Travel, social dynamics, music, books, and rope.
People who understand pride. People who can contribute, and not just mooch. People I can treat as equals. As bitter as it may sound, I've come to the conclusion that most people just don't rate that high. Those that do have a friend for life.
Recent listening: Celldweller, Mindless Self Indulgence, Venus Hum, American Hi-Fi, Rush. Overall collection: Eclectic, very eclectic. Any good drum'n'bass or house music is always a good start (Best shows ever: Digweed and Sasha at Big Easy's two years ago, Tiesto at the Gorge) Pretty Hate Machine, Spacehog, Sting, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Offspring, Juno Reactor, Rammstein, The Orb, Aerosmith, Poe, No Doubt, New Order, Depeche Mode, Dokken, any good guitar metal (Guilty Gear X soundtracks are awesome), gigs and gigs more. Recent additions: Neurotic Fish
Any and all. Tops: Army of Darkness, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Crow, Momento, any Kevin Smith films, any Tim Burton films, American Beauty, Amelie, and I'm sure tons of others I can't think of off hand.
Blech. My TV exists only for the crap I plug into it. I don't watch TV. If theres a show I want to see, Ill get the DVD set or download it.
Currently reading: 'The Pessimist's Guide to History'.
Well worn out books: Spellfire, Modern Man's Guide to Life, Snow Crash, Ender's Game, Neuromancer.
Isaac Asimov - Amazingly smart man with a solid grasp on all the implications of modern science and a talent for explaining them simply and well.
Warren Buffet - Another smart man, in the field of money.
"Amazing" Randi - skeptic and magician, fighting thanklessly against the evils of superstition and psuedo-science.