Camping, fishing, the beach, movies, biking, weightlifting, jogging, computers, bars, hanging out, cruising/cars, reading, grilling, frisbee, pinball (and fixing machines!), Cubby games, the north side of Chi, house hunting (for the last 12 months now), travelling & dreaming about it, family, and my baby.
Anybody. Everybody. Its not what you know - but who you know.
Must have on 24x7.
I own over 500. Haven't seen a movie I haven't liked. Movies are better than books because theres visual and aural stimulation. Hmmm... stimulation...
Family Guy, The Simpsons, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, whatever that Larry David show is, The Sopranos, Seinfeld, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Hell's Kitchen. Damn basic cable!
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and any novel by Dean Koontz. Any book on Oracle, Solaris, MySQL, Project Management, ColdFusion... yes, techie. Chicago Tribune, Red Eye newspapers.
My parents. My grandparents. Hell, my entire lineage. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here today. They've given me everything I have, and I will never be able to thank them properly.