1

  Tom Waits

2

  Kate Winslett

3

  the possibility of someone smart being elected president in 2008

4

  Studio 60

5

  Iron and Wine

6

  Nikon Digital SLR cameras

7

  fried eggs on Saturday morning

8

movie:  Pan's Labyrinth

9

  ratchet sets

10

  battery powered drills

11

  the stick shift

12

  the satisfying resolute click of a key being pressed on a 15-year-old Northgate computer keyboard

13

the Sony VX2000