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I dislike everything Wes Anderson has ever done. Among my group of friends, this makes me a total idiot. I can't help it - I haven't liked any of his movies' story lines, and I think they're weird for the sake of being weird. And I'm tired of people saying, "... but you're supposed to like Wes Anderson! You're smart!" Sigh.
Also, I hate parades. Really, really hate them. I can't remember ever liking them. SD rode her bike in the Edmond 4th of July parade yesterday, so I had to go. Maybe I'm a terrible stepmom, but waking up early on a day off to stand out in the heat with a crowd of strangers to watch various vehicles slowly crawl down a street only to occasionally be blasted with "Oklahoma!" or "Celebrate good times, c'mon!" and hope that I catch a 10-second glimpse of my sweat-drenched SD riding her bike in a crowd of other children is NOT my idea of a good time. To my credit, she says she never wants to do that again.
Wes Anderson isn't my favorite either. I can't say I truly dislike anything of his I've seen, but I don't go seeking out his films.
Similarly to the above... I very rarely find I enjoy indie music. Call me conformist, but I far prefer mainstream music to indie.
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The 4th of July is one of my least favorite holidays. Probably because I don't like being out in the heat or fireworks. I spent all yesterday cooped up in my apartment, cleaning things out and organizing.
Random UO, but I think DisneyWorld is overrated.
While we're on the subject of holidays, I can't stand Halloween. It's just pointless to me.
I've never been to Disney World/Land. My parents weren't big on kid trips when we were growing up, and now I have less and less desire to go. I hate heat and hate waiting in lines, and I think that makes up about 90% of Disney trips, from what I've heard.
Yuuuuup. Valentine's Day is right up there. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Secretary's Day, Admin Professional's Day, etc etc are right up there as well.
Don't forget Grandparents Day and Sweetheart Day. I don't do Grandparents Day cards (I mean, really?), and recently found out that one of my grandmas is offended that she never gets cards for that day. Ugh. I couldn't even tell you when it is!
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I really half-assed Mother's/Father's Day this year, then I felt a little bad. I wonder if I'd feel differently if I had kids?
I won't. You better treat me like a queen ALL YEAR LONG and not just on one crappy day because Hallmark tells you to.
Good luck with getting a kid to treat you like a queen (or really, be all that grateful period).
I don't get why most people seem to want brand new houses. I love the character in older houses and couldn't see myself living in new construction unless we could afford to work with an architect to design something totally unique.
Well, CLEARLY I agree with this!!!!
Ideally, I would love to find a house that had a great floor plan and a lot of character. I've always wanted to redo a home in one of the historic areas. Unfortunately, H has no desire to live on a postage stamp (I, on the othe hand, would be fine with it) and and thinks he needs a barn the size of Texas, so finding a home with a lot of character that we could both agree on would be really hard.
I've been to DisneyLand once and DisneyWorld twice and was definitely disappointed. Same with SeaWorld. It all seemed so gimicky to me. We will not be spending the money to take future children there.
I'm also against girls younger than high school-age wearing make-up and have mixed feelings on teen dating. I was not allowed to date until age 16, excepting prom did not date until college, and only had my first romantic relationship and first kiss with my now-husband at age 24. Really weird, I know, but I think I was saved a lot of heartache and wrenching drama that way.
Hmm, I'm also concerned about our country's approach to fighting obesity. I'm no fan of obesity-related health complications, but as a recovering anorexic, the emphasis on diet and exercise is very triggering. Eating disorders rates are rising tremendously and devastate and kill people at a much earlier age than obesity.