One of my favourite things in the
whole wide world is a cloud. Streaky and flat. Fluffy and
white. Out the window of a plane of hovering merrily above the horizon as I
drive. I get a visceral reaction, deep in my bones, at the
sight of a cloud. Even knowing how they are made there's something
romantic about the way they hover; in sight but out of reach, quiet, beautiful,
majestic. They just make me really happy!
My husband - on the other hand
- loves a night sky. That man is all about the
stars. He’s endlessly looking up, wondering what else is out there. All
that cool, dark otherness. All that silent drama playing out beyond our
scope. All that possibility. Talk about romantic.
Well, gang, the wait is over as I
am writing one as we speak! My hero's a big-time star
guy. Super smart. world famous, even. The thinking girl's
stud-muffin. Well, every girl's stud-muffin, really. (Think
less Galileo, more Henry Cavill :).)
But for all his laconic charm and
scrummy good looks, its his brain that I love the most. The focus, the
insight, the surety in what he knows.
And it got me to thinking how
sexy thinking can be.
My mum looooved Carl Sagan.
Cosmos was a big deal in my house when I was teeny tiny. I can't
remember the show but I read Contact yonks ago and LOVED it
. Googling some I get it now. He was pretty yummy.
Then there's the fabulous Brian
Cox. His love of the stars is infectious. He recently hosted a
fantastic show on the ABC in Australia called Stargazing.
Check it out here!
Other enthusiastic and
charismatic stargazers making a splash right now include astrophysicist Neil deGrasse
Tyson and physicist Dr Michio Kaku.
I found the guy on the left on
a stock photo sight so have no idea who he is, but he fits the profile
just fine! I mean he has to be smart with those glasses, that scarf and
that folder, right? :)
Anyhoo, what do you reckon?
Is science sexy? Can a razor sharp mind be even more sexier than a razor
sharp body? Any sexy scientists you think we all must know about?
I don't know if I'd say science is sexy, but that doesn't mean I think it's un-sexy either... You know what is sexy -- passion. So if a guy is passionate about a science, that can be sexy. I have a bit of a soft spot for Todd Sampson who has written and hosted some scientific documentaries (and is, admittedly, pretty good looking ;-) ). And I always find myself fascinated with anything Michael Mosley presents too. :-)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Meant to say I'm looking forward to you astronomer hero too, Ally. :-)
DeleteI love Todd Sampson too, Michelle! Twin powers activate! Very sexy. I think he's getting a little "up" himself lately but yeh....he's a hottie!
DeleteHi Ally
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have had a lot to do with scientists but I am sure that in a romance story I would love him I look forward to this one and I am sure his body will call to as much as his mind 😀
Have Fun
Helen
Hi Ally
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have had a lot to do with scientists but I am sure that in a romance story I would love him I look forward to this one and I am sure his body will call to as much as his mind 😀
Have Fun
Helen
Ally, go and Google Allan Duffy http://www.alanrduffy.com/
ReplyDeleteOh my...he's an Irish astronomer working and livng in Mebourne. He is the epiotme of science being sexy AND an accent! :-)
I've written a super brainy, female astronomer and science teachers/math teacher heroines but not heroes. Hmmm.....ponders that for a second...story starts to form.....
Oh, my...I just googled Mr Duffy. Nice. And an Irish accent! Win-win. :-)
DeleteHaving spent a lot of my working life in a lab I know some of those science dudes are very sexy. white coats hide all sorts of attractions!
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