"500 gold? That's only enough for a regular sword! What kind of idiot would sell the Sword of Light for that much?"
Well, hm... where to begin... I write, I watch the slayers, and work at walmart.
Anime, RPGs, swords (especially claymores), the occassional beer, and my cigarettes (you can't mess with my camels!)
"Slayers" TV series, hands down
anything (within reason) that is fantasy related.
Dragonforce, specifically "Through Fire and Flames"