Movies
The Eiger Sanction; Dear Frankie; You, me and everyone we know; Harold & Kumar; Kung Fu Hustle, most anything Jackie Chan....pretty much everything
Music
Canadian Brass, American Brass, Empire Brass, Chicago Symphony, NY Philharmonic, Modest Mouse, Postal Service, The Klaxons, K'naan, Immortal Technique, Jurassic 5, Mos Def, etc.
Television
CSI, NCIS, Monk, Psych, Numbers, Criminal Minds, crime theme anyone?
Books
Christopher Moore, Bill Bryson, David Sedaris, Ken Wilbur, anything about epic climbing adventures, most things about hiking/backpacking
Activities
Rock-climbing, making music, making beer, blogging, walking,