Music:
Old stuff: Fleetwood Mac, especially Stevie Nicks, Richard Marx, Eagles, Linda Ronstadt. Newer music varies by song, and I like to listen to different types of music, as long as it's not opera. That stuff can give ya a nervous breakdown.
Movies:
Wedding Crashers, Hitch, 40 First Dates, Click -- Any movie that makes me laugh and think about how people relate to each other. And Jackie Chan movies!
Television:
Medium is the only show I'll go out of my way to watch.
Books:
How-to reality based books. I know, how boring. The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama was really good.
Heroes:
My mom is my hero for being so strong in the face of much adversity, all parents who try to do the best they can for their kids (parenting isn't for sissies), and people who give of themselves to benefit others.