Hanging out with friends and making movies.
A wealthy investor willing to give me a few million to fund my own independent movie production. He wouldn't even ask what the movie was about and would give me 100% creative control. Hell, when I start to tell him about it, I want him to stop me and say, "Wait! Don't tell me anything about it! I wanna be completely surprised for the premiere!" And if the movie sucked, he would punish me by giving me a slightly smaller amount for the next one. If/when the crowd leaves the theater uttering comments about wasting money under their breath, he would wait until they all filed out and then give me a pat on the back and say "well I thought it was good." It doesn't really matter if he's telling the truth or not. Nice people like that just don't exist anymore, you know?
SCREECHING WEASEL, BRAID, FRED PENNER
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Wet Hot American Summer,Happiness, Amelie, Fight Club, the Naked Gun trilogy
Family Guy, Law & Order
"A Man In Full" by Tom Wolfe, though my favorite writer is Kurt Vonnegut