books, books, books; music; movies; hiking; and TV (just certain shows!)
The Pixies, The Smiths, The Thermals, Arcade Fire, Aqueduct, The Flaming Lips, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, Magnetic Fields...and show tunes (especially Funny Gir)l
Harold and Maude, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Lord of the Rings, Pretty in Pink, Ghost World, Waiting for Guffman, Gigi, A Chorus Line, Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss, Clueless, Easter Parade, Serenity, Trainspotting, Sid and Nancy
Buffy, Firefly, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Veronica Mars, The Office, Absolutely Fabulous, NYPD Blue, Battlestar Gallactica, Gilmore Girls (except for this season), Lost, Angel, Alias (except for the last season)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, House of the Spirits, Pride and Prejudice, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 and 3/4, Weetzie Bat, The Sandman, Anne Perry mysteries
Buffy the Vampire Slayer