art, design (graphic/web/fashion/furniture), tai chi, swimming, buddhism, germany...
other artists and/or designers...creative folks...
current faves are: scissor sisters, black angels, under the influence of giants, muse, the honorary title, wayne hancock, stereophonics, m. ward, super furry animals, goldfrapp, paul weller, citizen cope, eels, feist, my morning jacket, rolling stones, rob zombie, old metallica...and as always, billy idol.
can you say tivo??? rescue me, nip/tuck, weeds, huff, all the mysteries on bbc america, grey's anatomy, boston legal, project runway
all kinds of stuff...fiction: favorite book of all time is "a prayer for owen meany" by john irving...have read all of: john irving, tom robbins, agatha christie, rex stout, alice walker, elizabeth peters, the harry potter series, laurie r. king...currently digging: anything by arturo perez-reverte, alice sebold...non-fiction: malcolm gladwell/tipping point, anything by deepak chopra, harriet lerner/fear and other uninvited guests, thomas moore/the soul of sex, lama surya das/awakening the buddha within...
william mcdonough (http://www.mcdonough.com) because he's rocking design, environmentalism and capitalism all at the same time and doing it innovatively and beautifully.