Heidi's "sexy" pictures

I took on the challenge this week to find a "sexy" and "non-sexy" picture of me from my computer files. What an interesting and strange journey it is, and a good homework assignment for us all, I think.

First, trying to find a "sexy" image.


Well, I came up with lots of pictures of me trying to be sexy. Case in point: this image of me headed out for fetish night at at a club with a friend. It's certainly a very striking little outfit. But is it sexy? Well, not really. It's just dress-up. Fishnets and a whip are definitely sexual, but this photo doesn't seem to capture what sexy really is.









Okay, next sexy contender: me in gloves, pearls and ball gown. Well, this isn't quite it either, is it? This is sexy with accessories all over again, just a more upscale version. Maybe a little"classier" but it's still about dressing as sexy instead of just plain being sexy. This sexy stuff is harder than it looks.









Well, what about this one? Featuring some of my lovely high heels from Frederick's of Hollywood. When I see this picture, all I think is "Ow." You should have seen the blisters they gave me. No one shows you the pictures of that, do they? Plus, look at this picture. It's just my legs. My head, face, and heart are not even in the frame. I'd rather not be the kind of sexy that is so compartmentalized that it takes my personality out of the picture (quite literally in this case).





So let's try to find a really UN-sexy picture of myself. that should be easier, right? How about this: me in a mask working on some sculpture. Well, though my hair and make-up may not fit the mold of sexy, I look pretty competent and confident holding that reciprocating saw, and those are two traits I think are pretty sexy in anyone, male or female. So, I'm afraid there is a little sexiness in this after all (and I won't even get into the whole power tool symbolism thing).






Or how about this for un-sexy?What could be un-sexier than dead fish?

Hmm. nope. This is a funny image, and funny is sexy to me too.









Once we get past the cliches, it seems that sexy is much broader and deeper than I imagined it was. It's a nice discovery, in that I tend to worry so much as a single woman that I am coming off as attractive and sexy. maybe I don't need to worry so much about the clothes and the shoes.

So let me share with you the sexiest picture of me I found in my whole archive of photos. Here it is:
it's a photo probably taken in 1993, when I went on a youth group trip in High school. I was 14 at the time, awkward with braces, acne, no boobs and big old glasses. That's me, in the front passenger seat, blowing a kiss.

And look how happy I look. How confident. How fearless and carefree. I wasn't trying to impress anyone. I was just being me at the time. Silly, flirty, funny, plain old 100% Heidi.

Now THAT's sexy.

-Heidi