I think the answer is pretty much always to talk about what you’re proud of and what you enjoy. If that’s your investments, then that’s what you do, if it’s your book, then that’s what you do.
I met a lady the other day who told me she sold vintage t-shirts. I asked how many she had to sell to pull that off.
“I don’t know, I’ve only sold 10 so far, that’s not enough (laugh)”
It turns out she had a day job but was more excited about the t-shirts, so that’s what we talked about, it was a lot better than hearing about whatever job she wanted to get away from.
@Jeruba – I think I’m probably taken as the nosy guy sometimes. I ask people what they do and how they got into it because in my mind that’s how most people spend the majority of their time. People who love what they do are usually a lot of fun to talk to.