Things you would be embarrassed to admit in terms of your own general interests

I'd say pretty much everything.

To most people who don't know me, I'm pretty much a generic person who doesn't have many interests and one who never talks to anybody. Unless I know and talk to them on a daily basis and they share at least one of my interests, I don't divulge my interests openly. (and even if they shared one of my interests, I'd only return the favor by talking about that interest exclusively.)

That being said, my list of interests:

1. Anime - This would be the biggest one and most obvious one. If the conversation never goes near this, I never try to steer it anywhere near it. I don't say much when the conversation begins to bash it either. This is just for speaking anyway. It's probably a bit obvious if my desktop wallpapers are anime. A lot of anime, I wouldn't mind people straying near, but some I'd only admit to my closest friends (the REALLY cutesy/moe type anime: see Bottle Fairy or Ichigo Mashimaro) The other way this comes up is when people notice I have 6 hard drives and ask why. The result is also embarrassing.

2. J-Pop - Or just Japanese music in general. Fortunately this topic doesn't come up much, and if it does, it's usually in a positive light, as non-fans of the genre won't ever touch the subject.

3. Gaming - Not really all games, but my taste in games. To put it bluntly, I'm a big fan of JRPGs, which is pretty much unheard of in college dorms. With rooms down the hall booming with explosions from Halo 3 or Gears of War and such, I have my fix playing Atelier Iris with Japanese voice acting (somehow, English voice acting seems more embarrassing). The other aspect of this I don't like to admit is enjoying the Pokemon games. It just feels awkward to answer the question "What game are you playing?" with an answer involving "Pokemon".

Jam it back in, in the dark.