I realy shouldn't, but I'm curious -- comment whoring meme

[jack]

Gacked from lots of people:

We all have things about our friends that make us slightly envious. Not in a bad way, but in a "Wow! I wish I had that person's hair, eyes, money, relationship, toe nails, whatever."

So tell me what about me makes you envy me (cheap-ass ego boost/comment whoring, I know), then post this in your LJ and see what makes me envious of you!

Edited just to remove multiple '!'.

Update: Off to meeting, replies to comments in a minute.
Update: Back. And thanks to everyone, I feel really lucky now. You're all really sweet. Please, glom the meme for yourselves!

Comments

[satanicsocks.livejournal.com]

:) Also your excellent taste in fiction :)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Is that sarcasm? I have an abysmal taste...

[satanicsocks.livejournal.com]

No, I tend to like the same sort of things you read!

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. Got you :)

That's true, your opinion of Cryptonomicon alone is enough to make it true :)

But otoh tastes are perhaps more defined by fiction that fewer people like. I read reams of Piers Anthony and very early Asimov and generic fantasy, which perhaps defines me more than what genuinely good books I read. (Though I'm getting fed up with trash now :)) I know Risa shares the Piers weakness. And sonicdrift always amazes me in having read the same lesser known books: I think Hornblower and Dianna Wynn Jones, which most people are only vaguely aware of, but I can rely on her to love too :)

[satanicsocks.livejournal.com]

I was really into Diana Wynne Jones a while back, though I never got into Piers Anthony (by the time I was into fantasy proper the anti-Piers sentiment from the Pratchett community had leaked into my mind..)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

OK, I take it back. You are me.