Daniel Day-Lewis and his scarily intense stare were not enough to peel you away from one Mr. Christian Bale.  Frankly, I totally understand.  I’ve somehow failed to see Mr. Day-Lewis’ attractiveness from the get-go, although I certainly admire his acting ability.

Today I’ve got a Brit whom we all fell in love with way back in 1988.  I mean, seriously, who did not love this guy in this movie?  I dare you to say you didn’t.  I even liked Gwinnie then, too.  That part has changed, but this is still a “fine” specimen of a man.

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Not that this has a whole lot to do with the holiday, but it sure gave me a good laugh…

For being up against super sex-ay Christian Bale, Will Arnett really didn’t do all that badly. He got thirty seven percent of the vote, which means many of you also think a sense of humor counts for quite a bit.

As for today, I’ve got another Canadian actor who was made famous by some lil’ television show where he played the gay roommate of a woman named Grace.

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To all the Dads out there!

Christian Bale crushed Antonio Banderas under the weight of his chiseled physique, winning with over seventy percent of the vote.  I can admit that Mr. Banderas is a very attractive man, but he just doesn’t ring my bell the way Bale does.  You like how I did that? Yeah, it’s Friday.  At least I tried. 

Today’s contender hails from England, and is well known around the globe for his smooth and soulful sound.  Oh, and a little thing about being married to some chick named Heidi.

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“Action, mommy. A really good book has lots of action.”

If you are looking for books that the boy in your life will look forward to reading, take it from my seven year old.  They love action.

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan delivers exactly that.  Beginning with The Lighning Thief  and ending with The Last Olympian, even a fairly reluctant reader will be hard-pressed to put the books down.  Not only do they move along briskly, with plenty of the aforementioned action, but there is quite a bit of humor, topped off with a nice dusting of Greek mythology.  I should know,  because I read all of them before my son did.

For, uh, research purposes, of course.

The books follow demigod Percy Jackson through five years of living out a prophecy foretold by the Oracle of Delphi.  Who happens to be a mummy in an attic at the demigod summer camp.  Percy must battle gods and monsters in order to save Mount Olympus, which is located at the top of the Empire State Building. Natch. Throw in some centaurs, labyrinths, Mist, and capricious Greek gods, and tell me how you can possibly resist.

I highly recommend the books for that certain someone who is bound to be whining about being half-dead from boredom in about two weeks from now.

*I bought all of these myself at Target.  No freebies here. Now normally I don’t buy my books at Target, but I have a seven month old, so you’ve got to cut me some slack.

Unfortunately for Stephen Moyer, his fan club missed his second appearance in CDF, and was roundly voted out, losing by a forty percent margin.  Sorry Stephen!

Today I’ve got someone who I would have featured quite a while ago if I had known he was a father.  It took the break-up of his long term relationship for the news of his child to reach my ears.  I’m sure you know who he is, and if you’ve never seen him on Lost, then for sure you saw him eons ago in The English Patient.

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Simon Baker put up the best fight yet against Hugh Jackman, and wasn’t all that far behind at forty percent of the vote. However, Simon doesn’t have the time to play catch up, and so unfortunately he is declared the loser. I do admire his hair, though. If it was a battle of hair, he might have won.

Today I’ve had to travel out of Australia and go back to England. This next international actor has been all over the news as of late, starring in a hit show and recently becoming engaged to costar Anna Paquin. He has a son from his first marriage, though, so he definitely qualifies for CDF.

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