I make people and objects and stuff. The people use the objects to make Machinima. The stuff I keep for myself. I like a good bit of sci-fi, books, pictures, films, games, whatever, that usually gets my creative juices flowing, especially if it involves big pretty things. With pointy bits.
Robots are great.
The world would be a better place with lots of cool robots in it. If I see something really good I push myself to learn how do something similar. Meanwhile I'd read, draw on Real Paper, watch TV, eat, sleep, make buildings out of paperclips, that sort of thing. Oh yes, and alcohol usually helps too. Part of the UGO network .