Of course I have to post this kind of thing here, cuz you guys are the only folks I know that can appreciate these small feats.
I know what you mean.

The first time I did a blinky with a PIC it was around the holidays. I called my wife over and excitedly showed her the LED turning on and off. She looks at it for a bit, walks over to the tree, plugs it in, waits for the lights to start blinking, turns to me and says, "SO". She then leaves the room.