My Favorite Movies

1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service
3. Willow
4. Wargames
5. John Carter
6. The Avengers
7. The Matrix (only the first one, 2 and 3 were meh)
8. Transcendence
9. Thor 1 & 2
10. Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton, especially on 3D Blu Ray)
11. Iron Man (just the first one, the second one was so-so and the third sucked)
12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Johnny Depp version)
13. Avatar
14. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr. version)
15. The Goonies
16. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
17. Princess Bride
18. Casino Royale (Daniel Craig version)
19. The Dark Knight
20. Pirates of the Caribbean
21. Batman Begins
22. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
23. Leon: The Professional (International version)
24. Limitless
25. Pay it Forward
26. K-PAX
27. Bicentennial Man
28. The Last Samurai
29. Bridge to Terabithia
30. Big Hero 6
31. The Count of Monte Cristo
32. Constantine
33. Finding Neverland
34. Pan’s Labyrinth
35. Thank You for Smoking
36. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
37. The Usual Suspects
38. Brewster’s Millions
39. Flight of the Navigator
40. Dorian Gray
41. Solomon Kane
42. Inception
43. Prince of Persia
44. Repo Men
45. The Island
46. Lucy
47. Skyfall
48. Mr. Brooks
49. The Italian Job

My Favorite Music

1. Skrillex
2. Metric
3. Lifeformed
4. Calvin Harris
5. Deadmau5
   
6. Anamanaguchi
7. Owl City
   
8. Enya
9. Loreena McKennitt
10. Daft Punk
    
11. Vampire Weekend
12. Brandi Carlile
13. Joshua Radin
14. Breaking Benjamin
15. Everclear
    
16. REM
17. Hootie and the Blowfish
18. Journey
19. Sam Payne
    
20. The Weepies
21. The Format
22. Jump Little Children
23. Most Soundtracks
24. Certain Musicals (Wicked, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables)
25. Bare Naked Ladies
26. Classical Music of Any Variety (Vivaldi, Holst, Bach, etc)
    
27. Absolutely no Rap, Hip Hop or R&B of ANY Kind - Nails on a chalk board to me
28. Almost no country, with very few exceptions

You can listen to a variety of my favorite music on Spotify

My Favorite TV Shows/Cartoons (Old and New)

1. Lie to Me
2. Suits
3. Breaking Bad
4. The Mentalist
   
5. Fringe
6. Shark Tank
7. Dragon's Den
   
8. Bones
9. Top Gear UK
   
10. Iron Chef America
11. Chopped
12. Castle
13. Eureka
    
14. Supernatural
15. Smallville
16. Stargate SG1
17. Stargate Atlantis
18. South Park
    
19. Family Guy
20. Simpson's
21. Heroes (only the first 2 seasons)
    
22. 24 (only the first 2 seasons)
23. Prison Break (first season only)
24. MacGyver
25. American Pickers
26. X-Men Cartoons from the early 90's
27. Duck Tales
28. X-Files
29. Inspector Gadget
30. The Super Mario Brother's Super Show
31. Pinky and the Brain
32. The Real Ghostbusters
33. Batman Beyond
34. The Batman
35. Batman: The Animated Series
36. Superman: The Animated Series
37. Justice League
    
38. G.I. Joe (80's)
    
39. He-man and the Masters of the Universe (80's)
    

My Favorite Books (Fiction)

1. Kingkiller Chronicles Series by Patrick Rothfus
2. Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson
3. Shannara Series by Terry Brooks
4. Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull
5. Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
6. The Beyonders Series by Brandon Mull
7. Peter and the Starcatchers Series by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry
8. The Stormlight Archives Series by Brandon Sanderson
9. Demon Cycle Series by Peter V. Brett
10. Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Mass
11. The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer (guilty pleasure)
12. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
13. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott
14. The Immortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
15. The Bartimaeus Series by Jonathan Stroud
16. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
17. The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy by Frank Beddor
18. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
19. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
20. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
21. A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin
22. Adventurer's Wanted Series by M.L. Foreman
23. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
24. Batman: No Man's Land by Greg Rucka
25. The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
26. Otherland Series by Tad Williams
27. The Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore
28. Ranger's Apprentice Series by John Flanagan
29. Brotherband Chronicles Series by John Flanagan
30. Anything Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum or Clive Cussler

My Favorite Books (Non-Fiction)

1. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
2. The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
3. Choose Yourself by James Altucher
4. The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
5. Satisfaction by Gregory Berns
6. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
7. Rework by Jason Fried and David Hannson
8. The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg
9. Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
   
10. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
    
11. Linchpin by Seth Godin
12. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
13. The Startup Owners Manual by Steve Blank
14. The 4 Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
15. The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
    
16. The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
    
17. Customer Service by Peter Shankman
18. Business Model Generation by Too Many People to List Here
    
19. Sway by Ori and Rom Braufman
20. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
21. Brain Rules by John Medina
22. All Marketers are Liars by Seth Godin
23. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
24. The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick
25. The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley
26. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
27. Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
28. The Dip by Seth Godin
29. The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

My Favorite Foods

1. Steak, especially a nice Kobe or Ohmi beef filet mignon
   
2. Pizza (thick, thin, you name it)
   
3. Croque Monsieur
4. Creme Brulee
5. Risotto
6. Cheese (I love exotic cheeses)
7. BBQ of any variety
8. Tamales
9. Bacon Cheeseburgers
10. Sweet Potato Fries
11. Coconut Khorma
12. Kheer
13. Kashmiri Naan
    
14. Pad Thai
15. Chicken Satay
16. Sesame Chicken
17. Orange Chicken
18. Pork Fried Rice
19. Lamb Gyros
20. Pistachio Gelato
    

My Favorite Art/Artists

1. Justin Hillgrove
   
2. Keith Thompson
3. Screaming Man by Edvard Munch
4. The Starry Night by Van Gogh
5. Todd McFarlane
6. Jonathan Ball
7. Anything by Salvador Dali (love the dripping clocks and his Alice in Wonderland series)
8. Romain Jerome (art watches)
9. Steampunk
10. Ashley McRoberts, my wife and an amazing Seattle artist
    

Favorite Video Games

1. Fallout 3 (XBOX 360)
2. Fallout: New Vegas (XBOX 360)
3. Dishonored (XBOX 360)
4. Thief 1 & 2 (PC)
5. American McGee's Alice: Madness Returns (XBOX 360)
6. American McGee's Alice (PC)
7. Super Mario Bros. 1-3 (NES)
8. Super Mario 64 (N64)
9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
10. Portal and Portal 2 (XBOX 360)
11. Mortal Kombat 1-3 (SNES, PC)
12. Halo Trilogy (XBOX)
13. Bulletstorm (XBOX 360)
14. Gran Tourismo Series (PS2/PS3)
15. BioShock 1 & 2 (XBOX 360)
16. F.E.A.R. (XBOX 360, only the 1st one, 2 & 3 suck)
17. Anything made by Valve (Half-life, Team Fortress 2, Portal, etc) (PC, XBOX)
18. Assassins Creed Series (XBOX 360)
19. Gears of War Series (XBOX 360)
20. Doom (all versions, Doom 3 especially) (PC, XBOX)
21. Wolfenstein 3D, Wolfenstein (PC, XBOX 360)
22. Clive Barker's Undying (PC)
23. Conker's Bad Fur Day/Conker Live and Reloaded (N64, XBOX)
24. Goldeneye (N64)
25. Just Cause 1 & 2 (XBOX 360)
26. Kings Quest 6 (PC)
27. The Incredible Machine (PC)

My Favorite Hobbies

1. Watching Movies
2. Reading
3. Business Model Generation
4. SCUBA Diving & Snorkeling
5. Going for walks
6. Jet Skiing
7. Cooking/Eating
8. Studying & Debating (Pretty Much Anything)
9. Writing/Blogging
10. Shooting Guns