Things that you really love

Balladeer wrote:

I'd be up for that. Also Jimbob's name popped up at one point, so he is now a minor celebrity among my group of friends!

ZeroJones wrote:

He gets everywhere, that Jimbob.

Uh - what's going on? This is #MeToo isn't it...

I've been playing about with this site called rave.dj which is a mashup maker site. You pop two YouTube videos, it works its magic and makes a mashup. I've had far more failures than successes, but it's really satisfying to hear a mashup being spat out that works well.

Two of my favourites so far:

Mute City and One Punch Man

This is Luigi's Mansion (cheated a wee bit using a remix)

Chocolate mousse, lads. Is there a better general pudding? It's chocolate, but lighter and creamier. I'm a big fan.

I prefer a big ol' slice of chocolate fudge cake. If I'm eating a chocolate dessert, you've got to do it right.

Nah, too heavy! Mousse hits the sweet spot (no pun intended): chocolatey, yet doesn't sit like a lead balloon in the stomach.

...Nintendo, a Splatfest is needed.

It's raining. I don't really love that: what I do love is the smell of rain after a period of warmth. Really lovely refreshing aroma. 😊

Balladeer wrote:

a period of warmth

...nope, no idea what this means. I've a vague recollection of experiencing this at some point, but it's September now so it's basically winter now here.

Having a job I don't hate.
Having a relationship that feels like it's real and which my brain is willing to believe might last.
Bears.

Coke. Not that one, but the filthy black liquid. I know each can has 53 spoons of sugar, and that I'll end up with diabetes if I keep drinking the stuff, but NOTHING beats getting home and finding a cold can of it in the fridge.

A nice, cold coke in a glass bottle, straight from the fridge, is phenomenal. As you get further from that ideal it gets worse and worse until you're drinking a flat, watered down fast food coke thats gone warm, which is grim.

The one crack in the relationship so far: the girlfriend prefers Pepsi.

Drunkalilly wrote:

A nice, cold coke in a glass bottle, straight from the fridge, is phenomenal. As you get further from that ideal it gets worse and worse until you're drinking a flat, watered down fast food coke thats gone warm, which is grim.

The one crack in the relationship so far: the girlfriend prefers Pepsi.

Damn, that's a rough one. I find Pepsi has a plasticy taste - same with Diet Coke. It has a strange aftertaste, although not quite as bad as Tesco Cola, which I remember my parents getting when I was a child. Borderline abuse.

Obviously, Fentimans Curiosity Cola is the actual best.

I don't think I could actually tell the difference if asked to do so blind... In fact my work did a colas taste test and, having aced the chocolate one, I got one of the team's lowest marks. I did in fact mix up Coke and Pepsi.

At least I could tell apart Dr. Pepper: it was the one that tasted bobbins.

I have a very sophisticated pallette so I can tell my colas apart exceedingly well.

Balladeer wrote:

At least I could tell apart Dr. Pepper: it was the one that tasted bobbins.

*furiously googles "how to ban an admin"*

I prefer Coke if I'm going for a full fat cola, but if I'm going for a sugar-free variant, Pepsi Max is king over Coke Zero. Vile drink, that one.

Always been a Pepsi Max man myself. Despite having a mad sweet tooth there's something about standard colas I find a bit too sweet.

I get what you mean - it's rare that I do go for a full fat cola as I feel I need to vigorously brush my teeth afterwards.

Now that autumn's here, is there anything better than dressing in woollies and sitting under a great big blanket? I think not.

I do like autumn. Not unbearably hot like summer, but not crippingly cold like winter either. I like the autumnal colour palette over spring's, too. A top season.

Last night the clocks went back, and I went to bed a bit early. As a result I got nine and a half hours of sleep. It was glorious.

...still slightly want caffeine though.

Autumn is so beautiful here. SPring is great, of course, cherry blossoms and all that, but lousy with tourists.

Balladeer wrote:

Last night the clocks went back, and I went to bed a bit early. As a result I got nine and a half hours of sleep. It was glorious.

...they did???

FFS I hate modern technology all updating automatically because I miss my extra hour

I’m pretty sure you just got it without realising. Changing my oven remains a pain, so I’m grateful that’s the only thing I have to change!