Favorite visual artist John Howe, Alan Lee Favorite movies The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, I.Q., Blade Runner Favorite TV shows Babylon 5, Stargate franchise, Star Trek franchise, NCIS franchise Favorite bands / musical artists Enya, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Howard Shore, anything mystic / irish / celtic / new age Favorite books The Lord of the Rings, Asimov's Foundation series, Space Odissey, His Dark Materials Favorite writers J. R. R. Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne Favorite games Age of Empires franchise, Mafia, Max Payne Favorite gaming platform PC Other Interests hiking, falling autumn leaves, bicycle, scale models, stamps and jigsaw puzzles, fountain-pen & western calligraphy