Favorite visual artist Myself! (and I'm modest, too!) I also love many others' work. Favorite movies Movies that take me interesting places, and show them to me through the eyes of interesting characters. Favorite TV shows For fact-based shows, I love well-made documentaries. For fiction, I like shows that take me interesting places, and show them to me through the eyes of interesting characters. Favorite bands / musical artists Brought up to love classical music, I have added many other genres and styles--I especially love instrumental soundtracks. Favorite books In fiction, SF and fantasy are always a good bet as favorites, but I also love a good mystery. Favorite writers Lois McMaster Bujold, Richard Florida, Jim Butcher, Naomi Novik, Don Tapscott, and many, many others. Favorite games Chess, Pictionary the way they do it at sf conventions, and story-building games (one person starts and the next one adds to it, etc.) Favorite gaming platform Sorry--I'm a total troglodyte when it comes to gaming. Tools of the Trade I would go mad without Canson papers, Elmer's glue, my sculpture tools, my ink pens and markers, Prismacolors (and electric pencil sharpener), paints, and computer loaded with the Adobe Creative Suite and a good word processer! Other Interests Art, education, writing, animals (from information about them to working with them), environmental issues, and aspects of healthful, harmonious living.