Any girl who enjoys writhing around on top of comics is okay in my book. I might even let her crease my copy of Superboy #68 to witness that. Ana describes herself as an “old school goth turned rockabilly girl who listens to gangsta rap.” She’s also a “career geek” who likes to dress up in superhero costumes and in a bunch of other sexy get-ups, too. She co-hosted the Orlando, Florida-based radio show Radio Sci Fi and currently co-hosts the geek-oriented podcast Just Push Play. But enough of my yakking. Here’s Blogzarro’s Geek Honey of July…

Ana Aesthetic

Location: Orlando, Florida

Age: How rude!

Height: 5-foot-6

Measurements: If you wanna buy me lingerie, just email me at ana@anaaesthetic.com

Interests: Sewing, horseback riding, comic books, anime, violin, ball-joint dolls, ARPANET, car crashes and armed robberies and the inverse relationship between population growth and social program availability.

Favorite Costumes: There was this kid at Florida SuperCon with a cardboard box Megatron that actually didn’t suck. Personally, Superheroes (and villains!) are my favorite, but anything froofy and Rococo will go a long way with me as well.

Favorite Movies: Gone With the Wind, Pirates of the Caribbean, Where the Buffalo Roam, Dangerous Liaisons, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Mothra vs. Godzilla

Favorite Books & Comics: Jane Eyre, DragonLance novels, The Rum Diary, X-Men, Catwoman, Gloom Cookie, JSA, Queen & Country

Favorite Video Games: City of Heroes, Counter Strike, Spider Solitaire, Final Fantasy (and I’m not afraid to admit it)

Heroes: Jack Bauer, Dwight K. Schrute, Hiro Nakamura, ObamaGirl, Anderson Cooper

What made you start dressing up like superheroes?
The superhero costuming community is a lot less stressful and petty than the anime cosplay community. And, unlike many convention-goers, I look good in spandex without a girdle.

You say on your MySpace profile that getting into cosplay is one of your biggest regrets. Why is that?
When I first got into cosplay, it seemed natural, because I loved anime and I loved costuming. But after awhile, the tally of my own personal vendettas — and those against me — began to outweigh the reasons I loved participating in the first place. Luckily, I’ve found a community that isn’t territorial and petty, and doesn’t let personal bullshit get in the way of the reason why we’re all here in the first place. Beyond that, it’s nice to not have to worry about being judged for who you talk to, who talks to you, who takes your picture, who else has done the costume you’re doing, people impersonating you, and — I swear to God — whether or not you use a certain color scheme on LiveJournal. Plus, the body odor doesn’t help.

Which of your outfits gets the most attention?
Dark Phoenix. But I’ve got so many more incredible pieces in the works that I’m sure that answer will be changing soon.

What kind of guys are attracted to a woman in costume?
I think deep down — at some point, every man was 13 years old — if you can both appeal to his nostalgia and stir his attraction any guy is capable of fantasizing about a woman in costume.

What was the most unwanted attention you ever got at a convention?
One time, not even in costume, the HNIC of an anime club set about a riot because I was even in attendance.

What was the geekiest moment in your life?
When I bit the head off a chicken — for real.

Tell me about your podcast Just Push Play.
It’s actually the failed leftovers of a television experiment my (now) fiance produced — unfortunately he hired two buffoons who had never worked in television to star as the hosts, and it just spiraled out of control from there. Well, the end result was my co-host and I got a podcast, the producer got a hot chick who likes comics — shake a stick at that! We’re both former radio people: Gary, a music director; I, a syndicated talk-show host. Then on the way to the show one day, we picked this kid CR off the streets. Now we meet every week in The Martini Room Studios and dish out views on topics ranging from video game sales (booooring) to the right-wing media taking over the airwaves. Sometimes we sprinkle news in, but that’s what the Internet’s for. We’re geeks at heart and let our own interests dictate the flow of the show. We’re also very fortunate to be part of a larger media network that works hard to bring good radio to anyone with an open port.

Someone recently asked me what numbers we pull. I shrugged and told him I don’t know — and honestly, don’t care. If I wanted to do this for money, I’d be at Clear Channel. I do this for fun. But why should you listen to Just Push Play out of the trillion other podcasts? Simple, I’m on it!

Now though…I’m a few years older and wiser; I could totally kick the ass out of a television show. And don’t think that I won’t in the near future.

What would a Bizarro version of Ana Aesthetic be like?
Just like me, only with a goatee — so you could tell she was evil.

[Are you a geeky girl? Are you hot? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you could become the next Geek Honey of the Month. Send pics to geekhoneys@blogzarro.com]

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