Favourite TV Shows
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Doctor Who, Futurama, Good Eats, Invader Zim, Mad Men, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Mystery Science Theater 3000, Red Dwarf, Star Trek, The IT Crowd, (Various other cartoons; I love cartoons)
Favourite Books
An Introduction to Zen Training (Omori Sogen Roshi), Hagakure (Tashiro Tsuramoto), Living Buddha, Living Christ (Thich Nhat Hanh), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas N. Adams)
Favourite Writers
Tenzin Gyatso (His Holiness the Dalai Lama), Thich Nhat Hanh
Tools of the Trade
Chef's knife, paring knife, and about 25lbs of other gizmos, gadgets, and Dingsbums.