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2020-05-15
07-081940
08-47148
09-081966
10-31

Brown paper packages tied up with strings; these are a few of my favorite things.

This page is a stub, created on 2020-05-15 (last updated on 2023-04-10). Its contents are notes on the issues and angles I want to address about this topic.


Media

TV

See Trakt.tv Favorites.

Movies

See Trakt.tv Favorites.

Music

What follows is a hodgepodge of stack-ranked and hierarchically organized genres, composers, artists, bands, and individual songs. Every node indicates a favorite.

See also:

Books

See also my Goodreads profile and my Reading List page.

Visual Arts

Podcasts

YouTube Channels

Food

To Cook

See also Recipes.

To Eat

which I wouldn't necessarily cook myself

  • french fries
  • hashbrowns
  • tater tots

Restaurants

  • Espetus Brazilian Churrascaria
  • Smashburger
  • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

Alcohol

  • wine
    • malbec
    • syrah/shiraz
    • petite sirah
    • zinfandel
  • spirits
    • gin (with POG or orange juice)
    • whiskey/bourbon
    • tequila

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Flavors / Individual Foods

  • spicy
  • salty
  • potatoes
  • chocolate
  • papaya

Smells

  • the leaves of tomato plants
  • plumeria
  • freshly struck matches (of a certain kind)
  • Brussels sprouts roasting in butter and bacon fat

Sports and Recreation

  • weightlifting
  • Krav Maga
  • snowboarding
  • rowing

Leisure Activities

  • beach and splashing around in the water
  • hiking
  • camping
  • watching TV

Games

Animals

  • wolves
  • dogs, especially
    • labs (especially yellow labs)
    • Siberian huskies
  • dragons

Vacation Spots / Places to Visit

  • Hawai'i, especially Poipu on the island of Kauai
  • Summit County, Colorado (home of Breckenridge and Keystone, proximate to Vail and Beaver Creek)
  • Lake Tahoe
  • Tel Aviv
  • Atlanta
  • New York

Weather and Climate

  • hot

Holidays

  • Christmas

Colors

  • green
  • blue

Clothes

  • what's that?

Technology

Internet Cameras

  • Android / Google Pixel (currently 6 Pro)

Computers

  • MacBook Pro

Smart Home

  • Google Home

Software and Services

Kitchen Equipment

Automobiles

  • Honda CR-V
  • BMW 760 Li (circa 2000, when they still had the "cat eyes" taillights)
  • Honda Odyssey (circa 2000)

Architecture

  • glass and steel
  • sharp right angles
  • no ornamentation

Humor

  • puns
  • "dad jokes"