Shadow Faves
Jan52009
There was an interesting article on Salon a while ago about how we use our tastes to define us and how limiting and ultimately dishonest it often is because we choose to advertise the things that reflect who we want to be more than who we really. At the end, the author, Megan Hustad, suggested, “Type up a shadow list of products, one that really captures you. (My list, for instance, would be: ChapStick, Kleenex, $9 bottles of red wine, pumpkin walnut muffins, Mrs. Meyer’s Dish Soap, and boy-short underwear from American Apparel.)” That shadow list is supposed to the Real You, the stuff you hide under the bed so nobody else will know you’re reading/watching/using it.
So here are five shadow things about me.
1. i wanted to see Ironman more than I ever wanted to see a Jane Austen movie or anything by Merchant-Ivory.
2. My most-visited internet site is LOLCats.
3. I have a masters in American Lit, but I’ve never finished Moby Dick, although I did finish the Cliff Notes. The book I’ve read more than any other? A tie between Heyer’s The Grand Sophy and Pratchett’s Thief of Time.
4. My favorite dessert is Snickers Ice Cream Bars. I can’t buy them because I eat the entire box the same day.
5. My favorite TV show is Burn Notice. My all time fave: Buffy, of course.
But then I thought, that’s not really a shadow list; none of that is anything I’d really hide under the bed. The real shadow list would be the things I’ve apologized for liking, the true confessions I’ve made to friends, saying, “I know it’s awful-dumb-lowbrow-tasteless, but I really love. . .”
1. NCIS. It’s a regular old cop show, not a damn thing new or different about it, but I watch it obsessively, mostly for Gibbs and Abby and Duckie, but also because it’s just good. I feel like I should be watching Flight of the Conchords or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia or some other It show, but I just like watching Mark Harmon solve everything. Also, they do a nice job of killing off the regulars I don’t like.
2. Braunsweiger. It’s smoked liverwurst, aka liver paste. Poor man’s pate. My blue-collar German-descended family loved it and I grew up on it. Then I found out that the fat content is about 110% and stopped eating it, but every now and then I indulge. With mustard on whole wheat. And onions if I’m really feeling go-to-hell. If I was classy, I’d buy pate. I had pate at Per Se in NYC and it was sublime, but really, all I need is braunsweiger.
3. Liz Lange. She makes maternity clothes for Target. My favorite sundress of all time is Liz Lange as is my favorite cardigan. I thought about cutting the “maternity wear” label out and then thought, “Screw it. I like this stuff.”
4. Up the Creek. A B movie so low on the taste list it’s probably a D, written by two entirely different people, one a genius and the other an idiot. The idiot put in fart jokes and bare boobs. The genius did some of the funniest dialogue I’ve ever heard. This movie is totally without redeeming value although it did make me a lifelong fan of Tim Matheson. (I just checked on Amazon and it has four and a half stars. Evidently I’m not the only Chuck the Wonder Dog fan.)
I’m sure there’s a fifth, but I can’t think of one right now. How about you? Guilty pleasures anybody?
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On January 5, 2009 at 4:52 pm janeth said...
Shadow list : ( I think the number of secret shadow true confessions I have probably changes with the seasons: of the year, of my life, etc.)
One for certain: Jim Varney’s Ernest Saves Christmas (“KnowhutImean?”) He was funny. I know it’s low-brow and hardly even qualifies as good slap stick for the purists, but I love it. Jim found a nitch and filled it well. I can’t even say I saw his other “movies” but I love Ernest Saves Christmas and I don’t just watch it during the holidays.
-gone too soon, jim.
On January 5, 2009 at 5:02 pm Karen J. said...
My guilty pleasure is General Foods International Coffee in hazelnut. I used to work in a coffee shop, I’ve given whole bean coffee and coffee grinders as gifts but I just love the instant stuff in the little red and white tin. I buy five or six at a time at Target and, yes, that’s what I drink every damn day…in my Nick and Nora travel cup.
On January 5, 2009 at 5:14 pm Rox said...
$9 bottles of wine? Sheesh, that woman is classy. I can get 3 bottles of wine at Trader Joe’s for nine bucks.
Oh, here’s one. I buy most of my clothes at Costco. Only that’s not really something I hide. It’s more of an explanation for why I’m dressed the way I am.
For some reason, I will only read fiction or watch movies that have happy endings, but I absolutely adore watching all those shows on TruTV (used to be Court TV) that are about solving real crimes, like Forensic Files, and Cold Case Files, and Body of Evidence. If it involves DNA evidence, I’m there. All those talking heads reminiscing about 20-year-old murders. Way better than CSI.
On January 5, 2009 at 5:16 pm Danielle said...
Girly pop songs… I know, I know. The only time I listen to them is with my 14 year old sister in the car. Naturally so I can blame her
On January 5, 2009 at 5:25 pm Eve said...
I love this post!! (and btw NCIS doesn’t qualify as shadow – it’s like CBS’s top show and Tony is really funny)
One thing I would never admit to in public (and maybe you all can associate a bit) is that a guy has to earn me. In a non-chovenistic way but yeah, I’ll insist on paying and no, I don’t want gifts. But dude has got to do some courting. That’s the one old-fashioned thing/mannerism I really miss (women not being able to get an education or live as singletons outside of a familial home – that is a yippie reason for progress)
On January 5, 2009 at 5:28 pm robena grant said...
1. I wear cheap night clothes, weird t-shirts and nightshirts from Wal-Mart, but they have to be a particular fabric and neckline. Even when I’m being cheap I’m still fussy.
2. I don’t like anyone else waxing me. Anywhere.
3. I favor C&W music over anything else, the sappier the better.
4. If I sense someone is about to be horrifically embarrassed I’ll flip to another channel and then return to the original show. Sensitive even in my old age.
5. I prefer Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut chocolate bar over a box of Godiva’s any day. Only problem is I eat the whole thing in one sitting, can’t ration it.
And I have a weird habit of needing to explain my actions. See above for proof.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:05 pm DownUnderGal said...
Three words.
Achy Breaky Heart.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:22 pm Eva Gale said...
I think I’m Robena. Except for #3, but I totally groove on Lyle Lovett so that might count.
I used to keep the Fruit and Nut Cadbury bars in the nightstand drawer next to the rubbers ad the vibrator. Hey, it hid the vibrator that long it HAD to work for the chocolate.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:23 pm Nancy said...
Supernatural – Sam and Dean – ’nuff said
On January 5, 2009 at 6:29 pm hollygee said...
This proves it, y’all is mah people. This would make a great FaceBook group.
1. I am learning to prefer good bittersweet chocolate, but occasionally only a Hershey Almond bar will do.
2. I like my tea with too much sugar and half & half, not milk.
3. I’m with Rox on the only-movies-with-happy-endings, yet procedural crime shows that show ALL the details.
4. A couple of times a year, I need amurhican cheese in slices straight from the package. Of course, there really isn’t any cheese that is safe around me, with the possible exception of gjetost.
5. I like dance movies, good or bad. Most of them are bad. The Forbidden Dance is Lambada, Dance With Me, Save the Last Dance… there’s a million of them. I love them.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:39 pm CrankyOtter said...
I do cut the “maternity” bit off the Liz Lange labels. She makes good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:43 pm Deb said...
I love this! Forgive me for I have sinned:(I don’t feel the least guilty either)
1. My favorite meal: Tator Tot Cassarole. I should feel guilty due to fat, salt, etc., but it’s fun to bring this up after dining at my sister’s (a Martha Stewart type). I love to see the look on her face when I do. I also love hot dogs and Hostess cupcakes. I have no shame.
2. Favorite book is Good Omens. I adore this book. I hated Moby Dick.
3. Favorite show right now: the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, although I catch it on the internet, not on TV.
4. I own a trillion bottles of body lotion, etc. I have the most chapped lips and dry hands. I use for a couple of days and forget about them. It’s the bottles & labels that attract my attention, short as it is.
5. I own numerous hand bags. I collect them like body lotion.
6. I did inhale.
7. I rode my mother’s butt until she broke down and said the “F” word. She has a thing about that word and told me I would never hear that out of her mouth. I really had to.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:43 pm Jeepgirl said...
Fried bologna sandwiches
Coffee Mate French Vanilla creamer – the 64oz size
That 70′s Show
I watch NCIS reruns all the time and the DVD’s are at my library.
My husband loves braunsweiger on crackers.
On January 5, 2009 at 6:44 pm Tanya said...
It always makes me feel like a college kid, but I love pizza. I’ve eaten at some great restaurants in US and Europe, but honestly, anytime pizza is mentioned, I’m in the mood for it. How can anyone not be ready for hot, steamy, melty cheese and dough?
On January 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm francois said...
Snickers Ice Cream Bars are the devils work. A pack doesn’t last the day.
I am fascinated with Deal or No Deal (UK). The jargon, the conceit that there is a banker at the end of the phone, the ineffective superstitions of the contestants and the way they all love the fakely nice presenter even though he relays insults from the imaginary banker. Its a terrible but compelling programme.
On January 5, 2009 at 7:21 pm misspiggy don'twannabe said...
Omigosh, I thought I was unique but I’m Rox. Except I only buy some clothes at Costco – I’m a professional and need a professional wardrobe.
I love NCIS the one this week sounds intriguing. Poor McGee.
On January 5, 2009 at 8:14 pm Laura said...
Colin Firth.
And Mamma Mia. With Colin Firth, of course. And Pierce Brosnan. And both of them sing. Honestly, isn’t that enough??
And, okay, Cherry Cheese Entenmann’s.
On January 5, 2009 at 8:32 pm Dayle said...
I, too, grew up with Braunsweiger and love it–the only difference is that we ate it on rye with Muenster cheese. (I also remember sitting at the kitchen table reading a book and eating it on Ritz crackers one time.)
Damn. Now I’m hungry.
I’m having trouble thinking of anything else, because it’s pretty hard to embarrass me. Plus I can rationalize away anything (“Well, yes, I like this horrible thing, but it’s because of my mother and…”)
On January 5, 2009 at 10:00 pm Kim said...
I used to eat scrapple and would eat it now if I could find it in Northern California. I like the taste of Spam. I wear $7 bras. I know that I am supposed to watch “artsy” movies to improve my character, but I prefer a good action flic–I own the Die Hard series, and the Rock, and Speed, and Twister. I watch Hell’s Kitchen and American Idol (after the tryouts are over).
On January 5, 2009 at 10:12 pm Chelle said...
See, this is why I love you guys. Have a crappy day at work, get an Argh post with guilty pleasures!
1. I think BOTH the guys on Mythbuster’s are sexy as hell.
2. I think Geeks are sexy as hell (Maybe this is redundant? See #1)
3. I collect body lotion, but wear the same kind almost everyday.
4. I’m addicted to blogs, I collect them like I do body lotion.
5. I hide the good chocolate from my daughter because I don’t want to share!
6. I agree with Eve, a guy has to earn me. I don’t “hang out”, and if I do, we ain’t dating. That’s friendship. It’s always nice to have friends, but I don’t date them. But, maybe that’s just politically incorrect, not a guilty pleasure?
7. Snickers bars are nice, but DIBS are my downfall.
On January 5, 2009 at 10:17 pm Slave Driver said...
I put Ranch dressing on just about everything except breakfast cereal-
Cereal I eat dry, straight out of the box. By the handful. I think milk is gross.
One of my all time favorite movies is “Rat Race”; I know it’s stupid, but it also has 3 Academy Award winners in it. And you’ll never be able to listen to “The Hall of the Mountain Kind” again without thinking about it. If the people I work with at Sundance knew this I’d be shunned.
My husband watches NCIS like other people watched The 700 Club. And now that they show the reruns on USA almost 24/7 I end up watching it a lot too- but I pretend to be annoyed. Because life it too short to watch re-runs. But really, I kinda like it.
On January 5, 2009 at 11:14 pm Joy said...
I love pizza cold straight from the refrigerator with a glass of milk.
I watch American Idol, Top Chef, and Project Runway, but the real shadow list item is … The Real Housewives of Atlanta. It was such a fascinating trainwreck of a show that I had to watch even though I was mortified that these women were representing the south.
On January 5, 2009 at 11:33 pm Becky said...
Hmmm. Guilty secrets.
1. I occasionally get obsessed and fannish about a TV show or series of books (current obsession: Doctor Who/Torchwood), but other obsessed fans creep me out. Talking about last night’s episode or speculating about possible plot twists? OK. Details about the dream you had last night about Character X? Squick.
2. Every once in a while, even though they make me sick, I buy a big bag of Munchies snack mix- cheetos, doritos, sun chips, and pretzels- and binge. I throw out the pretzels.
3. I actually like going for my Remicade treatments. It gets me out of the house/office for a couple of hours, doesn’t hurt, and my infusion nurse is really nice.
4. I use my Crohn’s as an excuse not to eat vegetables I don’t like. (I HATE peas!) But I really miss cauliflower and broccoli.
5. I spent Christmas all by myself this year, and I LOVED it. I feel a little bad because I know it hurt my parents’ feelings when I told them I wasn’t coming home for Christmas and that I didn’t want them coming here. But the happiness was stronger than the guilt.
On January 5, 2009 at 11:37 pm Ericka said...
oh dear.
i’m a project runway addict. tim is SO dashing.
i try to resist, but if i find any of the vh1 ‘i love the… 70s, 80s, etc etc etc’ on tv, i’ll fall in and the next thing i know it’s several hours later and there’s a puddle of drool on the potato chip bag. it’s pathetic.
and i occasionally eat redi-whip by shooting it straight down my throat, while i stand in front of the fridge door.
On January 5, 2009 at 11:40 pm Becky said...
Oh, and the #6 most embarrassing thing (this may actually be the one I’m most embarrased about)- the song Buttons by the Pussy Cat Dolls is the #2 most popular song on my mp3 player. And no, I don’t have a teenager who borrows my player. It’s all me.
On January 6, 2009 at 12:02 am Joy said...
Oh, definitely, the redi-whip thing and the similar cheese-in-a-can (can’t remember the brand name).
On January 6, 2009 at 12:15 am Lynda the Guppy said...
I’d have to think about an entire list, but one of my all time favorite things is really horrible, trashy, B or lower disaster movies or when animals go bad movies. For example, Avalanche (starring Ian Griffith) or Octopus 2: River of Fear (Dead bodies are being found in the New York harbor. The police have no clues nor suspects until Nick and his colleague realize the killer is a giant octopus. Everybody, especially the police captain, refuses to believe Nick’s story, and soon the harbor will be filled with boats for the 4th of July celebrations.)
But my all time fave…Shark Attack 3: Megalodon. FAN-FRICKIN’-TASTIC. It’s so bad the audio doesn’t synch with the video. A man on a jetski jetskis down the shark’s throat. The shark takes out a circular raft for 6 in one chomp. But my favorite part has to be when Science Chick and Shore Patrol Dude are having a really serious discussion about whatever when, out of the blue, he offers to take her home and eat her…*ahem*. I have GOT to get this movie on DVD.
On January 6, 2009 at 1:51 am Micki said...
I dunno, I’m pretty permissive with myself and if I like something that no one else gets, then I say, “Well, they don’t know what they are missing.”
(-: But then again, maybe my tastes are pretty plebian.
I will say, I do feel slightly guilty about my LOLcat addiction. I dunno, I guess I associate it with all those bad posters from the 70s, you know, kitten hanging from a branch and the caption is “hang in there, baby.”
But then I read the rare LOLcat which is basically “aw wook at me’ums, ima gud kitteh” and I realize that LOL is a serious artform with really amazing influences and connections. (-: Then I feel fine again.
On January 6, 2009 at 7:54 am Jenyfer Matthews said...
I love this idea. And I’d love to participate, really, but I’m having trouble thinking of any one thing that I like but NO ONE else knows about. I share different levels of myself with different people of course, but mostly I’m WYSIWYG.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it…
(walk out of the room backward, hands behind back, whistling…)
On January 6, 2009 at 8:05 am Deb said...
I think it was Laura who mentioned Mama Mia. I’ve watched it 3 times since it was available in iTunes, last month (yes, Dec.). At 54yrs you’d I think I was over disco. I am for the most part, but geez, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgaard dressed in disco finery and singing is too much to resist.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:09 am Marta said...
My shadow list narrowed considerably about the time I quit being embarrassed to admit I read romance novels. There’s only one thing on it now, and that’s how my house usually looks. Which is not good.
I don’t care who knows I watch Bob the Builder whether my grandsons are here or not. If more people watched Bob the Builder, the world would be a better place.
Anyone forward enough to peak under my bed will be given a dust mop and encouraged to thoroughly investigate every corner.
The broiled open-faced braunschweiger and spinach sandwiches I created in seventh grade Home Ec earned my cooking group an A+ for the ‘Inexpensive Luncheon Menu High in Iron’. I think Miracle Whip and tomatoes were involved. My group thought it was delicious. We made caramelized bananas for dessert and I bet we were constipated for a week. Braunschweiger, as long as it doesn’t have high fructose corn syrup, etc., in it, produces no free radicals. Take it off your shadow list.
Happy endings produce endorphins which fight stress, ease pain, and all kinds of good things. Being smart women, of course we want that.
Laughter also releases endorphins, so I highly recommend my absolute favorite comedy, The Vicar of Dibley.
Oh. Make that two things on shadow list. I talk to the dogs. And cats. And bunnies. I know most people do, but, well, most people don’t hold both sides of the conversation. It’s a family thing. There are different voices, usually originated by my daughter. The border collie has a very sarcastic sense of humor. But, some people might find this a little . . . odd.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:24 am Door Cty Bound Cherry said...
The movie, Pride and Prejudice, just to get to the final moments.
Braunsweiger on Wonder Bread with Mayo and lettuce.
Coca Cola, Snicker Bites or the Ice cream Ones and salted Popcorn–be my daily diet, if I were 20 again.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:29 am Jenyfer Matthews said...
You know, this brings to mind the time that I met a group of my now husband’s grad school friends. We were in a bar and someone asked what three movies you would bring to a desert island. I can’t remember the other two, but one I named was Breakfast Club. Rarely have I seen such scornful looks.
However, it’s still one of my favorite movies
On January 6, 2009 at 8:30 am Jenyfer Matthews said...
PS – I’ve never tried braunsweiger but with all these endorsements, I’m going to have to get my hands on some. My great weakness is bacon – I could probably eat a whole pound at a sitting.
On January 6, 2009 at 10:09 am McB said...
So we’re going for guilty secrets? Hmmm, well I watch NCIS, too and I don’t feel a bit guilty for it. Gibbs is HOT, the dialogue is snappy, the chemistry among the central characters is fabulous and the writers have been smart enough to leave a winning formula alone. Huh.
I’ll have to work on a shadow list.
On January 6, 2009 at 10:12 am Susan D said...
Well, so long as what happens on Argh Ink STAYS on Argh Ink….
I still love my old (pre-1982) Neil Diamond records (yes, records. Just installed a new stylus yesterday. Sweet Caroline here we come….) And, to make matters worse, I liked The Jazz Singer.
I sometimes have a bowl of popcorn for supper. With a glass of red. That’s 2 of the four food groups.
I sometimes turn up the thermostat instead of putting on a sweater.
On January 6, 2009 at 10:16 am SpinsterChick said...
Are we all related? I drink my tea with 2-1/2 teaspoons of raw sugar & half and half.
I was briefly, totally infatuated with Gerard Butler (14-year-old type infatuated complete with daydreams).
Here’s the real kicker for my shadow list – I’m 45 and never been kissed.
On January 6, 2009 at 10:56 am Julie said...
Please there is nothing on either of those 2 lists that is remotely embarassing. NCIS is awesome and high-brow… everyone watches it.
I watch Days and GH, and visit soapzone.com regularly.
I don’t listen to any music except what I hear on the radio. (i’m the opposite of a music snob)
I spend a lot of my time reading fanfiction…. for soaps and CW shows.
On January 6, 2009 at 11:02 am colognegrrl said...
Gee, just the question I needed…
I eat Nutella straight from the jar.
I love to watch Germany’s Next Topmodel with my daughter, and when it’s not on, we watch old Gilmore Girls episodes.
Other than that, I don’t watch TV much but I’ve been known to sit in front of the fireplace for ages, just watchig the logs burn.
My favorite movies are Working Girl and Overboard.
We have a huge house but I spend three quarters of my time in a tiny room which I can heat up to 22 degrees Celsius.
I love Country music (Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Lone Star) which might sound like no big deal to you but believe me, in Germany, you’re considered quite weird.
I drink Diet Coke for breakfast.
But I also have my classy side: my all-time favorite book is Pride & Prejudice. I read it at least once a year. Nobody does it like Jane Austen.
On January 6, 2009 at 11:19 am GatorPerson said...
1. Somewhat JeepGirl’s sandwich: Balogna and cream cheese, grilled with lots of butter. Side order of chips. Anybody remember Charles Chips?
2. I rarely admit out loud I don’t like Shakespeare.
3. And I avoid J. C. Oates’ novels like the plague.
4. I actually liked E. Pressly’s Love Me Tender. Of course it’s really Aura Lee. Well, now a few CBs have raised their eyebrows at that admission.
5. I have a 5th one. Nobody, but nobody, gets to know about that one.
On January 6, 2009 at 11:24 am Elisabeth Crisp said...
Horatio Caine on CSI Miami, Nestle’s Quick in coffee, Peanut M&Ms (It doesn’t matter the size of the package. I’ll eat them all immediately.) Weird socks with mermaids, dogs, or monkeys, Cheaters reading glasses (I have them all over the house, so I never have to go look for a pair.) I only read happy endings. Sometimes, if I’m worried, I read the end first to be sure I can keep reading. Red wine that makes me pucker. (Three Buck Chuck is great, but I live in TX, so no Trader Joe’s. I get it on vacation in Santa Fe.)
On January 6, 2009 at 11:44 am MelinAZ said...
Oh wow this is better than another resolution list any damn day.
1. The Jonas Brothers – to listen to, to look at and yes, to see live.
2. My bottom desk drawer is full of Twix bars and Cheetos because I would rather eat that then leave my desk for food and it’s been that way since 1989.
3. I’m addicted to Smart Bitches and Aargh – which I don’t really hide but sort of do… it’s complicated!
4. I cry watching sports championship games. Watching grown men reach the pinnacle of success at their chosen sport gets me every time – even without the giant TV buildup of back stories.
5. If Julia Roberts is in it I’ve seen it more than once. Good bad ugly and awful. She’s my top secret super girl crush.
On January 6, 2009 at 12:38 pm jessie said...
Guilty secrets. 1. I buy most of my clothes at Value Village (I started going there to get blouses for my Mom – she is paralyzed on one side from a stroke and really trashes clothes when she eats so I needed a cheap source of good looking tops- and I saw something and thought that would look good on me and it’s been Value Village ever since then but when someone says “I like your Coach bag – where did you get it” I say “Nordstrom carries Coach”.
2. I have a collection of Jane Donnelly Harlequin’s hidden in a box in the back of my closet that I read when I am really stressed out.
3. I have Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past on my bookshelf that I pass off as old college text book that I read when Jane Donnelly doesn ‘t do it.
4. I eat hobo toast for lunch sometimes (Fry a piece of bacon. Remove from pan. Cut a hole in a piece of bread. Put it into the hot fat. Drop an egg in the hole. Fry on both sides). Cardiologists around the world would cringe.
5. Aberlour scotch. If I buy it, the bottle is gone within a week. I suppose if I had it with hobo toast it might offset some of the grease.
6. I would get a new kitten every year if I wasn’t afraid of everyone thinking I was a crazy cat lady and my current 3 wouldn’t have a fit.
On January 6, 2009 at 12:52 pm cathy said...
Sign me up for creature features – Anaconda (the first one) is a work of art, and the Beast, with CSI’s William Peterson is another all time fave. (Thanks Lynda the Guppy for additional suggestions!) I’m also a Survivor and Big Brother fan, and plan to watch the Bachelor this time because the guy this time seemed really sweet when he was on the Bachelorette. (Uh, yeah, I gleefully watched that train wreck too.)
On January 6, 2009 at 1:50 pm Marcia in OK said...
It is very nice to have company. I love NCIS and watch it almost everyday. (I love my DVR, and USA Marathons, and even the fuzzy picture on ION television.)
The radio station in my office is set to C&W all day every day.
People see me everyday in office professional clothes and heels. But, my favorite clothes are from the men’s department – flannel pants and oversized shirts. I’ve even been known to leave the house wearing them.
I purposely limit the amount of time I spend reading non-fiction. – Too much reality. I don’t watch the news or read the real newspaper either.
I watch Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Terminator – all sequals and any disaster movie everytime I pass reruns on cable. But, I HATED the movie Titanic.
This one is the worst – I read People online everday.
On January 6, 2009 at 2:12 pm Erin said...
“Remember the Titans”- I love feel good sports movies.
Target notebooks with stripes, spots, and glitter
graham crackers and peanut butter- breakfast, lunch, and dessert
American Gladiators- My friends and I get together to cheer on or heckle the contestants.
Facebook. So addicted.
Colorful socks that don’t match anything.
What a fun, revealing list.
On January 6, 2009 at 2:23 pm Lizzie said...
Almost my entire closet was filled at the Goodwill or rummage sales, I am a sucker for secondhand clothing and YOU would never guess it. Addicted to “The Biggest Loser” I have seen every episode at least once including the Australian version and a couple from S. America… I have to spell everything out when I txt and it has to be spelled correctly, whether the person appreciates this or not doesn’t matter LOL
BTW>> love to hear everyone’s quirks, this is a great topic!
On January 6, 2009 at 2:25 pm Marta said...
Elisabeth Crisp: Have you ever put those Peanut M&M’s in the microwave for a few seconds? Shell still intact, chocolate inside melted, peanut warm . . .
On January 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm L. said...
1. I will always prefer beer over wine, with the exception of Budweiser.
2. I watch marathons of “Deadliest Catch.”
3. I’m completely addicted to the MyFarm application on Facebook.
4. I own a copy of the original miniseries “V” starring Marc Singer.
5. I like to eat limberger cheese spread (Mohawk Valley brand made by Kraft) with Frito scoops.
On January 6, 2009 at 3:03 pm SMH said...
First things first: I LOVE you guys! Here are some of the things that only my roommates know about me and that is because they catch me doing it:
I have watched NCIS since the first season and usually have very little problem admitting it.
I will read a book once and if I like it enough I will re-read only my favorite parts of it again and again.
I do the same thing with movies; I fast foreward to my favorite parts and watch only those. I also fast foreward through embarassing parts.
I love Amanda Bynes, her movie She’s The Man practically makes me wet myself I laugh so hard when ever I watch it.
I love the Twilight Series and honestly do wish I had my own Edward (but as was mentioned above, when I see the fan sites and see other women saying that, it totally weirds me out and in my head I tell those women to get real and move on).
I can eat sour chewey candies by the bucket.
When I make vegetables just for myself I put way more butter on them then I should and add more cheese than there is veg. This probably cancels out all of the nutrients that I get from the vegetables but it means I eat vegetables.
I love to read so I’m getting in my third year of getting english degree. Honestly, however, most of the books that I’m reading for my classes right now, I hate. Oh, and I have terrible grammar and spelling.
On January 6, 2009 at 3:44 pm Kay T said...
You eat vegetables by yourself?? Does salsa count as a vegetable? And tortilla chips are corn, that’s a vegetable, right? Oh, wait, I also eat humus on crackers so there is another vegetable? or legume?
I recently rediscovered my love of CW music. No-one else knows about this yet. I have always been a big Willie Nelson fan, but I discovered the all music stations up in the 400+ channels of my cable TV and I only listen to the classic country.
I also loved Ironman, and watch NCIS. What is it with CSI Miami though? Did they purposely try to get a bunch of people that can’t act? Or is it just that the blonde so turns me off that David Caruso is particular annoying? I do like the lady from the soaps – was that AMC? I hope that CSI and Laurence are a good fit. Jury still out on that one.
When we arrived in Italy this fall my friend and I vowed to eat pizza every day. And we did (lots of nutrients and vegetables there).
On January 6, 2009 at 3:51 pm Donna said...
What puts NCIS on my shadow list is that I watch it for 6 hours straight on Mondays. 3 hours on USA and then the next 3 hours on ION. I may knit or do other things while I’m watching it, but I do spend 6 hours on it.
On January 6, 2009 at 3:59 pm Jill said...
1. erotic romance
2. ranch dressing on baked potato-a new shadow for me.
3. since I cannot get Two Buck Chuck I drink $2.97 Oak Tree from Wal-Mart.
4. almost any musical except Chorus Line
5. I too hide the chocolate. Today I bought 2 Hershey bars(dark chocolate) one with blueberries, almonds, and cranberries. And one with pomegranate (flavored) pieces. Anti-oxidants !
On January 6, 2009 at 4:02 pm Lynda the Guppy said...
“4. I own a copy of the original miniseries “V” starring Marc Singer.”
My dad did the special effects for that. In fact, I went to a booksigning Kenny Johnson did for his new “V” book. It was a hoot! Kenny has known me since I was 4 or 5. LOLOL. Somewhere I have some of the Visitor posters.
Ooooh!!! The Beast with William Peterson!!! I had forgotten about that one. LOVE it. And if it’s on, I will sit and watch the entire 4-hour Squidfest! LOLOL
On January 6, 2009 at 4:19 pm McB said...
After some thought …
I have no idea why Steinbeck is considered a great writer. If he had been my first introduction to the world of literature, I might never have picked up another book. Thankfully I grew up surrounded by cheap paperbacks, so I knew better.
I can watch M*A*S*H reruns forever.
Isn’t CSI Miami supposed to be a comedy?
I’m not really allergic to seafood. I tell people I’m allergic so they won’t nag me. It’s interesting: tell people you don’t like something, and they keep trying to change your mind. Let them think it could send you to the emergency room, and they leave you alone.
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve been to Disney World. I totally buy into the fantasy.
I love reading the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. I have a crush on Bunter.
On January 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm Jo Graves said...
Is Flight of the Conchords an “it” show?? A couple of Kiwis are still cool? Halleluja!! You couldn’t watch it, Jenny, anyway, you might get Auckland Crowne Plaza Flu flashback.
On January 6, 2009 at 6:17 pm L. said...
Lynda (the Guppy,) that is so cool! That miniseries got me through my first finals week in college. No one studied until each night’s episode was over!
“Here mousy, mousy.”
On January 6, 2009 at 6:49 pm caitlin said...
Oh my gosh, this is not only a fabulous idea, but I’m just ecstatic to find other lovers of braunswager (my friends think it tastes like cat food… don’t ask how they would know that)… my list: buying chewy sprees, sixlets, and crackers to eat as a never-ending cycles of all tastes; made-for-tv movies (especially holiday ones, no matter how ridiculous); the Nickelodeon cartoon “Avatar” (truly wonderful); my actual love of jogging (don’t ask me how that happened), and sleeping on my couch (its a feather couch and I’m in love with it).
On January 6, 2009 at 6:49 pm Susanna Hugo said...
McB –
Right there with you on M*A*S*H reruns – I have all eleven seasons, and watch before bed every night – drives my husband nuts
As for guilty pleasures…
I love the movie The Big Lebowski – even though it makes me want to swear like a sailor.
Steel Magnolias – Like Dolly says – Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.
After reading Jenny’s take on romances, I’ll stand up for them when someone else dissses them, but still don’t advertise my scads.
Buying waaaaaaaaaay too many books. I know this doesn’t seem like a guilty pleasure – but if I’m hiding the bags from my husband, I know I’ve gone too far.
Ditto on the avoiding non-fiction – and I was a science major…
Mocking resumes for poisitions I’m hiring for, I’m sorry, but who actually claims to be charming in a resume??
Sour cream onion dip & ruffles – fat, fat & more fat, with a tangy onion aftertaste.
Mashed potatoes made with butter & cream, I mean lots of butter & cream.
Can you tell my tastes run to salt & grease, rather than sugar. Not that I have anything against sugar…
Almond Rocca – never buy, because I can’t eat just four…
On January 6, 2009 at 7:16 pm Lulu said...
Music: Il Divo.
Sugary cereals: Fruit Loops & Sugar Smacks (now “Honey Smacks,” who are they kidding?)
Hostess snack cakes.
The “Go Fug Yourself” blog and PathWords on Facebook (if I get fired it will be for playing that game on the clock).
On January 6, 2009 at 7:21 pm Mariah said...
1. My favorite cut of chicken is the tail.
2. I talk to my food as I cook it. (“come out of the fridge, it’s time for your sauce”).
3. I read every book I read at least twice, and I say it’s because I’m trying to get a handle of the writer’s style and the pace of the dialogue, and that’s all sort of true. But really I read a book twice because I’m dyslexic and sometimes, the second time around I pick up so much I missed the first time that it’s like I’m reading a new book.
4. I love opera music, played very, very loudly. I have no idea what they are saying and I can’t carry a tune, but I love to sing along.
5. I cannot be left alone with a bag of Snyder’s of Hanover honey mustard pretzels.
On January 6, 2009 at 7:32 pm Elisabeth Crisp said...
Marta, I’ll have to try that trick with the peanut M&Ms. I do like to pop a bag of microwave popcorn and then dump in the M&Ms. I love salty and sweet together.
All you Shadow Fave lovers that dissed CSI Miami–That’s why it’s a Shadow Fave. I’m entitled to watch whatever bad stuff I want. I used to be a high school drama teacher. I watched bad acting all day long.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:40 pm jessie said...
McB. Everyone has a crush on Bunter. That does not qualify as a quilty secret. If I could buy him from a catalogue, I would run my Visa to the limit. This is a guy -oops- gentleman’s gentlemen- who can apparently satisfy every need.
My friend -age 62, size 4, Ph.d in something on Milton, runs 10 miles 5 times a week, only reads serious fiction (really, she does not read mysteries, romances, fantasies and science fiction – and still I love her) considers Dorothy Sayers acceptable reading. Not a guilty secret. Actually liking Laurell Hamilton is a guilty secret (No .I used to read and like Laurell decades ago but find her so icky now I gave all my Laurell to Goodwill).
By the way, how do you feel about Jeeves and Bertie Wooster?
On January 6, 2009 at 8:40 pm jessie said...
McB. Everyone has a crush on Bunter. That does not qualify as a quilty secret. If I could buy him from a catalogue, I would run my Visa to the limit. This is a guy -oops- gentleman’s gentlemen- who can apparently satisfy every need.
My friend -age 62, size 4, Ph.d in something on Milton, runs 10 miles 5 times a week, only reads serious fiction (really, she does not read mysteries, romances, fantasies and science fiction – and still I love her) considers Dorothy Sayers acceptable reading. Not a guilty secret. Actually liking Laurell Hamilton is a guilty secret (No .I used to read and like Laurell decades ago but find her so icky now I gave all my Laurell to Goodwill).
By the way, how do you feel about Jeeves and Bertie Wooster?
On January 6, 2009 at 8:41 pm jessie said...
Obviously, I need to stay away from the Aberlour.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:42 pm Anne said...
Movie: Blast from the Past
Worth it for the look on Eve’s face when Adam hits the dance floor
And the conversation(s) about Perry Como
And Adam trying to drive
And “leave my elevator alone”
And the mutants
And …
Everything Joss Whedon: And I don’t care if my co-workers get all eyeball rolly
Romance Novels: I’m an ex-book snob
Food: Cheese Whiz and potato chip sandwiches (tangy/salty/crispy). Make sure you eat them right away.
Snack: Almond Joy. Every time I visit the US I have to race off to Tar-Jhay and buy a big bag.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:52 pm jessie said...
Susanna Hugo. All the Cohen brothers movies be are socially acceptable although admitting that secretly Jesus and licking the bowling ball is intensely erotic may say things about you that you don’t want to admit to.
On January 6, 2009 at 8:59 pm Eva Gale said...
You’re supposed to put Nutella ON something?
On January 6, 2009 at 9:16 pm Marta said...
McB,
In reference to Steinbeck, just how many pages are really necessary to describe a turtle crossing the road????? Although, to be fair, I loved his book Travels with Charley about touring the country in a camper with his dog.
But, Bunter’s mine. All mine. (If you saw my life, you’d know how desperately I need an omniscient man with keen organizational skills.
On January 6, 2009 at 9:20 pm jessica said...
- the movie American Dreamer with Jobeth Williams and Tom Conti
- any Audrey Hepburn movie
- reading anything with a happy ending (and i always check)
- singing at the top of my lungs along with Patsy Kline or Roy Orbison
- plain M&M’s eaten by color
- CSI Miami, Remington Steele
- 80′s music really loud (like New Order)
- http://www.stuffonmycat.com
this is fun! much much better than new year’s resolutions!
On January 6, 2009 at 9:44 pm jenny said...
-Braunschweiger. On rye bread with mayo and dill pickles, please.
-So glad to find other CW music fans! I really like the old stuff better than the new..Lefty Frizzel, Rox?
-Doris Day movies
-What Happens on Aargh Stays on Argh. Please. I can eat more of anything than anyone else. (No, I am not thin.)
-Another WHoASoA: I pretend to have read a lot of good literature…and in fact, have. But it was years and years ago. Today I read for fun.
On January 6, 2009 at 9:51 pm sheagal said...
I loved Feds with Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross. A can’t help but giggle when I watch it.
Colognegrrl – Overboard is awesome – “But Honey, we LOVE you”.
I can keep a box of French chocolates for weeks. But a $0.60 bag of Sugar Babies is not safe in my house.
Comic Books – DC not Marvel.
On January 6, 2009 at 10:37 pm shiningstar said...
Movies: The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag; The Year of the Comet (I guess I like Penelope Ann Miller)
I’m with McB: I say I’m allergic to seafood … it turns out I am allergic to iodine so it’s almost true, right?
On January 6, 2009 at 11:06 pm Ellen said...
microwave burritos
’80s movie “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
Pinwheel cookies (like Malomars)
Cheesy-pop songs by Fergie, Beyonce, et al
On January 6, 2009 at 11:15 pm joelle said...
1. I have a huge crush on David Bowie, and have since seeing him in Labyrinth. Not too shadowy, because my husband knows, and bought me tickets to see him in concert–even though I regularly refer to DB as “husband #2.
Also, I hate most chores, but love to iron. I go through more cans of starch in a year than bottles of wine.
Sometimes I take naps during my plan period.
I still don’t what’s so great about The Scarlet Letter.
And my new year’s resolution was to stop feeling dorky for liking the things I like. : )
On January 7, 2009 at 1:58 am cbpen said...
NCIS: I love McGee.
And David McCallum brings back many teenage memories (Illya Kuryakin).
On January 7, 2009 at 1:12 pm Bridget said...
1. Spider solitaire. I personally believe that Bill Gates may a deal with the devil -Microsoft got to make a billion dollars and some of us would have to play spider day after day after day. I can justify all my other bad habits but this one is just a complete time sink.
2. I eat rice a roni a lot more than I eat salad.
3. Although I can no longer eat them, scrapple and liverwurst are high on my list of favorites. Actually liver in any variety is pretty high. I didn’t understand until I got to college why people didn’t like it, and I know it’s not good for you but calves liver with bacon and onions was a real treat in my house. (Hint – it’s not supposed to taste like shoe leather)
4. Shakespeare, Austen, nonfiction books no one else has ever heard about. Okay, I like them. I don’t read them in public because it means a lot of comments & I’d really don’t care if other people think they’re wierd. I’m not trying to prove something and I don’t think everyone else has to like them but I do.
5. Children’s programming on PBS. I love Clifford and Cyberchase and spend way too much time watching them (especially when I had a cold). They’ve just switched the schedule so I may be watching Bob the Builder next. And no, I have no kids.
6. Westerns & action movies/TV shows. I also own V the miniseries, Speed, the Mummy movies, Jurassic Park, Alien, Die Hard. Okay, I also own the Big Valley and Guns of Will Sonnett and a lot of John Wayne. And yes, some days I sit around watching nothing but Wayne and/or Alien vs Predator. (Ironman I haven’t seen – Robert Downey doesn’t do it for me.)
What can I say – I’m a little schizophrenic in my tastes.
7. If they wanted you to share, they should put more than 6 Klondike bars in a box.
8. I have books & movies my nieces aren’t allowed to see. I don’t mean watch – I mean they have no knowledge these things are in my house.
On January 7, 2009 at 2:58 pm Diane (TT) said...
OK, so I still read Laurell Hamilton, but I don’t buy them any more. And I much prefer the fairy princess to the Anita.
I buy Lynne Graham books. They’re all the same story, more or less, but I get something out of them.
Not a fan of liverwurst – or paté it’s the texture, I don’t like flan or pudding, either. But knock yourselves out, if you enjoy it!
The state of my house and wardrobe are pretty embarrassing – I’m a lazy slob, but prefer not to advertise it by letting people know about the piles of clean/ dirty laundry, stacks of books, etc.
I love dance movies, too!
And if there were a sandwich cookie like a Little Debbie Nutty Bar that had a decent amount of real chocolate on it, I’d be dead of overindulgence. Love the extra-fat peanut butter, but the “chocolate” coating leaves a lot to be desired.
But mostly, I have NO shame.
On January 7, 2009 at 4:52 pm Marta said...
Forgot to mention I eat popcorn with a spoon. I’d be going through a small tree’s worth of napkins if I didn’t, on account of that crucial half a stick of butter. I sort the popcorn after it’s popped, too, so there aren’t any failed kernels in the bowl.
On January 7, 2009 at 6:04 pm Susan D said...
Back for more.
I’m with you, Maria. Titanic was a realy train wreck–I mean shipwreck–of a movie. I didn’t like Dances with Wolves either. There! I’ve said it.
I bought my first Barbie when I was 48.
I’ve spent 4 years in the Beginner Yoga class because I’m too lazy to move up to intermediate.
Illya or Bunter? Bunter or Illya? Can I have both? (I was also in love with Captain Crane on Voyage to the bottom of Sea, and this is the first time I’ve ever, ever, ever admitted that.)
I’m having a ton of fun with this list of shadow faves (no, that’s not a confession). Thanks Jenny. I think there might be a book in this.
On January 7, 2009 at 9:25 pm Shawn said...
Okay, *deep breath*… here goes:
1) Rocky Horror Picture Show- I’ve seen it over 350 times. And the real shadow? I’ve played roles in the audience participation shows.
2) Bret Michaels Rock of Love. Bret Michaels. ‘Nuff said.
3) I have Hannah Montana music on my MP3 player. And nobody forced me.
Okay. I’m done now (running quickly from the room lest anyone get a positive ID on me).
On January 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm Duncan said...
Hmmm…. I’m with those people who say that they don’t have any guilty secrets (of this kind, anyway — pop culture and consumer items that embody or convey status). At least, I don’t think I do. I’ve made many friends watch Hudson Hawk, for example, and even managed to make them realize that it’s not as bad as they were told.
I also buy too many books, but everyone who knows me knows that. It’s one of the reasons I’m single, so I don’t have to put up with an eye-rolling or worried SO. I am The Promiscuous Reader, it’s my book reviewing and blog persona, and I’ll read almost anything to see what is going on with it — Danielle Steele, Sandra Brown (neither of whom I found at all interesting), the Left Behind series (I read the first one and found it better than I expected, but had no desire to read further). I don’t pretend that I like what I don’t really like to read, but I really like Jane Austen AND Jennifer Crusie (I just read Strange Bedpersons for the third time), Jane Rule AND Jeanette Winterson AND Ann Bannon. I’m sloooooooooowly working my way through Proust (two volumes down), and I can’t say that I love his writing or that I’ll reread The Remembrance of Things Past every year, but it’s interesting to see what the fuss is all about. In movies I enjoy some action films (Die Hard, The Long Kiss Goodnight, some others) without shame, but I really prefer small-budget character-driven romantic comedies, plus the Japanese film After Life is one of my all-time favorite movies along with Moonstruck, Heathers, and a few others. I like gratuitous happy endings more than gratuituous unhappy ones.
I think the closest I come to a guilty pleasure is Brazilian bisexual porn (which means that it includes men having sex with each other as well as with women; women having sex with each other as well as with men isn’t considered “bisexual” in porn marketing, of course). I’m not sure it’s really a guilty pleasure, just one I’d not be likely to share with the grandmotherly women I work with unless they asked me directly what kind of porn I prefer. (Has anyone else seen the lovely scene in Paul Rudnick’s play/movie Jeffrey, where Jeffrey imagines talking with his parents about his love life, and they start talking about Al Parker videos and phone sex?)
Since I don’t have status or “class”, I have little to lose by acknowledging the kinds of music or movies or books or food I like… which reminds me: braunschweiger. I also ate it as a child, and once in a while I buy some at the store and indulge. My mother made sandwiches with braunschweiger and Kraft Sandwich spread on white bread; the only change I’ve made is to substitute multigrain bread. Not a guilty pleasure, except that I know it’s not good for me.
This is a great question!
On January 8, 2009 at 12:57 am Micki said...
Oh, I thought of a doozy. I like Barney. Yeah, the purple dinosaur. Can’t stand the child actors and their lines for the most part, but when my kids were little, Barney was my Knight in Shining Armor. He kept the kids entertained, was a pretty good singer, and his manners are quite nice. Sure, he had his awkward moments, but what man doesn’t? LOL!
I understand that Barney has gone to the great DVD clearance rack in the sky, and today’s kids have new characters to emulate.
BTW, I really liked the Teletubbies, too, but only the British version. The American version . . . so insipid! But, with a British accent, they were four roly-poly tubs of class.
(-: This question is so old, I probably don’t have to worry about anyone hooting me down. But seriously, I didn’t think about it until I was scrolling through all the TV shows people listed. Sad to say, I just don’t watch adult TV anymore, unless it’s on DVD.
On January 8, 2009 at 1:07 am Brenda Bradshaw said...
NCIS is a shadow thingy? I obsess over that show. I own all the seasons, and watch those DVDs and literally nothing else until I’d watched the entire thing in order. It only took a week. Then I started it over.
DiNozzo…*le sigh*
On January 8, 2009 at 9:54 am MJ said...
1. Another vote for “That 70s Show.” Can’t help it; I wore those clothes.
2. Chicken pot pies, in their eco-unfriendly microwavable pots. Just once or twice every winter. I love stabbing holes in the frozen crust.
3. Naps. One of the joys of working at home. I turn off the phone and tell clients I was in a meeting.
On January 8, 2009 at 2:38 pm Barbara said...
Becky,
Thank you for saying one of your guilty pleasures was spending Christmas by yourself. I hereby intend to celebrate Christmas Eve by myself next year.
You see, my son and his wife (and 3 grandkids) graciously invite me there every year but I have to bring my 86 year old very dysfunctional mother. She treats me like a stranger as I haul her stuff (and her) there, monopolizes everything with her complaints to the point that when I was a little abrupt with her my son called me The Grumpy Elf and said to everyone that I didn’t like my mother. Oh, and did I mention that she gave me $10 for gas (I’m currently unemployed) and said it was my Christmas present?
So, next year, I’m either finding a way to go there by myself OR I will spend it alone. Not doing anything with her, and if that sounds terrible, I’m okay with it. Otherwise I’m going to start hating Christmas.
On January 8, 2009 at 10:04 pm Shoshana said...
guilty pleasures, wow. There are some good ones listed already! Here’s my contributions:
Reading in the bathroom, even if I know there are others who need to get in… eventually.
Eating the cookie dough wayyyy more than I ever get around to actually baking cookies with it.
Setting all my clocks (I collect them) to different times. People know that most of my clocks are wrong, but I always blame that on absent-mindedness, or the clock itself. Really? I’ll go around and set them so they’re wrong. What can I say? I love hearing the cuckoos and the chimes and gongs, and when I know it won’t actually tell me the time, I can listen without counting or worrying. At least, that’s the latest explanation.
On January 9, 2009 at 4:29 am Cat2U said...
Wow, just reading these posts has been a guilty pleasure. Ladies, you have inspired and touched me with your honesty and bravery. And I found myself saying “Hell yeah!” a lot too
Barbara, I’m with Becky, spend the holidays blissfully. My life hostage (as I call him after 11 years of unwed bliss
and I stopped going to my family functions during the holidays because I would always cry. Not a boo-hoo-sniff-sniff-cry but a come-home-lay-on-the-bed-and-openly-sob-cry! SO I gave up holidays with my family. I declared that I had a family of my own to spend the holidays with….my life hostage, our most beloved dog and the three alien life forms posing as cats that occupy space with us. I do gift exchange on other days and preserve the actual day for myself….guilt free! My family rarely calls and I think how much could they possibly miss me?
Hollygee – I’m with you with the dance movies. Lambada was on cinemax or showtime a few weeks ago and I could barely make eye contact with the life hostage when he walked in. I’d add Salsa to the list too!
Deb – We have a lot in common…lotion, handbags (totally obsessed!!) and Craig Ferguson is totally hilarious and his accent is super cool!
Janeth – Ernest Scared Stupid is a great Halloween Ernest movie! I love watching Hocus Pocus too!
Most of the movies mentioned here I love…anything in the
80′s. The cheesier the better!
Grease 2 – I’ve seen so many times I can sing along no problem…..I need a cooool rider
Hudson Hawk – clever dialogue and I LOVE the singing!
The Mummy and The Mummy Returns – if I’m sick or need a down day they are in the vcr.
The Year of the Comet – great romantic movie…I just melt a little each time
Football movies – I don’t know what it is about these movies but name one and I’ve seen it and cried….Radio just about dehydrates me each time!!
Action movies – sometimes you’ve just gotta blow shit up! And girls…I just love watching stuff blow up! It’s so cathartic. Watching the last scenes of The Rundown, with The Rock, really revs my engines!
Movies with cute boys – Gerard Butler (he is all that is man), Colin Firth, Tom Selleck, George Clooney, and the list goes on!
Wife Swap (this is a REAL shadow admission!!!)
Food – when I’m hormonal I can eat horseradish from the jar by the spoonfuls…sometimes with chocolate, movie popcorn with butterfinger bbs, and I’m sorry to put this out there because I think it’s like turning your friends on to meth or having them read Twilight but Devil Dogs in the freezer!!! Orgasmic! I refuse to buy Devil Dogs….it’s that good!
TV shows from my childhood, such as…
Hart to Hart….the life hostage refers to me as “darling” in his Robert Wagner voice when he wants to make points
Magnum, P.I……Tom Selleck in short shorts….really nuff said….the life hostage has a few pairs of shorter than regular shorts
Charlie’s Angels…I still harbor fantasies of being a private detective!!
CHiPs – Every week Ponch was teaching or learning a lesson. One of my favorites is when they pulled over some kid for listening to his headphones while driving…you know the helmet sized radio head sets from the 70′s?..LOL!!
I buy jeans from walmart, sometimes target. I always hit the clearance racks first because a $3 top is a trophy.
Facebook – flair, superpoke and myfarm in all their glory.
Music – I can be a real music snob but I have my guilty pleasures like the Pussy Cat Dolls and Katy Perry. I love the beats on those rare occasions I’m on the treadmill
I also live for a good cover song!! It’s another obsession.
Twilight – I’m totally over the moon for Edward. The first book was the best and could have been the only in my book. I’m totally crushin’ on Rob Pattison, the 22 year old who plays Edward in the movie, even though I feel a little dirty about it because I’m 33! I have a real weakness for cute boys.
Romance and Chick lit books. I will from time to time pick up something more serious like The Kite Runner but when it comes down to it I have stacks and stacks of romance and chick lit books. I have even created flair for some of my favorite books including Jenny’s books. For fellow facebookers you can put Catherine Scott in to the flair search window and my flair creations will pop up. Even my closest friends don’t know that!!
Speaking of Jenny..here’s another admission….I have yet to read all of Jenny’s books because I want to have some to look forward to. I ration them. I know it takes some time for her to write a book, so I horde them!! I have them sitting on my bedroom book shelves…just waiting to be read. I don’t remember why but this past fall I was in a funk so I gave myself permission to read Manhunting. It worked
This is something I do only with my most favorite authors!
Wow, I feel like I just went to therapy! I know that was really long but I couldn’t stop once I started!
On January 9, 2009 at 4:45 pm Terrie said...
Under my bed…
1. Candy wrappers. I inherited the worlds largest sweet tooth. I don’t buy it, I steal it from candy dishes everywhere, restaurants, business, unattended desks…otherwise I’d be the size of the goodyear blimp.
2. Books. The book shelves are full, I’m out of storage containers, so I’m purging. There are four stacks, One stack of yet to be read, one stack of toss, one stack of keep, and one stack of quibbling over.
I also have a degree in English. One of the worst clases I had in College was Stinebeck, Hemingway, Faulkner and Fitgerald. Most depressing writers I’ve ever read. I had to write a thesis on “Light In August”. Argh. I TRUGGED through Grapes of Wrath.
3. Yarn projects. Three of them, a crocheted sweater, a knit ruana, and a tablecloth. One counted cross-stitch piece that’s been on the frame for – oh – three years or so.
4. Empty Green Tea bottle. Diet of course. I’m 58…everything is diet.
5. Age of Mythology. I play computer games every morning before work. I also have all of the Nintendo game systems except the Wii. Mario is the only thing I can sucessfully play. I love it, but I’m so bad at it that my children just Howl with laughter watching me.
On January 9, 2009 at 8:34 pm Office Wench Cherry said...
Ghost Whisperer. And if I looked anything like Jennifer Love Hewitt I’d were clothes like that too. She’s dressed like a 50s glamour girl right now.
Hawkins Cheezies in Philly Herb and Spice dip. I’m a Herb and Spice junkie. Without it I’d look like JLH.
Practical Magic – movie not book. I’m also a sucker for any and all cheesy supernatural/secret society/conspiracy movies.
On January 13, 2009 at 1:34 am patmcaudel said...
i confess to a love of broadway show tunes. all teen years, hs grad was 1967, and i still sang the score of My Fair Lady.
i serve and enjoy spam, which grosses out daughter, it is one food she will not loot our pantry for.
and any and all chocolate. often. very often
messy housekeeper. i know general location of things, my jewelry supplies for sure, it’s other stuff that hasn’t been to the surface lately.
can and do sing and watch Christmas stuff all year long. love it. we have the only tree in town that needs to be dusted. which i don’t of course, see above confession.