Many. Varied.
I just couldn't do it... knowing me, I'd have built my idols up to such heights they would surely knock themselves down by having crust in their eyes or weird-looking toes or something equally human.
A note to strangers: Stop tempting me with your candy. I was brought up to fear you people.
(Directors, filmmakers, and anyone else who wants to utilize and positively exploit my talent(s) are exempted from this.)
In no certain order (other than alphabetical [that's kind of a joke... not really, though, since jokes are usually funny and this isn't and I can't tell a joke to save my life ... well, except for the one about the General and his armies, but you all have probably heard me tell that joke a hundred times now. On the off chance you haven't, let me know and I will enlighten you and your life will everafter be filled with laughter and joy for having heard that joke. Anyway, music... ]):
'80s dancey tunes, Air, bagpipes, Ben Folds Five, Bjork, Bloodhound Gang, blue grass night at Madams Organ, Blur, Britpop, Cake, Carmina Burana, The Cars, Chris Isaak, Coldplay, DJ Desperate , Dolly Parton, Dresden Dolls, Gogol Bordello, Goldfrapp, James, Kaiser Cheifs, The Killers, Ladytron, M. Ward, Mousetrap / Rightround at the Black Cat, Muse, Patsy Cline, The Pogues, Prince, Pulp, Radiohead, Run Lola Run soundtrack, Sigur Ros, Snowden , some synthpop, Steve Earle, Travis, Ye Olde Madrigal Tunes.
Please feel free to expand upon this list; new music suggestions always welcome.
Porno, Glue, How I Became Stupid, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Trainspotting, Anything Murakami, Bloodsucking Fiends, Practical Demonkeeping, Travel Guidebooks ('specially the Lonely Planet series), Anything involving the quotes of Winston Churchill, Lullaby, The Diary, Leave Before You Go, We Think the World of You, Lucky You, Harry Potter, The Great Gatsby, more to come more to come more to come...
My mom.