Hey there. I've been playing video games since the Atari 2600. I'd say I'm a casual gamer because lately I prefer games that have rounds that end relatively quickly so that theoretically I could turn the console off and not have to worry about anything left unfinished. But that doesn't seem to change the fact that tons of my free time is spent in front of my TV with some sort of controller in my hands.

I can talk your ear off about Live Arcade or the Wii. Outside of games I enjoy all things art, baking, and history (WWI has probably gotten most of my focus over the years). Feel free to ask me any legal questions, but I'll probably just tell you to see a lawyer.

This changes with age. It used to be sports games, then RPGs, then I moved on to turn-based strategies (really just the Civilization series), then sports games again, and then FPSs(I never thought I'd say that), but since COD4 came out I'm not really enjoying any other FPSs so I'm not sure I can classify that as a favorite genre.

after 5 ET during the week; a bit more varied on the weekends

Shawshank Redemption; Rushmore; The Royal Tenenbaums; No Country for Old Men
Lots of other good ones in there that aren't coming to mind.

Radiohead, Weezer, REM, Spacehog, The Beatles, Spoon, Peter Bjorn and John, Johnny Cash; again, lots of stuff that isn't popping into my head. and no matter what I put my tastes will change.