i want to know everything

[asofel]

Not in a "I know more about X than anyone else" way, but more than just casual knowledge.

Random things I'd love to be knowledgeable about:

wine
scotch
coffee
web services
omaha
7-stud
cooking (italian,thai,french,vietnamese,and more)
low level networking protocols
archeology
philosophy
the math behind a black hole
what Joyce was thinking when he wrote Finnegans Wake

I could go on, but this is a decent starting list.

Knowing some of these things would improve my life, most in a small way. A decent knowledge of wine and other alcohol is something fun and enjoyable in various ways, but its not something I really want to know in a "better myself" sort of way.

Philosophy on the other hand is something that I can get really into for a bit, and then get really bored (depending on the topic, the person I'm talking/debating with, etc). Its more of an intellectual pleasure, and gives my brain some exercise.

The complex math inherent in quantum physics is something I'll never be familiar with, and yet I want to know it just because....well, it seems interesting, the fact that its incredibly challenging draws me to it...but, this is something that I'll likely never know firsthand.

So, in a variety of ways, spanning a lot of topics, I just want to know things...I feel like I had that "thirst" for knowledge most when I was younger, perhaps around high school and even pre high school times. Through college though that desire was mostly overtaken by having fun, trying to maintain some decent grades, and trying to make some money. Now that I'm beyond those needs I can feel some of the old curiosities rising.

Recently I purchased a wok. Why? Well, I thought it would be fun, interesting, and maybe I could make some great food. (turns out its not too hard and the stir-fry was quite good). I can feel myself searching out other things, reading more, like I used to, and just trying to educate myself more in general.

I'm curious if others have had similar thoughts and feelings, and when you had them. I think part of this is that I'm naturally a curious person, and I really want a large knowledge base across lots of different topics...and who knows, part of it might be a QLC issue!

Anyway, I'm I'd like to see what others have to say. Anyone NOT curious about much? Is that good/bad/etc?