Horseback riding, photography, video production, creative writing, gardening, alternative energy, caving / spelunking, information overload for the fun of it, traveling, transhumanism , and the VR online world Second life .
Trent Reznor, Avi Ghosh, Darren Aronofsky, Ray Kurzweil, H.R. Giger, Robin Finck, David Suzuki, Bono, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Dr. Dean Ornish, James Cameron, Dr. Stephen Hawking, and any eloquent & talented individuals.
Below is a video of me up front at a Second Life concert (the singer is Shadowjack , singing live)! :)
My favourite as far back as I can remember has always been (and always will be) Nine Inch Nails, and my second favourite is the talented young independent musician Avi Ghosh, who fronts dEFY. A few others are The Birthday Massacre, The Beatles, Mindless Self Indulgence (live only), MUSE, Kill Hannah, Modwheelmood, Family Force 5, Elvis Presley, Type O Negative, Slipknot, and Depeche Mode.
Pi, Dead Man, The Abyss, Metropolis, Kissed, eXistenZ, Videodrome, the Qatsi trilogy, Last Night, The Matrix, Blade Runner, the Professional, Un Chien Andalou, and Harold & Maude.
I used to watch Queer As Folk until the show ended. Now, I avoid the aim of the cathode ray tube's electron gun. TV is a mind-numbing, obsolete, advertising-saturated medium.
The works of Isaac Asimov. Also, writings from the Renaissance and the 1800s. I'm currently reading the oldest written story in the world, Gilgamesh, by the Sumerians (3500+ BC). The Old Testament borrowed heavily from this. I enjoy poetry by Byron and Wordsworth.
Ray Kurzweil , my friends and family, and anyone who inspires me, or who puts exceptional talents to use in this world, leading by example.