Idle Saturday evening

I am truly drawn to people's passion... and that can be passion for anything; well, anything excluding malicious, perverted or just plain ol' greedy -- but of course, I have to say that all of these are based on purely subjective judgement. I am known to be of a curious sort, and I can listen to anyone as long as the person has a genuine passion for something. For example, I can probably pick up an encyclopedia, turn to any listed subject and pore through the content with focused fascination. (I think that the last entry I read was on Kyrzigstan.)

Of course, Internet (especially blogs and podcasts) is a terrific place to run into people with passion for all sorts of things, and I can easily get lost for hours if I find a particularly good blog, completely absorbed in whatever the author has to say. For example, just a few minutes ago, I wanted to get others opinions on whether they thought that Godiva's Platinum Collection was that much better than the standard kind, and within a few minutes, I was able to get some interesting takes such as: http://www.chocolateobsession.com/2006/01/review_godiva_platinum_collect.htm#more

A few clicks more, I ran into another fascinating blog: http://www.roboppy.net/food/.

It's a shame that the people beind such curious interests and passion are hidden behind the invisible Internet barrier; how delightful would it be to talk over a box of chocolate or try out some unusual sandwich in an ethnic diner? Well, some more idle thoughts as I'm enjoying a rather peaceful Saturday evening in my apartment -- catching up on the TiVO'ed shows and idly surfing the web while listening to some newly downloaded albums. Life is peaceful in Lakeview tonight.