All the Tropes That Are My Life
<p>Sometimes art imitates life.  Sometimes life imitates art. So, for your dubious biographical pleasure, here is my life in tropes.  Warning: the TV Tropes site is addictive; beware of chasing links lest it eat the rest of your day.  Or several days.</p>
<p>First, a trope disclaimer: I am <em>not</em> the Eric Raymond from <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Jem">Jem</a>.  As any fule kno, I am not a power-hungry <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CorruptCorporateExecutive">Corrupt Corporate Executive</a>; if I were going to be evil, it would definitely be as a power-hungry <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadScientist">Mad Scientist</a>.  Learn the difference; know the difference!  </p>
<p>I am, or I like to think of myself as, a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSmartGuy">Smart Guy</a> who <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MinoredInAssKicking?from=Main.CrouchingScholarHiddenBadass">Minored in Badass</a>. I show some tendency towards <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoisterousBruiser">Boisterous Bruiser</a>, having slightly too physical a presence to fit <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBookworm">Badass Bookworm</a> perfectly.  And yes, I&#8217;m a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayfulHacker">Playful Hacker</a> who is <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProudToBeAGeek">Proud To Be A Geek</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroesPreferSwords">I like swords</a>, but I&#8217;m actually a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMusketeer">Musketeer</a> who cheerfully uses firearms.  (I have also been known to wield the dreaded <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EpicFlail">Epic Flail</a>).</p>
<p>It is certainly the case that I married the required <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FieryRedhead">Fiery Redhead</a>.  I own a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassLongcoat">Badass Longcoat</a> but don&#8217;t wear it often, as it&#8217;s heavy and not very comfortable. </p>
<p>Some people think I&#8217;m a <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GlorySeeker">Glory Seeker</a>, but in fact I don&#8217;t much like being famous; one of the few things I genuinely fear is <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BecomingTheMask">Becoming the Mask</a>.  </p>
