I recently came across this tweet:
Name five things you are incredibly interested in that aren’t like, related necessarily to your job or your hobbies or whatever….just five entirely random things you’re super interested in for no real reason
— Elle Maruska (they/them) (@ellle_em) January 22, 2020
I thought about participating and then promptly forgot until 20 minutes ago when I was in the shower and felt it was too late to answer on Twitter but was completely appropriate to use for a blog post. Because I also still have that random goal of writing 10 things and I’ve only written 2 non-work things.
So, thanks person on Twitter for this prompt and helping me reach an arbitrary goal. It’s also a nice break from editing and writing about personal finance, which, for those who don’t know, is what I do for a living.
Without further ado, my not at all complete list of random things I’m interested in for no logical reason:
- True crime and all its related parts: serial killers, bank robbers, kidnappings, etc
- The Muppets
- Dolly Parton
- Cults
- Nail art
- The concept of Hygge
- The Pinkertons
- Tiny houses and RVs, with a heavy emphasis on RVs
- Penguins
- Old, historical towns
- The Amish and Mennonites (although not the puppy mills part)
- The business part of cheerleading (maybe work-related?)
- Sunsets
- Soup
Now that it’s all listed in one place, I’m kind of wondering what the hell is wrong with me but also I am clearly very interesting.
Dolly has always been interesting to me. Same with true crime and penguins!!! I have always loved penguins. I rushed through the aquarium last time I was there, because really, I just wanted to see the penguins.
Dolly’s story and how she’s lived her life is super interesting
This is fantastic. I’m all about penguins…and true crime…and who doesn’t like Dolly Parton?? I’m also in love with otters – I mean, they hold hands!!!
-Lauren
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The Pinkertons for sure! I find so many historical things interesting. The Alamo, the gold rush, anything having to do with the Wild West, etc.
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Ok I want to know more about the business side of cheerleading. Like, Varsity as a company? NCA? I’m so intrigued 🙂 Not here to convince you you should be interested- it’s just that I cheered for 13 years and never really thought about the business side.
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I am a major true crime fan: books, shows, you name it, I love it. Everyone thinks I’m so creepy but I just find it so fascinating! Also interested in the Amish as well, after reading Between You and Me by Susan Wiggs.
Great list!