I thrive on music now. Most of my favorites have dark or industrial elements. I've broadened with age, not far, but my collection now includes a good deal of classical, rock and more recently, opera. I love games, mostly online chess these days. Computer games ebb and flow for me, and although I haven't been playing them much lately, the right game at the right time can take over my life for a while.
Recent examples are diablo, bladerunner and fallout .
If I may wax poetic for a moment, my laptop is a window into gibson's consensual hallucination , connecting me to my office, neighborhood, public library and town square. Working offline feels strangely isolated. Helen and I often talk about packing up laptops and living a nomadic life, traveling across europe , working online.