Never Say Never

As anyone who has had more than a 5 minute conversation with me would know, I am very passionate about my opinions. That being said, these snap judgments typically set me up to have to eat crow later on down the road. On those occasions when I give things a second chance, I'm always pleasantly surprised when my feelings have changed. Many of my favorite bands, movies, and people were first passionately despised before I later gave them another chance with a more open mind. 

When the whole Lana Del Rey obsession happened a couple years ago, I hated her music. I thought the way she sang was "moany" and obnoxious. I failed to understand what everyone found so great about her songs. Fast forward a few years and I mention her in conversation to a friend, but he hasn't heard of her. I instantly get on YouTube in order to show him how annoying her music sounds. Or at least that was the plan. As the song kept playing, I got legitimately confused because I was actually liking the song. It made no sense! I had decided years ago that I disliked her music!! What was the problem?? After that, I decided to check out her whole CD, and, to my great surprise, I loved it!! I'm even jamming out to her as I write this post!

It is still an infrequent event that I change my opinion towards something, but it is definitely getting more and more common as the years go on. Therefore, I request that if anyone ever hears me say that I "will never like something", please refer me back to this list: Radiohead, Mario Balotelli, Lana Del Rey, Archer, and See's Lollipops. I know there are many more that I can't think of at the moment, but this is a pretty solid list. Maybe some day I'll even come to enjoy peanut butter or baseball. On second thought, maybe just peanut butter...