good music, disc golf, independent film, decay, things that blow up. also, forgiveness and acceptance, but i forget those things a lot. reading eckhart tolle helps.
you, if you are not selling anything or using myspace as your online pimp.
the flaming lips, elbow, firehose, the dandy warhols, led zeppelin, william orbit, yo la tengo, xtc, talking heads, the sea and cake, pinback, the new pornographers, kate bush, gillian welch, echo & the bunnymen, the smiths, the high dials, foo fighters, stone temple pilots, the feelies, elliot smith, the decembrists, camper van beethoven, brian jonestown massacre, plus a shitload of others.
the fisher king, lost in translation, manic, this is spinal tap, aliens, terminator 2, to kill a mockingbird, monty python and the holy grail, magnolia, sexy beast, etc.
the daily show, the simpsons, futurama, family guy. in other words, a lot of stuff that's geared toward adolescent males.
running with scissors, the power of now, the catcher in the rye, the phantom tollbooth, the chronicles of thomas covenant, the lord of the rings, the silence of the lambs, siddhartha, cat's cradle, breakfast of champions, the curious incident of the dog in the night time, all the harry potter books, too many others to list.
martin luther king, jr; jimmy carter, eckhart tolle.