When not doing calculus for fun, I enjoy beating the f**k out of my guitar and being cussed out in foreign languages (especially Russian) by women I'm fairly certain I will never see again.
Zakk Wylde . . . . he is everything I look for in an icon. Aside from being the single most amazing guitarist on the planet, the man is a true musician who knows how to write a great song and truly captivate a live audience.
Black Label Society, Dream Theater, Smashing Pumpkins... but let's not forget my comrades in local bands . . . . . . Afterlife, Phanx, Stomphonic, Bury The Enemy, Bluntforce, Tmesis, Dirty Finger, Gamis, Blackout, 27th Letter, Deadeye Jack, Deadbird, Vore, Wicked Grin, Black Tape, Gravel Blaster, Tragedy's Halo, and my sincerest apologies to anyone I may have left out.
Not a big deal to me, but I do like Rob Zombie and David Lynch films.
The only purpose a television serves in my life (other than watching the Family Guy) is an outlet for video games. Yes, I am a junkie.
Most of the books I read these days involve a lot of Greek, equations, and special characters involved in the derivation of rather involved physics processes.
Albert Einstein, Zakk Wylde, Carlos Mencia, and Jay Minish (You have no idea what an inspiration you have been to me).