Music:
scott miller and the commonwealth, the avett brothers, chatham county line, tom waits, neko case, casey chambers, and the music wncw, wdvx and wgwg play
Movies:
true romance, clay pigeons, a room with a view, amelie, talladega nights, thank you for smoking
Television:
House, Boston Legal, Dirty Jobs
Books:
anything by Dave Eggers and Jon Krakauer, Alice Hoffman, Nathaniel Philbreck, and a whole slew of others
Heroes:
my mom, Jimmy Carter, Steven Colbert