Music:
Folk, Indie, Hip-Hop, Country, Punk, Rock, Reggae, and Ska; along with the occasional pop songs and guilty pleasures.
An alphabetized list of some favorites:
Against Me!, Alkaline Trio, The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, Atmosphere, Bad Religion, The Beatles, The Bled, blink 182, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bomb The Music Industry!, Brand New, Bruce Springsteen, Cassino, Catch 22, Chuck Ragan, Closet Monster, Coldplay, Cunninlynguists, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Defiance Ohio, Deftones, Dropkick Murphys, Finch, Flogging Molly, The Format, Fugazi, The Gaslight Anthem, The Get Up Kids, Glassjaw, The Hold Steady, Hot Water Music, Immortal Technique, Iron & Wine, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World, Johnny Cash, Kanye West, KRS-One, The Lawrence Arms, Lucero, Lucky Dube, Modest Mouse, None More Black, Northstar, OutKast, Old 97's, Paul Simon, Pete Yorn, Pixies, The Postal Service, R.E.M, The Remnants, Rhett Miller, Rise Against, Rumbleseat, Sage Francis, Saves the Day, Say Anything, Screeching Weasel, The Shins, Sigur Rós, Simon & Garfunkel, Social Distortion, Streetlight Manifesto, The Suicide Machines, Third Eye Blind, Thrice, The Twilight Singers, Wilco.
And other stuff.
Movies:
High Fidelity, The Motorcycle Diaries, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Garden State, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Dawn Of The Dead, 28 Days Later, Reservoir Dogs, Evil Dead, Army Of Darkness, Night Of The Living Dead, Day Of The Dead, Star Wars, Shaun Of The Dead, AnchorMan, 40 Year-Old Virgin...
Books:
Heroes:
Anyone who has put themselves on the line to create a fair, equal, and peaceful world. People who have done these things not for money, fame, political leverage, and beyond all other selfish reasons.
And of course my family and friends who mean the world to me.