I like when cats yawn and I can see inside their mouths.

I enjoy catching sequential numbers on digital clocks. I smile real big when I catch one at 12:34.

Noticing biodiversity as migrating birds return for spring and flowers start popping out of the ground. If you don't have it yet, check out the Merlin app, it can identify birds by their song and you can save them... Kinda like mundane adult Pokemon

Trains. Seeing them come and go in the station.

Now that spring is here, seeing on my walk to work what flowers started to bloom each week.

Last wednesday these appeared everywhere.

We are translucent to X-rays, but we're also translucent to visible light up to a certain depth, and I can make my fingers glow red with my phone's flashlight! That's so weird.

Also, just look at how far away you can see things (if you can see, if you don't know what it's like imagine like hearing but wit, uh, a wider range?).

How the hell do you know that the sun or the moon or the stars are there?! They're so far but you can still detect them with your eyes (though ideally you wouldn't stare at the sun, but y'know what I mean)

Also it's crazy that the universe is like 13 billion years old according to science, but for me the universe started when I was born (and for everyone else but relative to their date of birth), or even when I started remembering things, so I have to deduce that things happened before I "started experiencing" by looking at their indirect effects, as I wasn't there to live through those things because I didn't exist yet.

There will be people who don't exist yet. Wow.

Sound of rain on the window panes. It is a wonderful sound.

Been homeless for a couple of years when I was young and everytime I am happy and appreciative to be where I am now with small things like rain, or taking a warm shower for example, eventhough it has been decades ago I have been homeless.

I often still have dreams not being able to find my home.

Sets of almost anything in multicolours. Pencils, paint swatches, 70s glassware, don't care, gimme .

When I walk into my kitchen and everything is clean and put away, and running my hand over the countertop that feels as pristine as a prepped operating room.

Games that emulate real life.

I'm enamored by games where every item is touchable and moveable and nothing is a game prop. Games like long drive, superliminal, are my jam

Dull Men's Club is a fantastic fediverse community where this kind of stuff tends to be discussed.

I'm turning an elm that I dug out of my flower bed into a bonsai. When I pulled it up I accidentally stripped a long section of the trunk. It's been in a pot for nearly a year now and that stripped section is scarring over nicely, normally it takes people ages to get something this gnarly looking but I got it by accident.

I've also been cooking with carne de soya. In the US we call it "textured vegetable protein" and either way it's basically crumbled, dried tofu. It's a poor people food in Mexico. When cooked, it's identical in texture to a 50/50 mix of ground beef and pork. It's functionally flavorless on its own but due to the drying process it works as a sponge for anything you put it in. Mix some spices and liquid into a slurry, give it 10 min to marinade, you have the perfect meat for any dish. I do mean any liquid, the other day I made chili, mixed the soya with a spicier blend than I use for the chili itself, some pale ale, and some bacon fat I had saved from breakfast. The chili kept it's usual flavor, but each bite of the soya tasted like spicey pork sausage. Two distinct yet complementary flavors in one pot and the two pounds worth of "meat" only cost 97¢. Doesn't even need to be complicated like that, bag of soya, can of kidney beans, can of sloppy Joe sause, half an onion, salt, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire, all in a crock pot on low. 6 hours later and it's the best sloppy Joe I've ever made. Better than the weeks I spent making my own sause from scratch. I call it Tojos.

I just bought a new watch for $35. Haven't worn a watch in nearly 20 years. I'm excited to know the time without looking at my phone!

Any sort of physical touch, besides handshakes 😐

Wild flowers. I'm about to make dandelion wine, and, later, poppy jelly.

High voltage power lines and more broadly any infrastructure that serves a purpose for people

When I see a butterfly I get really excited. I usually try to get a picture and try to look up what it is and what it eats. I have been trying to plant host plants and can't wait to see the butterflies they all feed.

I've been kind of obsessed with taking photos of utility poles lately.

If I can listen to or play some music it doesn't feel like a wasted day.

At the minute, composting. It's my first Spring having a house with a garden so I can finally do all the eco-friendly gardening projects I could never do while living in a landlord's mouldy house. So watching garden and food waste slowly decay is surely the most mundane, but exciting for me, although it's nice to have a few projects on the go like growing a wildflower patch, having a bed of pollinator-friendly herbs, and planting clover among the grass so it isn't a monocultural suburban hell

Boobs. Sunsets. The smell of the desert after rain. Big rain storms. A clear starry night. Lever action rifles. Gelato. Boobs. Nice bourbon. Eating something I made myself that takes more then 24 hours, like sourdough, beer, hot sauce, pickles, etc.

Cycling on rail trails and long isolated bike paths. Getting from A to B without burning any fossil fuel. I live in an archipelago and pull my inflatable kayak to the river and the lakes nearby using a bike trailer.

The rain, the moon, getting to snuggle my wife…

Doing Laundry, Dishes and Cleaning My Kitchen.

Did you end up making that tumeric chicken soup?

Discovering a new post from the @violet08@lemmy.today saga in my feed. The quality varies but they can be pretty entertaining and engaging.

Heck, it was one of these posts which just recently compelled me to actually interact with the community after years of lurking. So thank you for that, I guess.

I've learned there are no mundane things, only things I haven't learned much about, yet.

Sex is pretty mundane, right? I mean, birds do it. Bees do it. Everyone does it.

Still exciting, tho.

Early evening. Sitting painting. Reggae playing. A glass of wine. Dinner coming along in the oven. Nice thoughts of my children, and what they're maybe doing now they've moved out. A smile from my wife as she walks by, slight rhythmic sway to the reggea.

It's the little things.

Finding something I search for on internet.

The last one was "why my tractor smoke so much". As a mechanic I already know the common possibility and as all was good it was something specific to this engine.

Reading a forum from 2010 without using restrictive search term give me a lots of stories from other people. And finally after hour of reading I found someone with the similar problem and one of the advice was to check the injectors orientation..

That one french fry in the bag that's been overcooked to the point of crunchiness.

My cats sleeping in a ridiculous position.

The same boobs I've seen 10,000 times.

Every aspect of life! The pure idea of life! Nature! The pure concept of cooking, things changing flavour and music being able to carry emotions and szenerie!

The concept of Memories...

The concept of Forgetting...

The idea of existing as a child that has no responsibilities... The idea of Childhood... The idea of Nostalgia...

I have chemicals in my brain that preserved a different "now"...

I remember I used to be a little boy that was loved by parents...

aaahhh I wanna be a kid again.

I wanna be cuddle by mom and not have to worry about "responsibilities"... things like money or jobs

I remember when I was a kid, and I was often with my mom, and adults would be like "is this your son" to my mom and my heart would LIGHT UP for some reason when I get talked about positively (or even neutrally). Especially when its 1st Gen Chinese Diasporas and they're like "does he speak 中文 (Chinese)" (feels kinda gramatically incorrect btw 中文 is technically the written language) and I instantly feel so proud of my self for being multilingual (English, Cantonese, Mandarin)... I felt a sense of superiority compared to American-Born Chinese... mom was like "oh he does"... I can't express in words how good that felt when I get praised lol... they seems to be so surprised that I can speak Mandarin too and read

Just all the standard questiois like: "how old is is he?" makes me feel good... cuz it validated my existence... like another being other than my immediate family has recognized my existence. I EXIST. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUE ME UWU 🥹.

Like I overhear my mom's phone conversations a lot. I FEEL SOO GOOD WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT ME indirectly. Like the "my younger son is [age] years old" and I FEEL SO MUCH JOY hearing that...

just pure childhood

I obsess about memories a lot...

I sometimes fear I wake up one day without my memories... who the fuck would I even be anymore? I'd effectively "died".

Seeing birds outside. And froggies. And rats. And honestly any other critter.

Having a fresh hot coffee in the morning. Getting into comfy bed after a day

I like to wash dishes...

Mondays.

Mondays are awesome.

Had a girl I was dating tell me she loved my excitement for little things I was finding in an Asian grocery store. Yeast balls, twice fermented soy sauce, oyster sauce, fresh enoki mushrooms. I like cooking and eating and I guess ingredients are my happy place.

Solving keplerian orbital elements. I gave up on an orbital dynamics class recently bcz work is getting too busy, and the class was a little above my background.

But, nobody should be that excited doing homework.

I really love the way the sky looks on the corner of buildings. I usually take pictures.

Sunsets, a good breeze, sitting in a window with the sun on me, not the cold but being bundled up and warm when it’s cold out, bird sounds, extra rooty trees, puffy clouds, whispy clouds, people laughing, backyard rodents livin they lives, old cars, car maintenance, well figured pieces of wood, cooking, cooking with others, running errands with friends

Cooking for friends and family

Trains and birbs. I live in a bird protection area near the French and the Swiss borders (with countries sharing public transport) and it's fun.

Trees, flowers, nature, dogs, cats, all animals basically.

It's like my human soul yearns for a basic connection with reality that has been abstracted away by modern society.

I made peanut butter at home last night. Both batches came out great.

It really is pretty darn simple. I buy normal roasted peanuts at the store, then grind them up in a Vitamix (think blender, but on steroids), then add a pinch of flavors to taste.

not sure I have anything. I just love sorta the opposite of exciting things. Walks in nature, traveling by foot or bike, just being able to relax without worrying about anything. So I love many mundane things but can't say they excite me. I can get excited knowing I will be able to like do something by bike or foot. Like look forward to the quiet time so maybe that. I get excited about the chance to be relaxing.

My cats.

When i put water out and i see birds or bees getting a drink.

My pups getting comfy laying around or just playing.

When i see kids being kind or helpful.

A well made or machined thing. Flat surfaces. Sturdy material. Tight toleranzes. Compliant interfaces that fit with my body.

Stationery. I always stop at stationary section at shops to look at pens, fountain pens, pencils, mechanical pencils, pencil holders notebooks.

Simple utility tools: axes, shovels, rakes, various types of knifes, crowbars, big wrenches. I have no use for these things, but love to stop and hold them whenever I'm in a hardware shop.

Making coffee. I have a manual grinder and one of those V60 ceramic filter holders for filter coffee. I enjoy everything: from weighing the beans, to grinding, to pouring water slowly over the grounds.

Crows. I've been carrying shelled peanuts with me and whenever I see them I toss some. It's amusing watching them. Some recognize me, come close and expect peanuts in return.

Seeing people put their rubbish and recycling in the right bins, or parents telling/praising their young ones for putting their stuff in the correct bins.

Getting the fuel pump right on the number I wanted to the cent.

Bee bums and their big pollen pants.

Making eye contact with dogs and they start wagging their tail.

"She's really shy around strangers," and then the cat comes up to give my hand a lick and a head butt.

The perfect marshmallow stick.

Finding shelter steps before the start of a downpour.

Pssssht. Crack. Sip. Ahhhhh... (The sound of opening a can.)

Coworkers have said we've been caught up at work for months, but this is the first week its felt like it.

Putting a small amount of heavy cream and stevia in with my coco wheats. Pairs nicely with a hardboiled egg and an orange.

i like to search research paper on on unusual plant species/families.

I had a hard time thinking about this one. I figured that I didn't consider anything too mundane to get excited about. I'm just grateful for everything, for every moment of peace and happiness I get.

Walking to work and making coffee. Watching the clock turn 11 am or 12 noon used to excite me because I thought my crush who lives in another country would be awake then. Sigh.

I like a lot to use white clean clothing.