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Guilt	What is yours?	Explain yourself
Culinary:	Noodles with tomato sauce	Noodles are my comfort food. I don't know why, but there's something about sitting down to dinner and getting to eat a bowlful of really good beef ravioli or cheese tortellini or even just spaghetti topped with tomato sauce. They make me happy...
Literary:	Julie E. Czerneda's books	So there's this not-so-small portion of me that's an outrageous romantic. I love love, especially literary love, almost as much as I love well-written, imaginative stories that have deep commentary about the nature of mankind and what (if anything) makes us special. So it's no surprise that I love pretty much everything Julie writes, because there's almost always some romance, of the type that makes one squee, and there's also always really deep and meaningful writing. All with a crunchy sci-fi-candy shell!
Audiovisual:	X-Files	Yes, these count -- a TV series is most definitely audiovisual. And I am most definitely and geekily obsessed with X-Files. They're just so good! They allow the mad scientist in my head to say "what if?" while still reminding me that none of that stuff can actually happen. And, as I said above, there's nothing I like more than a developing romantic subplot, and it's so much fun to watch the sexual tension between Mulder and Scully building as the seasons go on...
Musical:	Showtunes	I was trying to find a more specific way to say this but I don't think there is one. I have yet to see a musical that I really disliked. Granted, I haven't seen too many musicals...but honestly, is it possible to choose between Phantom of the Opera, Guys and Dolls, The Last Five Years, Rent, and Wicked? No matter how I'm feeling, there's always a showtune to express my mood. But they're definitely guilty pleasures that ought to be savored.
Celebrity:	Julie E. Czerneda	I'll admit it, she's possibly my hero. She's definitely the best sci-fi author ever. Then there's also the fact that she's obscure enough that she can keep up e-mail correspondence with her fans and treat them like friends. Then there's also the fact that (via e-mail) she and I are on first-name terms and if I write a good enough story related to polar science, she might be publishing it come January. (And she is the goddess of romantic sci-fi.)