http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/Shiverfish en-us Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:10:02 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=306949 Shiverfish She was definitely special, Brilliant, beautiful, and elegant. She moved with conviction and her voice had the right luscious tonality. So close to perfect. She was so similar to me – perhaps too similar. I was enamored immediately. I had some great chances early on to get closer. But I struggled to sustain conversation. It seemed she had the same disposition. I thought there was something te... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:10:02 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=306949 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=296291 Shiverfish Mere hours after my final exam of the term, I was sitting on a coach bus in the middle of the night heading to Quebec for a weekend ski trip with strangers I didn’t know. Sleep was the objective, as we were expected to sleep through the night on the bus and head out onto the slopes in the morning. It came fleetingly, but was sufficient to get through the next day. The plan was only concoct... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:01:36 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=296291 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=259898 Shiverfish A while back I came across this comment right here on TL. I found this quote very insightful. It has stuck with me enough that I went back to dig it up and try to understand why. To try hard means to invest a complete, genuine effort in doing something. In admitting that one has tried hard, it means they take pride in what they have committed to. It shows that it is important to them... Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:37:46 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=259898 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=253882 Shiverfish First, is the world broken? I expect most people would probably reply in the affirmative to this question, especially with the flux of bad news going on today, most notably riots and economic disaster. To say the opposite gives the appearance of idiocy and ignorance. We have become conditioned to react with foreboding and pessimissm to the world’s events. In fact, this has become standard in ... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:18:34 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=253882 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=246782 Shiverfish First I want to say to the number of posters demeaning, trivializing and dismissing the girl blogs that have been popping up in this forum: please stop. Let the bloggers express whatever they wish to – it is the blog subforum after all. People will be prone to discuss things that are important to them, and it very naturally happens that relationships are an important part of many peoples live... Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:52:07 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=246782 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=244390 Shiverfish This happened over two years ago. The clock read 6:00. Our small office had just placed an order for dinner for the night. I was working in a small accounting firm and it was nearing the end of the tax season. We were working slightly extended hours, Monday nights plus Saturdays. Definitely not much of a burden to me, especially when compared to many of my peers in the field working much lon... Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:16:48 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=244390 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=242401 Shiverfish Now what? (Also the title of this beautiful song, which has nothing to do with this blog, but apparently is ridiculously hard to play) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgsdEwJOsk8 Free will, does it exist? Rather than futilely try to draw definitions of an abstract idea, I leave interpretation of the phrase up to you. Ultimately it is your own understanding that determines the meaning you get... Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:34:52 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=242401 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=241191 Shiverfish To display surprise on one’s face is a sign of weakness. It means they have failed to anticipate the events leading up to the present. Their knowledge, experience, and/or brain processing power was insufficient to allow them to visualize the series of scenarios likely to occur. A stronger surprise reaction indicates a greater challenge to their ill-conceived world views. To a genius nothing i... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:28:38 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=241191 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=223467 Shiverfish Here’s a sort of short story I wrote. It becomes rather disconnected later on, and I had no idea where I was going with it. No secret that Mogi is pretty much me, but I thought it would be easier to write it as not me. *** Even closing his eyes was too much effort. Mogi’s eyelids would slowly slide apart to reveal the blurry yellow light overhead. His vision was unfocused, but there was... Mon, 16 May 2011 06:59:31 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=223467 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=219658 Shiverfish I once thought I did not like to express personal things about myself, but I was wrong. It turns out that talking about myself is actually one of the most rewarding and natural subjects to write about. The issue is that connecting my private reflections to my real identity is a big no-no. The cover of anonymity is absolutely necessary in order for me to feel comfortable sharing my personal expe... Fri, 06 May 2011 04:59:53 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=219658 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=219453 Shiverfish (This happened last Saturday) I had just gotten back from a two week vacation to China yesterday. I suffered some pretty severe diarrhea midway throught the trip, and had still not yet fully recovered. My anus was burning from inflammation, and I felt my intestinal contents might unexpectedly discharge at any moment. The vibration of the car seat under my ass was not helping. I was trapped i... Thu, 05 May 2011 12:56:25 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=219453 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=163107 Shiverfish It’s been a while since I last put up something here. I felt like writing something tonight. This was a subject I’ve been wanting to write for a while. I used to be a very boisterous, active, curious, creative little kid. I would constantly run around the house, full of energy and things to say. I talked openly and freely with my grandparents, uncle, parents, and brothers. I explroed the... Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:42:23 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=163107 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=127517 Shiverfish When I wrote SC2 is doomed to failure, I wholeheartedly mean what I said. The only reason for SC2's guaranteed commercial success rests solely on the reputation and recognition of SC1. If SC1 were truly a product of real developer talent, and not simply a fluke, the original team has long since left the company. With changes such as Activision's acquisition of Blizzard and hiring the lead devel... Wed, 26 May 2010 12:07:33 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=127517 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=127113 Shiverfish It's been a while since I've last posted, and theres a good reason for that I plan to discuss in my next post. For now, I'd like to share another story I just got inspiration for tonight. For those who may have expressed doubt regarding the credibility of my seemingly incredulous, unlikely experiences, I would like to make the point that my experiences are pretty much as ordinary as anyone else... Mon, 24 May 2010 14:28:30 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=127113 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=120430 Shiverfish This is a story that happened a year ago that I felt was pretty nice, cool, and worth sharing. I was on a flight to Hong Kong from Canada, with one connecting stop in San Francisco. It was my first time travelling by myself. I was just going to Hong Kong to take care of some minor unfinished business, where I think I stayed no more than two weeks. With the online seating system, I switched m... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:02:18 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=120430 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=120349 Shiverfish Everyone has obsessive compulsive impulses towards various things in life. One of mine is an obsession with action symmetry. Parallels for this tendency can be drawn to strong foundations like the fact that body symmetry is a good indicator of overall health/fitness, and in physical appeal ie. bodybuilding. I make conscious effort to balance all my daily activities to preserve symmetry as best ... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:34:37 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=120349 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=118072 Shiverfish I expect this to get a lot of views and heat. Here we go. First I should define failure. I have no doubt that Starcraft 2 will sell a ridiculous number of copies. Blizzard is pretty much guaranteed a huge market success from the Starcraft 2 title. Even if the game was just a half-assed attempt with no attention to gameplay or balance, the title Starcraft 2 itself is enough to set sales recor... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:37:28 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=118072 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=117088 Shiverfish Property and ownership are concepts I have great difficulty in coming up with an elegant solution. They have been discussed in classical philosophy literature, but I feel many of those justifications are flawed or not applicable to standards of modern society. These theories are such a fundamental aspect of our lives, yet most people never give it any thought. Consider this scenario: you are... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:41:45 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=117088 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=116391 Shiverfish Everyone has a story to tell. Viewed at the proper angle, pretty much everyone has a story worth telling. This entry will be about my uncle, someone who has impacted my life view. I am not absolutely clear on all the details of his past, but this is my pieced-together recollection. My uncle was the second eldest child out of five, and the oldest son. He grew up in Hong Kong, and has vivid me... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:42:03 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=116391 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=113947 Shiverfish Reality is only what we perceive of it. It is expected that everyone have unique points of views and personal biases. Then this leads one to conclude that realities are personal artefacts, which differs between any two people. The context is set by their life experiences and genetic/physiological properties. People like to argue, disagree, dispute, and make their voices heard. The objective ... Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:13:33 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=113947