Stuff Ed O. Likes (Part I)

There's a pretty damn funny blog called Stuff White People Like. It's written well and it pokes fun at white people, and seemingly ESPECIALLY at Seattle-based white folks. As I read through this (which, because of my work schedule, class, and intense naptime requirements, has taken a considerable amount of time), I tended to say, "That's not me!" or, "OMFG, that is so me." In the former case, I was pretty much able to think of two or three (white) people that I knew/was friends with who it totally reminded me of.

But how many applied to me? Given my egocentricism (edocentricism) I wanted to know. And given my geekiness, I wanted to know quantifiably. Ergo this blog and its succeeding entries.

There are currently 76 things that white people like. I plan on tackling 19 a blog entry... listing the item with a link to that entry, a blurb on how it applies to me (if at all) and a numerical value. The numerical value is 0 (not at all), .33 (a bit), .66 (mostly), and 1 (all the way, baby).

Let's see how this goes...

1. Coffee (0). I don't drink coffee. Probably never will. Off to a non-white start.
   
2. Religions that their parents don't belong to (.33). My mom is/was a non-practicing Catholic. We never went to church. I am less religous/spiritual than they are,though, and I want to get on the board early.
   
3. Film Festivals (.33). I don't go out of my way to go to them, but I confess I participated in one in college a few times (I feel like a candidate admitting drug use back in the day). I've also been to a few SIFF events.
   
4. Assists (.66). I think John Stockton was awesome. I preferred Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan for much of the time they were in the NBA together. So I guess I am pretty much white here.
   
5. Farmers Markets (0). I lived by one for a few years and don't think I bought one the whole time.
   
6. Organic Food (0). I am not willing to pay the premium for this.
   
7. Diversity (.66). The point of the blog is diversity in restaurants. Which I definitely participate in... but I don't go to a Greek place or an Indian food place because I want to be diverse, but because of the great-tasting food and the women I can drag along with me.
   
8. Barak Obama (0). Sorry. Seems like a nice guy. Just not into him.
   
9. Making you feel bad about not going outside (0). I used to get chastised by my mom for not wanting to go outside. I currently am as untan as a human can be. Definitely a zero here.
   
10. Wes Anderson movies (1). The first full hit. I haven't seen all of his work, but I've seen Bottle Rocket enough to give me full credit in spite of that.
    
11. Asian Girls (1). Um. Do I really want to comment on this?
    
12. Non-Profit Organizations (0). I've taken a legal CLE involving them, and my ex- was/is involved with one. But for me? Meh.
    
13. Tea (.33). I don't have any tea in my apartment, but I drink it whenever I go out for "coffee" with someone. Actually, I get it when I go out for "coffee" with a girl. I get some sort of berry-based frappuccino otherwise. To wit:
    
    
    
    
    
14. Having Black Friends (0). Sorry. I don't know that I've ever had a friend who was black. Or, rather, a person who was black as a friend. Hmm... why did I type that second sentence? You're going to be MUCH more concerned about my de facto racism than by my ambiguous sentence construction...
    
15. Yoga (.66). I don't take yoga classes... at this point. I like yoga. What can I say? This might be a "one" if I can ever get my schedule more organized.
    
16. "Gifted" Children (1). I was one. Just like 99% of the people who are reading this blog. Believe the hype!
    
17. Hating their parents (0). I think there was a one week period where I was angry at them... sometime when I was 13 or so. I was so angry I wrote down my thoughts in a journal... maybe even in some sort of poetic structure. I hope those writings have been lost. Kind of. My parents know, though, that they have to walk on eggshells around me because this can become a "one" in the blink of an eye. I have a quick temper towards my kin.
    
18. Awareness (.33). I don't try to build awareness in others, but I try to be aware. Partial credit.
    
19. Traveling (0). Canada and Mexico don't really count, and I haven't been anywhere else. Hell... I rarely have interest in going to the coast. Definite zero.