Art, movies, music, reading, video games, comics, zombies (and other assorted creatures), puppies and kittens, hippos, exercise, bellydance, Weight Watchers, going to the beach, gardening, and, more recently, baby related things.
People who don't hope their mere presence will strike awe and inspire friendship.
Tori Amos, Gogol Bordello, Horrorpops, Nine Inch Nails, Tenacious D, Imogen Heap, Nekromantix, Eisley, MIA, Type O Negative, Kylie Minogue, BT, Primus, Stevie Wonder, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Misfits, Rob Zombie, Sara MacLachlan, Fleetwood Mac, Daft Punk, Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Alan Jackson, Enya, Tegan and Sara, Sean Paul, and any band that my brother, Chris, is in!
Sweeney Todd, 300, Silent Hill, Lady in the Water, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, Super Troopers, Black Snake Moan, The Craft, Dead Alive, Harry Potter series, Serenity, Slither, Feast, Pick of Destiny, Sin City, Children of Men, Shoot 'em Up, Hot Fuzz, 3:10 to Yuma, Mean Girls,
Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bones, Dexter, Court shows, Scrubs, House, CSI (the Las Vegas series), Heroes
Just about anything by Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Gregory Maguire, and Dean Koontz
People who do the right thing even when it's difficult or unpopular.