A-ha, Magne F, Liverpool FC, travelling, eating, reading, arts in general (fine, performing, cinematic), trying out new things (have bungeed, am gonna try sky diving and microlight flying someday!!) ...
I'd like to meet:
Magne F : again and again heheh, Rafael Benitez (manager of Liverpool FC), more fellow a-ha and forumania friends, Christian Bale, Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in Smallville)
Music:
A-ha, Magne F, Depeche Mode, U2, New Order, George Michael, OMD, Sting, Jamiroquai, KT Tunstall, Lighthouse Family, Evan & Jaron, Jars of Clay, Everything but the Girl, Pet Shop Boys, Garbage, Texas, Stereo MCs, Level 42, Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms, Belinda Carlisle, Dream Academy, Tears for Fears, the Beloved, Swing out Sister, Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead, Fountains of Wayne, Duet, Keane, Alannis Morrisette, Prefab Sprout, The Barenaked Ladies, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Everly Brothers, Johnny Mathis, general 80s retro, jazz, classical, musicals, oldies all the way back to the 50s (thanks to dad!)
Movies:
Gosford Park, Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, Go, Dogma, Shawshank Redemption, Batman Begins, Crash, Pan's Labyrinth, Little Children, Stardust, Lust Caution, In the Mood for Love, About a Boy, Jeux d'enfants (Love Me if You Dare), Children of Heaven, Ondskan (Evil), Ying Xiong (Hero), nearly anything with Christian Bale and Johnny Depp, 'smart scripts' in general i.e anything with a clever twist, or told from several interweaving viewpoints that ties together... foreign and art films are another staple!
Television:
Pathetic reality TV junkie : The Amazing Race, Survivor, Project Runway, Apprentice etc... also follow other popular series like Desperate Housewives, House, Brothers & Sisters, Heroes, Nip/Tuck, Grey's Anatomy, CSI (only Vegas & New York cos I cannot stand Miami's HoCaine), Smallville (cos of Michael 'Lex Luthor' Rosenbaum), Midsomer Murders, Veronica Mars, Friday Night Lights, sitcoms both American and British - current faves : Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock - Classics : 'Allo 'allo, Mind Your Language, Facts of Life, Happy Days... also used to love The Muppet Show.
Books:
The Shadow of the Wind, Wicked, The Kite Runner, The Wealth & Poverty of Nations, The Prestige, books by Neil Gaiman (novels/short stories and especially his Sandman series), John Irving, Umberto Eco, Stephen King, Raymond E Feist and other fantasy series like Dragonlance, short stories with a twist/dark edge ala Jeffrey Archer, Roald Dahl. Still have a soft spot for Enid Blyton and 'The Faraway Tree' books especially, Bobbsey Twins, Alfred Hitchcock's 3 Investigators, 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books (remember those?!) ....
