Friday, 15 January 2010

Guilty Pleasures

This month for AW Blog Chain, we are doing a post about our Guilty Pleasures. Shethinkstoomuch posted before me, and the next person in the chain is Lindzy1954. Guilty Pleasures. I must admit, it was quite difficult for me to come up with some because in books and tv especially, I am bit of a snob, and if it's tacky, I probably won't like it. Then there is the fact that I am of the opinion that if I like something, there is no reason to feel guilty about it. So hardly guilty pleasures. But I have come up with a few things finally... Some children's programs/movies - and I don't mean great stories like Harry Potter or the Golden Compass. There are some which are obviously meant for just kids, but I still enjoy them. Not many, but here are the few things: Disney movies - Atlantis, Anastasia. These two I have got on DVD, and I simply love them. Anastasia even has a sing-along extra feature for songs, and yes, I do that. Only when I am alone though. :P Jane and the Dragon - one sunday morning, flicking through channels, I came across this, and I just found it totally endearing. I even love their title song. Jane is a girl knight, and she works for a king, and lives in the castle. She found a dragon, who has now become her friend. And there is a boy knight who is jealous of Jane because she kicks his ass at everything. Another guilty pleasure is stationary. I do not need anything. I already have enough stuff to fill an isle in a stationary shop, but I just love it. Especially journals. I have a real thing for them. And pens. Notebooks. Stickers. You can see where this is going... Totally unrealistic but hero-always-wins type of action movies/shows. One man cannot fight 20 people at once, and win. That's what the realistic people tell me. My answer to that is, who cares? The action looks cool on the tv, and the hero wins. If I wanted reality, I would watch documentaries. Here is a list of all participants in the chain: Claire Crossdale - http://theromanticqueryletter.blogpost.com Fresh Hell - http://freshhell.wordpress.com shethinkstoomuch - http://shethinkstoomuch.wordpress.com lostwanderer5.blogspot.com - http://www.lostwanderer5.blogspot.com Lindzy1954 - http://www.lindsayncurrie.webs.com RavenCorrinnCarluk - http://www.ravencorinncarluk.blogspot.com Forbidden Snowflake - http://alleslinks.com/ AuburnAssassin - http://clairegillian.wordpress.com/ DavidZahir - http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/ Charlotte49ers - www.amandaplavich.com Fokker Aeroplanbau - http://rightfarright.blogspot.com/ laharrison - http://lesleyharrison.wordpress.com/ collectonian - http://collectonian.livejournal.com capes&corsets - http://theseventhcircleofelle.wordpress.com/ vfury - http://helencorcoran.wordpress.com/ Bsolah - http://benjaminsolah.com/blog JackieA - http://sherrygloagtheheartofromance.blogspot.com/ LadyCat - http://carolsrandomness.blogspot.com AimeeLaine - www.aimeelaine.com/writing/blog
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18 comments:

  1. Adam16 January 2010 at 02:55

    Heh, I LOVE action movies where it's one guy/girl against impossible odds. :-)

    Nice post!

    Adam

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  2. Aimee Laine16 January 2010 at 02:59

    Ha! Who says one man with good karate-chop skills can't defeat 20? ;) I'm with you there! If it was realistic it wouldn't be an action movie. :) Enjoy 'em!

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  3. erica m. chapman16 January 2010 at 07:35

    Great post! I love Disney movies and action flicks :o) Good choices there!

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  4. Dolly16 January 2010 at 08:16

    Adam / Aimee, yeah those action flicks are COOL :D

    Erica,
    I guess it must be the fairy-tale loving girl in me that goes for disney stuff

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  5. Zahir Blue16 January 2010 at 19:50

    Heh...I'm reminded of a story Quentin Tarantino told on THE LATE LATE SHOW, about being a juror at this very serious film festival, watching something two dozen really intense brilliant movies within a week. Then a friend visits and suggest they go see "Star Trek". His reaction--OH MY GOD YES SOMETHING THAT IS JUST FUN AND WON'T RIP THE STILL-BEATING HEART FROM MY CHEST!!!

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  6. Tara McClendon16 January 2010 at 20:19

    That's fun. I love Jane and the Dragon, but I can't get my kiddos to watch it. Go figure.

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  7. Jamie D.17 January 2010 at 01:36

    We love Jane & the Dragon too! Watched it just this morning, in fact.

    And can I just say, "Hooray for Pocoyo!" (not sure if I'm spelling that right):-)

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  8. C R Ward17 January 2010 at 04:27

    Oh yeah, action flicks! The more outrageous the better, especially when the good guy wins. :-)

    And I have to admit I love stationary too, even though I don't seem to use it much.

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  9. Dolly17 January 2010 at 10:35

    Zahir - lol - good one. Though must admit, I don't like star-trek. I am a stargate fan.

    Tara / Jamie, haven't come across Jane and Dragon on tv here for a while. Must be missing it. LOL..nice to find other child-like adults around here. :P

    CR - yes, I don't use all the stationary I have either. Except for journals. I use those.

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  10. Raven Corinn Carluk17 January 2010 at 21:53

    I used to be big on stationary too. Of course, I was writing a lot of letters at the time, so there was a purpose behind it.

    Never got into just kid kid stuff, though.

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  11. The romantic query letter and the happy-ever-after18 January 2010 at 00:13

    You're so cool. I'm mad for cartoons like the Tick and Courage the Cowardly Dog so I totally get this pleasure.
    Hugs,
    Claire

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  12. Anonymous18 January 2010 at 03:29

    Great post! I love the list--I'm a big Disney fan myself. And I love stationary. And paper. And bookbinding. Letting me loose in Blick or Paper Source is a bad idea. :)

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  13. Dolly18 January 2010 at 08:25

    Raven, letter writing. Oh how I miss that. Totally love hand-written letters.

    Claire, LOL ..thanks.

    shethinkstoomuch - I know what you mean. Walking around staples is equal to walking around a liquore store for alcoholics.

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  14. Anonymous18 January 2010 at 13:55

    I get hung up on the "unrealistic" part of those movies. I end up snorting and saying, Pffft, that can't happen! Even though it's beside the point.

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  15. Anonymous18 January 2010 at 20:10

    When I was first dating my husband, I made him watch Anastasia with me. He thought I was crazy, but he married me anyway, soo...lol

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  16. Anonymous19 January 2010 at 14:17

    Would it be horribly nerdy of me to express my undying love for the song from Anastasia, Once Upon a December? I even have the karaoke version. LOL

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  17. TerryLynnJohnson19 January 2010 at 20:52

    I love this list!

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  18. Dolly19 January 2010 at 22:02

    freshhell, yup - it is beside the point.

    Charlotte, awww...a guy who watched Anastasia. Definitely a keeper.

    claire, OMG ... I LOVE THAT SONG. I don't care if it is nerdy. It is a fabulous song.

    Terry, thanks.

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