Hairyears

[personal profile] ewt 2016-11-09 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like to nominate [personal profile] hairyears.

He gives wonderful hugs, and, it turns out, is a master of funny faces when faced with a camera.
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Re: Hairyears

[personal profile] davidgillon 2016-11-10 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
And talks sense, even if I don't always agree with their position.
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Re: Hairyears

[personal profile] danohu 2016-11-10 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
I love [personal profile] hairyears for how actively he cares. He seems always to have an eye out for if somebody is lonely or unhappy, and to unobtrusively help out. A couple of times I've brought strangers to events where [personal profile] hairyears was present, and they've come away raving about how much they liked him. Because both times, he's welcomed them, looked after them, and found something in common to geek out about.
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Re: Hairyears

[personal profile] hairyears 2016-11-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)

A couple of times I've brought strangers...

I'm the stranger who arrived earlier than you, and making introductions is the most reliable way of looking as if you've blended in.

It's also the good thing to do: nobody should be a stranger in a crowded room. Introduce them, get them talking to people, get them blending in, and more: get them *contributing*.

All this, and I say that I have 'no social skills': it's true when you look a little deeper.

Meanwhile, the small things we do may yet add up.
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Re: Hairyears

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2016-11-10 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
♥ to [personal profile] hairyears!
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Re: Hairyears

[personal profile] liv 2016-11-17 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Talking about great hugs and terrible puns would be obvious. But actually the thing I most appreciate about [personal profile] hairyears is his original, informed perspective on so many topics. It means a lot to me that he's made the effort to come up to Cambridge for several of our parties. And I treasure the times when he waxes poetic about trains or landscapes or love; some of the most moving words I've read have been his.