grass cutter or path taker?

I was walking across campus with my co-worker the other day to get to another building for a seminar. While walking I started cutting through the grass instead of taking the sidewalk, as it was the shortest route to the other building. To this my co-worker said, "so, you're a cut-across-the-grass kind of person, huh?" A little puzzled at such a seemingly strange comment, I said, "oh, I'm totally a cut across the grass kind of person! Why waste all that time walking around on the path when you can take the shortest route straight through the lawn?" He scoffed a little at this and said that the side walk was there for a purpose, so we should take it. He's one of those follow-all-the-rules-by-the-book types of personalities. With a laugh and big eye roll, I said, " Lighten up a little, Brian. It's fun walking on the grass! Liberating, even, doing something different than always taking the designated path, right?!" He smiled and hesitantly said, "well, I don't know..." as we continued cutting across the lawn. Anyway, it got me thinking, what are all of you? Are you a grass cutter or a sidewalk taker?