Guilty pleasures, also known as our little, naughty secrets that we hide from the world because they either embarrass us or we get a little buzz from doing them. We all have a few and today I’m sharing mine, inspired by my friend, Kathy. To be quite honest, it took me awhile to come up with mine. My life is rather dull. I don’t harbor dark secrets or live a second, hidden life. But there are a few things that I don’t openly share because … well, I feel a little foolish about most of them. Like really, Tanya? You love/do that? Yup. Yes, I do.
Shhhhh … Don’t Tell Anyone But I Love …
I’m not embarrassed. I’m not embarrassed. Okay, maybe a little embarrassed.
Bad Video Game Movies
I don’t play video games. Nor do I have a Nintendo or whatever the popular game console is. But for some strange reason, my affection for video game movies runs deep. Resident Evil. Love it. Hitman. Watch it every time it’s on TV. Oh, who am I kidding? I saved the movie to my DVR for my anytime viewing pleasure. In my defense, my love of Hitman is partly due to my love of Timothy Olyphant. Dredd (the Karl Urban version not the crappy Sylvester “I am the law” Stallone one) is another favorite, which may actually be more of a comic than video game but who can keep track? Not every video game movie makes my list but those are some of my guiltiest viewing pleasures.
Is it wrong that I am stupid excited for this? And not just because they use GNR either.
P.S. I also have a deep love for Nanny McPhee and Nanny McPhee Returns, which are completely opposite from violent video game movies. I also adore Hocus Pocus, which Freefrom should play soon for Halloween and I will watch it. And love it. Don’t judge.
Gossip Websites
I don’t read the Enquirer. Or Okay magazine. But I love gossip websites. And I’m not referring to more respectable, entertainment sites like EW or Vulture or Hollywood Reporter, although I read those too because I am an entertainment industry news junkie. But here, I mean hardcore gossip sites that curate all the latest gossip and make snotty comments about the individuals involved and so on. It’s my lunch time respite. I eat and read all about the latest shenanigans of Taylor Swift, the Kardashians and et al. This is one of my dirtiest guilty pleasures but I just can’t help myself. 🙂
Pop Princess Anthems
I love virtually all genres of music, with the exception of Country. Twang ain’t my thang. As a teenager, I loved both Guns and Roses and New Kids on the Block. Justin Bieber makes my eyes twitch, but I sort of understand why girls like him. (I took so much crap for loving NKOTB, so I am sympathetic to his fans but argue my beloved Danny, Donnie, Joe, Jon, Jordan weren’t tiny douches). But my secret shame is my love of Pop Princesses, in particular their female anthems. Fight Song by Rachel Platten. Yup. Let It Go by Demi Lovato. Uh-huh. Granted, I don’t have kids, otherwise I might have gotten a little twitchy if it was on rotation 24/7, even I have limits. 🙂 Classic Britney. Oops, yes. I will also neither admit nor deny to blaring these songs in my car and singing along.
Supernatural
I watch many perfectly respectable shows, but I have had a long-time love affair with Supernatural on CW. In fact, I remember watching the pilot episode, 12 years ago when I was in Houston for work. After chowing down on my room service, I crawled into bed and gripped the duvet so I could cover my eyes at a moment’s notice. It’s fair to say I’m also a wimp. Regardless, I’ve been a faithful viewer since then. I’ve watched Dean and Sam die, many times, and feel like a pro when it comes to supernatural lore. Sometimes I’ve drifted away but I always come back because I just can’t quit them. And they’re really cute.
Ramen Noodles
While considered quintessential food for broke students, I never ate these in college. I’d like to pretend I only eat them when my food budget goes haywire and I have no choice. But honestly, I occasionally like to gorge myself on these tasty, sodium-laden noodles that are yummy yummy in my tummy. So bad but so tasty, which makes them a true guilty pleasure.
What are some of your guilty pleasures?
Tanya
LOL, this is going to age me a bit, but I was totally addicted to Nintendo’s Tetris back in the day. Like, I was seriously worried about myself, so we put the thing away. Another of mine? Kraft Mac and Cheese. With broccoli and hot dogs mixed in. I’d probably pick that over chocolate. 🙂
Kraft Mac and Cheese! YAAAASSSS! I’m with you. Love that stuff, although as is. No extras mixed in for me!
ha! those celebrity gossip sites are truly addictive. for a long time, i was hooked on WWTDD, Lainey Gossip and Just Jared LOL
I love Lainey Gossip! She’s definitely one of my lunch-time hangouts. She doesn’t make me feel so bad about visiting her because she actually has some really thoughtful posts about celebrity and media too.
I laughed at the Ramen noodles. I get that.
I want to start Supernatural – I hear great things about it.
The Vampire Diaries is one of mine 😉
Nom. Ramen noodles. So yummy. And so cheap and easy to make too. I just wish it was actually good for you! I can’t quit Supernatural. Like any show, it has its peaks and valleys but I overall still dig it. I tried Vampire Diaries but I didn’t fall in love as I expected, unfortunately.
I’m in the no pleasure is a guilty one camp. I like what I like, what can I say!
I should watch Supernatural. Maybe sometime over the winter.
I love ramen noodles! Always have, always will, even if they ruin my insides. LOL
As I’ve gotten older, I am much less concerned what others think. And I’ve also found more friends who have similar likes or don’t care if I like something they don’t. Give Supernatural a try. I don’t know if there is any show that I’ve watched for 12 years besides Supernatural. Somedays I question why I stick with it and other times nothing beats it! Ramen noodles are so tasty. It broke my heart to learn they weren’t really very good for you. LOL!
I am all for pop princess anthems (love Fight Song!) and celebrity gossip (though I go the US Weekly route, not websites!). I’m going to add Candy Crush (yes, still playing it!) diet pepsi (although I have stopped drinking this at home and only occasionally have it when out to eat because I know how bad it is for me and Real Housewives….like all of them!
Woo-hoo! Another pop princess lover! YAY! I’ve actually never paid Candy Crush. I’m not a huge video game junkie. Diet Coke is one of my guilty pleasures. I generally keep it to one can a day, unless I’m having a horrible, no good kind of day.
Nanny McPhee <3
i must admit, i haven't found ramen noodles here that i like, i don't know why or how they are different, perhaps the flavouring? but we have '2 minute noodles' essentially the same thing and same 'cheap food' kinda thing, and i loved them and ate them all the time. i keep trying them here to find the ones i love as much.
i was obsessed with supernatural for a long time. loved it. it did kind of get a bit same same (oh, he's gonna die, oh he's dead but coming back). i don't remember how many season i made it in, but i did love it. scared dean was my fave though, remember that episode? so good!
That’s right – you’re a fellow Nanny McPhee fan. I just love those movies, especially the first one with Colin Firth whom I adore. That’s interesting that ramen noodles are different here. I would have never guessed that. Yes, Supernatural can get a bit familiar. The guys are keeping secrets from one another. Dean or Sam dies. Dean or Sam gets miraculously resurrected. And yet for all that silliness, I haven’t given up on it. And yes, I most definitely remember that episode where Dean gets scared. That girl scream – made me laugh so hard! I also loved the one where it was like Groundhog’s Day and Dean keep dying.
Although I would say rock music is my favorite genre, I also love pop songs! Especially old school Britney, Nsync, and some others, that maybe I shouldn’t mention, lol 🙂 I used to watch The Vampire Diaries, so I get your love of Supernatural. I had to stop watching it when the show decided to go off the rails and become cray-cray.
I love old school Britney and N’Sync. Of course, I also still adore Janet Jackson, classic Madonna and Cyndi Lauper too! I never got hooked on The Vampire Diaries, although I did try. Supernatural goes off the rails occasionally, so sometimes I temporarily give-up on it. And yet, somehow I always come back. 🙂
I don’t have guilty pleasures since I don’t feel guilty about what I like. So I guess that quote applies to me.
However, I do think it’s perfectly fine to have things you like that you don’t want to share with others. Like the pop princess music. There’s nothing wrong with it at all but I get why maybe you don’t scream that from the rooftops.
It actually surprised me how many people admitted they liked pop princesses too. I am the one you see singing in her car and I’d like to tell you that it was a cool song but it probably wasn’t. 🙂
Guilty pleasure? Hmm, aside from food (peanut butter is a particular favorite) I would say pop songs too. I admit I like Taylor Swifty…although I’d stop short of saying I’m a “swifty”
I like Taylor Swift too, her less twang songs though. While I like her most recent songs, I am definitely not a “swifty”. She plays the victim-card a little too often for me, but I still dance around my apartment to Bad Blood. LOL! Peanut butter. Love that stuff!
I’m a ridiculous fan girl of Britney Spears and also enjoy pop princess, Selena Gomez. I have a kid, so I just blame her if anyone tries to poke fun. Also, I kind of enjoy Kidz Bop. I can listen to songs that I actually kind of like and don’t have to worry about little e catching on to that one word or phrase that she really shouldn’t be saying.
Ah, I can see how having a kid can make it easier to hide your love of pop princesses! If I had kids, I would absolutely rock Kidz Pop, because it’s just fun. And yeah, you don’t have to worry about bad words that you have to explain!