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On friendship influence
2010-07-30 15:06Biked over to Short Stop yesterday for BBQ again, and had their pulled pork and baked beans. Pork was better than what I find by the farmer's market here but still not thrilling me; I think I'd stick with their ribs. Beans were too sweet for my taste. Fudge still awesome.
XKCD is rather funny today even for friends who think it's not funny much these days.
Michelle has neat but friends-locked education-related posts about Read Aloud and "The End of Men".
After seeing a Daily Show clip about Obama, The View, and the new government health care site had me imagining Obama as Mr. Rogers.
I've been reflecting on inter-friend influences. Meeting Lisa had me listening to a lot more Steeleye Span, then branching out to Celtic music. John and the Yoders, especially the youngest, got me reading the Pliocene Saga. 'Griffin' liked my Oscar Williams poetry anthology so much I had to buy her a new one to get mine back. I think John gave her Griffin and Sabine, which I then gave to my mother, for enjoyment all around. Jane may have introduced me to Stephenson; I still have her Snow Crash. Michele introduced me to Krugman and weightlifting, Blake to reading Stiglitz. Most of my friends with kids have gone for very rare names; I'm not sure if any of them were directly influenced by my pushing for such over the years, but it'd be nice to think. I introduced Amy to hummus, M&C to raw honey (I'd heard it might work for gradual pollen acclimation, they find miraculous healing properties in it), and Amy, M, and possibly Ch to cold-brewed or warm-brewed drinks. Possibly others too. Andrew likes Trillin thanks to me; Blake read Taste of America, though I don't think he liked it as much as I do. We went in for an ounce of saffron together, though I forget who started that. I think he's been mildly haunted by my "you are what you attend to", which I may have gotten from Your Money or Your Life. A&L's bathroom has introduced me to the joys of a bathroom with a high skylight and a philodendron -- I'm showering in nature -- though I'd trade both for higher water pressure. :p Lisa John and Sarah probably influenced me toward geology in college, though not to German. Fanw's baking got me to bake bread, which got her to try baking non-dessert bread, though she didn't keep it up. Fanw got me to go to UU stuff in San Francisco, and possibly dancing. Latin-major's enjoyed almost every book I've lent her, and counts a couple as new favorites. Fanw got me watching Buffy, and I got Liz watching Buffy, and she took to it at fanfic levels.
Incomplete list is incomplete.
XKCD is rather funny today even for friends who think it's not funny much these days.
Michelle has neat but friends-locked education-related posts about Read Aloud and "The End of Men".
After seeing a Daily Show clip about Obama, The View, and the new government health care site had me imagining Obama as Mr. Rogers.
I've been reflecting on inter-friend influences. Meeting Lisa had me listening to a lot more Steeleye Span, then branching out to Celtic music. John and the Yoders, especially the youngest, got me reading the Pliocene Saga. 'Griffin' liked my Oscar Williams poetry anthology so much I had to buy her a new one to get mine back. I think John gave her Griffin and Sabine, which I then gave to my mother, for enjoyment all around. Jane may have introduced me to Stephenson; I still have her Snow Crash. Michele introduced me to Krugman and weightlifting, Blake to reading Stiglitz. Most of my friends with kids have gone for very rare names; I'm not sure if any of them were directly influenced by my pushing for such over the years, but it'd be nice to think. I introduced Amy to hummus, M&C to raw honey (I'd heard it might work for gradual pollen acclimation, they find miraculous healing properties in it), and Amy, M, and possibly Ch to cold-brewed or warm-brewed drinks. Possibly others too. Andrew likes Trillin thanks to me; Blake read Taste of America, though I don't think he liked it as much as I do. We went in for an ounce of saffron together, though I forget who started that. I think he's been mildly haunted by my "you are what you attend to", which I may have gotten from Your Money or Your Life. A&L's bathroom has introduced me to the joys of a bathroom with a high skylight and a philodendron -- I'm showering in nature -- though I'd trade both for higher water pressure. :p Lisa John and Sarah probably influenced me toward geology in college, though not to German. Fanw's baking got me to bake bread, which got her to try baking non-dessert bread, though she didn't keep it up. Fanw got me to go to UU stuff in San Francisco, and possibly dancing. Latin-major's enjoyed almost every book I've lent her, and counts a couple as new favorites. Fanw got me watching Buffy, and I got Liz watching Buffy, and she took to it at fanfic levels.
Incomplete list is incomplete.
