This means instead of flying home after WCG USA finals.. I will chill in LA with my brothers machine, idra and possibly artosis! Then I will get to meet the TL.net staff and go to blizzcon! Pretty nice stuff.
Thanks to everyone who voted for me in that thread and made this possible!
I will repay the community with some great stuff in terms of drunken lore and good pictures hopefully.
The only way I'd miss this is if I am on a... well I cannot say too much but lets just say I might be on a major television show! If that is the case I can give up this ticket or w/e may be the case..
On July 04 2008 06:35 Jibba wrote: Mischy, how can you possibly fuck a person like this? Does he have a 14" cock made out of diamonds or something?
Jesus christ. Man. Ok. The fact that you even used that word just...well...I have lost even more respect for you. Seriously, you want reasons? This is just for you jibba, cos both mischy and I agree you are an arrogant cunt. I would really prefer that people other than jibba don't read this, but I want to keep any argument we have public because I don't want to have to repeat myself to any douches who are like you. So be it if I'm subjected to ridicule. I know most people who would choose to insult me have worse lives than I, and accept if they are so dissatisfied with themselves that they feel the need to take it out on me:
1. I'm far more talented than you'll ever be at lots of things (I have no proof but I really, deeply expect so)
2. I'm far more funny than you'll ever be (around people who aren't stupid, whooping american seals at least). I am not entirely in tune with TL humour because it is far below the usual sort of humour of my friends, and it's hard to stoop
3. I'm attractive
4. I'm definitely more intelligent, philosophical, wise, well-read, charming and intellectual than you
5. I'm an exciting, enthusiastic person; with a lot of time for any charitable cause. I'm a passionate and emotional philanthrope.
6. I'm an elitist, and refuse to accept anything but the best
7. I have an incredibly eclectic range of things I enjoy, which is stimulating for people around me. I am always busy. From sports/ gym, to philosophy and politics, to gaming, to music, to academia and esoteric exploration; I do a lot of things which means I have a lot of interesting things to talk about.
8. I take life seriously...I have a lot of emotion and passion. I care about things, and I'm very protective and loyal of and to my friends.
There really are many more reasons why michelle likes me, and I can say that with total confidence in her agreeing with what I've put. If I had to take a WILD shot in the dark jibba, I'd say you are either an air sign or an aries. Aries because they are pugnacious cunts, or an air sign because they always fail @ opening their minds. You are like my ex...oh shit I just checked yes you are a libra. Fucking typical haha! Man...you will never get anything more than the most basic bread and butter facts. Sorry, but you don't know what it's like to dream. You are another typical cynical air sign. You'll never be able to prove me wrong because you'll just respond with hostility. I really pity you, that you cannot see any further than the end of your nose.
Now when you do respond to this post, know that I won't respond in kind. Like I say, I'll busy myself with ONE direct flame. This isn't even a rude one, just a general negative assessment of your being. I don't want to discuss with you any further anything other than ron paul in this blog.
One of my favorites is the above post. Beyond the typical attraction to what is in the spoiler (I will cover that in a second) I love this post for its subtleties.
HamerD assumes that the target is one of two astrology signs basing his read on the person as such. Now I can say without a doubt that that is hilariously retarded. I find it especially ironic given the fact that he just got done explaining why he is so much better than anyone else, namely the person he directs this too. But really if you read that spoiler you will notice that he is above all of us as he doesn't compare and contrast but rather state absolutes.
Now to discuss the obvious: The spoiler. This racks me especially given the fact it was in spoilers. Excitement? Dramatic revelation? I have no idea why he put it in spoilers... except that he prefaces it with "I would want only you to read this and not others." SO PUT IT IN A FUCKING PM!! He is so obviously WANTING everyone to know these things that the best he could come up with for his own defense is a fucking SPOILER.. holy shit. So this strikes me on several levels: First he says that he is better than the rest of us in his spoiler yet he is so blatantly retarded that he tries some gimmick defense for what even he recognizes as a terrible instance of imaginary ego and doesn't PM the "information" but rather spoilers it because that way, only people without access to a fucking mouse cannot read the amazing attributes of this guy inside! Secondly, he bases all his self worth on the most retarded shit I have ever seen and then assumes that Jibba has none of these. This is the most common internet error known to man! Don't just assume the person is some typical nerd, especially if you want to be arguing that you are in fact not the typical nerd yourself, but just so happen to communicate via the exact same forum that you yourself base the stereotype on. Lastly, (but really I could go on all day) this is more of a pet peeve but he literally states in his bullet point "I am awesome" speech that he has "a lot of time, for any charitable cause" but later states "I am always busy..[lists things none of us plebians do because we are mere mortals]" YOU JUST CONTRADICTED YOURSELF. If you are going to tell someone how awesome you are: Don't fucking contradict yourself.
As some of you may or may not know I have began to compete as a power lifter.
For the last year I have gone to the gym 4-6 times a week and worked on my strength. Nothing too serious, usually an hour to two hours and solo so nothing really pushing me or any kind of motivation aside from personal goals (which are more conservative and safe than actual potential).
About 3 months ago one of the bigger guys in the gym (Dixon, Oregon State's gym) approached me and told me he was impressed with my size/bench. Hungry for criticism and advice I began to ask him about lifting. He eventually asked if I had considered powerlifting. I hadn't but was eager for a new sport with my debate eligibility up and nothing else to fill my time (even bw runs its course, blasphemy I know) this seemed like a great venue.
Since then I have found tremendous community support and Daleer (the big guy) has been an excellent coach. I got my bench shirt last week and after it gets touched up I will be hitting the bench harder than ever. I have yet to train deadlift/squat aside from weekly box squats and some good morning lifts. I have to blow my own horn here but I have tremendous genetics for this. With relatively short arms a broad back and excellent bone density as well as overall body size I am literally built for this. I have made tremendous gains each week but my star aiming goal is to be one of those guys people read about chasing world records and setting them for future lifters. I am benching just over 500lbs right now without having my shirt figured out. My top end strength is astronomical however where I am locking out over 700lbs on the racks. Once I figure out the shirt and work on the lower end strength (of a bench) I will be right in and around 700lbs. Deadlift/squat are impossible to tell right now as I haven't maxed but that will come with time.
This is my passion and this is what I will be doing for years to come. I have always been told that I would be a tremendously gifted lifter and right now I am trying to cash in on that.
If any of you want to ask questions or discuss powerlifting I will check this blog periodically.
Here is a video of my coach (Daleer) deadlifting 744lbs in 2004. Today he did 750lbs in a SSA sanctioned tourney so his personal record is now 750lbs. But some of you may want to know what that looks like Enjoy:
There is a video of him benching 545lbs. Now he can only get about 525lbs.. but we are working our way back up to where he was before his injuries.
Too Human comes out August 19th. They have been making this game for 10 fucking years. It's an RPG esque / action kinda game where basically the norse gods are futuristic and fucking up humanity while robot armies try and kill everyone.. amazing? I know.
Fallout3 needs no introduction. Supposed to be out late summer so I am guessing September ish, actually I think the date was September 8th or so. Greatest series ever gets a shot in the arm with cutting edge technology, new style and a modern story to the throwback post-apocalyptic special a lot of us grew up on. I REALLY liked Oblivion and would LOVE Fallout3 to that same tune. A lot of people are scared about change but in this case I am going to embrace it.
Both these games are fucking huge. Supposed to be 50+ hours of gameplay in both with potential for 100's should one decide to investigate all the levels of the games. These are my favorite kinda games and these are two of the games I have been waiting for the longest.
PS: I will be getting Little Big Planet as well. Cutest fucking thing I have ever seen. I am not a big pot head but I have a huge urge to get baked and play that game when it comes out. I get the feeling it would enhance the experience exponentially.
Additionally, while I was reserving these 2 games I was approached by a HGH/Steroid dealer who offered me samples. Fucking rofl. I'm all natural atm but should I decide to become the Hulk I will be sure and make another blog about that.
Just wanted to take the time to say that day 1 was a success. Refs in each game. Replays up at a great pace. Interviews.
Part of what makes an event so great is the coverage. A lot of (not going to name names) events have phased out or died before finishing because the coverage was so lackluster and the spirit of the event was lost. This has a real community feel to it and I just want you guys to know you are doing an excellent job.
Hot_Bid, Kennigit, Chill, Manifesto7, Fakesteve, FrozenArbiter, Carnac, R1ch and the rest (sorry I didn't name them all).
Before you go "but hes such an ass" realize I know this, and as such.. I have to do things to make up for it. One of the things I can do is share my bw experience with ya'll! I game with ToT/Media/assorted other non koreans but also koreans. Aside from that I am a BW addict and I scour the internet each day for replays.
I am going to be posting replays I think are worthy of observation. But I also want to do more. I will be adding comments regarding "points of emphasis" or explanations for strategy/unit choice etc. I'd like to make them as helpful as possible. Another thing I would like to do is share replays YOU (the community) deem worthy of being posted. If you have replays of top non koreans or korean players OR just an awesome game send me a PM I will review it and possibly post it.
Any other ideas? Comments? Concerns... just post here and I will do my best to improve my service to the greater good.
I woke up at a crappy 7 am for this chinese cw with ToT.. went to the bathroom in a haze and noticed that EVERYTHING had been scrubbed and cleaned. The floor, toilet, counter and shower. EMACULATE. I figure I am seeing things and go back to the cw. Later I go to get some tea and the kitchen is presentable for a king. My roommate had evidently gotten drunk last night with his friend and cleaned the fucking house. It could be because they are normally slobs that I am in this amount of shock. But I literally froze in the kitchen thinking I was either high or still asleep (dreaming).
Nope. Hes just a drunk cleaner. Something I have heard about, but never seen.
Yeah yeah copy of Skew. But in my defense I have been doing these for years, only I was always drunk and they were closed by the first moderator to find them. Well now we have the blog section and hopefully it will go further
Ask me anything. Life, bw, sports, politics religion etc. Obviously I will put as much effort into the answer as you do the question. Meaning if you ask me something retarded or try and take a jab at me you wont get a great response. Ask me something truthfully and I will answer it completely honestly and with the intent of sharing my thoughts!
Fire away, I will update and check on this periodically.
Jamie at this point leaves the story. He is SO hung over that he claims to have felt sicker on day 2 than day 1 of the hangover. It was the fucking T-Virus of hangovers. Kid went 3 days without eating at one point (my mom bought him a sandwhich and the rude bastard ate 1 bite and didnt even box it! WTF? Brits!). Jamie makes appearances at the lan and thats about it. He goes home sleeps and is never to be seen.
Anyways, this is the day of the amazing gamers clashing. Dissy was very nervous and wanted to get the games rolling. I read into this as a good sign. He says he doesnt care or expect much but I know better He just says that so nobody gives him shit if he loses and is more surprised when he wins! He REALLY wanted to do well (and thank god he did!). Nick on the other hand fully didnt expect to do well and I think really didnt care. Although, this event I believe rekindled his spirit as well.
breaking news
Nick had received an invite to team CJ in korea after blizzcon and had kind of put that off. But after being REINVITED at WCG he accepted. Testie is 90% going to korea and signing a contract with team CJ. For me, this is a dream come true. I have always wanted to see a fully motivated/trained testie in action and I finally get to see it! Additionally, after meeting Testie I am in love with the guy. Really a nice guy, has dignity and is a classy/funny man. The good parts of him that come through online are truly who he is, minus the ego and blind logic he sometimes bolsters online. He will come here and say "ITS NOT FOR SURE!" or something but just know, this is the closest Testie has been to going and actually doing it, I think it will happen And when it does, all of us need to support and cheer him on. We as foreigners are running out of legit candidates for a non korean pro, lets make it the best we can with what we have!
Back to the WCG blog.. Dissy vs savior was awesome. With Jamie and I going a combined 0-6 we needed a ToT to manhandle the scene and represent, Dissy was just the man. Savior btw did NOT throw the game, it was a legit rape on PA (the map savior was supposed to NOT lose ZvZ especially considering he had the better spot on the map).
My perspective on the ra / stork controversy is this: The tourney is a korean ran event, a whole lot of drama was going on with the koreans being favored each time. Stork straight up abused a direct rule that should result in a loss. He didnt need to, and by doing it he was just being an ass. The admins should have looked up the rule and made the ruling that was in print. They didnt because they were terrified of stepping on the toes of some Samsung exec in a suit. White-rA / Ex gain my upmost respect after they actually threw games just to fuck with the koreans, really nice to see them getting a taste of their own medicine. Kudos to PJ for raping savior too, hes my favorite player on earth but I want upsets when it comes to koreans more than success.
Nothing I can remember worth mentioning really, you guys can ask me questions about the game day. I was there for all of it but I am just more interested in reporting how awesome these gamers are in person and how we all interacted, not necessarily what you guys can tell from replays.
Day 4 hotel:
We get back to the hotel (again, Jamie is asleep and crying softly from the drink beatdown I gave him) and begin to assemble a poker game yet again. With all ballrooms squared off and the risk too high we decide to just play a room game. So in my room we set up a table and sit on the beds. Did I fail to mention that we had gotten some booze? I took orders from the Polish squad (Dreiven/Draco), Tasteless and myself. Goody/Testie/Myself and someone else (bad memory) go get the booze. I get myself a bottle of Absolut 100 proof vodka and as a prank pick up the pols a 12 pack of Nattie Ice, possibly the worst fucking beer on the planet (<3 you guys). Anyways, we sit down and start to play. Breakdown joins the game as well as Colbi, Stars and various other germans along with the 3 usuals Mondragon/Testie/Me. I am raping them as usual. Taking down pots and bluffing Breakdown to which he says, "If you ever show me a bluff again, I will fucking kill you." And I think he was semi serious. He called me down and was in every pot I was after that LOL. Stars is the worst poker player on earth. The worst EVER. We were all getting a kick at how bad he was and he didnt seem to notice we were discussing said subject. Colbi was a big grin on his face fumbled through the game and busted. I began making my drinks for dissy and I. That fucker couldnt drink a single one. He laughed and was like "No way am I drinking this!" I had to force him to finish it. He kept adding pepsi each time he drank. Myself on the other hand, possibly motivated by Nyoken's relentless shit talking about how I allegedly did not drink the night of Midian's demise decided it was time to uncork the master drinker that is Geoff Robinson. In a tiny glass I poured my usual 5-6 shots with 1-2 of mixer and proceeded to pound 3-4 glasses of said mix while dissy choked on 1. This made my poker take a turn for the worse, I went from being up $50 to busting and rebuying -> bust rebuy (dissy sponsor) -> bust. The game began to close up when the drinking had picked up and my room had been packed with bodies. My tiny room became maxed and we all decided it was better to move to a bigger room (trev's). This would be the beginning of the end for me. By this time the bottle was gone and inside my ultralisk body.
Wow did I really do these things?
The 20 or 30 of us got up and moved to trev's room. It took what felt like an eternity to get there. I decided it was a good idea to hit every sign on the way there (Not break them) and randomly tackle people. It was all in good fun and nobody seemed to mind too much. Once we got to trev's room our group had grown to around 40 (estimates). Some random girls were walking around the room and I think I small talked with them. Michelle and Susie were there but I just remember them being cowards on the bed. Probably checking me out. Lets just go with that, they were wishing I was in the bed with em. Yeah that sounds about right. Anyways it was around this time that the fluids had really settled with me and iNcontroL was (Yes its actually true for once) outofcontrol HAHA ZING. But god damn I am lucky. I picked up a glass and threw it (well I tried) onto the deck but missed and hit the TRACK in front of the screen door. Inches away from shattering a glass door. The glass smashed and everyone was like "WTF mATE?" I didnt have a good explanation. Trev came over (wow he was cool about it, I would have been PISSED) and was like "Please dont do that ok? You could do some real damage." I was fine with that, no more glass needed to be smashed it seemed. Dreiven and Draco were at this time equally drunk and all about the scene. They were fucking around with me and the others helping me to not be the only ass there. Well that is a mischaracterization, EVERYONE was really drunk, so nobody minded my ultralisk mode (afaik). Everyone was sitting around having a good time and I came up with the best idea ever. Team Ronald Reagen. Fucking non-korean pro team. All I need is 1 million dollars and I will have Ret/Testie/Mondragon/Sen/Draco on 100k salaries pro-training with practice partners like Nyoken(tvt), idra, dreiven, midian etc etc. We would destroy the scene. For example, I discused in a not so quite voice how garbage eSTRO is and how Reagen would tear them apart. Dissy has a video of me discussing this, perhaps someone can upload it. Testie/Draco/Mondragon liked the idea and it was settled. But before doing that I recruited everyone to ToT. Draco/Dreiven and others with Susie/Stars as managers. From this point it gets hazey. I allegedly tackled people and lost an arm wrestle to Nyoken (which I was informed was bs, since Testie jumped on my arm). Someone said I fell in a chair in the corner and looked like a turtle when I tried to get up.
Anyways I cannot confirm nor deny these allegations. I would need Susie, Dissy or someone else to tell the story from their perspective. Also I heard the polish boys got CRAZY drunk and smashed up the hotel while wearing beer helmets. The party also got broken up by security.
I hope someone else follows suit and tells some stories. Susie has no life, she should be good for a big blog. Also MNM loves to type so maybe with some begging she could do it.
Anyways, I had the time of my life. BW truly has some special people involved and I cannot wait until the next big meet. Any questions? I will answer them.
If that is the case I can give up this ticket or w/e may be the case..
