I usually have something to say… it isn’t often that I find myself at a loss for words… and admittedly sometimes, I speak too soon. I occasionally share my thoughts on things without really giving them a fair chance, some might call me opinionated – I’d say I’m just strong of mind… ;)
Here is a list of a few things that might not suck as much as I claimed they did or might not suck at all even though I bashed them relentlessly.
1. Heroes! – I was totally against this show for the longest time. Robbin always tried to get me to watch it with her and I refused. My parents bought the first season on DVD and I still refused to watch it… but then one uneventful summer evening, with nothing better to do, I gave in and put on the first episode. My mind was changed within 5 minutes. Heroes RULES, and I am moderately in love slash obsessed with Milo Ventimiglia (yet I’ll never be able to spell his last name correctly). He is on the top five of my list of celebrities I’d marry without even meeting, among the likes of John Mayer and Adam Brody, impressive.
2. Hayden Panettiere (keeping with the heroes theme) – I couldn’t stand this girl. She was in a bunch of dumpy teen movies that I hated and I thought she had no talent whatsoever… just a pretty face with an unfair amount of luck. BUT… watching Heroes totally converted me to a Panettiere praiser. She has some depth, plays her role perfectly on Heroes and is one of my favorite characters on the show. Recently I discovered that she is attempting to start a singing career… which really took her down a few notches, but, I’m just pretending that that isn’t happening… which is hard to do, especially after sitting through a youtube video of her singing the national anthem… it was painful.
3. The Twilight Series – I had NO intention of ever reading any of these books. I first caught wind of this phenom last spring and immediately wrote it off as something I’d never be interested in. Childish, geeky, shallow… these are the adjectives that I attached to the series…. well, then I purchased the first book of the series on an impulse buy last June. I read it in 1 day. I LOVED it. It was so compelling and so easy to get wrapped up in and within minutes of reading it I joined the ranks of millions of other girls across the globe who are slightly obsessed slash in love with Edward Cullen… and he quickly escalated to the top five on my list of fictional characters who I would marry without meeting IF 1) they actually existed or 2) I became a fictional character, or 3) in the case of fictional roles played by actors – said actors became the characters they were portraying… joining the ranks of Charles Darnay, so many Ashton Kutcher characters and Jimmy Smith of Millie, again very impressive.
4. Regina Spektor – I really dislike the song “Fidelity,” and my first take on Ms. Spektor was undecided; she was either unoriginal and ordinary or original in a negative way (to a point that wasn’t special, if you catch my drift) which also made her ordinary… and I don’t have a problem with ordinary but, it seemed to me that so many people made claims about her being exceptional and innovative. She can play the piano… and has a decent voice. Well, as I gained a little more exposure to her music I started to gain appreciation… and I will now agree that she is very talented. Her musicianship is definitely admirable and her voice is so accurate, she has great control and her innovation is mostly pretty cool… though, I still can’t listen to her for very long increments of time, the voice does get a little irritating after a while.
5. Sudoku – Throughout high school, every single extra credit oppurtunity in my math classes seemed to be completing a sudoku puzzle… and I had no idea how to complete a sudoku and no intention of learning. (Lucky for me, I’ve never needed much extra credit in math classes). Then, last winter, a friend of mine forced me to learn how to do it because she was sure I’d love it. And… she was totally right. I freaking love sudoku, I sit around and do sudoku all day long. I do it while I watch TV, while I’m bored at work and in class.
6. Harry Potter Movies – When I first found out they were making the beloved series of my childhood that taught me to love reading into films, I was horrified. I knew they would fail to capture the fervor of the characters in casting the actors and I was furious that they were re-sensationalizing the arlready way over sensationalized series… I think Harry Potter was the first thing that taught me what it is to be pretentious. Well I didn’t LOVE the first few movies, and I still have qualms with the actor they cast as Dumbledore, but the 4th film converted me into a HP movie fan. I loved the 5th and absolutely cannot wait for the 6th, I’m so disappointed at the delay in the release of the Half-blood Prince!
7. Stephen Colbert – This might’ve been my biggest mistake of all. I really hadn’t had much exposure to SC prior to starting college… and at the beginning of my freshman year I was really irritated by the guys in my Poly Sci class who were OBSESSED with him. I watched his show once and really wasn’t all that entertained… Then, I watched his speech from the White House corespondents dinner in 2006, and I was mesmerized. I started watching his show more and more and I think he is one of the funniest men EVER. I DVR every episode of The Colbert Report and he is in the top five on my list of celebrities I would secretly marry without ever meeting, among the likes of Mark Ruffalo and Hunter Parrish.
8. Knitting – When Robbin came home from New York wearing lumpy home-knit scarves, carrying a bag of yarn and needles with her wherever she went… I thought she was retarded. She had taken up knitting and upon her return she sparked my mom to re-take it up as well… then they got Elise going. I wasn’t a fan of most, well honestly probably any, of the things they were producing… but then, one day, again due to boredom, I decided to learn how to knit. My mom showed me and I found I was pretty good at it and I started my first scarf. I can still only knit scarves… and I still really don’t like anything I’ve made, but, the process of knitting is relaxing and fun… it’s another thing I do while watching TV.
I’m sure there are many, many more… and maybe I’ll add on to this another day. But I’d like to conclude with a brief list of things I’ve got absolutely right. ;)
1. LOST – LOST SUCKS, I don’t care what anybody says. I will never ever watch LOST.
2. Arrested Development – This is the best show ever created.
3. John Mayer – He is incredibly talented and I love him with all my heart.
4. Leggings – Leggings are NOT pants and I will never ever accept them as such. (See my first blog “Hmph”)
5. The New Facebook – It blows.
6. Will Ferrell – Not funny.
7. Keanu Reeves – NOT talented.
8. Earl Boykins – I can’t stand Earl Boykins. The 12th best day of my life was when the Nuggets disposed of him. If you have to qualify a statement about someones talent than they probably aren’t that great… “He’s so talented, especially for being so short.” Guffaw. He drove me INSANE.
9. Abby Waner – Abby can straight up ball. She splashed multiple NBA 3’s in the Colorado high-school state championships and started at Duke her freshman year.
I’m sure there are a many, many, many more things that I have right… but I’ll leave you with that.
