Becca: It Wasn't My Idea

I don't like The Beatles. We've been over this. The thing of it is, though, I would almost like to like The Beatles, because, to be honest, it seems like a pretty cool thing to like.

I'm not all that into coffee. I don't hate it, but I don't love it, either. I like it some days, but mostly I just tolerate it. However, I would LIKE to be one of the people who just loves coffee, and knows the actual difference between light and dark roast and knows what their favorites order from Starbucks is, because being a coffee junkie is just hipster enough to be neat.

I like movies, but I'm not a movie connoisseur who knows the names of actors and dates of when such and such won such and such an award. Now, that is actually something I wish I was really into, because THAT is pretty stinking awesome, but no, I'm not really that dedicated to Hollywood.

Isn't it funny how you can like the idea of liking something more than you like the thing itself? I have a list:

• The color purple*
• SteamPunk art
• Edgy fashion
• SteamPunk anything!
• Indie music
• Ale 81
• Art in general
• Poetry
• Computer ... stuff
• Johnny Cash
• Cars and/or Motorcycles
• Classical music
• etc.

Seriously - I love the idea of having interesting interests, just for the sake of having interesting interests to talk about with those who have similar interesting interests! But not so much. Politics, mythology, alternative rock (which isn't even really all that alternative) and photography. And some other random stuff, like Disney movies and scrap-booking. Woo. Hoo. So stinking interesting.

But yes. I like the idea of being interesting based on whatever interests I could choose to be interested in, whether or not I'm actually interested in them. I like the idea of liking many things more than I actually like them, which makes me wonder why I want to like them in the first place, and why it matters whether or not my interests are "cool".

And, furthermore, why have I adopted the thought process that anyone who has unusual interests is automatically "cool" (read: someone I would want to attempt to emulate)? And what makes the unusual unusual in the first place, and why, OH WHY, do I even care?

So yes. What do you wish you liked so that you could be interesting for having interesting interests?

Keep it real! ... or, virtual! Whatever. :)

Becca out.

Note: The original prompt for this idea came from Eddguardo Deevachinski. Or something like that. ;D Thanks for the text, E.

* I LOVE the color purple, but it isn't my favorite color, but I wish it was, because it sounds so much better than "burnt orange". True story.