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Favorite things thread!
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Favorite things thread!

139 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-11 17:35
>>138
What's your favorite historical moment?
1989, Tim Burners-Lee founded the World Wide Web protocol.

>>140
What's your favorite anime?
140 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-12 17:15
>>139
Haibane Renmei. It filled a hole in my soul that was driving me deeper into depression, I owe it a lot.

>>141
Do you have any hobbies or interests considered strange by normal standards?
141 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-13 15:57
140
I'm a datahoarder, I like having shittons of data. I download every YT video I see, all the music I listen to, tons of games I may never play. It's not as bad as normal hoarding since hard drives are cheap.

142
What's a website you visit everyday? (Besides here or Google).
142 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-13 16:22
>>141
Remember this is the "favorite things thread".

Regardless, I'll still answer. I visit Reddit pretty much every day. There are a lot of nice little subs I like to lurk around.

>>143 What's your favorite video game ost?
143 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-13 21:20
>>142
The ost from Mystery Dungeons Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Fhj298HFs

>>143
What is your favorite moment of the day?
144 Name: Paperplane : 2019-11-14 10:27
>>143
Coming home from work because then wherever my cat is, he comes to greet me. I guess he knows the sound of my car's engine already because he's always coming out of some shrubbery or the neighbor's garden whenever I come home.
Then we go inside together and I sit down on the couch and pet him while I tell him about my day and he tells me about his day (or so).
>>145
What's your favourite Minecraft block and why?
145 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-15 21:44
>>144 The grass block because you can't actually obtain it (without silk touch, that is).

>>146 What's your favorite thing about this board?
146 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-16 00:00
>>145 (There is another way besides silk touch. Kill an enderman who is holding a grass block)
My favorite thing about this board is how removed from the hustle and bustle of the world (especially the internet) it is. It is like entering into a church from a crowded street or a garden early in the morning. There are not many places quite like this off or online.
>>147
What is your favorite painting?
147 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-16 13:15
>>146
An untitled piece I have hanging in my room. I found it at a pawn shop for $1. It was painted on a small canvas and didn't have a frame, and the owner couldn't remember how he got it. It depicts a field in late autumn with a lonely little fence running through it. I have no idea who painted it or when, but I love it nonetheless.

>>148 What's your favorite poem?
148 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-16 14:31
>>147
Could you post a photo of it to the photo board? I'm kind of curious...
149 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-17 02:31
>>148
→/1116/fall_painting.png There you go.

Guess it's not my own little painting any more, huh? I don't really mind though, this place is small enough, not many people will see it.

Also, so this thread doesn't get too off topic: >>150 What's your favorite poem?
150 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-17 12:39
>>149
My favourite poem is T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men. It's a bit of a mainstream choice I suppose. But for some reason, some of the images just keep occurring to me again and again. The final section especially. It's always felt relevant to my life, ever since I read it. It's a bit long to post the whole thing, so I'll just copy a few of my favourite lines:

Waking alone
At the hour when we are
Trembling with tenderness
Lips that would kiss
Form prayers to broken stone.

>>149
What is your favourite species of tree?
151 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-17 14:39
>>150
Oops, that should be:

>>151
What is your favourite species of tree?
152 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-17 22:01
>>151

Deciduous would be my favorite. There's a particular road in my commute that's beautiful come mid-autumn. Lots of vibrant yellows punctuated with vivid reds from ash trees.

>>153
What's your favorite aquatic animal?
153 Name: Paperplane : 2019-11-19 08:37
>>152
Octopi
8 Arms, very intelligent, can change colours and spray ink. I even have tattoo of a giant calamari on my back.
>>154
Favourite writing instrument? (pencil, pen, biro, feather?) Maybe a specific one you've been using for some time now?
154 Name: Paperplane : 2019-11-19 08:58
>>152
Octopi
8 Arms, very intelligent, can change colours and spray ink. I even have tattoo of a giant calamari on my back.
>>154
Favourite writing instrument? (pencil, pen, biro, feather?) Maybe a specific one you've been using for some time now?
155 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-19 09:55
>>153
I've always wanted to try calligraphy, so my favourite thing to write with is this broad nibbed fountain pen. It's quite fun to see what sort of patterns and lines you can make with it.

>>155
What's your favourite cooking ingredient? Have you cooked anything recently?
156 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-19 23:20
>>154
I forgot to mention, the specific pen I mentioned is the LAMY joy

>>157
What's your favourite cooking ingredient? Have you cooked anything recently?
157 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-20 09:36
>>156
Garlic. The unique taste stands out and blends well with a lot of other flavours. Also I'm part of the minority that likes the smell.

I cook most nights, often in tandem with my partner.

>>158
Do you have a favourite game for your mobile phone?
158 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-20 12:41
>>157
Arcaea. It's a fun little anime themed rhythm game.

>>159
What's your favorite "classic" youtube/internet video?
159 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-20 18:41
>>158
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJAnQkgJeqI

I'm should probably be too old to find this funny.

this one's the runner up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPvmIxu-LSA

>>160
What's your favourite language? That is, what language sounds the most pleasing to hear?
160 Name: Anonymous : 2019-11-21 19:16
>>159
Irish

>>161
Who's your favorite western comic book character?
161 Name: Paperplane : 2020-04-24 14:55
>>102, what's your favourite thing about the whole Corona situation (I know that it's generally bad but there ARE upsides to it!)
162 Name: Paperplane : 2020-04-24 14:59
>>161
Disregard this post, my browser had an old version chached of this thread!

>>160

Guts from Berserk. I don't even know why, he hasn't much of a character most of the time but I don't think I have a more personal connection to any others fictional character of any medium.
>>163, see the question in >>161
163 Name: Anonymous : 2020-04-24 18:08
>>162
I have a lot more free time at the moment so have been able to go through all my notes, journals, sketchbooks and so on and sort them out. And read more books. I guess the time has resulted in me being able to restructure and take back my life which is obviously something I like.

>>164 what's your favourite art style?
164 Name: Anonymous : 2020-05-17 10:49
>>163
I can't broaden the definition to a whole art style, but Beksinski is my favorite painter.
>>165
Do you have a favorite item that you use daily?
165 Name: Anonymous : 2020-05-19 01:23
>>164
My computer I suppose.

>>166
What's your favorite name (in any language)?
166 Name: Anonymous : 2021-10-21 23:42
>>165
Melanie! I've always loved that name ever since I learned it. Winnie/Winifred is also really good. As for last names, the Old English Æþelræd/Æðelræd/(any spelling variation thereof) is great, and Wigglesworth is a very fun one that continues to this day. These're all some form of English, so a non-English one would be Mỹ, from Vietnamese.

>>167
What's your favorite writing utensil?
167 Name: Anonymous : 2021-10-23 11:12
>>166
Japanese calligraphy pens. They make my latin script look cool, and are handy in conscripting for changing up how characters look.

>>168
What's your favourite tv show theme?
168 Name: Anonymous : 2023-11-25 01:44
anyone on here still playing their switch? it's all i've been on lately.
169 Name: Anonymous : 2023-11-25 04:46
>>168
I have a switch but I don't use it as much anymore. I usually would play the DOOM collection or the Amnesia games on it.

>>170
What would you do if the internet just disappeared one day?
170 Name: Anonymous : 2023-11-26 00:12
>>167
The opening for The Bear plays New Noise (by Refused); it's the only tv show theme that's caught my ear recently. Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkAe30aEG5c

>>168
Had a phase playing on the switch earlier this year. Life's been too busy for me to pick up games lately.

>>169
I'd spend more time at libraries. And actually pay attention to the flyers left on their bulletin boards. Might even socialize offline. Go to community events. Come to think of it, these are probably things I should be doing either ways.

>>171
What's your favorite font family?
171 Name: Anonymous : 2023-12-01 11:22
>>169
did you enjoy doom on the switch? i saw that it was being sold but i questioned how good of a port it would be.
172 Name: Anonymous : 2023-12-01 16:51
>>170
EB Garamond

what's your favorite type of tree?
173 Name: Anonymous : 2023-12-05 01:19
>>171
It's a bit janky sometimes, especially with DOOM 2016, but it's still enjoyable. I don't go on my switch as often as I used to, though... I'm getting a Steam Deck over this holiday season too. Lmao.

>>172
I really like weeping willows. I used to have one in a park near me but then the city took it out. Unfortunate.

>>174
What's your favorite international food?
174 Name: Anonymous : 2023-12-05 01:38
>>173
Weeping willows were also the first tree to jump to my mind. Now I feel obligated to answer.

I like conservas! There are so many delicious types and I love seafood to begin with. You'd never expect canned fish to be one of the best things you've ever eaten.

What's your favorite mode of travel?
175 Name: Anonymous : 2023-12-11 21:54
>>174
Train. A nice spacious cabin gives you more room than a car or an airliner ever could. You can walk up and down the carriage, sink your teeth into a meal if they have a dining carriage, enjoy the picturesque countryside roll by your window and relax in your seat. It's slower, but way more relaxing.
176 Name: Anonymous : 2023-12-11 21:55
What's your favorite flavor ice cream?
177 Name: Anonymous : 2024-01-08 22:59
>>176
Controversial opinion, but mint chocolate chip. It does not taste like toothpaste, no matter what they all say.

What’s your favorite thing to bake? If you don't bake, what is your favorite baked good?
178 Name: Paperplane : 2024-01-29 14:25
>>177
I bake a lot of bread. Usually once a week and I have gotten pretty good at it I think.

>>179
What's your favourite type in Pokémon (grass, bug, water, fire etc.) and please name a few of your favourite type.
179 Name: Anonymous : 2024-01-29 19:21
>>178
I really like bug type. It walmost feels like cheating, since there's so many cool duo-type bugs. Scyther rules, Heracross is great, and Masquerain was my favorite Gen 3 mon. Shedinja was real cool, too. Leavanny was on my teams front in White. Sadly none of the post-Sun/Moon bug designs do it for me, but I'm almost relieved since I can finally play with some more ice types. oh wait, I was wrong, Frosmoth is amazing!

>>180-san, what is your favorite looking webpage (that is not the post office)?
180 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-05 18:45
>>178
bread bread bread!
Bread is the bane of my existence honestly. I've had bad acne my whole life and the only option my dermatologist suggested that I haven't tried yet was reducing carbs to a minimum, but I just can't give up bread hahaha

Baking is such an extemely rewarding little hobby, there's so much to learn and so much to try, and even the worst of your outcomes are still gonna be perfectly edible and miles better than anything you can buy at a store.

I'm thinking of finally committing and reviving my starter or growing a new one, now that I got a big 50kg bag of flour just sitting there. It's been a while since I've made sourdough and god I really miss it
181 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-05 19:19
>>180
Agree.
I just recently learned 3 minutes recipe of cupcakes.
And there are various types of dough. The cupcakes are sort of biscuit yeast free, based on soda + spoon of vinegar.

Also recently learned how to make diy yughurts, from activia, actimel. Just 0,5 liter of warm milk + spoon of living bifidobacterium and store in warm place for 4-8 hours.
182 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-06 07:32
>>180
>>181
Honestly I always hated baking before. Was more of a cooking guy and anything with dough just wasn't for me. I also live in Germany and we have the best bread in the world so baking myself just wasn't an improvement over our local bakeries. I'm also not much of a sweet tooth so pies, cakes etc. too wasn't for me.
But then I went to Japan for a few weeks and their bread really sucks so as I got home the first thing I did was bake a bread because all the stores are closed on sundays. Worked out very well so been baking a lot since then.
183 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-06 13:14
>>179
180 here again, totally forgot to reply to you after rambling about bread, sorry hahhaha

I adore the look of https://comfybox.floofey.dog/ . It's like one of those overly stylized so-tasteless-its-tasteful-again pages from the olden days, but made with such genuine passion and modern skill. It's a great little forum to lurk on too, pretty similar to Agora road.

Besides that, pretty much every personal page I've seen looks great in one way or another. Places like https://www.bruh.ltd/ or https://kellphy.com/ or https://five.sh/ all have a charm to them, no matter how well they're done on a technical level.

>>181
Yep yep, yougurt is surprisingly easy to grow. I've had great success with dry culture packs too, without even having to invest in expensive yougurt makers or anything of the like. And then there's Kefir which is just entirely unkillable as long as it touches a droplet milk about once a month and tastes really good. Insanely useful in baking too, as a (butter)mlik substitute, giving you way more flavor and leaven than the original ever could.

>>182
Hey happy to hear that. Nicest thing about getting into baking is just how low the entry bar is. You can get everything you need at literally any store, and there's so many entry level recipes that don't delve much into the theory behind baking bread, and don't force you to plan your day around making one, yet still make a great result in the end.
184 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-07 09:06
>>183
You now have to ask the next poster their favourite thing!
185 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-07 13:49
>>184
oh yep, totally missed the whole point of the thread haha, sorry

>>186
What's your favorite analog/digital horror series, ARG, or some other form of creepy internet media?
186 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-07 16:45
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187 Name: Anonymous : 2024-02-08 11:31
>>185
fearmongering media, pink glasses, "we are happy few".

idk why some one may need an alternative escapist media, when real world around does have plenty enough of this already.
188 Name: salviae officialis folia : 2024-02-08 22:15
I had an short tasteful cup of tea today.
With small peel of dried orange.

**Thank you, anon**

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