Arrested Development (the TV show), Monty Python, The Firesign Theatre, Mel Brooks, HDTV, Veronica Mars, Buffy, The Prisoner, good music, downloading, Nancy Drew interactive mystery games (don't hate!), MST3K, SuperTarget, cute flats, fancy leather handbags, movie theater popcorn (with butter), bright colors like teal and lime green, New York Times crossword puzzles, handmaking greeting cards

In no particular order... Doves, Sarah McLachlan, The Decemberists, Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams, Fiona Apple, Everything But the Girl, Pete Yorn, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, The Cardigans, Travis, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Beck, Nick Drake, Tenacious D, Hard-Fi, People in Planes, Jeff Buckley, Aimee Mann, Sigur Ros, Old 97's, Wilco, Badly Drawn Boy, Athlete, Silverchair, Bloc Party, Feist, Patty Griffin, U2, Spinal Tap, South, Phoenix, Air, The Kings of Convenience, Coldplay, Built to Spill, Memphis, Amos Lee, Our Lady Peace, Iron and Wine, Joni Mitchell, Keane, The White Stripes, Annie, and so many more.

Total guilty pleasures: Don Henley, Danity Kane, Katharine McPhee