This is my contribution to What's Something Awesome You Made When You Were a Kid? (Assuming 17 still counts as a kid. It does, right?)
In November of 2003, there was a LiveJournal hotness ranking meme: the goal was to pick 20 of your crushes and rank them according to sex appeal. Before you judge my list, keep in mind that it was 2003. And that, as my friend Anna noted at the time, my taste is "whack."
20. Shia LaBeouf
19. Peter Krause
18. Mo Rocca
17. Jake Epstein
16. Jimmy Fallon
15. Michael Ian Black
14. Adam Pascal
13. Adamo Ruggiero
12. Chris Carrabba
11. Chris Pratt
10. Adam Brody
9. Kieran Culkin
8. Tom Lenk
7. Rodrigo Santoro
6. Ethan Hawke
5. Jason Lee
4. Cillian Murphy
3. Nicholas Brendon
2. Jake Gyllenhaal
1. Ian Somerhalder
In the interest of fairness, I also ranked the 20 hottest women. It was mostly just the celebrities I wanted to hang out with: Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson (hello, Ghost World), Jena Malone (Donnie Darko again), and yes, Daria.
20. Daria Morgendorffer
19. Emily Van Camp
18. Marguerite Moreau
17. Christina Ricci
16. Emma Caulfield
15. Charisma Carpenter
14. Allison Mack
13. Penelope Cruz
12. Thora Birch
11. Claire Danes
10. Alyson Hannigan
9. Neve Campbell
8. Parker Posey
7. Evan Rachel Wood
6. Clea DuVall
5. Julie Benz
4. Jena Malone
3. Joey Lauren Adams
2. Keira Knightley
1. Scarlett Johansson