I've never really understood the phrase "guilty pleasure." Let's break it down: guilty means "I feel bad about this," whereas pleasure means "This is something that makes me happy," so logically a guilty pleasure is something that you makes you happy, but you feel bad that it makes you happy. Perhaps the reason I don't understand this phrase is because I don't feel bad about liking what I like, nor do I feel bad about doing things that make me feel happy. The only time I feel bad about doing something that makes me happy is if me doing so creates a problem for someone else, but that is a very rare occurrence (both because my life is INSANELY boring, and I don't socialize with many people for a variety of reasons.) So, I don't really feel like I have any guilty pleasures because I don't feel bad about liking what I like. That being said, there are certain things that I tend to like or indulge in on a less-frequent basis than other things, but when I do indulge in these things it's almost borderline obsessive for an undetermined period of time. In brainstorming for this post, I discovered that I have a ton of these "not-so-guilty pleasures," but for time's sake I have narrowed the list down to what I deem to be my top five. Here we go:
1. Saved by the Bell
- It actually pains me when I am talking with friends and/or acquaintances, and I reference an episode of Saved by the Bell, and they stare at me like I just spoke in Korean. I grew up watching this show, and I think it is an injustice to society that there are so many people out there that haven't seen it. But that's not the point of this post so I shall move on. I freaking love this show, and I have seen every episode literally hundreds of times. I can recite these episodes, I can pull funny quotes from these episodes when necessary, and I can tell you which season this episode came from, along with the episodes that preceded it and followed it. Even though I've seen them so many times, there are times when I get in a mood, and I will sit and watch Saved by the Bell for hours or even days at a time. (This is what I meant when I said "borderline obsessive.") There are things that come and go in life, but I am beyond certain that I will always turn to Saved by the Bell when the mood strikes.
2. Boy Bands
- Much like I get in Saved by the Bell moods, there are days when I want to do nothing but listen to boy bands and dance around my bedroom. Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, O-Town, NKOTB (New Kids on the Block for you rookies out there,) Dream Street, the list goes on. This is not music I listen to exclusively at this stage of my life, mainly because I have more developed tastes, and a lot of stuff from which to choose. I've had to make a lot of decisions about which music to take off my iPod just because I've got so much to put on there and no money to buy a 64 GB one right now, but those boy band playlists are constant, and they never get removed. You know, sometimes you just need to listen to a teenage boy sing to you about true love, even though he has no idea about true love, and dance around your room singing into a hairbrush. It happens.
3. Mint Oreos
- Growing up, getting name-brand anything was not something we were used to, because generic brand was way cheaper and everything tasted the same. Oreos were no different. I rarely remember having actual Oreo brand Oreos as a kid, we usually had like the Fareway brand sandwich cookies which weren't the same, but sufficed none-the-less. So actual Oreos were a treat. Even now that I have a job and make my own money, I hardly buy any food that is name brand, and I can't always justify spending $3.00 on a package of Oreos that I will more than likely eat in one sitting. However, when I do justify that spending, and it's usually when I'm stressed out or have had a bad day/week/whatever, it's always going to be mint Oreos, and yes, the entire package will get eaten in one sitting, and I'll probably either be listening to boy bands or watching SBTB while I eat them. Go ahead and judge.
4. Jimmy Fallon YouTube Videos
- I rarely watch Jimmy Fallon when he's actually on TV, but holy crap I watch the heavens out of his videos on YouTube. He is one of the funniest guys ever, and he always manages to get celebrities telling at least one funny story while he is interviewing them. Not to mention he always has some funny games, and any video that features him and Justin Timberlake is bound to be a good one. I spent 4 hours watching his videos before work one day (again with the borderline obsessive thing.) I really think Jimmy and Justin need their own show together, because I would watch the shit out of that thing. Moving on.
5. Easy Listening Music
- Much like with boy bands, my easy listening playlists (think Sinatra, Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr., etc) never get taken off my iPod because when the mood for that music strikes, it must be there for me to listen to. Not nearly as many playlists as the boy bands, but they are still critical. CRITICAL (that was just for emphasis.)
So there you have it. Five of my not-so-guilty pleasures that I turn to when the mood strikes. Happy Monday!
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