Lists of Favorites/Recommends
Fiction BooksAll time FAVORITE author:J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, etc)Other authors:Terry Brooks (Shannara series, etc)Rita Mae Brown (Rubyfruit Jungle, Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, etc) Mercedes Lackey (Griffin and Mage-War series, etc) C.S. Lewis (Narnia series, apologetic writings, etc) Gregory Macguire (Wicked, Son of a Witch, and related twists on commonly known fantasy and fairy tales) Terry Pratchett (Discworld series, Good Omens w/ Niel Gaiman, etc) J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter series) Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidwalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, etc) Oscar Wilde (Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, etc) Other miscellaneous books:Dryland's End by Felice PicanoJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Watership Down by Richard Adams Comic Strips:Arlo & Janis by Jimmy JohnsonBloom County and Opus by Berkeley Breathed The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder Boy Meets Boy (discontinued) by K. Sandra Fuhr Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Dilbert by Scott Adams Erfworld by Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston Foxtrot by Bill Amend Friendly Hostility by K. Sandra Fuhr Garfield by Jim Davis Luann by Greg Evans Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew Peanuts by Charles Schulz Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik (aka Tycho and Gabe) Pickles by Brian Crane Sally Forth by Francesco Marciuliano and Steve Alaniz Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida
Video GamesWii:Super Mario GalaxyWii Play (7 - fun and simple, can draw in non-gamers, plus comes with a free wiimote, but most games don't have high replay value) Wii Sports (8 - great pack-in, good party game, draws in non-gamers) Playstation 1&2:Final Fantasy Tactics (10 - all time favorite strategy game, and possibly all time favorite game)Disgaea (10 - a close second to FFT) Chrono Cross (8.5 - no Chrono Trigger, but an enjoyable RPG) Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, XII (all 9.5-10, in order of preference probably VII, XII, IX, X - the best RPG series around) Katamari Damancy (9 - good quirky fun, multiplayer is fun but somewhat limited, some appeal to non-gamers, hard on the thumbs) Ogre Tactics (9 - solid early strategy game, precursor to FFT) GameCube:Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (8 - fun "hack and slash" with a friend)Eternal Darkness (8 - does a good job pulling off its gimmick, good variation on the action/RPG/survival horror genre, parts are insanely hard) Gladius (8 - fun variation on the strategy genre, although the unit balance is a pretty broken if you are good at the critical hit system) Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (10 - a whimsical, fun, fresh take on the Legend of Zelda series) Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 (9 - great party game) Super Smash Brothers Melee (9 - fun variation on fighting game theme - good party game or solo) DS/GBA:Brain Age 2 (8 - fun puzzle games, plus sudoku, bargain price, of interest to non-gamers, unknown lasting appeal)Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (9.5 - a departure from its namesake, but fun in its own right, a good solid portable strategy game) Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (9.5 - an adventure on par with non-portable Zelda games of the same time period) Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (9.5 - a worthy sequel to Wind Waker, great use of the DS stylus) Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis (9.5 - a good solid portable strategy game - a worthy rival to FFTA and in many ways better than its predecessor Ogre Tactics) Tetris (8 - it's a classic that never goes out of style) Computer:Not a big computer games player, but a few RPG/Strategy titles interest me:Baldur's Gate II Dungeon Keeper II Neverwinter Nights Theme Hospital Nintendo 64:Jet Force GeminiLegend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask Ogre Battle 64 Paper Mario Super Mario 64 Super Mario Kart 64 Super Smash Brothers Super Nintendo:Chrono TriggerEarthbound Final Fantasy III Ogre Battle Secret of Mana
Movies/VideosAnimated favs:Beauty and the Beast (Disney)Cowboy Bebop (anime series) The Hobbit (old animated version) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) Kiki's Delivery Service The Last Unicorn Lilo & Stitch The Lion King The Little Mermaid Mulan Princess Mononoke Record of Lodoss War (anime series) Spirited Away Toy Story 1&2 Fantasy/Sci-Fi favs:*Batteries Not IncludedContact Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Dark Crystal Delirious The Devil's Advocate Edward Scissorhands Field of Dreams Groundhog Day Indiana Jones series Jurassic Park Labyrinth Legend Lord of the Rings trilogy The Matrix Miracle on 34th Street (original version) Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Princess Bride The Sixth Sense Spiderman 1 & 2 Stargate Star Wars saga Unbreakable Willow Gay/Queer Cinema favs:Beautiful ThingBoys on the Side The Celluloid Closet Defying Gravity Four Weddings and a Funeral Go My Beautiful Laundrette The Opposite of Sex Priest Some Like it Hot Sling Blade The Sum of Us To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Torch Song Trilogy Other favs:AmadeusBabe Evita Gone with the Wind Kiss the Girls Manny and Lo Moulin Rouge Mr. Holland's Opus Robin Hood (Kevin Costner) Romeo & Juliet ("modernized" version) Run Lola Run To Gillian on her 37th Birthday While You Were Sleeping
TVSometimes I catch:The Daily Show & The Colbert ReportFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends Late Night with Conan O'Brian Oprah (when she's not too spacey) Saturday Night Live Spongebob Squarepants Various Adult Swim/Toonami cartoons on Cartoon Network Old faves:Buffy/AngelChristy Designing Women Ellen ER (earlier seasons) Frasier Hercules Pokemon (early seasons) Power Puff Girls Quantum Leap Queer as Folk Ren & Stimpy Scooby Doo Scrubs The Simpsons (early seasons) Star Trek (esp TNG) The Tick Will & Grace Xena
MusicSome all-time favs:AquaJim Brickman Garth Brooks Mary-Chapin Carpenter The Cranberries Elvis Enya Melissa Ethridge Il Divo Indigo Girls Josh Groban K's Choice The Mamas and the Papas Kathy Mattea Sarah McLachlan Natalie Merchant Bette Midler Alanis Morissette R.E.M. Say-So Simon & Garfunkel Michael W. Smith Jill Sobule Susan Tedeschi Pam Tillis Trisha Yearwood
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