My correct screenname is 'green_meklar' (the site doesn't allow underscores). I'm a nerdy guy who plays computer games, reads sci-fi and fantasy novels, watches anime, writes computer code, and basically fails at life. :)
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Tropes that (more or less) apply to me
- Atheist
- Cannot convey sarcasm
- The ditherer
- Don't you dare pity me
- Geek
- Geeky analogy
- Immortality seeker
- Knight in Sour Armor
- Loners Are Freaks
- Loser archetype
- Loser protagonist
- Mathematician's answer
- Nerd
- Nerds are virgins
- Noob
- No Social Skills
- Not evil, just misunderstood
- The perfectionist
- Proud to Be a Geek
- Ridiculous procrastinator
- Sarcasm-blind
- Saying sound effects out loud
- Self-deprecation
- The teetotaler
- Transhumanist
- Utopia Justifies the Means
- Yuri fan
Works I am (more or less) familiar with:
These lists are not necessarily complete.
Literature
- A Fire Upon the Deep (and A Deepness in the Sky, Children of the Sky)
- A Princess of Mars (but not the rest of the series)
- Artemis Fowl (1 - 6)
- A Transatlantic Tunnel Hurrah
- A Wizard of Earthsea (1 - 2)
- Bill the Galactic Hero (original)
- Bobble series
- Clan of the Cave Bear (but not the rest of the series)
- Cryptonomicon
- Divergent (1 - 2)
- Dracula
- Elantris
- Foundation (the original trilogy)
- Frankenstein
- Friday
- Hard Times
- Harry Potter (1 - 7)
- Haruhi Suzumiya (1 - 7)
- Heart of Darkness
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1 - 2)
- Johnny and the Bomb (but not the rest of the series)
- King Solomon's Mines
- Lord of the Rings (1 - 3)
- Mission of Gravity
- Neuromancer
- Prey
- Protector
- Ready Player One
- Rendezvous with Rama
- Ringworld (all four books)
- She
- Shibumi
- Snow Crash
- Space Cadet
- Sphere
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
- The Andromeda Strain
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Diamond Age
- The Difference Engine
- The First Men in the Moon
- The Hobbit
- The Jupiter Legacy
- The Lost World
- The Martian
- The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
- The Queen of the Tearling (original)
- The Three Musketeers
- The Weapon Shops of Isher
- Timeline
- Time Storm
- Uplift series (1 - 3)
- War of the Worlds
- West of Eden (1 - 2)
- Wheel of Time (1 - 4)
- World of Ptaavs
Movies
- 9
- American Beauty
- American Pie (original)
- Angels and Demons
- Apocalypse Now
- Apocalypto
- Avatar
- Back to the Future (1 - 3)
- Children of Men
- Clash of the Titans (original, remake, Wrath of the Titans)
- Captain America (1 - 2)
- Dead Man
- Die Hard (1 - 4)
- Dirty Harry (1 - 5)
- Divergent (original)
- Downfall
- El Topo
- Equilibrium
- Expendables (1 - 3)
- Fantastic Four (1, 2)
- Final Fantasy The Spirits Within
- Finding Nemo
- Firefox
- Freaks
- Ghostbusters (1, 2)
- Ghost Rider (1, 2)
- Ghost World
- Green Lantern
- Hancock
- Hidden Fortress
- Ikiru
- Independence Day
- In the Line of Fire
- Iron Man (1 - 3)
- James Bond (Eon film series up to Quantum of Solace, Never Say Never Again)
- Jason and the Argonauts
- John Carter
- Kick-Ass (1 - 2)
- Kill Bill (original)
- Kung Fu Hustle
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Lion King
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Lord of the Rings
- Melancholia
- Moneyball
- Monsters Inc (original)
- Moon
- Night at the Museum (original)
- Night of the Living Dead
- Pandorum
- Pirates of the Caribbean (1 - 4)
- Planet of the Apes (both versions)
- Police Story
- Pulp Fiction
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Seven Samurai
- Shaun of the Dead
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Shrek (1 - 3)
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Snow White and the Hunter
- Source Code
- Spiderman (1 - 3, Amazing Spiderman 1 - 2)
- Stardust
- Star Wars (episodes 1 - 6)
- Stroszek
- The Abyss
- The Da Vinci Code
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (both versions)
- The Godfather (1, 2)
- The Good the Bad and the Ugly
- The Goonies
- The Island
- The Last Starfighter
- The Hunt for Red October
- The Matrix (1 - 3)
- The Princess Bride
- The Raid (original)
- The Ring (original japanese movie)
- The Searchers
- The Social Network
- The Terminator (1 - 4)
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
- Top Gun
- Tron (1, 2)
- Underworld (original)
- Up
- V for Vendetta
- WarGames
- War of the Worlds (both versions)
- Wild Wild West
Live-action TV shows
- Breaking Bad
- Game of Thrones (seasons 1 - 4)
- Primeval (original)
Computer games
- Age of Empires (2, The Conquerors)
- Deus Ex (original)
- Diablo (1, 2, Lord of Destruction)
- Divine Divinity (original)
- Doom (1, Thy Flesh Consumed, 2)
- Dungeon Siege (original)
- Dwarf Fortress
- Everybody Edits
- Factorio
- Gothic (original)
- Half-Life (1, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, 2)
- Halo (original)
- Hearthstone
- Heroes of Might and Magic (1, 2, Price of Loyalty, 3)
- Master of Orion (2)
- Myst (original)
- NationStates
- Portal (original)
- Quake (1, 2)
- Quake Live
- Realms of the Haunting
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Robot Unicorn Attack
- Runescape (free-to-play only)
- Sauerbraten
- SimCity (2000)
- SimTower
- Spectromancer
- StarCraft (original, Brood War)
- System Shock (1 by LP only, 2)
- Tanki Online
- Thief (Gold, Metal Age)
- Total Annihilation (original, Core Contingency)
- Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (original)
- Unreal (original, Return to Na Pali)
- Vortex Wars
- WarCraft (1, 2, Beyond the Dark Portal)
- William and Sly (1, 2)
Anime
- Agent Aika
- Air
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
- Angel Beats
- Angelic Layer
- Angel Tales
- Ano Hana
- Azumanga Daioh
- B Gata H Kei
- Birdy the Mighty Decode
- Black Rock Shooter (OVA, TV show)
- Blue Submarine #6
- Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
- Burn-Up W/Excess
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Chaos Head
- Chobits
- Chrono Crusade
- Clannad
- Claymore
- Code E
- Code Geass
- Dai Mahou Touge
- DearS
- Death Note
- Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
- Ef
- Elemental Gelade
- Elfen Lied
- Excel Saga
- Familiar of Zero
- Fate/Stay Night
- FLCL
- Fruits Basket
- Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 only)
- Full Metal Panic
- Gakuen Heaven
- Girls und Panzer
- Gosick
- Gunslinger Girl
- Gurren Lagann
- Haibane Renmei
- HandMaidMay
- HenNeko
- High School of the Dead
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
- Hyouka
- Inukami
- Invasion Squid Girl
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama
- Kampfer
- Kannazuki no Miko
- Kanon (2006 only)
- Karin
- Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl
- Kaze no Stigma
- Kenkou Zenrakei Suieibu Umishou
- Kino's Journey
- Kodomo no Jikan *
- K-On
- Kowarekake no Orgel
- Love Hina
- Lucky Star
- Magikano
- Mahoraba
- Mahoromatic
- Maoyu
- Martian Successor Nadesico
- Mayoi Neko Overrun
- Metal Fighter Miku
- Midori Days
- Modern Magic Made Simple
- Nekogami Yaoyorozu
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Noir
- Oh My Goddess
- Oreimo
- Ouran High School Host Club
- Please Teacher
- Please Twins
- Potemayo
- Princess Resurrection
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Read or Die
- Rocket Girls
- Rosario + Vampire
- Rozen Maiden
- Rumbling Hearts
- Saikano
- School Days
- Scrapped Princess
- Scryed
- Serial Experiments Lain
- Shakugan no Shana
- Shuffle
- Sky Girls
- So Ra No Wo To
- Spice and Wolf
- Spiral
- Stellvia
- Strawberry Panic
- Strike Witches
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Those Who Hunt Elves
- Tokyo Mew Mew
- Toradora
- Trigun
- Tsukihime
- Venus Versus Virus
- Vision of Escaflowne
- Waiting in the Summer
- Wasurenagumo
- World of Narue
- Yamibou
- Yumeria
- Zettai Bouei Leviathan
Manga
Webcomics
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Last update: December 7, 2019.
