MUSIC:
75% modern jazz-rock fusion (eg Frank Gambale, Tribal
Tech), 8% instrumental rock (eg Joe Satriani, Steve
Vai), 5% modern jazz (Dave Holland, Joshua Redman),
classic rock (eg Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top), 2% prog
rock (Gentle Giant, Rush), 2% prog metal
(Dream Theater, Chimp Spanner), jazz metal (Panzer
Ballet, Exivious), death metal (Psycroptic,
Necrophagist) and open to anything edgy 1% (Living Colour, Pearl
Jam), offbeat (old RHCP, Primus), 1% experimental
(John Zorn, Faith No More), bold (Queen) or powerfully vulnerable
(Florence and the Machine). 1% i'll be amazed by pop
brilliance (Goyte) as well or bluesy vocalists (Amy Whinehouse,
Adele). On occasion 3% I'll listen to indie rock
(John Butler Trio, Mumford & Sons). Recently I've also been
listening to 2% Latin and Salsa music and might like
to re-explore avant garde or free jazz.
BOOKS:
Mainly non-fiction revolving around psychology, the brain,
happiness, gender differences, body language, health, strength
training, diets, meditation, Buddhism, atheist literature, consumer
behavior, management, gardening, environmental, feminism, climate
science, wikileaks, one or two political books, computer
programming and MS Excel books.
MOVIES:
Mainly psychological thrillers (Shutter Island, The
Beach, Inception, The Machinist, The Butterfly Effect, Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Skin I Live In, Vertigo),
anti-authoritarian movies (Fight Club, V For
Vendetta, Fahrenheit 451), sci-fi (Moon, Unknown, District 9, Dune,
Terminator, The Matrix, Avatar, Aeon Flux, Rise of the Planet of
the Apes), and lately foreign films (The Motorcycle
Diaries, Pan's Labyrinth, Into the Wild, Six Points for Emma)
SHOWS:
Occasionally i'll watch Q&A on ABC (or sit in the audience) and
Insight on SBS. Its about the only TV I watch. Before that I
watched Sherlock Holmes and before that I was into House, but TV is
a very, very small part of my entertainment diet. Lately the only
program I can watch that doesn't bore me is Game of Thrones.
FOOD:
Almost anything - Sushi, Thai, Asian, Italian, Indian, German
pastries
BEER:
Almost anything, but I especially enjoy trying European e.g. Czech
or Polish, English and Japanese beers.