List-o-Matic

No blog would be complete without the ubiquitous, and easy to produce, list. So today I decided to create a list of my own. After much head scratching and deliberation, I proudly present my list of the top five ladies I’d like to date (I would have chosen ten - but I was too lazy to think of any more - plus it's not as easy as it first sounds).

I guess most blokes would try and turn my list onto its head and make it somewhat more shallow, but in my case at least, they are all simply someone I'd like to take home to show off to the family. Sure, by only picking film stars, I guess I'm being a bit shallow too. But, heck, a guy can have dreams.

Still. You do hear so many things about famous people and their two faced personalities and, although I suspect none of you are single – or looking for a “commoner” like me, I just hope the personality you project in public is just as nice as the real you.

So here’s my list of five ladies I’d like to bring and introduce at a family party:

1. Scarlett Johansson. You had me from the moment I saw you in Lost in Translation. Although your acting hasn’t really been top draw stuff so far, you seem like a really outgoing and chatty person and, let’s face facts, you’re a bit of a stunner too. Would be happy with a natter with my mother over the Nachos and dip.
2. Justine Waddell. Who? I first saw Justine in the film The One and Only and I’ve been hooked ever since. She has the looks, and the personality to go with it, plus she appears to be finally getting the recognition she deserves. Would probably go for the vol-a-vents to try and look posh.
3. Anna Faris. Famous for her dippy role in the Scary Movie franchise, there’s something too cute about her to ignore. Sure, she’s probably typecast by now, but behind the camera I’m sure she is a smart cookie with lots of interesting stories to tell over the potato salad.
4. Keira Knightley. I dare say that meeting her father would be a little scary, but since she comes across as a bit of a laugh and someone who’d be prepared to muck in, I think I’d risk it. She’d probably head straight for the wine and then help with the washing up.
5. Thandie Newton. Another girl with her feet on the ground, out shining that midget Cruise in MI:2 and stretching the laws of clothing physics in The Chronicles of Riddick, the sizzling Thandie is my wildcard entry. I also suspect that she’d be the one who would have my brother giggling like a girl with her, no doubt, crude sense of humour and love of quiche.