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[sideways]

A co-worker admits he hasn't read a fiction book in years, but the list of non-fiction material he has been marching through is varied, intense, and fascinating. Later, I tell him of how participating in our shared program has sometimes felt like those scenes where an astronaut has their line cut and slowly floats off into space, struggling madly all the while. He tells me he likes the way I describe things - that it's different.

"It's because I read fiction," I say, dry.

"Ah," he says. "Touché."

Later still, he tells me things about mushrooms I never knew. (I pledge to become a space mushroom conspiracy theorist for life.) Who is the winner here? Probably both and neither. 

Comments

[hokuton_punch]

Definitely sounds like an "Everyone Wins!" situation to me. Yay for mushroom facts!

[sideways]

VERY appropriate icon choice, thank you.

[amovingtarget]

:')

[sideways]

{>=

^ a mushroom

[amovingtarget]

(but is it a space mushroom...?)

[sideways]

* ☆ * {>= * ☆ *

[amovingtarget]

Space Mushroom :'D

[silverflight8]

Mushrooms are awesome!

[sideways]

Mushrooms are extremely awesome. I still don't think I have it in me to read an entire non-fiction text on them, but I'm glad there are people who do have brains wired thusly and can pass me the cliff-notes.

[halfshellvenus]

"It's because I read fiction," I say, dry.
Hahaha! Fair enough. :D

I rarely read non-fiction, so when I do, it's usually compelling. "Into The Wild," "Into Thin Air," "The Hot Zone," and "Educated." But I don't read just to learn all the factoids, or whatever. That's what ratholing into Wikipedia entries is for! ;)

[sideways]

I seem to have a difficult time finding non-fiction compelling enough to keep me pinioned - which is a bit silly when the world is full of so many wonderful and bizarre things, but what can you do!

Wikipedia remains a blessing.