Languages (Spanish, French, Italian, German), traveling, running (actually a misnomer... more like bouncing) and training for marathons, European history
I'll pass, thank you very much. There are entirely too many people with whom I fail to keep in contact as it is.
Poe, Indigo Girls, Dar Williams, Dave Matthews Band, Fiona Apple, Coldplay, Portishead, Massive Attack, and the list goes on and on... (right now, T.I. has been promoted to part of my permanent rotation - I can't seem to help myself!)
Chicago, Emma, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Dogma, Gone With the Wind, Pride and Prejudice, Mulholland Dr., Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I don't really watch TV, but when I do: Sex and the City, American Idol (I confess!), or the History or Travel Channels
Classic British Lit, most Hemingway, all Jane Austen, Harry Potter series, Gone With the Wind, Great Expectations, Brave New World, Da Vinci Code, Vampire Chronicles, The Great Gatsby, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Gustav Goelitz. Well, I guess he's not really my hero, but rather my archenemy. He founded the company responsible for the dreaded JELLY BELLY, those little 4-calorie-a-bean demons (dr. pepper, kiwi, and coconut, in particular) that have sabotaged my diet on countless occasions!!! (thanks a lot for the candy corn too, asshole!)