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Although I hope you only find it endearing, I am easily excited about rather silly things.

Like:

Yo Gabba Gabba!

A kids cartoon obviously made by hipsters, where eccentric celebrities give you dance and beatbox lessons. And indie bands tell you via song to form good habits. Chromeo reminds you to wash your hands. The Shins tell you it's okay to try again. Mates of State encourage you to include everybody. And MGMT reminds you that art is everywhere, where they dress up like vikings and travel in a bird-shaped ship and paint the sky. I'm not allowing my children to watch anything else.

Roller Derby

I might just like Ellen Page and Kristin Wiig, and have a secret guilty pleasure of girl-empowered chick flicks, but I loved the movie Whip It! and want to join a roller derby team. I'm tougher than you'd think, roller skates are coming back, and they are pretty bad ass. This is one of Texas's few redeeming qualities.

Thai Boxing

Someday, when I move to Thailand, I'm going to be one of those chicks, in the black leather dress, spewing my beer as I cheer and shout at the ring. Actually, that's a lie, but I'll be at the ring, and I'm hardcore, alright?