Guilty Pleasures

Guilty pleasures are those things that you absolutely love but feel foolish for loving. They can be anything from terrible songs to crappy movies… whatever it is, we all have our own little guilty pleasures. Here are some of mine:

The old 90210 series… I know it is unbelievably cheesy, the acting is horrible, the plots are predictable and cliche, but I always enjoy watching it… it’s relaxing for some reason!

Britney Spears. I know she’s a complete mess slightly recovered and her music isn’t that great, but I always find myself clicking thumbnails of her on celebrity gossip sites to see what she looks like and how she is doing.

Cheesy, senitmental movies that you know end happily.. It’s like, I hate romantic comedies and won’t go to the theatre to see them but secretly, I like to watch them because they require little thinking and end happily.. Examples? Nearly all Kate Hudson movies.

MTV’s The Gauntlet. I hate, hate, hate MTV because they have more commercials than programming but I get caught up in shows like The Gauntlet because they are full of action. I hate myself for liking it :)

Chocolate milk. It’s high calorie, full of sugar, and something I last drank when I was a child. I feel too adult to drink it but when I do get to, I love it. There’s nothing like a big, cold glass of chocolate milk to make you feel at home.

Craigslist Missed Connections. It’s this ridiculous place where people post where they saw someone they liked and felt a connection but didn’t do anything. It’s pathetic stuff like “I saw you driving in Modesto yesterday” and it can never be narrowed down… but somehow I like reading it because these people are oddly, sadly, romantic.

30s-50s fashions. I don’t ever actually wear them but I wish I was funky enough to pull it off because I find them classically beautiful. I think they represent a time when women lacked a lot of rights they have now, but had more respect than they do now. Bittersweet and secretly great.

Fitness infomercials. The majority of them are completely fake and feature tired techniques that have been played and replayed for years, but somehow watching the P90X infomercial is always inspiring, even if the majority of it is a small truth that has been really stretched.

There are plenty more guilty pleasures but maybe I shouldn’t air all of them, I mean, they are guilty because they’re somewhat secret, right? Something about having a set of things you hate to love makes them something you want to keep secret, doesn’t it?

What are your guilty pleasures?

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  • http://theboywholikesto.blogspot.com Robbie

    I like crappy movies. Stuff like Gilgi, with Affleck and Lopez. Plan 9 From Outer Space is one of my favourite movies of all time. Possibly one of the worst movies made though.

    30's~50's fashion is cool. It's a shame you don't live in London as there is a really cool club night that has dancing, karaoke, bowling (it all takes part in a bowling club) and music from around that time. Everyone dresses up in 50's clothes. It's ace.

    Perhaps you should check the internet for any clubs with that theme. You'd be surprised at how popular it is with younger people.

  • Shelby Stidham

    I've never seen Gigli but I hear its real bad. Is the acting any good? Never heard of the other flick.

    I wish I lived in London–I hear so much good stuff about it. My sister in law has friends who live in London and come to the States every year to visit and they love it here instead. I guess you just want what you can't have–everybody.

    There's a couple cool bars around my area, one actually in my town that focuses on the piano, but other than that, its all the same here…

  • http://theboywholikesto.blogspot.com Robbie

    Perhaps you should do a house swap for a few weeks with your sister in laws friends. If you work from home should be ok.

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