Favourite Visual Artist
Hard to say...I'm more likely to get caught by a comic artist's story. My favorites there are probably Dan Shive, shiniez, Gisèle Lagacé, and Chloe (from GGAR).
Favourite Movies
The Avengers, Secretary, True Lies
Favourite TV Shows
Leverage (my absolute favorite), the recent Dr. Who incarnations (I must confess I haven't seen the classics), The Vision of Escaflowne, Stellvia, and I've recently started marathoning The Gilmore Girls
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Whatever's streaming. I'll have to pay more attention next time. >.>
Favourite Books
Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Curse of Chalion"; Elizabeth Moon's "Once a Hero"
Favourite Writers
Elizabeth Moon, Alexandra Erin, David Weber, Dan Shive, Lynn Kurland
Favourite Games
Guild Wars 2, Dwarf Fort, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (and other roguelikes), Terraria
Favourite Gaming Platform
The PC.
Tools of the Trade
Pentel RSVP black ball point pens, college ruled paper; blank printer paper; Pentel Clic Erasers, Sakura Pigma Micron 02 pens, Zebra M301 mechanical pencil (.5mm), Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0, GIMP, MyPaint, Microsoft Word, and the internet.
Other Interests
I'm a decent python programmer (most familiar with 2.5-2.7) and I have an obsessive habit of designing explore/gather/craft/survive text-adventure/roguelike games that I never actually program.