# These are some of my (new) favorite things.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239 "2001-08-20T21:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/1 "2001-08-20T21:50:00Z")
The latest _Green Day_ CD. I finally bought it and it’s awsome! The boys have grown up. Newbies: It’s a toss up between **Dr. Schadenfreude** and **xcheops**. New Cover Girl “cement” lipstick. Okay, so it’s not cement but the stuff is unbelieveable! I put it on Friday after dinner, went out with my husband, came home and we did some heavy making out and then I passed out when I sent him upstairs to get some…uh, stuff. Point is, I woke up with perfect lipstick 12 hours after applying it! Amazing! A bracelet that looks like [this necklace](http://www.tiffany.com/html/shopping/product.asp?mysid=GQWX1WUKJDSR2G3U00A3HX9VR87A1T2D&dept=13&catalog_id=WEB1&catalog_item=74N). My husband bought it for me for my 31st birthday, which is a month away. He also doesn’t know he bought it yet, but I’m sure he’ll approve. 😉 So you guys have any new favorite things? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/2 "2001-08-20T21:54:50Z")
Sue, you are one of my favorite things. But that’s not new. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/3 "2001-08-20T22:01:22Z")
New Favorites: Shirt: Flannel Gunslinger gave me. It still smells like him, despite the fact that he hadn’t worn it before giving it to me so the only him-scent on it came from hanging in his closet, and also despite the fact that I wrap my stuffed bunny up in it to cuddle with at night when I am lonely. It’s the softest, most comfortable shirt I own. Laundry Product: Bounce fabric softener in “Outdoor Fresh” scent. Band: Cowboy Mouth. “They’ve been around FOREVER!” complained my sister when I told her they were my new favorite. “I know,” I told her, “but I only heard them on Sunday, so they’re new to me!” Class: Introduction to Mass Media. Went to my first lecture today. Awesome teacher, interesting subject, I should enjoy this one. Candy Bar: Dark Chocolate Aero from Nestlé. Unfortunately they aren’t sold in the US, and I can’t find them online. I can find milk chocolate and peppermint but not dark chocolate. I shall be begging my best friend to drive up to Canada from Connecticut, and ship me a bunch on overnight delivery (praying they don’t melt en route). ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/4 "2001-08-20T22:02:58Z")
On my morning bus ride, there is a hot guy who is reading the Seducer’s Diary by Kierkegaard that I like to stare at. I love the blueberry pancakes at Hillary’s Urban Eatery and the bananas Sara crepe at La Creperie. I like going up to the Heartland Cafe after a day at the Loyola beach. I’m developing a taste for sipping Sauvignon Blanc on my back porch on hot summer evenings. I’ve become addicted to The Sopranos and Six Feet Under on HBO. I started using Kiss My Face moisturizer (Alpha and Aloe during the day and Vitamin A&E at night) and my skin is looking better than it has in a while. I bought a cool wheeled carry-on for $40 at Kmart. It’s made by Wilson, and has a decent sized main compartment plus lots of side pockets to hold stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/5 "2001-08-20T22:08:02Z")
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,[\* Julie Andrews voice\*] These are a few of my favorite things…[\* End Julie Andrews voice[/] ] Sorry, I couldn’t help myself:D ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/6 "2001-08-20T22:08:52Z")
My newest favourite is **Sue Duhnym**. A woman of taste and discernment without parallel on this board. ---
**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/7 "2001-08-20T22:12:15Z")
My new favorite person that I hardly talk to: Parker, a sophomore here at my college. Weird. Unique. Opinionated. Brilliant. Funny. Spent a half-hour talking to him last night. I probably won’t see him again anytime soon. Song: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong doing Gershwin’s “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.” My new shower puff sponge. Dark red. Lots of lather. It’s great, really. I’m also enjoying this newfound freedom away from home. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/8 "2001-08-20T22:19:32Z")
One of my new favourite things is “The Chris Isaak Show”. It may have been around before, but we just started getting it here on cable, and it is hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/9 "2001-08-20T22:22:38Z")
> [@](#): > > So you guys have any new favorite things? Just guns. But nobody wants to hear about my new Ruger Vaquero with the 5½ bbl in .45 Long Colt. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/10 "2001-08-20T22:22:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > Sue, you are one of my favorite things. But that’s not new. Suck up! [sub]Thanks! That’s sweet![/sub] > [@](#): > > _By Dr. Schadenfreude_ > My newest favourite is Sue Duhnym. A woman of taste and discernment without parallel on this board You too! I also have become significantly impressed by my local branch of the public library. For a place that is housed in an _actual_ house, it has a remarkable selection. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/11 "2001-08-20T22:48:09Z")
I’ve got a new favorite e-mail buddy - something to look forward to… Does a reconnection with an old friend count?? And I found a new favorite shrubbery that’s going into my garden soon!! ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/12 "2001-08-20T23:00:14Z")
My brand new house! The SDMBs The grilled stuft Buritto My Girlfriend (just got back together) [Penny-Arcade](http://www.penny-arcade.com) [Megatokyo](http://www.megatokyo.com) [Real Life](http://www.reallifecomics.com/) [Sheldon](http://www.sheldoncomics.com/) [Schlock Mercenary](http://www.schlockmercenary.com/) High-speed internet access ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/13 "2001-08-21T05:57:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*New Favorites: > > Candy Bar: Dark Chocolate Aero from Nestlé. Unfortunately they aren’t sold in the US, and I can’t find them online. I can find milk chocolate and peppermint but not dark chocolate. I shall be begging my best friend to drive up to Canada from Connecticut, and ship me a bunch on overnight delivery (praying they don’t melt en route). \*\* Try an online company called “Canadian Favourites” at [http://www.canadianfavourites.com/](http://www.canadianfavourites.com/) They suggest overnight shipping in the warm months. Kind of an odd first post, I know, but I enjoy being helpful. (Enough to de-lurk.) ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/14 "2001-08-21T05:59:39Z")
Thank you, **MisterThyristor**! I love you! (In a purely platonic “chocolate-enabler” way, of course. I’m a promised woman. :)) Welcome to the boards! ---
**Author:** ![maryliza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@maryliza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maryliza)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-some-of-my-new-favorite-things/77239/15 "2001-08-21T08:20:39Z")
New favorite things: My new apartment. Big, pretty, clean, comfortable, everything the old one wasn’t. My new shampoo. L’Oreal something. My new Moulinex, which allows me to make homemade hummus. Never again hummus from a can! And starting September 20th, I’m pretty sure my new Master’s program will be a favorite thing. Anything that gets me out of this terrible job HAS to be a favorite thing.