Artists: Hans Holbein, Andy Warhol, Chagall

Authors: Laurell K. Hamilton, Dante, Chaucer, Anne Rice, Kelly Armstrong, Margaret George, Ray Bradbury, O. Henry, Jonathan Swift, Charlaine Harris, Mary Janice Davidson

Books: I love just about anything besides the sappiest romances, but my favorite book of all time is The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George. It may be as thick as a brick (actually, a bit bigger) but it rocks.

Bands: The 69 Eyes, Kill Hannah, The Dresden Dolls, The City Drive, The Shiny Toy Guns, HIM, Jason Webley, Dax Tran Cafee, Daniel Lioneye, Trashlight Vision, Wednesday 13, Baby Dee, Blaqk Audio, The Sex Pistols, Queen, Aerosmith, The Smashing Pumpkins, Innerpartysystem, Gemini 5, Motley Crue, Patent Pending, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Minerva, Placebo, Buckcherry, Mindless Self Indulgence, Lordi, The White Stripes, The Red Paintings, The Beatles, Velvet Revolver, The Smiths, CSS, The Thieves, The Ting Tings, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Melody Club

Poets: Edgar Allan Poe, Christopher Marlowe, Robert Browning, William Shakespeare, Keats

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Hugh Laurie, Tobey Maguire, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp

Clothes: Anything flashy, blazers, scarves, and eye popping jeans. Maybe something I made myself, or any hardy, beloved band shirt. Junk Food, Tripp, Jimmy Z, Forever XI, Bebe, H&M, Metro Park.

Things: Good times with friends, memorable nights, seeing bands that you have been dying to catch, chocolate, open-mindedness, people who share similar interests, pomegranates, acquiring interesting new factoids, surprises, and pure randomness.

Artists I hate: Rothko