Okay! These are a few of my favorite things. (Julie Andrews, eat your heart out.) My very favorite in each category is listed first.
Authors: Sharon Kay Penman, Douglas Adams, George R. R. Martin Performers of Music: Cowboy Mouth, Rammstein, The Mighty Sparrow, The Aquabats Movies: The Princess Bride, Labyrinth, The 'Burbs, Moonraker Bond: Roger Moore Places: New Orleans, LA; Durham, NC Graphic Novels: Sandman, Justice League of America Superheroes: The Flash, Batman, Green Arrow Foods: French fries, pho, bubble tea Alcoholic Beverages: Gin and tonic, Meyers and Coke (Thanks, Joe!) Anime: Fushigi Yuugi, Hana Yori Dango, Hellsing TV series: Home Movies, Law and Order, The Muppet Show, Futurama, Mystery Science Theater: 3000, Lupin the 3rd Animals: Cats, erm.. just cats Topics of Conversation: Video games, books, movies, mathematics, education, observational humor Video games: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Katamari Damacy, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Super Smash Brothers: Melee, Kingdom Hearts Regular games: Up and Down the River (someday I'll beat my dad at it), Munchkin, Trans America Ways to waste time online: Universes MUD, Midnight Sun MUD, #anime/manga (EFNet), instant messaging Ways to waste time offline: Reading, playing video games, translating Latin, working math problems, walking in the local state park, feeding the fish in the Duke gardens, pretending that I have a serious workout program, grumbling about contemporary fashion
That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure I'll add more eventually.