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Your favorite color is blue? Shame on you. You picked the color you were swaddled in? The color that also happens to be every male under ten's favorite color. The color that requires no thought, less creativity, and zero patience to enjoy, because, yes, it's the best color, but that shouldn't mandate your favor. Really, spend some time RIGHT NOW to research some colors and pick a new favorite. Maybe one that requires a little bit of explanation. Or better yet: one that no amount of explanation could ever explain. Because, hell man, it's your favorite. It just is. And, as a bonus, for a neat party trick, use your favorite color when you introduce yourself to strangers. Hi, my name is Colin and my favorite color is Midnight Forest. It bridges that awful gap of what to say when you first meet someone. And if he/she/it reciprocates with his/hers/its favorite color, then bravo! You've got a new best friend, because how many best friends know each other's favorite color at this day and age? It's like those self-help guys tell you about being a colorful personality. You just have to take them at their word, because sometimes they're advice wakes up every morning, puts its pants on just like everyone else, and then makes gold records (which is the key difference). There's not enough talk of favorite colors anymore. Why did that go out of style? Well, it's a mystery, I don't know. But until we track that one down, let's all pick fascinating favorite colors, if only for the chance that the rest of our features might aspire to such grandeur. Oh, to be fascinating.