You Knew One Was Coming Eventually

I am not usually a meme girl, but I saw this one at Miss Zoot's and enjoyed it.  Besides, it's November and I have to post every day, so...

It's supposed to be six items on each list.  I came up with four, and that's good enough.  If you like the meme, consider yourself tagged!

Name six (or four) guilty pleasures no one would suspect you of having
(I can't really come up with things NO ONE would suspect me of having, since there are a few people who know me really well, but these are pleasures I think most people would not suspect me of having.)
1.  Television.  For someone who grew up without it and still doesn't own one, I've watched and enjoyed more television than you'd probably guess.  (I've seen pretty much every DVD-ed episode of those shows I linked to.)
2.  Eating Cool Whip directly from the container.
3.  Taking long baths even though I should be helping my husband take care of the baby.
4.  Teen movies.  Like this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.  My childhood best friend (hi Christy!) and I spent hours watching those kind of movies when we were younger, and I've never lost my love of them.

Name six (or four) guilty pleasures you wish you had the courage to indulge
1.  Really fabulous handbags.  (Although my failure to indulge this is due more to lack of funds than lack of courage.)
2.  Really fabulous shoes.  (Ditto.)
3.  Spa-type things like massages and manicures.  I love the idea, but find the reality intimidating.  I'm secretly afraid that I'd show up and they'd be like, "What is this frumpy girl doing here?"
4.  The newest fashions when they're actually new.  I'm not right on top of the fashions or anything, but I've usually got an idea what's new... and I'm usually too chicken to wear it.  Back in the day, I didn't start wearing boot-cut pants until a couple years after they became popular.  Just the other night I tried on a pair of skinny jeans, and thought they looked pretty good, but couldn't screw up the courage to buy them.  Maybe someday I'll be more confident.

Name six (or four) pleasures you once considered guilty but have now either abandoned or made peace with
1.  (Abandoned)  Celebrity fashion blogs.  I like looking at the crazy clothes and reading the snarky commentary, but I ultimately abandoned this habit when I was trying to pare down the number of blogs I read, and decided these were non-essential.
2.  (Abandoned)  Boy-band music.  Every once in a while I'll still turn on a little *NSync (I know!) when I'm cooking dinner or something, but I used to listen to this stuff all the time.
3.  (Made peace with)  Sweet tea.  I love lots of sugar in my tea, but I used to have this idea that I would gradually wean myself off it, for the sake of my health and my teeth.  Now I've realized that the small amount of sugar in a cup or two of tea per day is not such a big deal, and I've embraced the habit. 
4.  (Made peace with)  Chick lit.  I love chick lit, the more frivolous the better, as long as it's funny and decently well-written.  I used to pretend that I was a higher-plane-fiction kind of girl, but now I've come to terms with the truth.  Although there are some classics that I love, I also enjoy many books that aren't classics, and I'm not afraid to admit it.

Comments

[Catherine]

Center Stage is one of my all-time, favorite movies EVER. If it's on tv, I will watch the whole thing, every time, even though I have it on DVD. You gotta love ballet dancers with attitude.

[Tracy]

a long bath as "guilty" - well, I guess it can be, but in my book, it is a sanity saver!

I don't think I've seen even one of the teen movies you've listed - though I keep trying to rent the Emma-like one. Center Stage looks interesting. Must check library. Or get netflix.

I just had my first pedicure. Must blog about it.

[Margaret]

10 Things I Hate About You is one of those movies I can sit down and watch again and again, regardless of how many hundreds of times I've probably seen it.

[Caroline]

I will admit, I would not have guessed Project Runway.

Was the the celebrity fashion blog GoFugYourself? It is hysterical. And fun. Although, I understand your need to limit blogs.

[Jen]

May I suggest 30 Rock and Arrested Development on DVD? Oh, how I miss Arrested Development...

[Kate]

I have a weakness for teen flicks too. It's like eating popcorn. One of the fun things about living in a women's dorm was the silly movies we all watched together. :-)'Ten Things' is one of my favorites too.

[Lindsay]

I am so very glad you included Gilmore Girls on your list. You have no idea. :o)

[Maura]

I think my husband loves me a little less everytime I make him watch Center Stage, but everytime he lets me make him, I love him a little more.

[parodie]

I have also found the the celebrity fashion blogs were the first to go when I was paring down my list. Too much to do, not enough time...

[Diane]

Chick-lit! And how upsetting is it that Veronica Mars is off the air?

We have very similar tastes in our guilty pleasures, I must say. I'll have to check out a couple of those books I haven't read that you linked. We all need a bit of an escape from time to time!

[Kim]

Seriously, I think we might be long-lost best friends. I loved Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars (and oh how it pains me to say that in the past tense!). I also LOVE Center Stage and 10 Things I Hate About You. A friend of mine named her dog Charlie off of Center Stage...

[Sarah]

Intimidated
By manicures? Please don't be.
They're really not bad.

I'm the biggest frump
Imaginable, and yet
I get manicures!

Also massages,
Though rarely, due to money.
Be at peace, try one.

[miranda]

I have been reading your blog for a while, so I thought I would say hi! I loved watching those teen movies, especially 10 things I hate about you.

[miranda]

I have been reading your blog for a while, so I thought I would say hi! I loved watching those teen movies, especially 10 things I hate about you.

[Lisa]

Too tired to comment intelligently, so I'm going to try to post at my own blog. Ha!

[Ellen]

I love Gilmore Girls and The Office! (Never seen your other shows.) And teen movies! And sweet tea! And long baths! And chick lit!

I highly recommend mustering up the courage for getting to the nearest spa. A good massage is pure bliss (although one that must be budgeted for) and I get pedicures all summer long. Highly, highly recommend spas.

[Maggie]

You've gotta love the Meg Cabot books...

[cjmr]

Project Runway and Chick Lit, huh? Between this meme and the shoes post we're getting to see a different side of you this month, Arwen.

[Nora]

I'm right there with ya on the grew-up-without-TV-but-am-now-utterly-addicted-to-select-shows thing. My boyfriend and I went on a complete Gilmore Girls binge right before the show ended, and Veronica Mars! Don't get me started.

[Jamie]

Nsync, chick lit and teen movies. Gotta have some every once in a while!

I'm stopping by from the NaBloPoMo blogroll :)

[Keri]

I love The Office! I also like the movie Center Stage. My guilty pleasure is eating a Hershey's chocolate bar and dipping it in peanut butter - yum.

[Shelby]

Oooh, I love this! I'm so glad you love The Office -- it's my most-looked-forward-to show each week.

[Christiana]

My computer was down on Sunday, so I'll have to comment twice today! :-)

I OWN each of those teen movies on DVD - and saw them all in the theatre and I can quote all but Center Stage )though I CAN sing the words to every song on the soundtrack - I own that, too)

[Hoo]

Love The Office! We quote lines at work!