What’s your guilty pleasure?

I went to a guilty pleasures party. No, it wasn’t some kinky passion-fest, it was an annual celebration of a local newspaper column, Guilty Pleasures, at the local hot spot. Normally I wouldn’t stay up late enough to go to a party that starts at 9, but I had gone to the baseball game and was taking my buddy home and we saw a TON of people outside the joint and my buddy was like, dude you should totally go and check it out, maybe there’s some hot guys there. Side note: this place is the hottest new gig for nightlife, chilling on a weeknight, or beers after work. Turns out I went to high school in another city with one of the owners. Small world huh?

Well what’s your Guilty Pleasure? I’ve got a few. Guilty pleasures can range from something that you enjoy doing that is a real treat to a secret obsession or something that you don’t openly tell people. This could be anything from getting pedicures or taking naps, to things people might think weird or eclectic, like dressing up your cat (not me). Think TV shows that are like train wrecks, you just can’t help watching (Rock of Love, Top Chef), musical groups that you wouldn’t expect (hey, I still love Neil Diamond and Barry Manilow), bad habits (insert any here), or food (one of my favorite snacks is uncooked plain Top Ramen). I could go on and on, but enough about me.

This is a great icebreaker at a party, bridal shower or meeting. Remember to keep it clean at meetings…it can be a little uncomfortable if someone you work with says that their guilty pleasure is to Google Earth your house and see what you’re up to. Creepy.

I think my all time favorite is to cruise the Craig’s List Personals – I totally love the ‘Missed Connections’. I always wonder if someone that I’ve been scoping out will reciprocate. I also love to check places I’ve lived or recently visited to see if an ex or one-night stand is trying to reach me with my fake name and age. (kidding, kind of…about the fake name, not the fake age)

And by the way, I do take naps. Because I can.