music, japanese films, nwa/tna, xenosaga, final fantasy, linux, mac os, gadgets, programming, video games, b-movies, anime
- ablaze my sorrow - afi - agathodaimon - all that remains - amon amarth - anathema - arch enemy - blind guardian - blutengel - borknagar - bullet for my valentine - callenish circle - candlemass - children of bodom - dark tranquility - darkane - darkest hour - d'espairs ray - einherjer - emperor - guns n' roses - heaven shall burn - him - hocico - imperanon - in flames - insomnium - into eternity - kalmah - kamelot - katatonia - lacuna coil - l'ame immortelle - leatherstrip - leaves eyes - marduk - misery index - mnemic - mors principium est - my dying bride - nightwish - norther - orphaned land - psyclon 9 - rudra - samael - satyricon - scar symmetry - siechtum - skinny puppy - soilwork - thyrfing - vintersorg - wintersun - within temptation - wumpscut -
if it's not low budget or made in japan then i probably don't like it
some particular favorites: ju-on, samurai armageddon, hiruko the goblin, audition, evil dead trap, curse of the devil, school of the holy beast, junk, sleepaway camp, the warrior and the sorceress, sky high, returner, zatoichi, shogun assassin
some notable exceptions to the (low budget and/or japanese) rule: conan the barbarian, braveheart, last samurai, lord of the rings, star wars, any james bond movie, saw, good will hunting, pi, equilibrium
television rots your brain
some favorites include anything by robert e. howard, william gibson, umberto eco, ian fleming, h.p. lovecraft, anything dealing with ancient history, military history, espionage, or theological history, math, science, networking or programming books
i read pretty much anything though