Guilty Pleasure

PaigeMcC · December 2010

I just got caught singing Taylor Swift at the top of my lungs in my office (I didn't think anyone was around today. Oops). She's my guilt pleasure music. I also have a guilty pleasure show :Operation Repo (it's so hilarious!). What are some of your guilty pleasures? Any embarrassing guilty pleasure stories to go along with mine?

Hazel_B · December 2010

Speaking of Taylor Swift...a little celebrity gossip. Are she and Jake Gylenhal together? I saw them on a cover of a magazine at the pharmacy.

heyimbren · December 2010

I adore Taylor Swift. I really wanted to get tickets to see her in TO this July, but I couldn't justify the expense and the time spent to go see her when I already saw her this past May.

My guilty pleasure is full of nerdy things. I'm a closet geek. I just started roleplaying Cthulu with my uncle and his friends (I'm the only girl and the only one under 30. Awkward). I am obsessed with Star Wars, and I know more about James Bond than most guys I meet.

I also really love stuffed sharks. I have a small collection of them. True story.

EDIT: Hazel, that's what I've seen all over the place with celeb gossip. I normally don't pay attention to celeb gossip, but I do follow Taylor Swift.

Elle1036 · December 2010

I frickin' love Taylor Swift and I don't care who knows it. I know every word to the Speak Now album.

Reality TV is one of my guilty pleasures. There are several shows I don't admit to watching.

sparkles88 · December 2010

I loved the soap opera Passions back in the day, but it's not on TV anymore.

CASK85 · December 2010

I will hop on the loving T-Swizzle bandwagon! She's so great!

My guilty pleasure is food network - I watch it every time that BF isn't home . . . and when he gets home he mocks me for always having it on. Good times.

Also, 80's rock ballads - I love them and know waaay too many of the words. If anyone comes into the lab on weekend they will find me singing it to my bacteria. That is embarrassing.

heyimbren · December 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_guilty-pleasure?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:fa671642-edca-4aff-ad71-ca5fd32e60b1Post:1db9c94d-200a-4245-bca4-cef94bcb4370">Re: Guilty Pleasure</a>:
[QUOTE]I frickin' love Taylor Swift and I don't care who knows it. I know every word to the Speak Now album. <strong>Reality TV is one of my guilty pleasures. There are several shows I don't admit to watching.
</strong>Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

Lucky you, this is the perfect time to admit such things ;)

calindi · December 2010

Man, I just don't get it - I find Taylor Swift so annoying, and her songs so tween-angsty. At least the ones they play on the radio, I have no desire to hunt down more of them.

I read romance novels - the more graphic and dirty, the better.

CASK85 · December 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_guilty-pleasure?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:fa671642-edca-4aff-ad71-ca5fd32e60b1Post:59de56d2-e94f-4101-9387-2d7976b28d3b">Re: Guilty Pleasure</a>:
[QUOTE]Man, I just don't get it - I find Taylor Swift so annoying, and her songs so tween-angsty. At least the ones they play on the radio, I have no desire to hunt down more of them. <strong>I</strong><strong> read romance novels - the more graphic and dirty, the better. </strong>
Posted by calindi[/QUOTE]
This is SHOCKING to me! I usually picture women who read these as pathetic and sad. . . but you don't come across that way!

StarGazingHiker · December 2010

Oh I love Taylor Swift! I also love country music though it's not a guilty pleasure... everyone knows and makes fun of me for it, but I don't care... I love it!

My guilty pleasures include reality tv and shows like One Tree Hill/anything on the CW as well as lifetime movies... love me some lifetime movies!

Edit: Cate- I love trashy romance novels too!

Elle1036 · December 2010

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[QUOTE]Man, I just don't get it - I find Taylor Swift so annoying, and <strong>her songs so tween-angsty</strong>. At least the ones they play on the radio, I have no desire to hunt down more of them. I read romance novels - the more graphic and dirty, the better.
Posted by calindi[/QUOTE]

That's kind of what I like about her. Her songs accurately reflect who she is. And I admire her ability to be so open with her personal life.

Basically, I think she seems wholesome and sweet, which is a refreshing change.

PaigeMcC · December 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_guilty-pleasure?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:fa671642-edca-4aff-ad71-ca5fd32e60b1Post:2260a639-df2e-445a-b7a4-1f64e5563b9f">Re: Guilty Pleasure</a>:
[QUOTE]I loved the soap opera Passions back in the day, but it's not on TV anymore.
Posted by sparkles88[/QUOTE]
ZOMG I LOVED PASSIONS! I started watching it from the FIRST episode (when I was like 13 or 14) and watched it right til it left cable<div>
</div><div>LOVE IT.</div><div>
</div><div>
</div><div>Also, Taylor is dating Jake. They spent Thanksgiving together making out. True story.</div><div>
</div><div>And I love her angsty-ness. As PP said it is really her. I wish I had someone angsty like that when I was 13. LOL</div>

HeartOverMind · December 2010

I hate Taylor Swift because she's with Jake Gyllenhaal. It's just sooo bizarre. Some of her music is ok. I think she's a good song-writer but she sucks at singing. Ok, sorry. Enough of that.

Guilty pleasures? Hm, I love trashy tv (i.e. Cheaters, Jersey Shore, etc.) whenever I get the chance to watch it.

I love 90's pop like Britney Spears, 'Nsync and the Backstreet Boys.

Pickles...and pickle juice. Mmmm.

Hazel_B · December 2010

Bren - I'm a Star Wars and James Bond addict too!

sparkles88 · December 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_guilty-pleasure?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:fa671642-edca-4aff-ad71-ca5fd32e60b1Post:59de56d2-e94f-4101-9387-2d7976b28d3b">Re: Guilty Pleasure</a>:
[QUOTE]Man, I just don't get it -<strong> I find Taylor Swift so annoying, and her songs so tween-angsty. At least the ones they play on the radio</strong>, I have no desire to hunt down more of them. I read romance novels - the more graphic and dirty, the better.
Posted by calindi[/QUOTE]

I kind of feel that way about Taylor Swift. I have periods where I really like her or really dislike her. When I first heard of her, "Our Song" was really popular, and I found it so annoying. But I heard other songs by her like "Teardrops on My Guitar" or "TIm McGraw" and I found that I liked those a lot. Now I'm back in the annoyed phase, because I haven't been impressed by her latest stuff. She actually played at an event for my school about 6 months before she hit it big. Now I wish I would've gone to the event to see her for free. Music aside, I do find her very pretty.

Elle1036 · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure : Lucky you, this is the perfect time to admit such things ;)
Posted by heyimbren[/QUOTE]

Oh, I don't have a problem admitting it here. I just meant that I don't really tell my friends and family. But yeah, The Bachelor, ANTM, 16 and Pregant and Teen Mom, Rock of Love, pretty much anything you can think of. I'm such a sucker for those shows.

I also watch probably more than a healthy amount of wedding-related TV. I don't like Bridezillas very much, but I love Say Yes to the Dress, Platinum Weddings, My Fair Wedding, Girl Meets Gown, Rich Bride Poor Bride, and now Jilted?. I think that behavior will continue even after I get married.

Wow... this post makes me sound like I do nothing but watch TV. That's the not the case, though... I swear... I don't have a problem...

leia1979 · December 2010

Hmmm... well, I'd say vampire novels (like ones by Laurell K Hamilton or Charlaine Harris, though the LKH ones are a little too smutty for me lately).

Also right now my Christmas music. I love Mariah Carey's (first) Christmas album. I love it as much now as when I bought it in 1994. I will say I sang her version of "Joy to the World" at karaoke last year and it brought the house down.

My other guilty pleasures are Glee and pop music (like Christina Aguilera). I really want to see Burlesque, too, but I need to find someone to go with me.

PaigeMcC · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure : . Wow... this post makes me sound like I do nothing but watch TV. That's the not the case, though... I swear... I don't have a problem...
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]
The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem , Elle =P

sparkles88 · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure :<strong> ZOMG I LOVED PASSIONS! I started watching it from the FIRST episode (when I was like 13 or 14) and watched it right til it left cable LOVE IT</strong>. Also, Taylor is dating Jake. They spent Thanksgiving together making out. True story. And I love her angsty-ness. As PP said it is really her. I wish I had someone angsty like that when I was 13. LOL
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]

I think I came in around season 5 when I was a teen and had nothing to do all summer. I just remember Sheridan being held hostage in Beth's basement. Question: Were you Team Theresa or Team Gwen???

HeartOverMind · December 2010

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[QUOTE]Hmmm... well, I'd say vampire novels (like ones by Laurell K Hamilton or Charlaine Harris, though the LKH ones are a little too smutty for me lately). Also right now my Christmas music. <strong>I love Mariah Carey's (first) Christmas album</strong>. I love it as much now as when I bought it in 1994. I will say I sang her version of "Joy to the World" at karaoke last year and it brought the house down. My other guilty pleasures are Glee and pop music (like Christina Aguilera).<strong> I really want to see Burlesque, too, but I need to find someone to go with me.
</strong>Posted by leia1979[/QUOTE]

OOO...I'll go with you. lol. I want to see it so badly, as well. Christina Aguliera is such a powerhouse! Love it, even if my opinion of her has dropped a little since her recent divorce and she has a new bf already! GOSH!

Edit: I also love Mariah Carey's first Christmas album..it's in my car now!

PaigeMcC · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure : I think I came in around season 5 when I was a teen and had nothing to do all summer. I just remember Sheridan being held hostage in Beth's basement. Question: Were you Team Theresa or Team Gwen???
Posted by sparkles88[/QUOTE]
I was team Theresa for the longest time but then I switched to Gwen when Theresa went crazy with power from her rise to the top. Really, in the end, I decided to be Team Ethan because that kid needed to get away from those crazy biotches! You?

CFar13 · December 2010

Glee, Teen Mom, and wedding shows as someone already mentioned. Mine are all the same...except I do watch Bridezillas as well....gives me and idea of what NOT to do!

sparkles88 · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure : I was team Theresa for the longest time but then I switched to Gwen when Theresa went crazy with power from her rise to the top. Really, in the end, I decided to be Team Ethan because that kid needed to get away from those crazy biotches! You?
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]

I was Team Theresa, but I do agree that she did go a little a crazy. I also thought she was really pretty. I never thought about being Team Ethan, but it does make the most sense, now that you mention it!

LizzyTish88 · December 2010

My guilty pleasure (and you can flame all you want cause I really don't care) is twilight. I love twilight. I read all the books and have gone to all three movie premiers at midnight.

I also love 80s ballads, pop music, and country. I sing at the top of my lungs in my car on a daily basis. Trashy TV is a favorite of mine too, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, and I especially love Is She Really Going Out With Him?

calindi · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure : This is SHOCKING to me! I usually picture women who read these as pathetic and sad. . . but you don't come across that way!
Posted by cschiano[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's a common perception. And I'm sure it's true in some cases, but overall I think romance novels get a bad rep. You don't have to be miserable and lonely to read these books. I certainly am neither pathetic nor sad nor miserable nor lonely - a very happy, self-confident, social person with a fantastic boyfriend CAN enjoy those books!

I've always read just about anything I put my hands on - I read Shakespeare by the time I was 13 years old, and the entire Qur'an by the time I was 16. I started off enjoying young adult fiction with a slightly romantic twist as brain candy between more intellectual books when I was around 14 years old, and then I accidentally ended up reading one book that had a lot of sex in it - probably shouldn't have been placed in the Young Adults section. I remember being scandalized, but it was intriguing and exciting, so I was eventually borrowing romance novels that didn't have graphic covers so my parents wouldn't freak.

I credit romance novels with a lot of my sexual confidence and openness. I highly recommend them to anyone - it's like a romantic comedy movie like "27 Dresses", but where they don't fade to black at the good parts!

PaigeMcC · December 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Guilty Pleasure : I was Team Theresa, but I do agree that she did go a little a crazy. I also thought she was really pretty. I never thought about being Team Ethan, but it does make the most sense, now that you mention it!
Posted by sparkles88[/QUOTE]

<div>She was really pretty. I always thought she had HUGE eyes though. lol
<div>
</div><div>In the end, when he married Theresa and Gwen and Rebecca were exposed, I must say that I was happy with the outcome. </div></div>

Blue & White · December 2010

My guilty pleasures have already been mentioned, haha. I watch 16 and Preggers and The Bachelor/ette.

I also watch Ellen fairly religiously cause she's hilarious.

And............I watch food shows like food is going out of style. And crime shows like I think I'm really a CSI or something (I'm not, but I've taught a few in my classes...)

LizzyTish88 · December 2010

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[QUOTE]My guilty pleasures have already been mentioned, haha. I watch 16 and Preggers and The Bachelor/ette. I also watch Ellen fairly religiously cause she's hilarious. And............I watch food shows like food is going out of style. <strong>And crime shows like I think I'm really a CSI or something (I'm not, but I've taught a few in my classes...)
</strong>Posted by Blue & White[/QUOTE]

I do the same. Criminal Minds is my favorite now, only because I have seen every episode EVER of CSI. (Yes I went out and bought all the seasons on DVD and have watched them all.)

PaigeMcC · December 2010

I.love.criminal.minds.

and NCIS.

leia1979 · December 2010

I really like Veronica Mars - enough that I have the first two seasons on DVD. I was having a marathon one day cause I was sick at home, and once FI came home, he started watching with me and got hooked!

LizzyTish88 · December 2010

Well Paige.. Idk how you Canadians do it up there, but we have a channel called Ion, and they play Criminal Minds every weekday. Mon-Wed it's from 9pm eastern until 12am, and Thurs and Friday it starts at 8pm.

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