Drawing, Illustration, Creature Design, cultivating the growth of venom-fanged abominations, Illustrating Fantasy and Nature.
Living in semi-isolation to avoid the all-too-common human drama that seems to smell my blood from great distances. Kissing my bunny, hugging my bunny, other bunny-oriented activities. Playing hide-and seek with Levi
Metal bands and fantasy/horror/children's authors who need artwork. People who do good things for the sake of doing good things. Aimee Mullins. H.R. Giger. Tim Burton, Marshal Arissman, alot of other people that I think of when I'm sitting on the couch but forget when I'm typing this. People who want me to draw monsters for money.
Emperor, The Doors, GnR, Neutral Milk Hotel, Leonard Cohen, Mr. Bungle, The Misfits, Bach, Mozart, Pachabel, the Frogs, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Carnivore, Type-0-Negative, Gogol Bordello, Rasputina, Ministry, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Metallica (pre-St. Anger), Buddy Holly, Movie scores, ethnic music, Busta Rhymes, Hillary Han, the Goblin, Mouse on Mars, Acid Bath, Fiona Apple, Tortoise, Tom Waits, video game soundtracks, Le Tigre, Bikiki Kill, the Pixies, the Cranes, Nirvana, Cradle of Filth, NIN, Old M. Manson,, The Secret Chiefs Three, GodSpeed You Black Emperor, King Missile, Gogol Bordello, Slipknot, The Beach Boys, KMFDM, Thrill-Kill Cult, Ute Lemper, Atari Teenage Riot, Cocksparrer, The Cure, Sex-Pistols, Iron Maiden, Mike Oldfield, The Beatles, D0-Wop bands, Hank Williams, and a bunch of other, random stuff.
"Harvey", "How to Get a Head in Advertising", "Cemetary Man", "The Last Temptation of Christ", "Headwig and the Angry Inch", "28 Days Later", "Videodrome", "Jacob's Ladder", "Harold and Mod", "Network", "Phenomena", etc...
I basically like movies that question reality, help us to briefly escape reality, and/or force us to cope with the reality of our impending doom.
I also like creature flicks, such as Godzilla, Alien, the Howling, etc...
Lilo & Stitch is my favorite Disney flick, followed by Fantasia.
As far as comedy goes...Monty Python movies (Meaning of Life being my fav). Good Burger; Me, Myself, and Irene. Life Aquatic, Ghostbusters. Most Steve Martin films.
I loved Lost In Translation because most of the story is told through body language. I'm a big fan of witty, realistically portrayed romances like Closer, Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, etc... although I gotta admit that The Secretary is pretty fucking romantic, for all of its absurdity..
Oh, and Im a huge fan of stop-motion animation, particularly the works of Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brian. I even made a cheap claymation, look in my "about me" section.
Monster quest, Nanny 911, the O'Reilly factor (and what? wanna fight about it?), Metalocalypse, The Simpsons, 6 feet Under, Sopranoes, Oz, Medium, Planet Earth, Ninja Warrior, Animal Planet's Most Extreme, Futurama, Robot Chicken! Lisa Williams and America's psychic challenge will prove to the world that there's something out there, just you wait... Please help me boycott Destination truth, it's a terrible show, hosted by a buffoon who makes a mockery of the things he pretends to study, while insulting natives and making Americans look bad. It should not be watched by anyone. Instead please watch Monster quest on the History channel, it's a great show.
The Lost World -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series; American Gods--Niel Gaiman; Demien--Herman Hesse; The Holographic Universe--Micheal Talbot; Hands of Light--Barbara Brennan; Anything Life-changing, inspirational and/or sublime.
I also like children's picture books. I read alot of magazines, such as Men's Health, National Geographic, Scientific American, Mental-Floss, imagine FX, Drawing, etc... whatever can inject me with convenient input.
Oh, and I love comic books, I read mostly Vertigo titles now: Sandman (of course), Lucifer, Hellblazer, Fables, Swampthing, etc...
Batman: Damn, he's committed.
H.R. Giger: Changed the way we see the world with his unique vision. Helps us appreciate the sublime beauty of the grotesque.
My Dad: Damn, he's committed.
Lawrence of Arabia: Astute, confident, slightly arrogant. Accomplished the impossible, but still fucked up quite a bit.
Godzilla: Mutha-Fuka betta reka'nize. Represents nature's fury, keeps mankind in check.
Bill Hicks: Made some damn good points.
Maynard Keenan of Tool: Keeps it real, in it for the music and the message, not the money.
Neil Gaimen: Damn good story teller. Keepin the myths alive
Ridley Scott: A director makes movies which are visually arresting and near perfect.
Conrad Lorenz: One with the ducks.
Jesus: Was the man.
Buddah: Also the man.
Paul Hudson: A proffessor at SCAD, appreciates art on so many levels, from spiritual to historic to aesthetic to scientific -- truly inspirational. Damn, he's committed.
Ray Harryhausen: brought fantasy to life, made us believe, inspired me and all the great fantasy film-makers, one click at a time. Damn, was he committed.