people in general, places I've never been to, the English language, logic and reason, critical thinking skills, drawing, animation, film, art, science, technology, the cosmos, the bizarre, history, truth, religion, psychology, making things with my bare hands, fuckin' shit up, solving problems, indulging in fantasy, sleeping in, driving through sleepy towns, walking through sleepy forests, teaching, learning, observing, pointing, irony, the absurdity of it all
The Beatles, The Decemberists, Mew, Aphex Twin, CocoRosie, Broadcast, Zbigniew Preisner, Stina Nordenstam, Melvins, The Shins, PJ Harvey, Guns n' Roses, Philip Glass, The Oxes, The Fucking Champs, Mr Bungle, Joanna Newsom, Neutral Milk Hotel, Modest Mouse, Mirah, Merrick, Leonard Cohen, The Jesus Lizard, Kraftwerk, Eleni Mandell, Depeche Mode, Deerhoof, Arcade Fire, (Black)Michael Jackson, Blondie, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Satie, Chopin, ABBA, et al.
THX 1138, Blade Runner, Lost In Translation, Godfather I + II, A Clockwork Orange, 2001, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, Eyes Wide Shut, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, Fletch, Caddyshack, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Wild At Heart, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Last Year At Marienbad, Leon, The Original Star Wars Trilogy
The Daily Show, Colbert Report, Strangers With Candy, MST3K, Family Guy, Mr. Show, Three's Company, The Twilight Zone, History Channel, Science Channel, documentaries
Mostly non-fiction nowadays. I tend to get my fiction from the above sections.
Carl Sagan, John Lasseter, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Chuck Jones