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Tropers: Streamof Consciousness
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A college graduate, freelance writer, and two-time NaNoWriMo winner, Streamof Consciousness has been browsing the site for years. When he's not trying to figure out his place in the grand scheme of things, he's usually writing novels and articles, reading, gaming, listening to music, studying everything from art and history to philosophy and psychology.
He's also rumored to be a well-known reviewer on a major gaming site, but prefers to keep that under wraps.
This Troper contains examples of:
- Authors: Aside from his supposed reviewing career, he aspires to become a famous novelist.
- BookWorm: His books aren't stacked on a shelf. They're layered. The collection includes Classic Literature, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thrillers, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Mythology, and Post Modernism.
- Brainy Brunette
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Excellent at analyzing, planning, and strategizing...when he's motivated to actually do something.
- Cultural Rebel: He frequently expresses disdain over double standards, gender roles, and countless other aspects of society. He actively plays with or subverts cultural expectations, with varying degrees of success.
- The Cynic: Despite putting up a positive front, his cynicism is one of his defining characteristics.
- Doing It for the Art: He enjoys the creative process more than the meager financial profits.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Having a relatively small build, and long, curly brown hair often results him getting mistaken for a woman.
- Genius Book Club: As a teenager, he made the effort to read every piece of classic literature he could find. His book collection now ranges into the hundreds, including everything from the works of Homer and Dante to Shakespeare and Milton. Subverted in that he covered all of these because he enjoyed reading and learning about their historical and cultural significance, not to make himself appear more intelligent.
- Gentleman and a Scholar: Tries to be polite, thoughtful, and is interested in studying a wide variety of subjects.
- Gentleman Snarker: Prone to this. Most people don't pick up on it unless they read between the lines or listen carefully.
- Hidden Depths: He can actually sing decently, but is too self-conscious to show it. Instead, he claims that no one should be subjected to it.
- Intelligence Equals Isolation: A fellow in his mid-twenties who spends his free time writing, reading, and gaming. Those are hardly the most social of hobbies.
- Jade-Colored Glasses: Occasionally falls into this on his bad days.
- Older than They Look: Thanks to his long hair and androgynous appearance, some assume him to be nearly a decade younger than his real age. Amusingly, it works both ways; due to his serious demeanor and general levelheadedness, many assume him to be much older than he really is. Much confusion ensues.
- Pastimes Prove Personality: Writing, Reading, Gaming, Chess, Art, Music, studying all kinds of subjects...There's a pattern in there, somewhere.
- The Philosopher: Frequently seen musing over the questions of life. He reads various texts to gain greater insight and develop his personal philosophy. Several people regard him as a source of advice and morality in Real Life, despite his efforts to stay away from that role.
- The Quiet One: The written word is his preferred medium of communication. When he actually speaks aloud, most people can't hear him.
- Real Men Wear Pink: As mentioned above, he dismisses gender roles in favor of what he really enjoys. He was a Wholesome Crossdresser during his college days, and has a bit of a weak spot for cute things. He actively subverts the idea that Men Can't Keep House by keeping his household running smoothly and being surprisingly decent at cooking. It's also worth noting that he initially got an account here to maintain the pages of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
- Renaissance Man: He aspires to become one, but he acknowledges that he is nowhere near achieving it.
- That One Player: When it comes to fighting and action games. Oddly, he routinely fails miserably at RPGs and expresses disdain all the cliches that come with them.
- The Smart Guy: Usually the go-to person for ideas and planning in Real Life.
- Smart People Play Chess: He doesn't play as much as he used to, but still enjoys it. He once beat two people at chess and Super Street Fighter IV simultaneously.
- The World Is Just Awesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and cynical bookworm. When given the rare opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included Chichen Itza, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Paris, Tangier, Gibraltar, Málaga and Seville, and Vancouver and Victoria. That's not counting his trips to Washington, DC, New York City, Boston, and a summer road trip around America when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits San Francisco despite living in its vicinity.
- Viewer Gender Confusion: Usually invokes this until said viewer gets a better look at him. The androgynous appearance and hobbies lead to other assumptions.
- Writers Cannot Do Math: Not quite. He made it through Calculus, then vowed never to take another math course again.
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