Fire, survival, knots, religions, math, natural philosophy, nature, endurance, self analysis, order, patterns, poetry, elves, fae, avatars, tests, quests, modern primatives, tools, knives, stealth, cooking, and gaming
myself but three years ago ("You are not going to believe this, but..."), Fermat, Euler, Newton, Sagan, Turing, Buddha
Celtic, Techno, Enya, REM, U2, Chumbawamba, Phil Collins, Jimmy Eat World, Linkin Park, Live, Eiffel 65, Bon Jovi
The Matrix, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tarzan, Sneakers, Fight Club, Jurassic Park, Die Hard (1 and 3)
video games, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Voyager, X-Files (early seasons), Brisco County Jr.
Cryptonomicon, Jurassic Park, Raptor Red, The Brothers War, The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Coming of Age in the Milky Way, sourcebooks for games I've never played