Favourite Things
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These are things I like. But not the be-all and end-all.
Literature
- Anything by Terry Pratchett
- The usual fantasy authors: Ursula LeGuinn, David Eddings, Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist, Robin Hobb, etc…
- Little House Series, by Laura Ingalls Wilder (seriously, it’s quite good)
- Anything (he didn’t just write for children) by Roald Dahl
- His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman
- Anything by Oscar Wilde (read then watch)
- Snow Crash, by Neil Stephenson
- Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare (much better to watch than read)
- Other stuff which I can’t remember right now
Comics & Cartoons
- Cyanide and Happiness
- Non Sequitur
- XKCD
- Punch
- Leunig
Movies
Here are some pretty good movies, in a rough order, in my humble opinion. Links are to IMDB. Et Voila:
- The Matrix
- The Princess Bride
- Dr Strangelove: Or How I learned to Stop Worring and Love the Bomb
- The Blues Brothers
- Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Love Actually
- Mean Girls
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Kill Bill I
- Sin City
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Jar-Head
- War Games
- Crimson Rivers (Les Rivières pourpres [much better in french])
- Sleepless In Seattle (everyone’s favourite romance)
- Serendipity
Videoclips
Nobody can out-dance Michael Jackson. Except MJ from 1983. He’s the ultimate Gumby!
- Michael Jackson — Thriller
- Michael Jackson — Smooth Criminal
- Michael Jackson — Bad
Food
- Sushi
- Bento Boxes
- Yum-Cha
- Eggs Benedict/Florentine
- Rare/medium-rare steak
- Toasted Soughdough Bread (with coffee)
- Smoked Salmon (most smoked stuff is pretty good)
- Oysters (not too much at once, though)
- Crab
- Antipasto, Cheese (blue vein and cream-cheese), etc
- Spanakopita
- Fuji Apples
- Watermellon
- Mango
- Chocolate
Beverages
- Non-alcoholic:
- Coffee (in particular expresso and turkish coffee)
- Tea (any variety or permutation thereof)
- Water (as opposed to soft drinks)
- Beer:
- Stella Artois
- Abbe Notre Dame de Leffe (aka: Leffe) — any of them
- Corona Extra
- Guiness
- Most homebrew
Games
Real Life
- Life itself — more interesting than any game
- Poker
- Thirteen
PeeCee
- RTS:
- Age of Empires II
- Total Annihilation
- Battlezone II
- FPS:
- Unreal Tournament
- Doom II (very nostalgic)
- Deus Ex
- Thief: The Dark Project
- Other:
- Jazz Jackrabbit
- Monkey Island 1,2 & 3
- Grim Fandago
- The Incredible Machine
- Freespace II
- EV Nova
- Transport Tycoon
- Alpha Centauri
Console
- NES:
- Spy vs. Spy
- Zelda
- Duck Hunt
- SNES:
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Tennis
- Yoshi’s Island
- Super Mario World
- Zelda: A link to the Past
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy VI
- Neo-Geo:
- The Metal Slug series
- Puzzle Bobble
- Bubble Bobble
- Playstation:
- Parappa The Rapper
- Ridge Racer Type 4
- Metal Gear Solid