Things you thought you'd hate but ended up loving

[[hedy]Zidone]

Persona 4
Team Fortress 2
Lucky Star
Mapping in Hammer (kind of, it's fun when you actually get stuff done, but before that it's FFFFFFFFF THIS IS AN ANCIENT PIECE OF SOFTWARE WITH SPARSE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION FOR TEAM FORTRESS 2, BROKEN ENTITIES, OBSOLETE FEATURES AND REQUIRES PRECISE DETAIL SO YOU DON'T MESS UP THE COMPILE PROCESS    )

[Kalahari Inkantation]

a month-long dorm experience

[burzumfan420]

my bloody valentine those pop hooks are so hard to get into

[Chōshū]

Baroque/Classical/Romantic music

I always disliked it as a kid, but it's mostly what I listen to now when I just want to relax.  Don't get me wrong, I'm still a rocker at heart, but once you start listening to composers like Vivaldi and Mozart it's hard to stop 

[Samus Aran]

The Smashing Pumpkins

I used to hate Billy Corgan's voice and the general muddled-over alternative guitar sound. Now I love the shit out of them.