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Medieval Remixes Of Popular Songs:

This person or group of people has a few remixes of modern pop songs in medieval European style.

https://www.youtube.com/user/9freakydarling9

This is an idea for me to do a summary of lesser known types of music.

Satiric Misspelling:

LULZ DEED U NO DAT THEAR IS A TECKNIKAL TERM FOR DIS KIND OF SPELING WURDZ???

Chek duh Wikipedia artikel!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satiric_misspelling

Something Better Than Vanity Plates:

In some places in the world, you are able to receive license plates that have custom lettering, with such lettering spelling things like "I AM MAD," "GRABHER," "EWW A BUG," "EXPIRED," "BURP, " "MSANDRY," "NO WIFE," "YOUTUBE," "YOURMOM," and "3JOH22A," (try looking at that word in the mirror for a HORRIFIC SURPRISE!!)

Basically, Japanese license plates consists of numbers, not letters. Having license plates with "goroawase," or numbers that spell words, may be possible, but seemingly not every syllable has a corresponding number. However, they now have license plates with custom graphics.

Visit one of these links for some pretty examples.

https://soranews24.com/2015/01/26/get-ready-for-yuru-kyara-car-plates-japan-to-lift-ban-on-colourful-regional-license-plates/

http://www.town.kamifurano.hokkaido.jp/index.php?id=1554

https://ichikawalife.com/gotouchi-number-design/

Non-Buddhist Forms Of Meditation:

I believe many people assume that meditation is like an inherently Buddhist or Hindu thing, the Buddhists single-handedly invented meditation, and that the only way to meditate is to sit cross-legged and perform a repetitive chant. Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that should be taken with healthy skepticism because nearly anyone can make changes, says that's not true. Many different religions, including Christianity and Judiasm, have their own meditation techniques.

Here's the article. I may create a separate page later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

Deep L and Food:

I started using the DeepL translation service after a Japanese YouTuber named "Moshimoshi Yuusuke" recommended it, saying the results were so natural they could even be used in business documents. In this video, more specifically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqbd2yz0toY

Here's the site for Deep L.

https://www.deepl.com/en/translator

Now, Japan has ramen, but that's not the only type of noodle there is in Japan. Ramen is made from wheat, the same ingredient used in bread. You likely knew both those things, because I'm so condescending. Japan also has rice noodles and noodles made from buckwheat called soba.

You can view a list of wheat based dishes other than noodles in this gluten-free guide. (It mentions a version of wheat gluten called "Fu," the forerunner to seitan. Wheat gluten is also used to make "mock duck," a Chinese food meant to imitate duck meat.

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/a-gluten-free-guide-to-eating-in-japan/

Buckwheat was used in Japan since prehistoric times, apparently, but how was it used as food before the Chinese introduced the concept of noodles to Japan?

Well, they used to make something called "sobagaki," which consists of buckwheat flour formed into a ball. Peasants used to eat this food, even after noodles were introduced.

You can find recipes for sobagaki even in English, and this page gives examples of how it can be used in food.

https://dailyfoodporn.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/soba-gaki-like-old-time-japanese-peasants/

While it appears to me to be a more modern invention, there are also cookies made from buckwheat, called "Sobabouro."

http://www.kawamitiya.co.jp/user_data/sobaboro.php

Life Hack For Learning A Foreign Language:

When I attempt to learn words in foreign languages, I find that I have a difficult time remembering the words and the grammar. I think this is because I am ignorant of what the correct grammar actually is. So I decided to try composing words in English-grammar based sentences, and I found I have an easier time remembering the words. I think this is because an English-speaker's brain is hardwired for English grammar, which could also be part of the reason why remembering words in one's native language tends to be easier than trying to remember the same in a language you barely have knowledge of.

I'll give examples in Japanese, since this is a Japanese hosting platform:

1: Ore will sentou suru the akuyaku. Means: I will fight the bad guy, or the villian.

2: Watashi will kau an atarashii kuruma. Means: I will buy a new car.

3: Kare is tabeteiru a ringo. Means: He is eating an apple.

If you're dabbling in foreign languages, I encourage you to give it a try. Might speed up your vocabulary absorption.

Tiramisu:

I just tried a slice of Tiramisu cake, and I found that it tasted quite fancy. It tasted like something you would eat at a 5-star restaurant. I think it was the best sweet I ever tried, i t made m e want to go to Italy to try their other foods. May 2nd, 2020.

Four Energy Drinks:

Some time ago, I bought four drinks with similar flavours to try to see what they taste like mixed together. I did not feel very good when I finished, I felt perked, but also slightly "sick." It wasn't very worth it anyways, the drinks tasted very similar when mixed together. I think this is one of the most unhealthiest decisions I ever made. I normally drink no more than one or two when I get energy drinks, the only reason I tried four is that I could report a recipe to you.

Speaking of which, pretty much everyone says "coffee is healthier than energy drinks," but I don't agree with that, at least not mentally. I tend to find that when I drink more than a moderate amount of coffee, I'm in a bleaker mood, whereas if I drink energy drinks, the same thing does not happen so much to me, in fact, I think it might lift my mood sometimes.