This is a long list that sadly even I don't have enough time to keep up on. People, studying them watching them and interacting with them. They never fail to amaze, puzzle, delight and even horrify me. Reading. I consume books at an alarming rate and on all subjects. I am just as likely to be found reading a romance novel as a book on probability models. Although admittedly one goes a lot faster than the other. Hiking, I am very fond of the mountains around here and have visited them often. I like walking and hiking on the beach too, the Lost Coast especially. Making things. Each day I come up with some new bit of something I am working on, want to work on build change or whatnot. Working with my hands is very important to me be it pieces of metal, fabric, acrylic, glass. . . it goes on and on. Gadjets, gizmos and almost anything with moving parts. Rube Goldberg style would be fun but sadly those don't usually fit in your pocket, unless you have warehouse sized pockets. History too interests me. Especially the art and symbols used by a group of people and the beliefs and events surrounding them.
Leonardo Da Vinci, but that's not the easiest thing to do ever. So, mostly people who are exactly themselves and don't pretend to be anyone else.
Yes. I know that is not particularly helpful but I haven't yet found a music style I don't like. There are however certain musicians who spout tripe I will Not listen too.
Yes again, to some extent. I have seen some horrifically bad movies but still have fond memories of them. I've done theater make-up and design. I greatly enjoy taking an actor and helping them look/become the character they are. And getting to do special make-up effects is heaven, once I'm done and admiring the work.
Only what I watch online or dvd. Although I do spend a huge amount of time conversing about Lost and lately Heros with some of my co-workers.
As I said above. I go through books and arcticles very quickly so there is no way to really keep an updated list without updating my profile everyday. Here are some of my all time favorites: Shadow of the Wind, Snow Crash, Temeraire, Beowulf translation by Seamus Heaney, Pride and Predjudice
My parents, it amazes me all the things they've done.