Randomosity on Fridays: Unexposed Edition

Okay, guys, I've a confession: I was never a boy band fangirl. Yes, I was aware of 'NSync and Backstreet Boys and the ongoing rivalry between the two, as well as the other boy bands that sprung up in their wake and died away just as quietly. I heard their songs here and there, but I was so out of the loop (or rather didn't care) that I usually didn't know which songs were written by whom.

Krispy was somewhat aware of my ignorance, though only recently has she been fully exposed to my massive past indifference. Since she noted last month that she has gained a newfound appreciation for boy band dancing, she took it upon herself to show me clips online, which exposure eventually culminated in watching a DVD of 'N Sync's performance at Madison Square Garden (yes, despite Krispy being a Backstreet fangirl).

So! Without further adieu, here's 4 things I am (or was) unexposed to:

1. Boy bands! Seriously, didn't give a crap about them except that occasionally I heard a song that was nice. It wasn't that I was deliberately disliking or avoiding the, it was just that I had no interest because my taste in music was and is more of a sample-as-I-go like-a-song-here-and-there sort of deal, and also because I didn't think any of the boy bands were particularly hot. Krispy and our friend Luce were Backstreet fangirls, but I only recently acquired enough exposure to boy bands via their insistence (and sudden appreciation for oldskool boy bands) to learn most of the names of the members of 'N Sync (Justin Timberlake, JC, Lance…uh…Joey…andthatotherguy) and that the one Backstreet Boy who's still not back is Kevin.

2. Actually, this isn't quite in the same category of unexposure that I was intending to pursue, but Justin Timberlake has really sweaty knees.

Source: Bestweekever.tv

Apparently other random people have noticed too. Bizarre, eh? We asked our medical student friend about it and she was just as baffled as we were, but now if a patient ever comes to her concerned about his/her sweaty knees, she can tell them, "It's okay! Justin Timberlake has sweaty knees too!"




Skip to around 2:19 and look carefully at his knees. Looks like he dropped to his knees in a puddle of water, but that isn't water. It's sweat.



3. Horses. I know most girls love horses and generally between the ages of 4-16 have a period of all-consuming horse-crazy. I like horses okay, but I never particularly wanted one. I had more of a unicorn phase than a horse phase (a phase which I have not outgrown, I might add) but even then it was not to the level of thrill and passion that so many of my friends and peers experienced. I wanted a dragon more than I wanted a horse.

4. TV shows I've never watched, literally never watched, never watched to the point that I don't think I've ever seen half an episode or even seen them on TV at all: 90210, Dawson's Creek, Will and Grace, Friends, Seinfeld, and probably many others that I don't remember because I never cared. Now that I think about it, I'm not even sure what those shows are about. And yes, we DID have a TV in the house and no, I was NOT forbidden from watching these shows or anything. I was more into Star Trek, books by Mercedes Lackey, and assorted anime.


5. This one is unrelated to unexposure but relates to both Krispy and me: Krispy's sister has appointed herself our Task Master and is holding The Liar Society hostage until Krispy meets her writing goal. Incidentally, I met my writing goal (hint hint, Krispy) but was still denied the book because I already ceded it to Krispy in addition to having too many other books on my reading plate.


So that's it for this week, fellow blogtastic bloggers! What things were you unexposed to in your heyday or are unexposed to now?