exhilaration | Jul. 6th, 2011

So, gluttony I think is a sin because it's pretty much "indulging in worldly pleasures" and therefor taking our attention away from God. Pretty sure it's one of the "lesser" deadly sins, kinda like sloth. Now, I may not be very greedy, but I certainly can be a glutton. Just not so much for food. There are plenty of other indulgences besides food - really decadent food I DO enjoy, but really I'm kind of the opposite of a glutton about food.

Day Six - Seven of My Guilty Pleasures

1. TV shows. Present circumstances not withstanding, I have a real problem shutting off the television. I can't watch just like one episode of something. The last time I watched something that was current, um, it was the third season of Supernatural. So everything else has been tv on DVD, hulu, or Netflix and I am a sucker for watching entire seasons in one sitting. I love doing this. Some of my fondest memories are of watching anime series all the way through in one weekend - no stopping unless it's because we pass out from exhaustion, and then upon waking the next day picking right up where we left off, and then having the whole of the series rolling around in my head for the next month or so. I'm doing this now too, but, that's a little different cause there's not much else I CAN do, but even so. I didn't realize this was something so irresistible to me until I was watching the present season of Dr Who with Mark, my room mate, and I was like, wanna watch the next one too? And he was like, no way, I don't want to just blow through the whole thing in one night, I wanna make this last at least a few weeks! And I was kinda like o.0 huh? This is a guilty pleasure cause I am well aware that TV rots your brain :)

2. Makeup. Might as well include "staring at the mirror" with this too. Why isn't vanity one of the seven deadly sins, anyway? But yeah, makeup is a guilty pleasure for me. I always seem to acquire more, even though I certainly don't need more than what I already have, which is plenty. It's not that I wantwantwant more, its that when I see something, well.. I indulge. Hence I have way too much. And not enough money :)

3. Fanfiction. I know the majority of it is garbage. I know a good portion of it is totally perverted. But I love it anyway!

4. Candy. Okay, so one item is food. Coincidentally, it is a food item that does not upset my stomach, give me headaches, or make me feel disgusting or too full. And this is something I indulge in... well, not because I find it irresistible, but just because I can. I am pretty sure a lot of my food issues don't come at all from things upsetting my stomach and etc, I am sure they come from my mom being weird about food growing up. She was very much of the belief that you do NOT indulge in food. You do NOT eat a second helping of your favorite item. And you never EVER eat the entire bag of candy. When my sister and I would get Easter candy, we were allowed ONE PIECE a day. Until it was all nasty and stale and got thrown out anyway. So, now that I am a grown up, MOST DEFINITELY I will indulge in candy! OF COURSE I will eat the entire bag! I'm really underweight, so I'm not worried about it making me fat, but I do get a little worried that it will throw my blood sugar out of whack or something. It's a guilty pleasure. It's probably bad for me, but I do it anyway.

5. Soft things. Yeah. Like for example, in my bed. I don't have just one fuzzy blanket. I have brushed cotton sheets and pillowcases (that are very soft) and I'm laying on a fleece and have one over me as well (and I have other ones that are not in my bed because it is summer) and then I have my favorite chenille blanket in such a way that part of it is next to my head so if I turn my head I can rub my face in it if I want to (give me a break, I know I'm weird, ok?) and the other end of it is under my hand that is not holding my phone so I can sort of like pet it if I want to. So... I indulge in acquiring soft things (like my fur-lined hoodie and matching pjs...) I don't have ONE of these things. I have MANY. It's a guilty pleasure. Kinda makes me out to be a weirdo, but I don't care, I like it :)

6. Movies. In the theatre, I should add. I indulge in this. Maybe I should have said "spending money" is my guilty pleasure? Yeah, I wanna see everything on the big screen. EVERYTHING. Rarely does stuff come out that I want to see and then I don't get to see it (um, except for now, and it's killing me!) I even see stuff I like multiple times - especially if it's showing in 3D or something.

7. Coffee and energy drinks. Over-caffeination is bad, I'm sure. But I like craaavvveee this stuff. Even now. WTF do I need energy for? It's not like I can go anywhere or do anything, but damn does a Starbucks doubleshot sound good right now!

Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.