Insects, music, nature, infectious diseases (mosquito-driven), basketball, liberal philosophies, the Simpsons, reading, communing with vibrant folks
Aliens and assorted high quality people (republicans need not apply)whoever made this:http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=h arvard/harvard.swf&width=640&height=520
Atmosphere, Beatles, Dylan, Young (ryan or neil), Mason Jennings, assorted hip hop (preferably not on a big label), Coltrane, TCQ, Ben Harper, Magnetic Fields, Beastie Boys, The Hold Steady, Rebirth, Soul Rebels, Lucinda Williams, Elliot Smith, MMW, Uncle Tupelo/Wilco/Son Volt, Nick Drake, Pixies, This covers two: .. Decembrists, Ween, Woody Guthrie, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Bad Religion (early stuff), Joi, Doves, Zep, Bjork, early Liz Phair circa Exile in Guyville... you get the idea
Trainspotting, Trilogy of the Ring, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Garden State, Donnie Darko, The Godfather, Tank Girl, Microcosmos, Cool Hand Luke, anything Christopher Guest
Simpsons, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, NBA, ESPN, PBS, the Office, I have recently gotten into 6 feet under and talk about some brilliant character development
Currently Reading: Control of Communicable Diseases, Molecular Evolution: Others: confederacy of dunces, war against the greens, anything Robbins (half asleep in frog pajamas, still life with woodpecker, skinny legs and all...), james herriot, al franken, micheal moore, sedaris, nabakov (and he was a lepidopterist, tadow), the coming plague, pillars of the earth, tao te ching, fleurs du mal, beat and post-beat (esp bukowski), mostly school related books which should float anyone's boat, like "advances in virus research" ooh, that gets me hot to trot
paul wellstone, carlos finlay, anyone who has a guitar with 'this machine kills fascists' written on it