i play drums and other stuff that makes sound. i record stuff. i like calculators and notebooks (because you can do math and write stuff). wurlitzer's aren't as heavy.
staving off boredom. (hahaha.... looking at the root definitions of "stave", that's kind of a pun).
Well....here's some of the stuff in my iTunes library:
Adem, Aimee Mann, Air, Autechre, Badly Drawn Boy, Bauhaus, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Bjork, Bloc Party, Blonde Redhead, Blur, Brian Eno, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Can, Cat Power, Charlie Parker, Claude Debussy, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Creeper Lagoon, Daniel Lanois, Death Cab for Cutie, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr, Doves, E, Echo & The Bunnymen, Eels, Eisley, Elbow, Elliott Smith, Elvis Costello, Faust, Feist, Fine China, Fiona Apple, Four Tet Frank Black, Fugazi, Garbage, Graham Coxon, Grandaddy, Hope Sandoval, Husker Du, Ian Brown, Ida, Interpol, James, Jeff Buckley, John Vanderslice, Jonny Greenwood, Joy Division, Kenna, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Low, Lush, M. Ward, Magnet, Massive Attack, Max Roach, Mazzy Star, Mew, Miles Davis, Mogwai, Morcheeba, Morissey, Mos Def, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, My Morning Jacket, New Order, Nick Cave, Nico, Oasis, Pedro The Lion, Philip Glass, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Poor Rich Ones, Portishead, Pulp, REM, Radiohead, Red House Painters, Richard Ashcroft, Ride, Roxy Music, Rufus Wainwright, Sebadoh, Sigur Ros, Sinead O'Connor, Sonic Youth, Sparklehorse, Squarepusher, Sufjan Stevens, Sunny Day Real Estate, Supergrass, Tennage Fanclub, The Afghan Wigs, The Beatles, The Beta Band, The Breeders, The Cure, The Dandy Warhols, The Divine Comedy, The Fall, The Flaming Lips, The New Pornagraphers, The Notwist, The Pillows, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Velvet Underground, The Walkmen, The White Stripes, Theloinious Monk, Thom Yorke, Throwing Muses, Tori Amos, Travis, U2, Weezer, Wilco, Yann Tiersen, Yo La Tengo