Music, travel, football, comedy, avoiding making scary life-plan type decisions
at times anything, from the scottish indie depression-merchants arab strap to the 'chillout' tunes of royksopp with a generous helping of old chili peppers and an unhealthy dose of maximo park thrown in for good luck.
Back to the future 1 and 2 (but never 3!), La Haine, The usual suspects, the usual classics and anything by the Coen brothers
Arrested development, The West Wing, Father Ted, Black Books, etc.
Orwell's 1984, Capote's In cold blood, McCarthy's bar and although i hate to admit it, good old Harry Potter.
ellen macarthur, tim henman, johnny wilkinson (lies, lies lies).