The arts, esp. Visual arts and literature. Huge media consumer, I buy tons of magazines and read tons of newspapers....
Smart, passionate people with similar interests. Basically someone who can knock me off my feet with their charm, wit and intelligence...
Tom Waits, Wilco, Sloan, Ben Folds Five,
Works by Michael Ondaatje, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Michael Chabon. Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated