Sweet, Dark and Crazy

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Guilty Pleasures

Food
Hostess Cupcakes: The sad fact is that even on a diet, I can't completely give them up. However, I do know that there are 3 Weight Watchers points per cupcake!

Coke: I can't tell you how many times I've gotten that email about why water is better than Coke. And yes, it might be as strong as battery acid but, heaven help me, every time I read that email, it makes me want that brown sugary liquid Nirvana that much more. And it has to be Coke. Real Coke. Not that diet mess and not Pepsi. Never Pepsi!

Popcorn: As much as I dislike butter and margarine (I never butter bread, pancakes or anything else), I have to have my movie popcorn with that artery-clogging, cholesterol-laden, super-fattening disgusting 'butter flavor topping'. Pair it with a Coke and I'm floating on a cloud of satisfaction! When I've tried to go cold turkey, it hasn't been pretty. Several times, the withdrawal was so severe that I had to stop myself from distracting the popcorn-munching person in front of me, and grabbing a handful of theirs!

Movies
Comedy Classics: I can watch Airplane!, The Birdcage and Austin Powers (the first one) all day. In fact, when I'm sick and in bed, I do. Anytime, I hear or see the word 'Surely' I automatically think, "Stop calling me Shirley!" In fact, I can quote liberally from all three movies; not only that but I can do (and do do) the entire dance sequence from the opening of the first Austin Powers movie.

Music
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go!: I am a true child of the 80's. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that many of my musical guilty pleasures revolve around Duran Duran, Wham! and Culture Club. My friend Steffi almost ruined Culture Club forever by telling me about all the homoerotic innuendo in their songs. Who knew 'betcha got a big gun, betcha know how to make it last forever' wasn't about a long afternoon at the shooting range?

Old School Cool: Some of my guilty pleasures also revolve around what the kids today call 'old school' music. Whodini, Kool Moe Dee and basically anyone I can do the wop to. And believe me, if I hear any of those old school rap tracks at the club, I will not hesitate to break out with the wop or the cabbage patch or the Reebok. How you like me now!?

Television
Glee: I cannot get enough of this show. I almost went crazy when the World Series had the nerve to play two of their stupid games on Wednesday night. Baseball? Really? It's funny, it's not PC and they burst into song. It's like a dream come true. (remember, I'm the one who tried several times to dance down a public street and get people to join me).

D'oh!: When I have to chose between the news and The Simpsons, it's no contest. As a result, I end up getting snippets of news in the morning while I get dressed. But current affairs ignorance is a small price to pay for some of the best comedy on TV.

King of the Hill: I can't explain. I don't understand it. I can't justify it. But I love this show. I watch it daily.

FOX: Sometimes I forget there are other networks (especially CBS!). Between Glee, 24, Lie to Me, American Idol and Hell's Kitchen, I'm almost always on Fox. I know, it's definitely time to step away from the remote and get a life.

Reno 9-11: When they went to arrest a Klansman for burning a cross and he said, "It's not a cross, it's a 'T' for tolerance." I laughed for days. The DVD's are best though because you can get the uncensored versions.

Labels: Movies, Music, Television

posted by SDC @ 2:06 PM

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