Boffering (sword fighting with padded weapons)
Realistic or functional medieval stuff. Swords, bows, armor, etc... but I'm picky as hell and don't like super-shiny fantasy-looking weapons.
Linux. The future of computing.
Assorted other things... movies, art, language, philosophy
Vincent Van Gogh. He's dead, which means I don't have to worry about being disappointed when I meet him.
Counting Crows
Matchbox20
Depeche Mode
Eels (Mr. E.)
Big Audio Dynamite (and of course The Clash)
Tori Amos
Cranberries
Crash Test Dummies
Oh yeah, and Disturbed
Grosse Pointe Blank
Dark City
The Crow
Nightmare before Christmas
Labyrinth
Princess Bride
High Fidelity
Fifth Element
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: New York is ok too, but Miami is total crap.
House MDA couple of others, but nothing consequential
Lord of the Rings
Wheel of Time
the Riftwar Saga
Belgariad/Mallorean
Richard Stallman. An idealist, which is exactly what we need.
Linus Torvalds. A pragmatist, which is exactly what we need.
Pamela Jones. Who took a community of computer hackers and turned them into a community of legal analysts.
Nicholas Negroponte, who believes that access to information can make all the difference in the world.