Realizing the Oddity of the Twilight Obsession

After reading Meghan's post about the world's new obsession with Twilight, I gained a new perspective on the whole phenomenon. She poses a good argument in question of our culture's new favorite series that really made me step back and think.

Love it, or Hate it, it's a Texas Obsession

When asked about their favorite genres of music, it seems that most people either absolutely love or absolutely hate country music. Here at SMU, it's mostly the costal (California or Florida-born) kids who seem to despise the twangy sound of country music at it's finest, and the southerners who swear by it. While many could argue that this claim is solely stereotypical, I can attest being born and raised in Florida that I definitely was not a fan of country music before coming here. All the songs that I had heard before moving to Texas just sounded so sappy and monotonous. My few friends who loved country at home warned that moving to Texas would make me become a country music lover, but I denied all such suspicions. How could my tastes change so much by simply moving to a different state? Well, they were right.

 

It must be something about living in a state that makes a person prideful of everything surrounding its culture. Having lived in Texas for almost a full year now, I love turning my radio to a country station every once and awhile (a practice I would have never done before). My car radio even has a numbered station set to country, and while it might be a few numbers behind my favorite pop, mix, and hip-hop stations, the fact that I even took the time to set a country station in my car is pretty astonishing. I'm just waiting for the huge "I told you so" grins that will surely appear on my friends' faces who just knew that once I heard more of it, I'd get hooked. 

Maybe I'm one of the only people who's take on country morphed from extreme dislike to moderate enjoyment, but I find that hard to believe. It's pretty difficult to escape the ever-presence of country music here in Texas, even as a stubborn college student. From football tailgates on the Boulevard to dancing the night away at SMU's most popular nightlife spots, country music always seems to be playing. For me, it was only a matter of time before the country songs I heard blaring through the loud speakers became committed to memory. Even though I haven't quite hit the level of obsession with country music that some people have, my new love for it has been a pretty lovely surprise. 

Comment on Chris' Cell Phone Dilemma

I have commented on Chris' post about a day made much more dramatic and tough after locking his cell phone in a friend's car. Having lost my cell phone on numerous occasions, I can definitely relate!