Top 10 Pop Culture Guilty Pleasures

Been tagged on this list a few times, so here goes...
Read it, Bitches. It may help you shop for my Christmas present!




10. Greek. ABC Family's depiction of Greek life. It all started when I was sick a couple of years ago and caught an all day marathon, perhaps it was the Tussionex, but I fell for the show - homosexuality, gratuitous sex, drinking: what more could a girl want? And when one character referred to sorority villainess, Franny, as a "Hot Franny Mess", I knew it was my kind of thing. I also admit to watching Degrassi (old and new) and every episode of the short lived Falcon Beach, but probably the last mostly because Lynda Boyd makes me moist.

9. Speaking of Moist - The Look Who's Talking Triolgy. While I have never been a fan of movies where babies or animals talk, something about "Look Who's Talking" makes me stop channel flipping in my tracks every time. There's lots of innuendo and silliness, and oh yeah... Kirstie Alley. I kind of have a thing for her. Hell, I can practically recite entire scenes from Loverboy. That's just fucking sad. In fact, I think my ultimate sexual fantasy would involve Kirstie Alley, Linda Fiorentino, Lauren Hutton, Beverly D'Angelo, and Natascha McElhone...and they'd all be in a smoky bar speaking to me in raspy voices . . and . . . and . . .and...okay, I'm getting off track.

8. Life Is Good. I enjoy the Life Is Good collection. I actually caught myself with a Life Is Good Hat, Fleece, Shirt, and Flip Flops on at once recently and was quite embarrassed. I like it because it is simple and fun, and the designs are cute but the cliche optimism and overstated branding makes me a little embarrassed to like it so much. I was the 13 year old who cut the alligators off the shirts I got for Christmas and the Duck Heads off my shorts. Getting giddy about some pajama pants with smiley faces is beyond my comfort level, but I do. I will say, I also enjoy the "Life Is Crap" spinoff... but they don't have cute puppydogs.

7. Limited Editon Scents and Flavors I am usually the uber-skeptic when it comes to Marketing and really a cock-blocker to anyone who tries to tell me about a product that I just "have to try". The exception to this is holiday scents and flavors. I have Harvest Spice Germ-Ex, Sweet Pumpkin Lotion, Autumn Leaves air-freshener, have consumed countless Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and am preparing for the Gingerbread/Eggnog Peppermint slam of Christmas. I love the sweet and the savory, and my olfactory system, much like the rest of me, is easily aroused.

6. Love Story by Taylor Swift. Yes, this is very specific, but worth mention because it is the one song I've downloaded in the last year that I was actually embarrassed about. I am ridiculously silly and admit I have purchased some really bad music... including The Chipmunks Dance CD as an adult - but this single made me even question myself a little. In my defense, the song found me when I wanted to believe in fairytales, inconvenient and unapologetic love that comes to fruition in the end, and the happily ever after delivered so magically well by a cheesy pop song. When I hear it, I still channel a little of the loveliness, the giddyness, and pure joy of a time when I was walking towards something I was quite sure was a mirage, but still kept trekking forward in the hopes it would manifest real. I love music for the memories.

5. Speaking of music: Whiny white folks covering Rap and R&B songs. One of my favorites is the Gourds cover of "Gin and Juice", but closely following are Ben Folds cover of "Bitches Ain't Shit", Jenny Owens Young's cover of "Hot In Herre", Nina Gordon's, "Straight Outta Compton"... I could go on and on. Oh, I love the cheese.

4. And... Dirty Songs. I love dirty songs. "Food And Pussy", "Snatch The Cat Back". "I Want A Hot Dog For My Roll". "I Want to See Your Pussy." "Flower". "The Pussy Cat Song". "Skillet Good and Greasy". "Motherfucker"...No matter the genre, if it is silly and dirty, I probably enjoy it. The raunchier the better. I have such tasteless humor. But ummm, I can't keep my iPod on shuffle at work.

3. Trashy Check Out Aisle "Health" Magazines. While you could not entertain me with tabloids at all, as I have little interest in celebrity life, I am a sucker for magazines that claim to give you health and exercises tips that are about as accurate as the mood ring I got in 7th grade.... but still, do I want to know the nutrients that will triple the density of my pubic hair? And consuming what seeds results in multiple orgasms? OMG!!! Tell me now. I've gotta know!

2. And since OMG came up - Acronyms and abbreviations. I am a sucker for them, make up my own constantly, and have been doing this for years. Wordplay is my friend. In college, we talked about being DOOC (Deviants out of Control) and I was a BAD (Big Angry Dyke)....and now there is JFK, and GITP, and UCF, SP, MMF, BFF and even the well known and popular SBJ, FML and WTF are fun. In fact, I suggested a sign at work that said, "WTF" and underneath explained, "Watch the Forklift." Hmmm, didn't go over for some reason....

1. Along the same line: Catchphrases. In the spirit of, "that's what she said"... I will frequently remark, "Now That's a Status Update", "There's no app for that" or say, "Is that a euphemism?" Maybe even respond to a comment with, "speaking of..." (An example of the last one might be if someone said, "I just have to put it in the box", I might reply, "speaking of putting it in the box..." and then let the conversation trail off. ) Hey, I never claimed to be tasteful.

Speaking of being tasteful . . .

Anyway, I guess that's it. I think it would be much easier to come up with "Pop Culture I abhor". Maybe that will be my next post. Designer dogs, car magnets, and Oprah... get ready for attack...