CHEESE.

Yeah, I need to work on blog titles...

Anyway, I've been thinking about something for a day or so, and it's actually quite a boring topic, so the fact that I have been thinking about it for so long must just mean that I have little else important to think about, which in a way is good as it means I have succeeded in relaxing properly on my holiday. Yay.

I've been thinking about cheesy stuff. I mean things like music and whatever, not food. What makes something cheesy? My Mum bought a Take That album a couple of days ago, and I was listening to it with her when my sister came in and declared that she didn't like their songs because they were cheesy, and that I was a freak cos I like cheesy music. Whilst it's true that I am a freak (though I prefer loser/nerd/nerdfighter etc. and am quite happy being crazy) I don't really find much music cheesy. I mean, I love practically all types of music (except most rap), and I admit that some stuff is just terrible. Now that I try to think of an example I can't think of one, but you know what I mean. I guess I just see the happy side of it, and whilst I know it can seem forced/ plastic/ smileysunnyisn'teverythingsolovely type sickly, I think we're just being too cynical.

Whilst growing up, I loved a band called Steps. They were a techno/pop group that song every song with smiles on their faces whilst dancing along to a simple routine. I went to two of their concerts, had all their albums, and even all of their dolls (and I don't really like dolls). When they split up on boxing day 2001, it made headline news. I was devastated.

They were very popular at the time, but whenever I reminisce with anybody about them today, they say they were too cheesy. But I listen back and remember all the sad times when putting on one of their songs made me happy. I remember locking myself in a room all day with a CD player and making up new dance routines and singing along with them in my own little world.

Nowadays I'm not sure that it would work to make me feel better. I've become too cynical in my old age. I think if I felt sad and I put on one of their songs, I'd feel like they were mocking me. It would probably be the same with any other 'cheesy song', but I wonder, can't we just push aside our cynicism and hear the happiness? I'm not sure if the performers were necessarily happy singing these songs, but I reckon they wanted to entertain us. Maybe not Steps, but most certainly things like Take That, are more just about being happy than cheesy. Most people seem to hear a happy, upbeat song and pass it off as cheesy. Stop with the cynicism, guys. Remember the child inside you! Let them out a bit!

On a totally unrelated subject, today is my meant-to-be birthday. That is, today was my due date when I was meant to be born, but I was 15 days late. I always like to acknowledge it, just because :)

Anyway, in about half an hour it will no longer be today and will instead be tomorrow. One day I will write a blog at a reasonable hour when I can actually think about what I am writing rather than simply pressing keys. Unfortunately, today is not that day. Maybe tomorrow?