Me personally have tried many different ways of masturbating. I think about many different things.
When I first started masturbating it was pretty simple. I rubbed my groin area against a really hard surface. I never wanked properly (like pants off stroking my dick) until like sometime last year when I got really horny after some dirty msn chatting with a friend.
I like masturbating with nothing on or in open areas where nobody's around, like in my house when no one's at home. Especially with lots and lots of lube or oil.
Cam sex is also something that turns me on. But many people aren't patient enough and don't like to wait for my dick to get hard. I especially love it when I wank for somebody via webcam and i hook my computer up to our huge plasma tv. I get to see myself doing it as well and that also somehow turns me on as well. Sometimes I would wank over my aunty's panties (she's not my real aunty, we are related by marriage) and I would wear it sometimes because it makes me look like I have a girl's ass and that also turns me on somehow...is that normal though? :/

Around a month back I was having some fun cam-chatting with a friend. I don't like to judge people and who they are and it seems this person was gay. Being myself, It's not me to just go off at them or ignoring them because they are gay. So I kept on talking to him. He asked me to penetrate my anus with something. I have never tried anal penetration before so I was like,
"What the heck, I won't mind trying something new or different."
So I took a variety of objects that I think I should put into my ass. I tried a toothbrush, the back of a metal pen and a lighter. The thought of it turned me on and I really wanted to do it but as I was about to do it it felt uncomfortable and I didn't really penetrate properly. i've been thinking of using a cucumber or zucchini instead because the thought of it is sexy to me even though I highly doubt I would be able to penetrate myself because of the size...so what is it that I am doing wrong and/or what should I do about it?

So what are other ways such as styles and techniques that are good for masturbation and/or something that you do to please yourself when you're horny?
Your feedback would be much appreciated.