A Partial List Of Things The Rest Of The World Seems To Love And Yet Towards Which I Remain Curiously Lukewarm

No, I'm with you on nearly every one of these. Except the margaritas, how can you not enjoy those? Tequila? Check. Delicious sweet/sour fruit juice? Check. What is not to enjoy?

I would however, like to add "Twilight" and all subsequent sequals to the list. I can't understand why any adult would want to read pop literature about angst-filled teen/vampires.
Perhaps however, I am just lukewarm because I spend my day TEACHING angst-filled teens who might also be terrifying monsters and would rather not read about them in my spare time.

Gasp! The word is spelled "sequels."
Apologies.

I'd like to know the story behind the bullet point "Engagement photos". Did someone ask you to take one, and you just couldn't be bothered?

I totally agree with you on everything EXCEPT the Don Draper issue. It's Don! Don Draper! Oh god, I'm giggling to myself even just thinking about him.

I also don't get engagement photos. It's a racket, I tell you, invented by the photographers of the world to sell you the wonderful experience of getting married. You can have a wonderful experience of getting married without all those shenanigans. Trust me- I did it, it's been three years, and I've never once thought to myself, "Gee, I wish I would have had some engagement photos done..."

Pffft. Pfffffft!

Intercourse. Meh!

I'm with the previous commenter on the Twilight thing. I don't get it. Robert Pattison had a cuteness when he was doing the whole Harry Potter thing but Twilight/this whole vampire appeal, is entirely lost on me.

Eat, Pray, Love was a self absorbed, ridiculous waste of a book. I tried so very hard to love it and in the end I felt kind of used. Holly, you should write a travel book. It would be much more entertaining!

I'm adding :
- Summer (minus San Francisco apparently)
- Little dogs that yip a lot
- Suburbia
- Rachel Ray
- high heels (Oh flats how I love thee!)
- Oprah

Could have been my very own list, except for sushi and DON DRAPER. I can't even type his name without swooning. Get the smelling salts.

I was going to ask, "How can you possibly love Pete Campbell when he is so smarmy and evil and gross?" But then I remembered that Don Draper is, um, a cheating dog. And an absent father. And emotionally vacant in a way that borders on sociopathic. So... never mind that question, we'll both just go on pining after our fictional characters of choice.

I agree to all minus the margaritas. Its a tequila drink so I'm on board, AND its the only mixed drink my stomach will allow ;)

my additions:

Jennifer Connoly (sp?)

twitter

facebook games

zac efron

american idol

tortilla wrap sandwiches

Sweet tea
Those horribly ugly bootie shoes that won't go out of style
Scarlett Johannsson

And you prefer Pete Campbell??? How are we even friends?!

Also, you know how I feel about Eat, Pray, Love. LOATHE.

I used to feel that way about engagement photos, but I keep seeing adorable and quirky engagement shots online and think they seem way more fun than wedding photos.

Pedicures
Twilight
Dan Brown
Diamonds (I agree with Anne of Green Gables)

Engagement photos are so Not Done on this side of the pond, maybe that's it.

May I also add:

- The Wire
- Gladiator sandals
- Fake tan

haaha, that list made me chuckle, because we all have THINGS that we're supposed to like, but we dont! But here's my take:

* Sushi - It ALL depends on how fresh it is...I've had excellent nad only MEH Sushi.

* Star Wars - I know! I know!

* Robert Pattinson - When we were young, he'd have SO been in TigerBeat, but I guess I'm a little old for that now.

* Group dining - I know, I know!

* Cetaphil - I know, I know!

* Broth-based soups - If they have enough veggies in them...then it's worth it, but if not...MEH

* Engagement photos - I know, I know! Except those taken by Anna Kuperberg in SF

* Don Draper (I prefer Pete Campbell) - REALLY? Hmm...that perplexes me!

* Margaritas - Again, some are good, some are kinda bad....tough one.

* Dancing With The Stars - I know, I know!

* Tarte Cheek Stain - I don't even know what this is!

* Speaking in LOLcat - I know, I know!

* Eat, Pray, Love - Hmm..I kinda really liked this book...although i found it a bit indulgent...but I did dig it.

* Las Vegas - never been...BUT it intrigues me, in a social studies kind of way.

* Madonna - I know, I know!

I would add:

- those new strappy sandals that have ankle straps
- the Hills
- Adam Lambert

Love Story.

I would add:
-Facebook
-Kefir
-Going raw
-Gossip Girl
-Any books about how bad my eating habits are and why I should change them all immediately
-10-page New Yorker articles about almost anything

I am right there with you on:
* Sushi
* Star Wars
* Group dining
* Dancing With The Stars
* Eat, Pray, Love
* Las Vegas

Coincidentally, I'm off to Vegas this afternoon, although for the purpose of visiting my family (I grew up there).

Eat Pray Love? I hated nearly every page of it. What a waste of my life.

And LOLcat ceased to be funny freaking YEARS ago. Why must it still rage on?

I will keep my mouth shut on the Twilight issue (although I am no Robert Pattinson fan).

Totally to Margaritas, Madona, Las Vegas and Dancing with the Stars. I just don't get it!

Also:

Dito to Twitter (I know you have one, and I would probably be addicted to it if I got one, but that's the point of why I remain tweet-less - It's everywhere though!)

Wearing Heals ALL THE TIME (Seriously? I applaud all of you women who can, but...)

Jump Suits, aka Rompers (They only look good on about 3% of the female population)

I agree with most of your list (excepting Robert Pattinson). I read maybe 40 pages of Eat, Pray, Love and I kept waiting for it to get better and it just got worse so I stopped reading it. I never stop reading a book.

I would add:
- American Idol
- Facebook (I have an account but the games and apps make no sense to me)

Pete Campbell?! Seriously...I have only seen Season 1, waiting for Season 2 on DVD...did he become less of a punkass bitch in Season 2 because he makes my skin crawl in Season 1.

*boggles*

Harry Potter
Twilight
Leggings
Twitter
iPhones (I know....shock! gasp! horror!)
The ownership of large dogs (I like my small dog)
Eva Longoria

... I could really go on and on.

Man, I'm with you on speaking in LOLcat. I find it kind of funny on the actual site, but not as funny in my inbox.

one of the reasons I was so eager to leave san francisco was group dining. someone could write a book about how annoying it is to subsidize the drinking and appetizers gobbled up by people you hardly know when one of those assholes casually suggests we just "divide it 11 ways" when the check comes. hello, I ordered a $12 sandwich why am I paying $45?

STAR WARS?
what?
that's total blasphemy. star wars is the shit.
:)

HATE HATE HATE LOLcat. did I mention that I totally hate it? ;)

-Twitter/ mobile "updates" in general
-"Reality" shows, all of them
-Totally agree on the Twilight series. I just don't get the romantic draw of vampires.
-Scotch/ bourbon

Twilight
Harry Potter
American Idol
US Weekly/People/any gossip mags
Twitter
Leggings
Gladiator sandals
country music (no matter how "pop" it may be)
the whole anti-carbs thing
Cold Play

I could go on and on. And I might just need to steal this idea for my own blog . . .

Ha! I'm with you on Eat, Pray, Love. Perhaps you're having a backlash to Stuff White People Like: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/

I'm with you on the engagement photo thing. Just what are they for, anyway? I've never been able to figure that one out.

I hated Eat Pray Love and I even WENT to India and went to an ashram. But I think your preference for Pete Campbell explains everything. Me, I like the gay art director...

mine:

Twitter

creamy soups (They have a texture like snot! I much prefer brothy ones, actually)

alfredo sauce

American Idol

The Bachelor (sorry!)

seafood

"crackberries"

texting

barbecue sauce

rum-based drinks

P.F.Chang's

* Twilight
* I'd add Text Speak to your LOLcat speak
* Facebook quizzes
* Survivor
* Taylor Swift

Never could finish Eat, Pray, Love. I thought I was the only one who hated it!

Oh, my. I couldn't live without Cetaphil. When my dermatologist recommended it--and the creme actually cured my red, flaky skin--I could have kissed her.

I'm getting hives just thinking about life without it, honestly.

What a fun thing to do! Since I love lists - here is mine.

I have to agree with you about Madonna and Margaritas - can only have 1 or 2 before they start to make me feel nauseous.
- Miley Cyrus
- Twitter
- Flats
- leggings
- cloth headbands
- small dogs
- cats
- cream based sauces or soups
- eggs benedict
- bangle bracelets
- Florida

two words....cadillac margarita.

seriously, try one.

robert pattinson??? bite your tongue!

Hilarious! And I'm with you on:

* Robert Pattinson

* Group dining

* Cetaphil

* Broth-based soups

* Engagement photos

Here are mine:

Fruit (all of it)

Most ice cream

Dave Eggers

People who aren't funny

Jillian the Bachelorette

Tea that tastes like tea

Hawaii

Standing in bars

Long fingernails

It's like you hacked into my brain and stole my list. Honestly, Star Wars? What's the big deal? I really don't get it.

I am down with everything on that list... I don't get ANY of it... except margaritas (I love the local version, li hing margaritas, in which the glass is rimmed with li hing powder, which you probably already know is salty, sweet, and sour at the same delicious time, and somehow it makes tequila palatable.

Broth-based-soup-disliking (er, lukewarming toward???) soul sister! My dislike extends to hot liquids in general, which has always sounded kind of dirty to me. But at least you maybe partially understand!

Also on my list:
*Camping
*Beer
*The Dave Matthews Band
*Dancing with the Stars

Real vampires do not sparkle. I am fond of paranormal books, etc. but that just irritates me to no end.

Star Wars pales in comparison to Star Trek. Ah, Captain Kirk, how I love thee. In both incarnations.

LOL speak is funny on the website because of the pictures. Talking like that? Are you 2? Seriously? You are pretending to talk like a cat that can't type? That's sad. Although I have picked up "Please to be my friend" from somewhere and can't figure it out.

Who is Don Draper/Pete Campbell?

I am stealing this for my blog as well.

Love Facebook. Hate Twitter.

I would also add:
Women who wear their hair in pigtails
Julia Roberts

Completely agree on Eat, Pray, Love. I just read that Julia Roberts is starring in the film adaptation of that movie. That's a horrible double whammy to add to my list.

i agree with you on almost all of these - except for broth-based soups (filling without being bad for you), engagement pictures (can be fun and creative), and pete campbell over don draper (we're going purely on looks here. they are both smarmy).

BeneFit BeneTint is waaaaaay better than Tarte cheeck stain.

I agree with much of your list. I enjoyed Vegas when we went there though. We only were there for a wedding and the other time a conference.

And star wars. GAWD try being NAMED AFTER A CHARACTER. SO.DAMN.ANNOYING

I'm with you on pretty much all of those. I sat down to read Eat, Pray, Love last weekend and cut my losses after three chapters.

But really? No Star Wars? I hate the new ones, but the old school movies are a huge hit around here.

:)

ack. sushi?!
broth based soups? does that mean like pho and ramen. b/c boy. MMMMMM.
and if you don't like sushi - you might like the giants roll (i think that's the name of it) at nama on king street. crab and salmon roll wtih cream cheese that's deep fried. i mean. amazing.

Mine would be:
Uggs.
Boot ankle shoes - cannot comprehend.
Frozen Yogurt. I mean it's EVERYWHERE.

Great list, Holly!

I have to add the following:

- Any soup. I'm hardly ever in the mood for soup. I don't understand the draw.

- I second Kat's reference to Uggs. Uggggly.

- Giant sunglasses.

- Victoria's Secret.

- I also agree with those who don't understand the attraction to high heels.

- I also don't get Star Wars, and I'd like to add Lord of the Rings.

- Sitting in a whirlpool tub for hours. I turn into a prune after about 10 min. Done. Don't know how people sit in there for an hour or 2.

- The Hills.

I'm sure there's more, but I'll stop there for now....

While I don't agree with your whole list, I do agree whole heartedly with some of it:
* Robert Pattinson
* Cetaphil
* Engagement photos
* Dancing With The Stars
* Tarte Cheek Stain (REALLY? I mean really -- how is that supposed to work? I tried it and I looked like a porcelain doll made up to look like a tart -- I don't think that is what Tarte had in mind)
* Speaking in LOLcat
* Las Vegas

To add my own:
>tanning beds or self tanner
>low rise pants - they are flatter on exactly .02% of the population
>renee zellweger
>jimmy fallon
>spending a $400 on a pair of jeans
>Uggs
>Crocs
>I Love New York and any of those really stupid VH1 shows
>Mushrooms *shiver*

I am sure I could go on forever, but I won't bore you.

my list:

cats

The Simpsons

Uggs with skirts or dresses

Heather Graham

leggings

that douchey emo bangs-in-the-face haircut all teenage boys seem to think looks so good these days

high heels

I'm sure there are more, I didn't want to repeat too many that have already been mentioned but I agree with a lot of them.

Also, heh, someone said "real vampires." Love it.

I an with you 100% on Pete Campbell!

I am with you 100% on Pete Campbell!

Pete Campell? Really?

No worries. That just means more Don Draper for me.

:)

Agree with SO MANY of these. Also on my list:

Facebook quizzes
skinny jeans
Truffle oil
J.Crew

You must read Drink, Pray, F##k by Andrew Gottlieb. If you don't quite get/despise Eat Pray Love you'll appreciate. Actually, you'll probably appreciate anyways because it's insanely funny.

Also, I don't get sushi, Twilight, Robert Pattinson (outside of his duties as Cedric Diggory), Jon & Kate + 8 (makes me stabby), yoga, whale tail (buy a belt), and people who add LOL to everything *they* write. I get it if someone else writes something that is LOL but Holy Hell - if you write it yourself and then add LOL...well...all I can say is Loser.

Also - you're right. Tarte cheek stain is great in theory but sucky in real life.

YES! I love it and am in full agreement with just about everything on your list, Holly.

A few of my additions:
- Prince (all I can say is, UGH)
- Bachelorette parties
- Elliptical machines
- Chinese food buffets
- Panera Bread

Don Draper, really? He made your list? Sacrilege I say! (heard today that Season III of Mad Men starts in August)

I don't get:
Bruce Springsteen
College Basketball
Yorkies
Dave Matthews
MAC makeup (of course my sensitive skin adores cetaphil)
People who cling to their 6th generation Irish heritage (my own relative included)

PETE CAMPBELL?!

Holly, I thought I knew ye! HMM, very interesting. Perhaps it's the way in which he emphatically yells "hell's bells, Trudy!" ...? I'm on team Don (lying, philandering, smooth-talking) Draper all the way.

I fervently agree re: lolcat. Drives me batty and makes people sound idiotic.

I've determined that most people who dislike Eat, Pray, Love are also people with whom I get along very well. It's my latest friend filter.

Also, DO NOT GET Robert Pattinson, at all.

Or ankle boots.
Or gladiator sandals.

I second Caroline's comment re: BeneFit BeneTint cheek stain. It is FAR superior to the Tarte stain. I don't know how I ever lived without it.

Cetaphil has been a lifesaver for me. I do not, on the other hand, understand people's obsession with the Philosophy skincare line. It does horrible things to my skin.

And THANK YOU for putting LOLcat on your list!! It irritates me so much that I've had to give up on certain websites/blogs that cannot seem to stop using it (MamaPop, I'm looking at you!).

I'm with you on the Pete Campbell thing...but I actually like Harry the best. It's the glasses!

Don Draper is just a little too perfect looking. Bo-ring.

Add to the list:

-Brad Pitt
-California
-Small Towns
-Side Swept Bangs (on me - they're fine on other people because since I'm not those other people I don't have to deal with their bangs in their face. I only have to deal with mine...and I'm ready for them to be grown out already. Grow hair - GROW!!!)

-Facebook quizzes

- Anything on Vh1 (ok, I doubt anyone really likes these crappy "reality" shows, but still... they exist in mass quantities!)

- Angelina Jolie

- NBA finals

- "Shooties"

I agree on Eat, Pray, Love!

My list would include:

-Twilight
-Harry Potter
-Coach bags
-J. Crew (I have many lovely things from them, but I do NOT understand the entire internet's silly obsession)
-Facebook quizzes or games or any of it
-Oprah

Felt good to get that off my chest, actually!

my list includes, but is not limited to:

maxi dresses

So You Think You Can Dance

Lamb, The Gospel According to Biff

One Tree Hill

UGH, I am so over Rob Pattinson, not that I ever was so for him in the first place but I think you get my meaning. I haven't nor do I intend to ever read or see any of the Twilight franchise and I am TIRED of hearing about any of it. See also that perpetually stoned Stewart girl.

I totally agree with the majority of your list, as it happens, with the exception of Star Wars; it speaks to my geeky innards.

I agree with you on some, (engagement photos, margaritas) and some I can't believe my ears, Don Draper over Pete? I agree with your other commentor about the art director guy. Mine include
-Twitter
-LOST
-most reality shows that don't have clothing makeovers, BBC's Gordon Ramsay and two british ladies telling people how dirty they are.
-Heroes
-Dan Brown
-basically any movie/book/tv show that becomes a cultural phenomena
-The Hills
-Jennifer Aniston/Brad Pitt/Anjolina Jolie
-Banana Republic
-highlights.
-Louis Vuitton

Hi Holly - just started reading and really enjoying it!

I agree with you on the majority of these, but am so sad you don't enjoy sushi or margaritas. If I had my way in this world, they are all that would exist to consume. Delicious.

I don't get:

- The whole mis-matchy, 80s & 90s revival thing going on with clothes these days (add to that skinny jeans on guys)
- The appeal of celebrities "twittering"
- Jodi Picoult or Dan Brown
- Zombies being the new vampires

Oh God, I just realized that although I am REALLY excited about Robert Pattinson, this MAY make me a cougar. RAWR. I never got engagement photos and have not for a second regretted it. Gladiator sandals would top the list of things I do not understand and I'm very sorry but I would have to say that boyfriend jeans = do not get, at all.

Okay - I actually like engagement photos. In our wedding photos I'm wearing the big dress, my hair is curled and I've got makeup on. My husband is in a tux. They're great but they're not really 'us' in a lot of ways. In our engagement photos we're in jeans and my hair is down and we're hiking up a mountain. Those are the photos that I look at and think symbolize the rest of our life a lot better. That's what I've got on my desk at work. And for us, they were free. Came with the "package" we got from our photographer. They were a nice chance to get to know him before the wedding and see how we all got along.

I can't believe I forgot:

potatoes (they have no flavor and the texture is nothing to write home about. They are a WASTE unless used as a device to convey cheese into my mouth)

low rise

boot cut jeans/trousers

As for margaritas, it totally depends. Most are too sweet, and the whole slushy adult beverage thing feels all-too playing at being a grownup to me. But a mix that's a touch more tart than sweet, on the rocks, no salt can be absolutely delicious.

I totally agree - except for sushi and margaritas!

And, I'm so sorry, but I have to add "Slumdog Millionaire." I mean it was good, but the hype around it was the equivalent of it being seriously overplayed before I could see it.

Love this post = I think about things like this all the time.

So glad someone mentioned American Idol - that show is so annoying!

More to add:
* The movie E.T.
* Email Forwards - I mean who REALLY still sends those? (my grandma, that's who)
* Clothing/Shoes/Purses with the logo all over them - Coach, LV, etc.
* Bachlorette Parties
* Buffets - ick

(But I do love sushi and high heels)

Ewwwww. Pete Campbell? He is one of my most hated TV characters of all time. I just want to throw things at his head the whole time he's onscreen. And I don't think he's attractive, either.

Don, well, I can understand why the ladies love Don. But he is not really my type.

I agree with you on most of those, though I do enjoy a well made margarita. My list would also include:

- skinny jeans
- huge sunglasses
- The Beastie Boys (actually, I'm not luke warm, I hate them. Hate. What they do is not music, it is annoying, hyperactive boys screaming into a microphone.)
- whiskey
- Zack Efron
- Miley Cyrus

While I've been reading Bonfires for months, this is my first post.

Things I LOVE but HOW CAN YOU NOT?!:
--Sushi (wasabi! ginger!)
--Margaritas (salty! tart!)
--Cetaphil (gentle! low maintenance!)

Things I DO NOT LOVE, EITHER:
--Star Wars (a bit..lost on me)
--Las Vegas (why?)
--Dancing With the Stars (huh?)

To your question, other things I DO NOT LOVE OR UNDERSTAND:
--Blue cheese (does it not taste rotten to anyone else?!)
--SUPER runny eggs (poached, sunny side up, etc. etc...ugh!)
--Milk (creamy, opaque)

Why all food? Food is my favorite and I JUST don't understand these things!

omg and yes! gladiator sandals. ick! ick!
(sorry to anyone who owns)

I HATE margaritas, don't believe I've ever spoken in LOLcat, and find most raw fish to be pretty "meh" taste-wise. Solidaire!

- twitter
- American Idol
- Any dancing, weight loss, survival, swapping, reality shows
- L.A.
- Crocs
- Emeril
- BABY BIRTHING SHOWS (WTF??)
- Nascar (WTF!!??)
- Skinny jeans

Thatisall! Happy weekend!

Madonna should be excommunicated; possibly executed.

Lets all thank her for setting the feminist movement back by about nine decades.