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My Favorite Movies
Guardians of the Galaxy
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Willow
Wargames
John Carter
The Avengers
The Matrix (only the first one, 2 and 3 were meh)
Transcendence
Thor 1 & 2
Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton, especially on 3D Blu Ray)
Iron Man (just the first one, the second one was so-so and the third sucked)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Johnny Depp version)
Avatar
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr. version)
The Goonies
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Princess Bride
Casino Royale (Daniel Craig version)
The Dark Knight
Pirates of the Caribbean
Batman Begins
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Leon: The Professional (International version)
Limitless
Pay it Forward
K-PAX
Bicentennial Man
The Last Samurai
Bridge to Terabithia
Big Hero 6
The Count of Monte Cristo
Constantine
Finding Neverland
Pan’s Labyrinth
Thank You for Smoking
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Usual Suspects
Brewster’s Millions
Flight of the Navigator
Dorian Gray
Solomon Kane
Inception
Prince of Persia
Repo Men
The Island
Lucy
Skyfall
Mr. Brooks
The Italian Job
My Favorite Music
Skrillex
Metric
Lifeformed
Calvin Harris
Deadmau5
Anamanaguchi
Owl City
Enya
Loreena McKennitt
Daft Punk
Vampire Weekend
Brandi Carlile
Joshua Radin
Breaking Benjamin
Everclear
REM
Hootie and the Blowfish
Journey
Sam Payne
The Weepies
The Format
Jump Little Children
Most Soundtracks
Certain Musicals (Wicked, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables)
Bare Naked Ladies
Classical Music of Any Variety (Vivaldi, Holst, Bach, etc)
Absolutely no Rap, Hip Hop or R&B of ANY Kind - Nails on a chalk board to me
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)
Lie to Me
Suits
Breaking Bad
The Mentalist
Fringe
Shark Tank
Dragon's Den
Bones
Top Gear UK
Iron Chef America
Chopped
Castle
Eureka
Supernatural
Smallville
Stargate SG1
Stargate Atlantis
South Park
Family Guy
Simpson's
Heroes (only the first 2 seasons)
24 (only the first 2 seasons)
Prison Break (first season only)
MacGyver
American Pickers
X-Men Cartoons from the early 90's
Duck Tales
X-Files
Inspector Gadget
The Super Mario Brother's Super Show
Pinky and the Brain
The Real Ghostbusters
Batman Beyond
The Batman
Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Justice League
G.I. Joe (80's)
He-man and the Masters of the Universe (80's)
My Favorite Books (Fiction)
Kingkiller Chronicles Series by Patrick Rothfus
Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson
Shannara Series by Terry Brooks
Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull
Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
The Beyonders Series by Brandon Mull
Peter and the Starcatchers Series by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry
The Stormlight Archives Series by Brandon Sanderson
Demon Cycle Series by Peter V. Brett
Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Mass
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer (guilty pleasure)
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott
The Immortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
The Bartimaeus Series by Jonathan Stroud
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy by Frank Beddor
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin
Adventurer's Wanted Series by M.L. Foreman
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
Batman: No Man's Land by Greg Rucka
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
Otherland Series by Tad Williams
The Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore
Ranger's Apprentice Series by John Flanagan
Brotherband Chronicles Series by John Flanagan
Anything Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum or Clive Cussler
My Favorite Books (Non-Fiction)
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Choose Yourself by James Altucher
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Satisfaction by Gregory Berns
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Rework by Jason Fried and David Hannson
The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg
Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Linchpin by Seth Godin
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The Startup Owners Manual by Steve Blank
The 4 Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
Customer Service by Peter Shankman
Business Model Generation by Too Many People to List Here
Sway by Ori and Rom Braufman
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Brain Rules by John Medina
All Marketers are Liars by Seth Godin
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick
The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The Dip by Seth Godin
The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
My Favorite Foods
Steak, especially a nice Kobe or Ohmi beef filet mignon
Pizza (thick, thin, you name it)
Croque Monsieur
Creme Brulee
Risotto
Cheese (I love exotic cheeses)
BBQ of any variety
Tamales
Bacon Cheeseburgers
Sweet Potato Fries
Coconut Khorma
Kheer
Kashmiri Naan
Pad Thai
Chicken Satay
Sesame Chicken
Orange Chicken
Pork Fried Rice
Lamb Gyros
Pistachio Gelato
My Favorite Art/Artists
Justin Hillgrove
Keith Thompson
Screaming Man by Edvard Munch
The Starry Night by Van Gogh
Todd McFarlane
Jonathan Ball
Anything by Salvador Dali (love the dripping clocks and his Alice in Wonderland series)
Romain Jerome
(art watches)
Steampunk
Ashley McRoberts, my wife and an amazing Seattle artist
Favorite Video Games
Fallout 3 (XBOX 360)
Fallout: New Vegas (XBOX 360)
Dishonored (XBOX 360)
Thief 1 & 2 (PC)
American McGee's Alice: Madness Returns (XBOX 360)
American McGee's Alice (PC)
Super Mario Bros. 1-3 (NES)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Portal and Portal 2 (XBOX 360)
Mortal Kombat 1-3 (SNES, PC)
Halo Trilogy (XBOX)
Bulletstorm (XBOX 360)
Gran Tourismo Series (PS2/PS3)
BioShock 1 & 2 (XBOX 360)
F.E.A.R. (XBOX 360, only the 1st one, 2 & 3 suck)
Anything made by Valve (Half-life, Team Fortress 2, Portal, etc) (PC, XBOX)
Assassins Creed Series (XBOX 360)
Gears of War Series (XBOX 360)
Doom (all versions, Doom 3 especially) (PC, XBOX)
Wolfenstein 3D, Wolfenstein (PC, XBOX 360)
Clive Barker's Undying (PC)
Conker's Bad Fur Day/Conker Live and Reloaded (N64, XBOX)
Goldeneye (N64)
Just Cause 1 & 2 (XBOX 360)
Kings Quest 6 (PC)
The Incredible Machine (PC)
My Favorite Hobbies
Watching Movies
Reading
Business Model Generation
SCUBA Diving & Snorkeling
Going for walks
Jet Skiing
Cooking/Eating
Studying & Debating (Pretty Much Anything)
Writing/Blogging
Shooting Guns