art, design, film, music, a good poem, writers, sharp little scissors, artists, books, perfectionists, fun words, surprises, office supplies, typography, libraries, the smell of bouncy balls, paper, pairing together opposites, old things, smart people, collaborations, weird collections, strong connections, characters, cookies, and tipping canoes on purpose.

All The Real Girls, Once, Lost in Translation, Being John Malkovitch, Adaptation, Waiting for Guffman, Rushmore, Election, Son of Rambow, Lars and the real Girl, Full Metal Jacket

The Weepies, Ben Kweller, the books, explosions in the sky, Jem, the faint, the shins, snow patrol, spoon, I Love Math, Doves, Jaymay, Bird and the Bee, Fleet Foxes, Cloud Cult, Beirut, Tunng, Mum, The Polyphonic Spree, Band of Horses, Bright Eyes, Super Furry Animals, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, the new pornographers, spiritualized, Sufjan Stevens, coldplay, Slowdive, Arcade Fire, Stars, Wye Oak, These Modern Socks, Cat Power, Mates of State, Postal Service, Interpol, The Magnetic Fields, The Unicorns, Elbow, Of Montreal, The Flaming Lips, Sigur Ros, Oh No Oh My

Ghost Hunters, How It's Made, Arrested Development, Flight of the Conchords, Weeds, Californication, The Office, Saturday Night Live