Music, game, novel, show, what have you. What do you love that’s particularly old?
I have many things that are very old and enjoy but I don’t use them on a daily basis. Maybe my typewriter is what I use more often.
My wife. 🥰
Normally, I’d answer my husband. But today, I’ll say Skyrim. I picked it up again after multiple years, and I have loved and played this game since its release in 2011.
Talk all the shit you want, this is one of my favorite nostalgic kicks.
I think 13 year olds are a bit too young to get married
My Pebble watch
My wife
Came here to say, “my husband.”
The Sun
(the firey ball of doom, not the garbage newspaper)
The stale air
Your mom.
Oh wonderful, I’m glad to hear it. Don’t suppose you have any tips for navigating her incessant quilting talk while you’re here?
To put joking aside, I have been trying to make a sort of quilt pattern to add to one of my sweatshirts, but I’m not good at sewing and don’t have a sewing machine. So I would probably listen to her talk about quilts and how to make the edges look good.
I would also take quilting advice from OP’s mum
A handmade ceramic mug I bought when I first got out of homelessness. Probably about fifteen years old now. It’s white with a flared base and motif of a bison on it.
Water
Going prehistoric on us. Nice.
Is it though? Aren’t the molecules constantly breaking apart and reforming?
Is this some kind of Ship of Theseus, but extra wet?
We went here to say the same. Hey fellow hydrohomie!
My jokes.
It’s the game of Go. Also known as baduk, weiqi, igo. It’s a board game known for being pretty old.
Hell yeah. Go is amazing. Crazy that something with such simple rules can be so deep… Wish I had some locals to play with
Back in 1989 I had a co-worker friend who went to Jamaica and returned with a custom coffee mug with my name on it. It wasn’t a cheap printed one, the letters were formed out of clay. I don’t use it every day anymore, because I’m afraid it will break, but it’s in my rotation. It reminds me that some people used to care something about me, for some reason.
I care about you, stranger. I hope you’re doing well.
Fountain pens. They don’t make custom alloys of gold specifically for their nibs any more because they’re not ubiquitous. An old “wet noodle” italic Parker or Waterman is a writing experience to behold.
I’m more fond of dip pens, they are terribly impractical but for me it’s a joy.
One of my favourite nibs is the blue pumpkin.
Try out fudepens too. Fountain pens, but with a brush end. Sometimes they’re refillable (my preference), sometimes they’re not. They make them with actual bristle brush tips, but also foam tips like calligraphy markers.
I’ve come to really enjoy them.
I still keep a few old things around but I’m not near them or using them on a daily basis.
The only exception is one necklace, which I always keep on even when showering. I started using it about a decade ago, but it belonged to my mother since her teenager years.
So yes, that’s an item that’s old and I enjoy on a daily basis
