please explain the appeal of the following things:*
1. the mountain goats
2. jane austen
3. scrubs
4. wine
5. chuck palahniuk
6. joss whedon's stuff (
hankshiny chimes in with "especially firefly")
7. neil gaiman
8. the golden compass
9. child/baby bjds
10. natalie portman
11. steampunk
12. the 18th century
i didn't mention twilight! give me a medal!
you are totally free to reverse this and ask me to explain why i love something, as long as you do so in a fairly polite fashion, haha. also you should comment with things to add to the list.
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*NOTE: i do not mean that i don't understand the appeal AT ALL (i mildly like some of these things), but i want to know what makes you really really excited about the list item. i'm totally serious too. i'm not going to make fun of you! look at the things i like!