(presented in no particular order; all-time favorites are
highlighted)<br />
<br />
books<br />
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=neil+gaiman">neil gaiman</a>
(sandman: fucking. epic.), <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=terry+pratchett">terry pratchett</a>, charles
baudelaire, cory doctorow, niccol machiavelli, james clavell,
albert camus, charles stross, carl sagan, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=hunter%0athompson">hunter thompson</a>, stephen king
(not very fond of his latest works, though), <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=james+joyce">james joyce</a>, christopher hitchens,
cormac macarthy, george orwell, philip k. dick, arthur c. clark,
isaac asimov, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=douglas+adams">douglas adams</a>, richard dawkins,
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=kurt+vonnegut">kurt
vonnegut</a>, franz kafka, friedrich nietzsche, shakespeare, plato,
and <a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=hp%0alovecraft">hp
lovecraft</a>.<br />
movies &amp; plays<br />
<a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=rosencrantz+and+guildenstern+are+dead">rosencrantz
and guildenstern are dead</a>, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=oleanna">oleanna</a>, smoke, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=city+of+god">city of god</a>, forrest gump, the last
temptation of christ, requiem for a dream, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=pi">pi</a>, brick, primer, the prestige, fight club,
the last king of scotland, the <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=shawshank+redemption">shawshank redemption</a>, the
green mile, collateral, the prince of egypt, lawrence of arabia,
one flew over the cuckoo's nest, children of men, <a class="ilink"
href="/interests?i=memento">memento</a>, nightmare before
christmas, unforgiven, gran torino, o brother where art thou?,
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=amadeus">amadeus</a>, boyz n
the hood (typing it makes me cringe, though), and anything woody
allen.<br />
television<br />
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=six+feet+under">six feet
under</a>, <a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=the+wire">the
wire</a>, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=homicide">homicide</a>, mad men, the sopranos, rome,
the corner, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=curb+your+enthusiasm">curb your enthusiasm</a>
boardwalk empire. i'm also very fond of the earlier seasons of
smallville, but it wouldn't make this list were it not for michael
rosenbaum's lex luthor. consider it an honorable mention of
sorts.<br />
music<br />
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=sage+francis">sage francis</a>,
atmosphere, <a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=eminem">eminem</a>,
proof, d12, dr. dre, nwa, lupe fiasco, jay-z, the notorious big,
immortal technique, canibus, nas, 2pac, clint mansell, mozart,
wagner, danny elfman, elton john, the velvet underground, the moody
blues, <a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=queen">queen</a>, the
rolling stones, bob dylan, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=the+beatles">the beatles</a>, don mclean, massive
attack, rammstein, abney park, fleet foxes, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=the+pogues">the pogues</a>, and the <a class="ilink"
href="/interests?i=ghostbusters+theme+song">ghostbusters theme
song</a>.<br />
food (why the heck does this section categorize food with
media?)<br />
steak, cooked <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=pittsburgh+rare">pittsburgh rare</a> (i.e.
raw-but-warmed. i won't be offended if you don't want to kiss me
afterwards), green apples, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=string+cheese">string cheese</a>, phall curry,
tandoori chicken, prawns, red wine, and <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=tea">tea</a>. lots of tea!