History Tropers / StreamofConsciousness

* {{Adorkable}}: Nothing makes him smile like a box of [[{{LEGO}} LEGOs]].

* AsianAndNerdy: The massive collection of books, video games,[[{{LEGO}} LEGOs]], movies, and anime is a good indicator.

** Racing across the [[UsefulNotes/New York City Brooklyn Bridge]] to catch the last train out of [[{{UsefulNotes/NewYorkSubway}} Grand Central.]]

** Waiting in a ''huge'' line to obtain a box of [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood ridiculously high-demand macarons]] from HelloKitty Cafe Truck during the Cherry Blossom Festival. He referred to this as earning his Swagging Rights.

* ProudToBeAGeek: He's not terribly vocal about it, but everyone knows of his love for academics, culture, and video games. They just don't know ''how'' geeky he is; a quick glance of his place reveals a functioning Galileo thermometer, a PDF of [[Creator/LeonardoDaVinci Leonardo da Vinci's]] journal, literary-themed pins, panoramic jigsaw puzzles, ''three'' [[{{Franchise/LEGO}} LEGO]] chess sets and a ''{{Hamlet}}'' figure, ''[[{{Franchise/Castlevania}} Castlevania]]'' and ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders'' figurines, a HelloKitty [[StreetFighter Chun-Li]], ''William Shakespeare's StarWars'', the entire ''Graphic Canon'' anthology, and ''The Dictionary of Imaginary Places.''

* ''Disney/FrozenII''

* ''Disney/Frozen2''

* ''Manga/GaikotsuShoteninHondaSan''

* AgentPeacock: Indifferent to PronounTrouble from others ("he" [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity is merely used for the sake of simplicity]]), occasionally invokes ViewerGenderConfusion, and revels in being a LongHairedPrettyBoy. He also took soccer and jujitsu in college, frequently hikes, excels at planning and navigation, and has an impressive temper.

* TheCharmer: Has gained a reputation for being one, [[IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn despite his protests]] [[UrbanLegendLoveLife to the contrary.]] He also once talked his way into an exclusive museum exhibit, a high-profile tech conference, and was given an authentic Hawaiian lei by just asking nicely.

** Getting hospitalized in Prague.

* TaughtByExperience: Typically a result of his traveling abroad.

* WeaponOfChoice: The [[SimpleStaff hiking stick]] he's had for over two decades. He also carries a dual folding utility knife and box cutter.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta]], [[{{UsefulNotes/PreColumbianCivilizations}} Chichen Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris, Nice, and Villefranche]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[UsefulNotes/MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga, Seville, and Barcelona]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Italy}} Pisa, Salerno, Pompeii, and the Strait of Messina]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Rome}} Rome]], [[{{UsefulNotes/VaticanCity}} Vatican City]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Venice}} Venice]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Montenegro}} Bay of Kotor in Montengero]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Germany}} Munich and Regensburg]], [[{{UsefulNotes/TheCzechRepublic}} Prague]], [[{{UsefulNotes/LasVegas}} Las Vegas]] and ''all'' of [[{{UsefulNotes/Utah}} Utah's Mighty 5 National Parks]]. That's not counting his trips to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, Philadelphia, and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

A college graduate, freelance writer, blogger, photographer, world traveler, and two-time NaNoWriMo winner, StreamofConsciousness has been browsing the site for years. When he's not [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife trying to figure out his place in the grand scheme of things]], he's usually writing novels and articles, [[{{Literature}} reading]], [[VideoGames gaming]], [[MusicTropes listening to music]], studying everything from [[ArtTropes art]] and [[RealLife history]] to [[PhilosophyTropes philosophy]] and [[PsychologyTropes psychology]].

* [[AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguously Olive]]: '''No one''' can figure out his ethnicity unless explicitly told. Guesses have included [[DashingHispanic Spanish]], [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench French]], [[TheMafia Ita]][[ItaliansTalkWithHands lian]], Russian, Greek, [[NiceJewishBoy Israeli]], African, Cuban, Colombian, Indian, and [[AsianAndNerdy Chinese]]. [[PlaysGreatEthnics This lets him blend in easily when traveling abroad]].

* {{BookWorm}}: His books aren't stacked on a shelf. They're ''layered''. The eclectic collection includes {{Classic Literature}}, {{Fantasy}}, {{Historical Fiction}}, {{Horror}}, [[{{Thriller}} Thrillers]], {{Nonfiction}}, [[PhilosophicalNovel Philosophy]], [[ClassicalMythology Mythology]], and PostModernism.
** Most people have game apps on their mobile devices. He has ''encyclopedias'' on World History, Literature, Philosophy, Art, Critical Theory, Earth Sciences, and Astronomy. That's aside from a small library of texts, phrasebooks, dictionaries, and podcasts covering [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseLanguage Japanese]], [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseWritingSystem Kanji]], [[ChineseLanguage Mandarin]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thai]], [[UsefulNotes/ThatSouthEastAsianCountry Burmese]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Cambodia}} Khmer]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Laos}} Lao]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Vietnam}} Vietnamese]], [[UsefulNotes/SriLanka Sinhala]], [[SmartPeopleKnowLatin Latin]], [[UsefulNotes/SpanishLanguage Spanish]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} French]], [[UsefulNotes/GermanLanguage German]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Italy}} Italian]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Bulgaria}} Bulgarian]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Croatia}} Croatian]], [[UsefulNotes/TheCzechRepublic Czech]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Greece}} Greek]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Hungary}} Hungarian]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Poland}} Polish]], [[UsefulNotes/PortugueseLanguage Portuguese]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Romania}} Romanian]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Russia}} Russian]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Sweden}} Swedish]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Turkey}} Turkish]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} Tagalog]], [[UsefulNotes/IndianLanguages Hindi, Urdu, Bengali]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Fiji}} Fijian]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Nepal}} Nepali]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Tibet}} Tibetan]], and ''[[UsefulNotes/EsperantoTheUniversalLanguage Esperanto.]]''

* BriefAccentImitation: His default is the [[AmericanAccents NorCal]], but he can make it go all over the place.

* ConvertedFanboy: It took a ''lot'' of coaxing to get him started on ''TheWheelOfTime''.

* CrossPlayer: Usually, depending on the characters' playing styles and appearances. This especially holds true for fighting games; his go-to characters are [[KickChick Chun-Li]] in ''Third Strike'', [[CuteBruiser Karin]] in ''Alpha 3'' and ''V'', [[BloodKnight Juri]] in ''USFIV'', [[RapidFireFisticuffs Vanessa]], [[WhipItGood Whip]], [[AnIcePerson Kula]], and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak King]] in ''KOF'', [[ExtremityExtremist Christie]] and [[BadassAdorable Lili]] in ''Tekken'', [[YamatoNadeshiko Aoi]] in ''Virtua Fighter'', [[NaginatasAreFeminine Seong-Mina]] and [[LadyOfWar Xianghua]] in ''Soul Calibur'', [[LightningBruiser Ayane]] in ''Dead Or Alive'', [[PrehensileHair Millia]] and [[HandicappedBadass Baiken]] in ''Guilty Gear'', [[ObfuscatingStupidity Makoto]] in ''BlazBlue'', [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery Mitsuru]] in ''Ultimax'', [[BadassPrincess Lucina]] in ''Smash''...the list goes on and on.

* TheEnneagram: Type 5.

* GeekPhysiques: Knowingly subverts this by walking/jogging a couple of miles a day. He also played [[TheBeautifulGame soccer]] and took jujitsu in college.

* GeniusBookClub: 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 [[TheIliad Ho]][[TheOdyssey mer]] and [[DivineComedy Dante]] to [[WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]] and [[ParadiseLost Milton]]. Subverted in that he covered all of these because he [[BookWorm enjoyed reading and learning about their historical and cultural significance]], not to make himself appear more intelligent.

** Reaching the top of [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]].

* GuiltyPleasures: GundamWing.

* HumbleGoal: Watching all of [[HayaoMiyazaki Hayao Miyazaki's]] films.

* MixedAncestry: A blend of [[ChildOfTwoWorlds British, Chinese, Scottish, and Spanish]]. Comments about him being ''mestizo'' have become more frequent over the years.

* MyersBriggs: INTJ.

* NerdsLoveToughSchoolwork: Thoroughly enjoyed reading the [[HistoryOfEnglish Middle English version]] of ''TheCanterburyTales'' out loud. He also finished ''[[RenaissanceMan The Book of the Courtier]]'' in a single sitting.

** Racing across the [[NewYorkCity Brooklyn Bridge]] to catch the last train out of [[{{UsefulNotes/NewYorkSubway}} Grand Central.]]

* ProudToBeAGeek: He's not terribly vocal about it, but everyone knows of his love for academics, culture, and video games. They just don't know ''how'' geeky he is; a quick glance of his place reveals a functioning Galileo thermometer, a PDF of [[LeonardoDaVinci Leonardo da Vinci's]] journal, literary-themed pins, panoramic jigsaw puzzles, ''three'' [[{{Franchise/LEGO}} LEGO]] chess sets and a ''{{Hamlet}}'' figure, ''[[{{Franchise/Castlevania}} Castlevania]]'' and ''ZoneOfTheEnders'' figurines, a HelloKitty [[StreetFighter Chun-Li]], ''William Shakespeare's StarWars'', the entire ''Graphic Canon'' anthology, and ''The Dictionary of Imaginary Places.''

* TaughtByTelevision: Infamously learned the alphabet by watching WheelOfFortune every night as a child.
* ThatOnePlayer: When it comes to [[FightingGame fighting]] and [[ActionAdventure action games.]] Oddly, he routinely fails miserably at [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]] and expresses disdain [[TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameCliches all the cliches]] that come with them.

* [[{{UsefulNotes/Trekkie}} Trekkie]]: Growing up, he watched tons of [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]] on tape, ''all'' the movies in order, as well as [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]] when it was originally broadcasted.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Pre-ColumbianCivilizations}} Chichen Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris, Nice, and Villefranche]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga, Seville, and Barcelona]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Italy}} Pisa, Salerno, Pompeii, and the Strait of Messina]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Rome}} Rome]], [[{{UsefulNotes/VaticanCity}} Vatican City]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Venice}} Venice]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Montenegro}} Bay of Kotor in Montengero]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Germany}} Munich and Regensburg]], [[{{UsefulNotes/TheCzechRepublic}} Prague]], [[{{UsefulNotes/LasVegas}} Las Vegas]] and ''all'' of [[{{UsefulNotes/Utah}} Utah's Mighty 5 National Parks]]. That's not counting his trips to WashingtonDC, NewYorkCity, [[{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

* ''[[TwentySixSixtySix 2666]]''
* ''ThreeDDotGameHeroes''

* ''ThePaleKing''

* AgentPeacock: Indifferent to PronounTrouble from others ("he" is merely used for the sake of avoiding confusion), occasionally invokes ViewerGenderConfusion, and revels in being a LongHairedPrettyBoy. He also took soccer and jujitsu in college, frequently hikes, excels at planning and navigation, and has an impressive temper.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Having a relatively small build, and [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long, curly brown hair]] often results him [[HilarityEnsues getting mistaken for a woman.]]

* MementoMacGuffin: Necklaces from Chichen Itza and the Caves of Nerja, a small jar of saffron from Morocco, a [[SimpleStaff wooden hiking stick]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Buddhism}} Buddhist]] prayer beads from monks in San Francisco, passport stamps from the Haleakala summit and Pu'uhonua O Honaunau, pins from Kilauea, a bag of ''100%'' Kona coffee and a decorative sack from Greenwell Farms, a bottle of world-class award-winning Humboldt Habanero-Mango Hot Sauce, [[MacheteMayhem a machete]] and "knowledge" calligraphy scroll from Japantown, a Murano glass pendant from Venice, poster map of Kotor, a bottle of holy water from the Vatican, a specially stamped and mailed postcard from the Vatican Post Office, and dozens of key chains.
* MistakenForSubculture: The long hair, dark clothes, and serious facial expressions has led people to assume he's some combination of [[TheRockStar rock guitarist]], {{Goth}}, [[HotLibrarian librarian]], or some kind of [[NewAgeRetroHippie hippie]] [[WhiteCollarWorker businessman]]. [[SharpDressedMan His sense of style and appearance]] lead to [[MistakenForGay more awkwardness.]]
* MistakenNationality: Taken UpToEleven in that while most people get mistaken for two or three nationalities, he's gotten ''well over a dozen'' different guesses. [[BoringButPractical The ambiguity helps him blend in while traveling abroad.]]

* SharpDressedMan: Occasionally, though he's more comfortable with business casual with rolled-up sleeves. He also ''rocks'' a [[BadassLongcoat stylish trench coat]] and [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarves]] in cold weather. Played straight on the formal nights during a recent Mediterranean cruise, in which he busted out [[SheCleansUpNicely a traditional three piece suit after hiking all day]].

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Pre-ColumbianCivilizations}} Chichen Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris, Nice, and Villefranche]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga, Seville, and Barcelona]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Italy}} Pisa, Salerno, Pompeii, and the Strait of Messina]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Rome}} Rome]], [[{{UsefulNotes/VaticanCity}} Vatican City]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Venice}} Venice]], and [[{{UsefulNotes/Montenegro}} Kotor Bay in Montengero]] That's not counting his trips to WashingtonDC, NewYorkCity, [[{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

* AgentPeacock: Indifferent to PronounTrouble from others, occasionally invokes ViewerGenderConfusion, and revels in being a LongHairedPrettyBoy. He also took soccer and jujitsu in college, frequently hikes, excels at planning and navigation, and has an impressive temper.

* BizarreTasteInFood: He was raised on home-cooked super-spicy food (raw garlic, jalepeños, and onions as snacks), and has proven to have cast iron stomach on multiple travels. This typically involves finding the [[MasochistsMeal spiciest dishes available]]. If he tries some [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce new tasty sauce]] abroad, he'll buy some and add it to his kitchen when he gets home. This has resulted in Mexican salsa recipes, Caribbean chicken marinades, a jar of Moroccan saffron, and a bottle of award-winning Humboldt Habanero-Mango Hot Sauce. However, [[ForeignQueasine he managed to eat]] a [[FundamentallyFunnyFruit durian only once]].

* VocalDissonance: You wouldn't think a guy with rock star hair would be so quiet.

* WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities: Most his organizational and leadership skills were learned during his corporate career, to the point of being the go-to person for handling audits, balancing entire vaults, and mentoring new management. Years of counting money, playing video games, and frequent typing have also given him very fast fingers.

* [[AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguously Olive]]: '''No one''' can figure out his ethnicity unless explicitly told. Guesses have included [[DashingHispanic Spanish]], [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench French]], [[TheMafia Ita]][[ItaliansTalkWithHands lian]], Russian, Greek, [[NiceJewishBoy Israeli]], African, Cuban, Colombian, Indian, and [[AsianAndNerdy Chinese]].

* BrainyBrunette

* BrilliantButLazy: Excellent at [[AwesomenessByAnalysis analyzing]], planning, and [[TheStrategist strategizing]]...when he's motivated to actually do something.

* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: While it was always there, this side didn't really blossom until adulthood. He deliberately made himself look more androgynous by growing out his curly hair, is indifferent to PronounTrouble from others, cooks often, runs a household, [[SimpleYetOpulent dresses well by wearing clothes that match and/or accentuate his skin tone and eyes]], decries men's relatively bland fashion, thinks ElegantGothicLolita and PerkyGoth styles rock (even if ''he'' can't rock them), and unabashedly loves ''{{Disney/Tangled}}''.

** Spending time hiking the [[GhibliHills rainforests and coastlines]] of Maui and the Big Island, most memorably Honolua, Pololu Valley, and Waipio Bay.

* GentlemanAndAScholar: Tries to be [[PolitenessJudo polite]], thoughtful, and is interested in studying a wide variety of subjects. He's also visited every major museum and botanical garden in San Francisco, and loved his time spent in Versailles and the Louvre.

* HereWeGoAgain: By jumping on a airline ticket price fluke, he got to go to Hawaii - first Maui, then the Big Island - ''twice in six months''. Several [[CallBack Call Backs]] and moments of [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]] ensued the second time.

A college graduate, freelance writer, blogger, and photographer, world traveler, and two-time NaNoWriMo winner, StreamofConsciousness has been browsing the site for years. When he's not [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife trying to figure out his place in the grand scheme of things]], he's usually writing novels and articles, [[{{Literature}} reading]], [[VideoGames gaming]], [[MusicTropes listening to music]], studying everything from [[ArtTropes art]] and [[RealLife history]] to [[PhilosophyTropes philosophy]] and [[PsychologyTropes psychology]].

** Most people have game apps on their mobile devices. He has ''encyclopedias'' on World History, Literature, Philosophy, Art, Critical Theory, Earth Sciences, and Astronomy. That's aside from texts, dictionaries, and podcasts covering [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseLanguage Japanese]], [[ChineseLanguage Mandarin]], Thai, [[SmartPeopleKnowLatin Latin]], and ''[[UsefulNotes/EsperantoTheUniversalLanguage Esperanto.]]''

* CallBack: Several, due to visiting Hawaii twice - Maui and the Big Island - ''less than six months apart''.

* [[{{UsefulNotes/Trekkie}} Trekkie]]: Growing up, he watched tons of [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]] on tape, ''all'' the movies in order, as well as [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]] when it was originally broadcast.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Pre-ColumbianCivilizations}} Chichen Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris, Nice, and Villefranche]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga, Seville, and Barcelona]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui and the Big Island]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Italy}} Pisa, Salerno, Pompeii, and the Strait of Messina]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Rome}} Rome]], [[{{UsefulNotes/VaticanCity}} Vatican City]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Venice}} Venice]], and [[{{UsefulNotes/Montenegro}} Kotor Bay in Montengero]] That's not counting his trips to WashingtonDC, NewYorkCity, [[{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

* FestivalEpisode: He's making an effort to get out and attend more of these. Notable examples include the San Francisco Giants World Series and St. Patrick's Day Parades, as well as Chinese New Year, the 2015 [[CherryBlossoms Cherry Blossom]] Festival, and the 2015 ''Castanyada'' in Barcelona.

* CrossPlayer: Usually, depending on the characters' playing styles and appearances. This especially holds true for fighting games; his go-to characters are [[KickChick Chun-Li]] in ''Third Strike'', [[CuteBruiser Karin]] in ''Alpha 3'', [[BloodKnight Juri]] in ''USFIV'', [[RapidFireFisticuffs Vanessa]] in ''KOF'', [[ExtremityExtremist Christie]] in ''Tekken'', [[YamatoNadeshiko Aoi]] in ''Virtua Fighter'', [[NaginatasAreFeminine Seong-Mina]] and [[LadyOfWar Xianghua]] in ''Soul Calibur'', [[LightningBruiser Ayane]] in ''Dead Or Alive'', [[PrehensileHair Millia]] and [[HandicappedBadass Baiken]] in ''Guilty Gear'', [[ObfuscatingStupidity Makoto]] in ''BlazBlue'', [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery Mitsuru]] in ''Ultimax'', [[BadassPrincess Lucina]] in ''Smash''...the list goes on and on.

* TheCharmer: Has gained a reputation for being one, [[IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn despite his protests]] [[UrbanLegendLoveLife to the contrary.]]

* TheIllegible: He tends to write very quickly, thus resulting in stylish but utterly unreadable messages.

* AgentPeacock: Indifferent to PronounTrouble from others, occasionally invokes ViewerGenderConfusion, and revels in being a LongHairedPrettyBoy. He also took soccer and jujitsu in college, frequently hikes, excellent at planning and navigation, and has an impressive temper.

* SharpDressedMan: Occasionally, though he's more comfortable with business casual with rolled-up sleeves. He also ''rocks'' a [[BadassLongcoat stylish trench coat]] and [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarves]] in cold weather. Played straight on the formal nights during a recent Mediterranean cruise, in which he busted out a traditional three piece suit.

* ShrinkingViolet: ''Used'' to be one when he was younger. Some traits still show up, usually when he's in someplace new.

* CameraFiend: Takes ''hundreds'' of pictures whenever he travels, [[SceneryPorn especially those of nature]].
* CampingEpisode: Camped and hiked in the wilderness often when he was younger. These days he settles for wandering cities and occasional world travel.

* ConfusionFu: A big fan of this when it comes to fighting games. His ''Third Strike'' Chun-Li is particularly infamous for utilizing [[GoombaStomp head stomp corner combos]], [[SheFu backflip evasions into supers]], [[AwesomeButImpractical mid-air parries into grabs]], random [[HurricaneKick Spinning Bird Kicks]], and [[CherryTapping double-slapping dizzy finishers]]. It works better than you'd think, especially against players expecting the usual tactics.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Pre-ColumbianCivilizations}} Chichen Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris, Nice, and Villefranche]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga, Seville, and Barcelona]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui and the Big Island]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Italy}} Pisa, Salerno, Pompeii, and the Strait of Messina]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Rome}}]], [[{{UsefulNotes/VaticanCity}}]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Venice}}]], and [[{{UsefulNotes/Montenegro}} Kotor Bay in Montengero]] That's not counting his trips to WashingtonDC, NewYorkCity, [[{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

A college graduate, freelance writer, and two-time NaNoWriMo winner, StreamofConsciousness has been browsing the site for years. When he's not [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife trying to figure out his place in the grand scheme of things]], he's usually writing novels and articles, [[{{Literature}} reading]], [[VideoGames gaming]], [[MusicTropes listening to music]], studying everything from [[ArtTropes art]] and [[RealLife history]] to [[PhilosophyTropes philosophy]] and [[PsychologyTropes psychology]].

* FestivalEpisode: He's making an effort to get out and attend more of these. Notable examples include the San Francisco Giants World Series and St. Patrick's Day Parades, as well as Chinese New Year and the 2015 [[CherryBlossoms Cherry Blossom]] Festival.

* MementoMacGuffin: Necklaces from Chichen Itza and the Caves of Nerja, a small jar of saffron from Morocco, a [[SimpleStaff wooden hiking stick]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Buddhism}} Buddhist]] prayer beads from monks in San Francisco, passport stamps from the Haleakala summit and Pu'uhonua O Honaunau, pins from Kilauea, a bag of ''100%'' Kona coffee and a decorative sack from Greenwell Farms, a bottle of world-class award-winning Humboldt Habanero-Mango Hot Sauce, [[MacheteMayhem a machete]] and "knowledge" calligraphy scroll from Japantown, and dozens of key chains.

* SharpDressedMan: Occasionally, though he's more comfortable with business casual with rolled-up sleeves. He also ''rocks'' a [[BadassLongcoat stylish trench coat]] and [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarves]] in cold weather.

* UnkemptBeauty: [[RapunzelHair Two feet of curly hair]] and [[DramaticWind Caribbean trade winds]] do ''not'' go well together. He gave up brushing his hair after a few days at sea, resulting in an unruly but stylish mane.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Pre-ColumbianCivilizations}} Chichen Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga and Seville]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], and [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui and the Big Island]]. That's not counting his trips to WashingtonDC, NewYorkCity, [[{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

* TheAntiNihilist: ''Tries'' to be this on his good days.

* BeachEpisode: Often while traveling, especially in Thailand, Aruba, Maui, and Mexico.

** Climbing several mountains in California, along with lengthy backpacking and extended stays in the [[WildWilderness Sierra Nevadas.]]

* GentlemanAndAScholar: Tries to be [[PolitenessJudo polite]], thoughtful, and is interested in studying a wide variety of subjects.

* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: A fellow in his late twenties who spends his free time writing, reading, and gaming. [[{{Understatement}} Those are hardly the most social of hobbies.]]

* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: Inverted with his eyesight. He made it through third grade before [[UnwantedGlassesPlot learning]] he ''really'' needed glasses.

* BeachEpisode: Often while traveling, especially in Thailand, Aruba, and Maui.

* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: While it was always there, this side didn't really blossom until adulthood. He deliberately made himself look more androgynous by growing out his curly hair, is indifferent to PronounTrouble from others, cooks often, runs a household, [[SimpleYetOpulent dresses well by wearing clothes that match and/or accentuate his skin tone and eyes]], decries men's relatively bland fashion, thinks ElegantGothicLolita and PerkyGoth styles rock (even if he can't rock them), and unabashedly loves ''{{Disney/Tangled}}''.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: A staunch believer in this, despite being an introverted loner and [[TheCynic cynical]] {{bookworm}}. Has a thing for hiking mountains and rainforests, as well as wandering cities. When given the opportunity, he usually travels around the world. Places visited have included [[{{UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands}} Aruba]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Mexico}} Chichen]] [[{{UsefulNotes/Pre-ColumbianCivilizations}} Itza]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Singapore}} Singapore]], [[{{UsefulNotes/France}} Paris]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Morocco}} Tangier]], [[MonkeysLionsAndAnnoyedSpaniards Gibraltar]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Spain}} Málaga and Seville]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Thailand}} Thailand]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Canada}} Vancouver and Victoria]], and [[{{UsefulNotes/Hawaii}} Maui and the Big Island]]. That's not counting his trips to WashingtonDC, NewYorkCity, [[{{UsefulNotes/Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], and a summer road trip around [[{{UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates}} America]] when he was younger. Ironically, he rarely visits SanFrancisco despite living in its vicinity.

* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: A fellow in his mid-twenties who spends his free time writing, reading, and gaming. [[{{Understatement}} Those are hardly the most social of hobbies.]]
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: If his appearance is anything to go by...

* SharpDressedMan: Occasionally, though he's more comfortable with business casual. He also ''rocks'' a [[BadassLongcoat stylish trench coat]] and [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarves]] in cold weather.

* SmartPeoplePlayChess: 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 ''[[BeyondTheImpossible simultaneously.]]''

* FestivalEpisode: He's making an effort to get out and attend more of these. Notable examples include the San Francisco Giants World Series and St. Patrick's Day Parades, as well as Chinese New Year.

* MementoMacGuffin: Necklaces from Chichen Itza and the Caves of Nerja, a small jar of saffron from Morocco, a [[SimpleStaff wooden hiking stick]], [[{{UsefulNotes/Buddhism}} Buddhist]] prayer beads from monks in San Francisco, passport stamps from the Haleakala summit and Pu'uhonua O Honaunau, pins from Kilauea, a bag of ''100%'' Kona coffee and a decorative sack from Greenwell Farms, a bottle of world-class award-winning Humboldt Habanero-Mango Hot Sauce, and dozens of key chains.