Art, concerts, comics, photoshop, videogames, wide format printers, and a vast array of other nerdly endeavours
whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent
obscure canadian music: the unicorns, broken social scene, stars, do make say think, godspeed you! black emporer, metric, arcade fire, feist, a silver mt. zion.
not as obscure canadian music: neil young.
hip hop: mf doom; and all of his alter egos, the roots(old stuff), outkast, j5, dj shadow, cut chemist, madlib(&quas), talib kweli, rjd2, dr. octagon, prefuse 73, busdriver
rock and/or roll: the shins, pete yorn, neutral milk hotel, NOFX, starlight mints, kings of leon, nirvana, wilco, secret machines, midlake, bright eyes, flaming lips, coco rosie, band of horses, iron and wine, ambulance, dandy warhols, ben harper, t. rex, elliot smith, tv on the radio, nofx, libertines, zeppelin, coheed and cambria, modest mouse, johnny cash, cat power, better than ezra, tilly and the wall, pearl jam, van morrison
non hip hop dj'ing: scientist, thievery corporation
the top three: Fear and Loathing, Fight Club, and Big Lebowski.
honorable mention: Deadman, PCU, Garden State, Wet Hot American Summer, Eternal Sunshine, A Mighty Wind.
zombies: Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (both), Day of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, Evil Dead 1 and 2, Army of Darkness, Dead Alive
writers/directors: George Romero, Wes Anderson, Trey Parker, Terry Gilliam, David Fincher, the Coen Brothers, Micheal Gondry, Charlie Kauffman, Micheal Guest
mostly relegated to dvd collections of shows cancelled long ago. or shows that are too brilliant to stay on the air for much longer.
animated: Aqua Teen, Sealab, Simpsons, South Park, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Futurama, Family Guy, Moral Orel, Invader Zim
sitcoms: Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, the Office (both of em), Arrested Development
sketch comedy: Chappelle's Show, Upright Citizens Brigade, Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall
everything else: LOST, Smallville, Conan, TV Funhouse, Reno 911, Daily Show, Nick GAS network, Stella, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Kung fucking Faux
authors: Hunter, Chuck, Kurt
books: World War Z, the Singularity is Near
Hunter S. Thompson, Mitch Hedberg, Trey Parker, Jhonen Vasquez. Tim and Eric. Anyone who gets paid to do what they love.