Music:
I like mostly any kind of rock and or metal music, but I do have some other quirks in my taste for music, like the fact that I really like good female vocalists, as long as it's not any of the types of music I really hate. Some of the bands I really like are: Staind, Muse, Linkin Park, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Godsmack, Barenaked Ladies, Red Hot Chile Peppers, The Killers, Tenacious D, Rammstein, Dresden Dolls, Alannis Morissette, Morrissey, Evanescence, Korn, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus, Rob Zombie, Fuel, Megadeth, Michelle Branch, System of a Down, Tegan & Sarah, Chevelle, Mudvayne, Weird Al Yankovic, Z Trip, Seether, Breakin Benjamin, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, A Perfect Circle, The Arcade Fire, Saliva, Slipknot, Tool, Bif Naked
Books:
Shogun, The Belgariad and The Mallorean series by David Eddings, Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, Tailchaser's Song, Watership Down, Dark Tower series by Steven King, Lots and lots more...