long-time pundit crush, Tucker Carlson. I've been completely smitten with his snarky conservative dorkiness since high school. When CNN started filming Crossfire on the GW campus I became his number one stalker, hanging around the School of Media and Public Affairs in the hopes of catching a glimpse of his bowtied nerdiness. The one time that I did catch him, I squealed a squeal so unearthly that I freaked the poor man out and sent him running for the parking garage.

Next on my list would be Peter Rojas, the hipstery cool co-founder and editor-in-chief of Engadget. Check out his personal site here--his CV alone makes me a drool.

I've always been a fan of CNN senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who has a weird way of making even the deadliest epidemics seem kind of fun and sexy.

These are the first three that come to mind, but I imagine I will continue to update this list as I think of it. I will also track the progress of the Wired contest and will keep you posted on all latest developments. Just because I'm that kind of a girl... ;)