music & going to gigs, reading, cinema (especially the Cornerhouse), walks with music or good friends for company, having new experiences
too many to list but here's a taster: counting crows, bob dylan, jeff buckley, ben folds, arctic monkeys, joni mitchell, jose gonzalez, nada surf, i am kloot, elbow, athlete, the shins, springsteen, death cab for cutie, dandy warhols, prince, john coltrane, modest mouse, violent femmes, iggy pop...
forrest gump, life is beautiful, into the west, crash, closer, the big lebowski, hidden, garden state, chasing amy, swingers, dodgeball, zoolander, meet the parents, good will hunting, sleepers,
house, ER, have i got news for you, QI, OC (1st series), green wing, corrie,
prince of tides, tully, time traveller's wife, under the skin, i'm not scared, whatever love means, the kite runner, swine's wedding