River: watching you work

[mdlbear]

I was suddenly reminded, while doing the dishes of all things, that I get an odd sort of pleasure out of watching other people work. Not because they're working and I'm not, but because I like seeing how other people do the same kinds of tasks that I do. Sometimes I end up liking my way better; sometimes I decide to change.

I was reminded of this because I'd observed cflute washing a pan by dribbling a little soap on it and then attacking it with a sponge. I do the opposite, putting the soap on the sponge first. It was from C, also, that I rediscovered how much better bacon is when you fry it rather than microwaving it.

In the other direction, I remember how surprised jenkitty was to learn that I scramble eggs in the pan instead of in a bowl. I enjoy hanging around, chatting and occasionally helping, while people in a household I'm visiting go about their daily chores. I don't think this is weird, but I suppose it might be. I don't get out much.

Anyone else? Actually, I expect this is pretty common, especially among geeks. Is there anyone out there who doesn't like to see how other people do things? Or who prefers to be left alone while they're doing chores?

Comments

[mneme]

Wow -- you'd never gotten fried bacon rather than microwaved growing up?

I was rather surprised about the "scramble egs in the pan" thing myself.

And yeah -- it's very cool to have company when doing chores -- and to see the different ways other people do things.

[mdlbear]

I had it fried growing up, but we'd been doing it in the microwave for roughly as long as we'd had one. Long enough to have forgotten the difference.

I was pretty surprised myself the first time I saw somebody using a bowl. I use a bowl for omelets, of course, but not for scrambled.