These are things I like. But not the be-all and end-all.

Literature

• Anything by Terry Pratchett
• The usual fantasy authors: Ursula LeGuinn, David Eddings, Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist, Robin Hobb, etc…
• Little House Series, by Laura Ingalls Wilder (seriously, it’s quite good)
• Anything (he didn’t just write for children) by Roald Dahl
• His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman
• Anything by Oscar Wilde (read then watch)
• Snow Crash, by Neil Stephenson
• Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare (much better to watch than read)
• Other stuff which I can’t remember right now

Comics & Cartoons

• Cyanide and Happiness
• Non Sequitur
• XKCD
• Punch
• Leunig

Movies

Here are some pretty good movies, in a rough order, in my humble opinion. Links are to IMDB. Et Voila:

• The Matrix
• The Princess Bride
• Dr Strangelove: Or How I learned to Stop Worring and Love the Bomb
• The Blues Brothers
• Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights
• Love Actually
• Mean Girls
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
• Kill Bill I
• Sin City
• Kung Fu Hustle
• Jar-Head
• War Games
• Crimson Rivers (Les Rivières pourpres [much better in french])
• Sleepless In Seattle (everyone’s favourite romance)
• Serendipity

Videoclips

Nobody can out-dance Michael Jackson. Except MJ from 1983. He’s the ultimate Gumby!

• Michael Jackson — Thriller
• Michael Jackson — Smooth Criminal
• Michael Jackson — Bad

Food

• Sushi
• Bento Boxes
• Yum-Cha
• Eggs Benedict/Florentine
• Rare/medium-rare steak
• Toasted Soughdough Bread (with coffee)
• Smoked Salmon (most smoked stuff is pretty good)
• Oysters (not too much at once, though)
• Crab
• Antipasto, Cheese (blue vein and cream-cheese), etc
• Spanakopita
• Fuji Apples
• Watermellon
• Mango
• Chocolate

Beverages

• Non-alcoholic:
  • Coffee (in particular expresso and turkish coffee)
  • Tea (any variety or permutation thereof)
  • Water (as opposed to soft drinks)
• Beer:
  • Stella Artois
  • Abbe Notre Dame de Leffe (aka: Leffe) — any of them
  • Corona Extra
  • Guiness
  • Most homebrew

Games

Real Life

• Life itself — more interesting than any game
• Poker
• Thirteen

PeeCee

• RTS:
  • Age of Empires II
  • Total Annihilation
  • Battlezone II
• FPS:
  • Unreal Tournament
  • Doom II (very nostalgic)
  • Deus Ex
  • Thief: The Dark Project
• Other:
  • Jazz Jackrabbit
  • Monkey Island 1,2 & 3
  • Grim Fandago
  • The Incredible Machine
  • Freespace II
  • EV Nova
  • Transport Tycoon
  • Alpha Centauri

Console

• NES:
  • Spy vs. Spy
  • Zelda
  • Duck Hunt
• SNES:
  • Super Mario Kart
  • Super Tennis
  • Yoshi’s Island
  • Super Mario World
  • Zelda: A link to the Past
  • Chrono Trigger
  • Final Fantasy VI
• Neo-Geo:
  • The Metal Slug series
  • Puzzle Bobble
  • Bubble Bobble
• Playstation:
  • Parappa The Rapper
  • Ridge Racer Type 4
  • Metal Gear Solid