Okay I think we need a positive counterpoint to the things that annoy us thread...

1. Tea. Fuck I love tea.

2. Guitar. No matter how shitty I feel I can always lose myself in guitar and come out feeling better

3. Immersive computer games. I love getting lost in an awesome game world. Pure escapism.

4. Halloumi. No explanation needed surely?

5. Having an alarm when I don't need to get up. This week I've been working later, but my alarm has still been set for the same time. For some reason it feels great to be woken up, think "ha, fuck you alarm" then go back to sleep. I have no idea why I enjoy this.

1. Tea. Proper tea. Done with loose leaves, in a clay or cast iron pot and brewed for a proper time and water temp depending on what kind of tea it is.

2. Playing multiplayer games with friends online, or playing tabletop games with friends.

3. Cooking anything from pancakes to a 5 course meal and asking friends / family ovat to eat.

4. Weekends that I have no plans whatsoever (like this coming one).

5. Pumpkin. Or more precisely seeing what I can harvest from my 100m² garden plot during the summer and autumn after working on it from April. This year the best "catch" was a 13kg pumpkin.

Laurens wrote:Okay I think we need a positive counterpoint to the things that annoy us thread...

1. Tea. Fuck I love tea.

2. Guitar. No matter how shitty I feel I can always lose myself in guitar and come out feeling better

3. Immersive computer games. I love getting lost in an awesome game world. Pure escapism.

4. Halloumi. No explanation needed surely?

5. Having an alarm when I don't need to get up. This week I've been working later, but my alarm has still been set for the same time. For some reason it feels great to be woken up, think "ha, fuck you alarm" then go back to sleep. I have no idea why I enjoy this.

Just discovered Halloumi this summer. Used it after grilling on the BBQ for a warm Farrow dish. Yum!

In no particular order here's my five:

1. Solving the problems of the world over a few pints or drams (OK more than a few ) with my buddies.

2. Making Sunday dinner for "she who must be obeyed" and enjoying with her and a nice bottle of plonk.

3.Riding my bicycle, whether a club ride, non-comtetative event, a race or spinning indoors in the winter. It really clears my mind and leave me feeling great, even if I left everything on the pavement.

4. A gig or rehearsal that goes well. Playing in the stage band has always been fun.

5. A really good cup of coffee, especially a good dark roast or a well pulled espresso.