Your ideal form/s of social interaction

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I like hanging out together, maybe watching a movie and just talking about life. I prefer my special interests to be completely solitary acts and I don't even like talking to others about it, except for advice. Honestly though, my big special interest (baking bread) is something that is really difficult to talk about online because you need to know lots of factors to give and get advice (how much yeast did you use? what was the temperature of the milk? How cold is your kitchen?).

But also, the less real social interaction I have (aka none) the more empty internet friends feel. It is hard to know if they are real friends. I find no matter how much they know about you, their is a lack of depth to the relationships.

So I guess I'm the weird one who just really likes talking about mundane, day-to-day stuff.

In groups:
- doing activities that allow no or minimal conversation (eg. watching movies, playing board games, a few kinds of sports or outdoor games, cooking)
- talking about serious topics such as the economy, finance, etc. (things I studied); I don't mind listening and being quiet in such circumstance, because it's useful to listen

One-to-one:
- all the above
- online interaction (IM)
- talking about life, but only to a person that I haven't spoken to in months (at least)
- talking about special interests with someone that shares them

I also do like being in the same place as someone else while doing each her own things, but only when I happen to be in the same place by chance (eg. flatmates, family, people in the library). Otherwise, if for example I invited a friend over, I would be worried that he or she would rather do something else and I were rude.

Just going out and doing something with a really good friend. Like going somewhere nice I've never been or not familiar with just for a day. Exploring the place, having good conversation, eating tasty food, chilling. Having nice weather, not too hot, not too cold, not too bright not too dark. Just chilling out and not worrying too much.