Music:
ryan adams, wilco, broken social scene, aimee mann, jason collette, kathleen edwards, hank williams, belle and sebastian, my morning jacket, the national, billy holiday, the decemberists, some bright eyes, mr dylan, pavement(i heart steven), chopin, beetoven.....and anything that sounds a little bit folky.
Movies:
the graduate, rushmore, princess bride, midnight cowboy, squid and the whale, the royal tenenbaums, life aquatic, sorority boys....
Television:
arrested development, family guy, project runway, weeds, curb your enthusiasm, CSI
Books:
anne of green gables, oh the glory of it all, memoirs of a geisha, running with scissors, magical thinking, million little pieces, high fidelity......