my friends, family, my pets, astrology, hinduism, taoism, psychology, dynamics, philosophy, nature, medicine, herbs, being true to oneself, imagery, music, blood, light, trees, the Moon, the Stars, and being in the water.
All creatures great and small.
The Chameleons, Bauhaus, Sky Cries Mary, Tricky, Peter Murphy, Einsturzende Neubauten, Massive Attack, Groove Armada, Delerium, Lamb, Zero 7, Sneaker Pimps, The Pogues, Blind Melon, Jane's Addiction, Love and Rockets, LPD, Nick Cave, The Clash (The ONLY band that matters), The Descendents, Dead Kennedys, The Cramps, My Scarlet Life, Soul Coughing, and Live.
Old black and white films...30's, 40's, and 50's...up to and including J.Dean, M.Clift, E.Taylor era. Even some old westerns. (Audie Murphy, the hippie cowboy!) I also love documentaries--history, nature, etc.
History Channel, PBS, Discovery, Animal Planet, CNN, BBC, IFC, WGN, and Sundance. Also sitcom reruns and random movies.
I tend to read more non-fiction than anything, mostly spirituality or general research...but I like old victorian English novels, too. Go figure.
My parents, my friends, everyone I've ever learned from.