I thought doing something like the following would tell you more about me than any biographical information ever could.

Five Favorite Fantasy Stories

The Lord of the Rings (novels and books)
The Wheel of Time (novels)
Conan (various)
Lone Wolf (books)
The Crow (movies)

*Dune could be on this list also, it’s as much fantasy as science fiction. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess are alternates. So is the original Clash of the Titans, although you could argue that those are all mythology and not fantasy. A new entry would be Sabriel by Garth Nix.

Five Favorite Sci-Fi Stories

Dune (novels and movies I suppose)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (various)
Highlander TV series
X-Men/Wolverine (various)
Fringe

* Godzilla franchise would be an alternate. So would Battle Angel Alita.

Five Non-F&SF Stories

Brules (Western novel)
Romeo and Juliet (the play and the 1968 movie)
Manon of the Spring (1986 movie)
James Bond (Ian Fleming’s novels and the movies)
Desperado (movie)

* Memoirs of a Geisha would be an alternate. And, of course, the poem Eldorado by Edgar Allen Poe.

Five Favorite Video Games

The Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy
Dragon Quest
Metroid
Lunar: The Silver Star Story

*The Nier series would be an alternate. So would the original Street Fighter games. And Donkey Kong franchise.

Five Favorite Anime

Cowboy Bebop
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Vision of Escaflowne
Dragon Ball Z
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

*Dagashi Kashi would be an alternate. So would Yu Yu Hakusho.