Stark
      Raving
      Sane:
     
     
      On
      Guilty
      Pleasures
     
     
      by
      Catherine
      SWEET
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      three
      guilty
      pleasures.
     
     
      Three
      that
      I
      care
      to
      admit.
      I
      don’t
      real-
     
     
      ly
      know
      why
      they’re
      called
      guilty
     
     
      pleasures
      -
      I’m
      not
      really
      consumed
     
     
      by
      guilt.
      Guilty
      pleasures
      don’t
      hurt
     
     
      anyone,
      really,
      do
      they?
      They
      ‘re
      just
     
     
      the
      silly
      crap
      that
      we
      all
      indulge
      in.
     
     
      I’ll
      do
      these
      things,
      and
      then
      I’ll
      do
     
     
      them
      again.
      No
      qualms.
      IJ
      had
      to
      cut
     
     
      myself
      off
      of
      Conan
      O’Brian
      because
     
     
      I
      was
      turning
      into
      the
      walking
      dead.
      I
     
     
      also
      don’t
      eat
      french
      fries
      anymore.
      |
     
     
      had
      to
      knock
      off
      these
      guilty
      pleasures
     
     
      because,
      ultimately,
      it
      was
      better
      for
     
     
      me.
      My
      big
      three
      aren’t
      harmful
      in
      the
     
     
      least.
     
    

    
     
      lo
      Ptike
      “to
      *
      smell
      -guy:s
     
     
      sweaters.
      It’s
      not
      as
      creepy
      as.
      it
     
     
      sounds.
      It’s
      not
      like
      I
      root
      through
     
     
      their
      dirty
      laundry
      piles
      or
      anything.
     
     
      There’s
      just
      something
      about
      the
     
     
      smell
      of
      a
      man.
      I’ve
      heard
      it
      said
      that
     
     
      smell
      is
      the
      sense
      that
      most
      triggers
     
     
      memories.
      It’s
      like
      the
      way
      I
      smell
     
     
      Juicy
      Fruit
      gum
      and
      I
      think
      of
      my
     
     
      grandfather
      because
      he
      used
      to
      chain-
     
     
      chew
      it.
      Anyhow,
      there
      are
      two
     
     
      colognes
      that
      really
      knock
      me
      over.
     
     
      One
      is
      CK
      One
      (a
      good
      friend
      used
      to
     
     
      wear
      it),
      and
      the
      man
      who
      wears
      the
     
     
      other
      cologne
      will
      not
      tell
      a
      soul
      what
     
     
      he
      wears.
      Maybe
      he
      thinks
      it
      makes
     
     
      him
      more
      mysterious.
      Maybe
      it
     
     
      works.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      I
      like
      to
      sing
      out
      loud
      in
      the
     
     
      car.
      When
      I
      say
      “‘out
      loud”
      I
      actually
     
     
      mean
      /oudly.
      Ear-splittingly,
      window-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bucklingly
      loud.
      I
      like
      to
      imagine
      I
     
     
      can
      wail
      like
      Marvin
      Gaye.
      If
      I’m
      at
      a
     
     
      stop
      light,
      ’ll
      usually
      stop
      singing
      so
     
     
      no
      one
      can
      watch
      me.
      Otherwise,
      if
     
     
      I’m
      in
      traffic,
      I
      don’t
      care.
      I
      figure
      if
     
     
      someone
      sees
      me,
      they’!]
      think
      one
      of
     
     
      two
      things:
      either
      I’m
      an
      idiot
      (and
     
     
      they
      think
      themselves
      superior)
      or
     
     
      they
      can
      see
      I’m
      having
      a
      good
      time
     
     
      and
      have
      a
      little
      joy
      in
      that.
      Either
     
     
      way,
      it
      can’t
      hurt
      the
      other
      lucky
      per-
     
     
      son
      who
      happens
      to
      glimpse
      my
      ton-
     
     
      sils.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      I
      watch
      Dirty
      Dancing
     
     
      every
      time
      it’s
      aired.
      I
      don’t
      look
      for
      it
     
     
      in
      the
      TV
      listings,
      but
      if
      I
      happen
     
     
      upon
      it
      when
      I’m
      flipping
      through
      the
     
     
      channels,
      I
      can
      say
      most
      of
      the
      lines
     
     
      along
      with
      the
      characters.
      I
      sincerely
     
     
      believe
      that
      a
      choreographed
      dance
     
     
      scene
      instantly
      makes
      an
      enjoyable
     
     
      movie
      and
      Dirty
      Dancing
      is
      all
      about
     
     
      a
      choreographed
      dance
      scene,
      so
      it’s
     
     
      golden.
      And
      /
      know
      that
      “I
      Had
      The
     
     
      Time
      of
      My
      Life”
      is
      an
      80s
      anachro-
     
     
      nism
      crammed
      into
      a
      movie
      set
      in
      the
     
     
      60s,
      but
      I
      don’t
      care.
     
    

    
     
      I
      supposed
      it’s
      that
      unabashed
     
     
      uncaring
      that
      categorizes
      a
      guilty
     
     
      pleasure.
      There’s
      very
      little
      reason
     
     
      for
      me
      to
      stop
      performing
      these
      idio-
     
     
      syncrasies.
      So
      what
      are
      your
      guilty
     
     
      pleasures?
      Like
      me,
      I’d
      bet
      you
      don’t
     
     
      want
      to
      abandon
      your
      favorite
      indul-
     
     
      gences,
      either,
      but
      perhaps
      you’re
      not
     
     
      as
      willing
      to
      reveal
      your
      guilty
      pleas-
     
     
      ures
      as
      I
      am
      mine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Res
      c
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bogor
      fon.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Come
      and
      celebrate
     
     
      with
      Alexander
      Keiths.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Myron’s:
      Greg
      Doucette
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Baba’s
      Lounge:
      Jeff
      Morris
     
     
      Myron’s:
      Big
      City
     
     
      Olde
      Dublin
      Pub:
      Pub
      Soda
     
    
   
   
    
     
      thursday,
      feb
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Baba’s
      Lounge:
      Mitch
      Schurman
      Band
     
     
      The
      Barn:
      Port
      Citizen
     
    

    
     
      Melons:
      Monkey
      Dust
     
    

    
     
      Myron’s:
      Big
      City
     
    

    
     
      Olde
      Dublin
      Pub:
      Pub
      Soda
     
    

    
     
      Brennan’s:
      Compilation
      CD
      Release
      Party
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Baba’s
      Lounge:
      Sweet
      Tooth
     
     
      Harp
      and
      Thistle:
      Wannabees
     
     
      Melons:
      Port
      Citizen
     
     
      Myron’s:
      Big
      City
     
    

    
     
      Olde
      Dublin
      Pub:
      Pub
      Soda
     
    
   
   
    
     
      saturday,
      feb
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BLO
      ne
      to)
      Watch
      Malcolm
      in
      the
      Middle
      or
      something.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ieee
      kas
      Prepare
      for
      your
      oral
      presentation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tuesday,
      feb
      12
      Baba’s
      Lounge:
      Clint
      MacFarlane
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Those
      who
      like
      it,
     
     
      like
      it
      a
      lot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      FREE
      DELIVERY
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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