academic:
human vision, computer vision, problem solving and representation, categorization, decision making, formal grammars, neuroimaging, statistics, computational and mathematical modeling, coming up with a dissertation proposal (and perhaps subsequent gainful employment)
non-academic:
dancing, yoga, cinema, music, theater, good books, better poetry, improving my jumpshot, banter, photography, single malt scotch, real daiquiris, expensive cigars, fellow egalitarians, improving my jumpshot, losing less money when playing poker, finding the perfect ale
It's Whom. Whom I'd like to meet... christ.
lots, but include: all the various pseudonyms of will oldham, the shins, the smiths, rilo kiley, death cab, damien rice, the decemberists, duran duran, modest mouse, neutral milk hotel, built to spill, gang of four, radiohead, sondre lerche, pretty girls make graves, velvet underground, magnetic fields, beach boys, carpenters, elvis, johnny cash, billy joel, david bowie
The Big Lebowski, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Charade, Father Goose, 12 Monkeys, Office Space, High Fidelity, Singin in the Rain, Annie Hall, Animal Crackers, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Philadelphia Story, I 3 Huckabees
Occasionally - The Daily Show, Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, Battlestar Galactica, Flying Circus, Blackadder
Any and all people that believe "You know what my personal myspace page needs? Fuckloads of moving flashing things. That will be awesome."