Writing, guitar and bass playing(preferably bass), music in general, the martial arts, drawing(if I could ever get back into it), automobiles, psychology, becoming successful.
Anybody who is interesting and not so haughty or distant that trying to get to know them or, more commonly; trying to keep in contact with them, is like slowly pulling one's teeth out with needle-nose pliers. It helps if they're funny, too.
Bob Dylan, The Who, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Brian Rombalski and Three Worlds, Pixies, Tim Buckley, Dick Dale, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, Regina Spektor, Cream, Tom Petty, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Glen Redman, Sean Stout, Roy Orbison, Blink 182, Jefferson Airplane, The Moody Blues, Buckethead, The Breeders, The Cars(with Rick Ocasek), Elvis Costello, Mudvayne (occasionally), Oasis, John Mellencamp, The Wallflowers, Elton John, Radiohead, The Animals, The Zombies, America, Metallica (only their good stuff), Our Lady Peace, Fleetwood Mac, Death Cab For Cutie, Finger Eleven, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Primus, The Clash, Gorillaz, Nirvana, The Beach Boys, Boston, Bruce Springsteen, The Cure, Beck, Incubus, Depeche Mode, Queen, Barenaked Ladies, The Hollies, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Eat World, Blues Traveler(not one word), The Police, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Pretenders, Kings of Leon, Nick Drake, Buddy Holly, Simon and Garfunkel, The Exies, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Frank Zappa, The Dandy Warhols, Jesus and Mary Chain (or however that goes), The Strokes, Bush, No Doubt, Stone Temple Pilots, The Ramones (for the most part), Soundgarden, Blue Oyster Cult, Iggy Pop, The Cult, The Edgar Winter Group, The Black Crowes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Graduate, Apocalypse Now!, Young Frankenstein, Vanilla Sky, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Quiet, Labyrinth, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Kung Pow! Enter The Fist
There are many television shows that I enjoy, but few that I ever have time to watch. I generally gravitate towards Sci Fi, G4, the History Channel, and Comedy Central.
Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, and Anthem (all by Ayn Rand), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carrol), The Stand and The Dark Tower Series (Stephen King), Fools Die (Mario Puzo), the various Discworld books (Terry Pratchett), The Deathworld Trilogy (Harry Harrison), Twice 22 (Ray Bradbury), The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Tolkien of course), Her Majesty's Wizard (Christopher Stashef), and any amount of obscure fiction that I might find lost and forgotten somewhere.
John Galt and Howard Roark, Pete Townshend, George Harrison, Jeff Buckley, John Entwistle, John Paul Jones (the bassist), Jack Bruce, and of course Bob Dylan. Also: Brian, Mitchell, Ed, and Mike.