Guilty Pleasures.

Day 18 of the Writer’s challenge. I know my posts and participation are sporadic but it can not be helped. To get back to the topic of ‘Guilty Pleasures’ here are some of mine. Though, I doubt they fit the ‘guilty’ mold.

Rain 

Reality Shows. I diss, sour grape and bellyache about them but I am a serious consumer of those things. They have drama that never happens in my life and the women fight at the drop of a hat for the stupidest of reasons. My eyes are always wide in surprise and shock over those women’s actions.

Flirting. When done right, I think it is one of the most enjoyable experiences a girl can ever have. Especially if done with a man of a certain age. With him, you know it is not going anywhere. You get to test your imagination, both boundaries, practice skills and learn a few things while for him it is like a pleasant stroll  down memory lane. I miss it because I no longer have a flirt buddy. My skills are so rusty!

The smell of rain. I love that scent that permeates the air when the first few drops of rain hit really dry soil. I think of it as one of nature’s purest and freshest scent. If someone could capture that scent and put it in a bottle, I’d be a customer. I take these long and deep breathes with the need to keep the smell at my nostrils when the rain finds me near a dusty area. I can’t get enough of that scent.

Sitting on the floor. I am most comfortable on the floor and find nothing wrong with it. I have a couch in my room which is mostly used by my mother and sometimes brother while I spend a lot of my time on the rug. I nap on the rug with a pillow and light blanket, draw and create – really bad for the back and neck. All from the floor sometimes.

Interactive Pages. I’ve rekindled the love for participating in posts on pages I liked long ago. You learn all sorts of things when you participate. For instance; I recently learned there is such a thing as sexual maturity. Judging from the post it is a level a girl arrives to after being with multiple sexual partners and has realized there is no such thing as sexual fidelity in today’s world. Thus has no expectations of such from her man or men. With sexual maturity she is able to objectively handle her man’s faithfulness (or lack there of) by not being bothered by his stepping out (if he chooses to) long as he is protected. Where else does one come across such school of thought?

Those are my guilty pleasures.


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What I HATE about reality shows!!

I am a bonafide TV addict. I watch anything and everything as long as it is interesting, funny or educative and sometimes just to catch up on the entertainment industry. I am the sort that identifies video vixens from one music video to the next.
As a TV addict, I watch some reality shows because they are imposed on us by all these channels. Every channel probably has one reality show or two these days! I usually watch to see how those people interact with their friends, families and if they are who they portray to be in the media.
Much as I love some like Jerseylicious-endless drama, Life In The Fab Lane-Kimora's work ethic and Real Housewives Of Atlanta-more drama! There are so many that I have grown to stop watching because the characters keep on reminding me why I HATE them and their shows!
Poor choice in role models. I don't know if you have noticed the people they choose to have reality shows. They are not the sort you'd like your children or anyone who knows better to look up to. As a viewer, we tend to look up to people we identify with probably because we share the same values, morals and work ethic? If someone told me they identify with Snooki, Holly Madison etc., I would think there is something wrong with them.
Pretentious Celebrities. I abhor reality show celebrities who pretend the routes to stardom they used are lies and on top of that: act like born royalty who deserves to be treated as such! I believe people can change, try to become good but please; don't act like you're royalty and innocent when the world has seen you do the nasty and more! And why do they go to donate some of their stuff then make sure to get photographed doing charitable acts?
Fame Mongers. A reality star's fifteen minutes of fame last as long as she/he is in the public eye. If the show gets cancelled and there is no press even bad press, then his or her reign ends. It is for that matter that they do anything and everything like set up scams for TV and sponsors which they continually deny-to stay famous. And they turn anything bad into a business opportunity!
Product Peddlers. I have come to realise that it is the norm for all reality stars excluding Kimora Lee Simmons Hounsou to develop products with their names attached as brands once they hit stardom. Is having products out there the ultimate show of how famous they are? Isn't the fact that people watch their shows enough without having to sell their so called "fans" stuff too?
Skewed Messages. Have you ever watched a reality show and wondered why it is even on TV? I ask myself that question every time I find out that 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom are on and it is a new season. When they came out,they had a good message, "teenage pregnancy is not all it is cracked up to be neither is being a teen mother" but as they progress with newer faces and fresher babies, you wonder why they are not discontinued seeing that they have led to a huge increment in teenage pregnancies instead of a reduction. The message now is, "It is cool to be a teen parent because you can become a reality star."

Recently, word got out that someone has set up a petition for the canceling of some reality shows which I fully support because these shows are mostly staged and place an emphasis on vanity, greed, promiscuity, vulgarity and over-the-top conspicuous consumption.