Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts

Thursday, December 23, 2010

The Ballad of Love and Hate

Michael spoke in the past about things that have a bad reputation but deserve to be given a chance. Some I agreed with; some I did not (I mean, pro-wrestling? Really?). But there are a number of things that I have an unabashed fondness for that everyone else seems to hate.

1. Ugg Boots
I know, I know. Obviously not everyone hates them. They wouldn't be so popular if that were the case. Ugg Boots TT.TKOBut the majority of my demographic certainly seems to. And the Ugg corporation didn't do themselves any favors when naming their product. However, I think I look damn cute in my chocolate brown $20 Target knockoff Uggs. The closest to snowbunny chic a girl's ever going to get in sunny Georgia, barring last week's frigid temperatures. I'll wear these 'til they're pried from my cold, dead feet.

2. Black Olives
In this case, I have to wonder if other people simply don't have tastebuds. Black Olives TT.TKOBlack olives are and have always been one of my absolute favorites. They're incredible on pizza, amazing on sandwiches and delicious even eaten as a snack, one tasty pitted olive at a time. But it's like pulling teeth getting anyone to share a pizza with my favorite toppings. Whatever. At least this way, I get it all to myself.

3. Ke$ha (And Her Ilk)
Sometimes I feel like all I ever write about is my passion for pop music. Ke$ha TT.TKOWhich is funny, because I honestly don't listen to this kind of sugary, Autotuned concoction all that often. It's just that the universal revile of an "artist" like Ke$ha makes her catchy pop treats all the more appealing to me. I'll be out on the dance floor; watch my beer.

4. Anchovies
I don't know that I'd call this a love quite yet. But I'm falling. It all began with the grilled Caesar salad at The Porter in Little 5 Points, and was exacerbated Anchovies TT.TKOby the delicious chicken Caesar burgers my roommate and I made a few weeks back. It shouldn't come as any surprise that I've come to adore these salty, savory treats, what with my unending olive love. Our affair is just beginning, though, and I've yet to try them on pizza. I'm sure we'll be taking it to the next level shortly.

5. Dawson's Creek
Everyone most certainly didn't hate Dawson's Creek back in 1997, but it's one of my adolescent favorites Dawson's Creek TT.TKOthat hasn't stood the test of time. Which to me, makes it all the better, since I'm working my way through it armed with only my snarky sense of humor on my other blog, Forehead Revisited. But I'll always have a love/hate relationship with this teen soap that edges towards the love side, and not just because Pacey's so dreamy. I grew up with this show, spending every Wednesday night from ages 12 to 17 glued to the TV. It's a nostalgic love, but I'll always feel a little protective of old favorite show. Even if I do love to make fun of it.

If you hate any of the above, that's fine. More for me. But just know you're missing out. Anchovies really do get a bad rap.

Friday, October 1, 2010

WHY I LOVE CATS

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Video is thanks to our friend Jack over at Late Night JengaJam

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

You Know What I Love... A**hole doctors on TV

I was sitting back enjoying a recently obtained season of Scrubs before meeting up with Matt on a Skype call and something clicked. What is it with a**hole doctors on television that I find so fascinating? I am sure it is some combination of wit, sarcasm and their ability to still be the hero but it can't be just that. I am really referencing two characters specifically, Dr. Gregory House (House) and Dr. Perry Cox (Scrubs).

PhotobucketThese doctors have multiple things in common: both share a substance abuse problem (then again who doesn't), they constantly beat up on their underlings, there is a power struggle with their bosses, neither shows any belief in a higher power and each have some rather bizarre personal relationships. I know there are more but those seem to be the bigger ones. Of course there are drastic differences: children, limps, ability to work with patients, trips to rehab... you get the drill.

PhotobucketThis was probably a poor choice to write about because I have no remarkable conclusion. All the doctors that I have encountered have been rather friendly. There have been no crazy long rants or intense metaphors. Maybe I like them because I have never seen anything quite like Dr. House or Dr. Cox before. Well, unless you look at the other one. Damn assholes...