First of all, there are too many choices in ALL of these categories... but here's a shot...
1) Chinese, Thai, German, Italian, American (burgers, steaks, fried chicken, whatever)
2) The Simpsons, NewsRadio, Star Trek: TNG
3) Aphex Twin (any incarnation of Richard David James [he has a lot of pseudonyms]), Nine Inch Nails, The Doors, Tool, Pink Floyd, and hundreds of other bands/artists...
4) Play video games (this includes computer, PS2, DC, and SNES); Learn; Program...
5) Chores; Converse with people I don't know (except when I'm online)
6) Very hard decision... *ponders* Gunn... 192...
7) ROBBY THE ROBOT (from Forbidden Planet)
8) Books:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (already mentioned),
On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony,
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the entire five book trilogy) by Douglas Adams... sadly, those are the only books I can think of, off-hand... but authors is another story...
Orson Scott Card, Piers Anthony, Robert A. Heinlein, Issac Asimov, Steven Hawking, William Gibson, and Douglas Adams.