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=Seth Thompson=

Quick dossier

Physical Description
Approximately 5'9", dark hair, one massive and impressive eyebrow, glasses. Generally bearded and excessively scruffy, occasionally shaven down to a whole-head 5 o'clock shadow.  Strong tendency to wear black duster, seldom seen without fedora, often seen with scarf, never seen without grim facial expression.  Facial expression is accidental--he held that look too long one day and it stayed that way.

History
Seth grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, got his first degree at a small college in New Hampshire, spent a brief stint in Arizona, then came running back to New Hampshire. Along the way, he picked up an amazing quantity of cynicism and honed a remarkable ability to channel that cynicism into his writing. In more recent years, he has been subjected to one of the most tortuous and destructive forces known to humanity--corporate culture, and more recently still, customer service. What had at one point been a mild concern that humanity appeared to be backsliding has become out-and-out certainty that the human race is, in fact, de-evolving, losing vital self-awareness and replacing it with self-absorption. Which, ultimately, he has discovered that he is prepared to ignore in favor of another glass of decent scotch, thus proving that even he is not immune to this regression.

Interests
Deucedly few. A one-time actor, he's spent the last few years fighting the encroachments of work on his personal life to no success. In no particular order, he concerns himself with politics (international and domestic), philosophy, video games, theater, occasional pieces of literature (both awful and enjoyable), comedy, table-top role-playing games, and making pithy comments meant mostly sarcastically that have an awful habit of coming true.

Fun Facts


 * Spent a brief year or two trying to work Renfaires.
 * Didn't work out.
 * Has played typewriting monkeys, ineffectual terrorists, Icelandic comedians, and Russian ballet teachers.
 * Still working his way through Clausewitz' On War.
 * Has an admiration for Terry Pratchet.
 * If you do not recognize the name, you are well advised to immediately run out and purchase Guards! Guards!
 * Avid listener to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!