It's really funny; I've always kinda been the "bit nerdy" one out of all my friends, they all kinda gave me and each other 'side ways glances' when I've been telling them I'm getting into astronomy.
The funny thing is every single friend that I've had over after sunset and set up my wobble master 2.5" refractor to point at saturn (a tiny white fuzzy dot but you can make out the ring!) inevitably and without fail, has had the same reaction, goes something like:
Oh My GOD! That's SO COOL! you CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT! ! WOW!!!! I Never knew you could actually SEE it, that's BRILLIANT!!! Show me more!!!