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In no particular order: Reading. Mostly science fiction and fantasy, but I have a tendency to stray into philosophy from time to time when I want to pretend I have more than two brain cells to rub together. Culinary. And I use that rather large umbrella because while I've always enjoyed...

The White Negroni, another excellent cocktail. In the warmer weather I'm partial to a nice Tom Collins. A Clover Club is also nice and almost anything Tiki... always love me a Jungle Bird. And it does not spin off of any of these, but I can't close this out without mentioning the Trinidad...

That it took this long for the Last Word to be mentioned in the thread is alarming given the previous discussion about Green Chartreuse towards the beginning of the thread. Thankfully sanity was restored with this delicious cocktail finally being brought to the table. I'd also recommend a Final...

I use it as a Google replacement, to help me brainstorm character ideas for games and... to come up with novel cocktail recipes when I feel like letting an AI decide how exactly I'll get a buzz going on a Friday evening.

Nothing of the geeky variety this year. I got a few flannel shirts, a few henleys, a new pair of quality leather boots, and razor blades for my DE safety razor. My friends and I inevitably gift each other a few games on Steam, but that's as geeky as it'll get this Christmas.

The year was 1996, I was in middle school. Someone called me a cracker, they were serious about it. Using the sort of clever repartee children in middle school are known for I asked "What kind of cracker?" This got me a confused look, so I went on... "There are a lot of crackers. Saltine...

Great thread, Civ is easily one of my favorite game series of all time. If I had more time I'd write something more extensive, but since I'm pressed... Civ V takes the top spot. Something about this one just clicked with me and I couldn't stop playing. It got significantly better with every...

Excellent show, I enjoyed everything from start to finish. I don't get the Mary Sue comments. The protagonist is a flawed individual and we see her fail on more than one occasion, so I don't see how that could apply. Anyway, not looking for a debate, just wanted to say I really liked the show...

I told them. They wouldn't believe me, but I told them... "D&D: Cocaine Dragon" If only they'd listened you'd all be having a completely different conversation.

RE: the negroni, has it taken a while because you've been working your way through other cocktails first? Or are the ingredients, presumably aside from gin, not easy to come by where you are? It's a simple enough drink. Definitely not for everyone. A friend of mine got into cocktails a bit...

How to Drink is my go-to for YouTube cocktails, followed by Anders Erikson and a channel called The Educated Barfly. All quite good. Gin is my spirit of choice. I quite like a Bees Knees, a Last Word, and there's never anything wrong with a simple G&T. An Earl Grey Martini is extremely tasty...

James Hoffman, but yes, his videos are excellent. I've also watched a lot of videos by a gentleman named Lance Hedrick. Lance's videos are very different from Hoffman's, but extremely informative. Once you start watching people like these, the tumble down the rabbit hole accelerates...

Aeropress is great as an immersion brew. That is the fun part of coffee, there's several different ways to do it, and even within the same brew methods there are different techniques people can use to end up with the cup they like. That all doesn't even bring the beans into it. Where did they...

So I've liked every installment of the series to date, and I've got friends I game with regularly I know will be getting this because they like the series even more than I do. I suspect it'll be good... I just don't know if I can bring myself to give Activision/Blizzard any money. They're...

Oh, there are significantly more expensive hobbies out there, but in context a lot of people may think hundreds or even thousands of dollars on coffee brewing is insanity. Still, you can sink a lot into it. Next year I plan on upgrading my espresso machine from my entry level machine to one...

Coffee can be a dangerous rabbit hole to tumble down. I have several other friends who love their coffee but think I'm nuts. :p In terms of a low cost entry for a better everyday cup, I'd recommend pour over. The Hario V60 is a classic, well respected pour over dipper. You can pick them up in...

It's been ages since I've responded to thread on here. They usually move at a lightning pace for me given how infrequently I get here, but now I can jump in on the ground floor for once. More or less anyway. I like to read, predominantly science fiction and fantasy, but I have a fair bit of...

Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say he read this thread and had the good sense to jump into a ravine for at least the third time we know of rather than attempt to contribute meaningfully.