Favorite visual artist Paul Pope, Kelly Vivanco, Hiroshige, Howard Pyle, others I can't recall at the moment... Favorite movies Lawrence of Arabia, Primer, Snatch, Memento, Almost Famous Favorite bands / musical artists Led Zep, David Bowie, Spoon, Interpol, Ladytron, YYY, The Kills, etc. Favorite writers Larry Niven's kinda cool Favorite gaming platform Tabletop is horribly underrated in the Video Age, but appreciated by some: http://www.xkcd.com/249/ Tools of the Trade Bad yellowed lighting, too many cigarettes, pencils worn down to the nub and loud rock music at 5am Other Interests Illustration, painting, design, films, books, anthropology, SCIENCE!, optics, that sorta thing.