Green Room - Week 11 - Day 9

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite parts of LJ Idol is seeing all these extremely different people coming together, with different tastes and styles. They all show up in one place and try to figure out how to coexist in an internet space together.

Sometimes it works. Sometimes it just sets off a series of mini-explosions.

But, in theory at least, the more time people spend together, the more they realize that "hey, *this* person might not be my cup of tea, but there are a lot of other people who enjoy what they are doing!"

For some people, that will just lead them to the conclusion that those other people are (at best) *Wrong*. ;)

Hopefully though, on some level, they realize that taste is completely and utterly subjective. How many times have you seen a blogger (out there in the Blog/Tumblr/Reddit/Yahoo) universe attached for "bad writing" by people who don't seem to be able to form whole sentences themselves.

It's a shield some folks put up, as a defense mechanism against the rest of the world. They cloud the mirror so that their own reflection can't be seen, so they don't have to deal with it... instead, they act out and lash out.

Have we seen that in Idol. Sure. But I also think that we've seen a lot more personal growth and introspection. People learning from each other, and growing up enough to realize that they *don't* have all the answers, and "good" doesn't start and end with their own personal definitions of it.

Taste is subjective - my tastes are the only one that truly matters. ;)

Well, those and the ones of the cannibal family living in the room next door. They are who greets you when you opt out of the "Home Game".

But other than that - people like what they like, and isn't that a really cool thing?

It's on full display over at: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/682110.html

Comments

[anyonesghost.livejournal.com]

Well, if you can work with pastry, you've got me beat. I can barely sprinkle flour; it's the one part of my culinary education that never sticks.

FWIW, I roasted the veg in the oven before throwing them into the pan (and throwing said pan back in the oven). It (a) took care of the extra moisture, and (b) I think gave the flavor a bit of a jolt. It was actually my first solo frittata, so I was pretty pleased -- but suddenly I have a craving for sweet potatoes. :-)

[sweeny-todd.livejournal.com]

I pan fried things up to start :-)

I have the worlds TINIEST oven, and baking ANYTHING takes an incredibly long time. back when I lived somewhere with an awesome oven, I used to bake veges for a baked vegetable soup. so tasty. roasting and baking really does bring out some good flavours!!

well done on the solo frittata too! I find the first time making anything is fraght with nerves!