Sound recording and engineering, theatrical sound and set construction and general theater tech, software engineering, VOIP, Penny-Arcade Expo, physics, gadgets and toys.
Lost friends, anyone willing to teach me something new and interesting or just let me peek over their shoulder while they work, or just more interesting and fun people.
Hooked on Wolfmother at the moment but my interests range across the board, though tend towards good solid Rock. I'll listen to anything so long as it has an interesting sound or I get feel the beat.
All over the place - I'll watch anything (pretty much)
What I am recording on my Replay now: House, Doctor Who, The 4400, This Old House and the New Yankee Workshop (I'm a sucker for building shows), Numb3rs, The Office, My Name is Earl
Authors: Terry Pratchet, Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Neal Stevenson, Arthur C Clarke, Orson Scott Card (do you see a pattern here)
I respect and admire a lot of people - no one I'd call a hero though. If you do something that is challenging and do it well and with grace you've got me impressed.