Music:
wilco, ani difranco, the decemberists, modest mouse, brand new, kevin devine, built to spill, the good life, the weakerthans, REM, feist, maria taylor, bright eyes, cursive, saves the day, say anything, rilo kiley, jenny lewis and the watson twins, architecture in helsinki, pixes, deathcab, postal service, broken social scene, aaand of course..funk team/neighbors on the moon.
Movies:
Reality Bites, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Thumbsucker, Harold and Maude, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Zoolander, Dazed and Confused, Me Without You, Love Me If You Dare, Mortal Kombat, The Blues Brothers, Office Space, Boondock Saints, Empire Records, The Graduate, Kramer versus Kramer, Brokeback Mountain, Little Women, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, Clueless, Crash, Garden State, Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Television:
the office.
Books:
Eloise, Detour: My Bipolar Roadtrip in 4D, Gingerbread, Shrimp,A Circle of Friends, The Perks of Being a Wallflower,High Fidelity,Hairstyles of the Damned, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, To Kill A Mockingbird, Song of Solomon, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Women of Brewster Place, the Fountainhead, The Hotel New Hampshire suckaaas