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[HSC5] Nine things to take away from HSC V

Pholon — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:19:11 +0900

Hey everyone! I got home from HomeStory Cup a couple of days ago. Needless to say it was a blast. I think the Reddit/Starcraft2 frontpage had very few threads relating to anything else during those four days as the TakeTV crew once more delivers. We’ve had plenty of laughs, beers and the foreigner dream come true as the Polish zerg Nerchio beats the one Korean that both @Artosis and @Naniwa h...

Monster

Pholon — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:55:54 +0900

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Hey let's play some Altitude!

Pholon — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:48:49 +0900

HELLO TEAMLIQUID! I recently picked up the game Altitude (alt: ISL referral link) again and, upon rediscovering how great of a game it is I also found out how I don't have any friends to play with. *utter dismay* So therefore this blog since there are a great many reasons as to why to pick up this game! Funtimes! Altitude seems to be literally designed around fun. I'd compare the loo...

Day[9] chainmail inlay - Sean I need your address!

Pholon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:16:58 +0900

After my Zerg Logo Chainmail Inlay Shenanigans, my (and your!) Australian Liquipediac buddy Zodasoda took an interest to this of most manly of hobbies. I'm still trying to get him to go try some stuff out himself (maybe he could use some encouragement guys!) but in the meantime he helped me out a bunch by coming up with a design for the project presented here: the Day[9] logo in chainmail! W...

I wore my TL shirt in a music video...

Pholon — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:37:43 +0900

but they didn't show it :( My sincerest apologies to anyone getting hyped by the title - I did try to fit the whole sentence in! For those still interested, here's the story: A couple of weeks ago my brother's band entered the "Videovirus" project. They give unknown bands tutoring and a budget to both record a song and make a videoclip for it (in the light of the recent budget ...

[H] Magnets for my grandma

Pholon — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:08:31 +0900

When my grandpa retired about 15 years ago, him and my grandma finally were able to do a lot of travelling. You know, see the world and all that. In the years following they visited an impressive number of countries (mostly European). At one point, my grandma started buying, and eventually collecting, a fridgemagnet from each of the countries they went to. After a while, the children and grandc...

My Inbox

Pholon — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:17:26 +0900

Right now these pages 1, 2 and 3 of my tl inbox. Also I found a new way to censor stuff lol. Also *click me* I fkn love this community

GOM Star Invitational - Revisited

Pholon — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:42:12 +0900

I have, by comparison, not been with this community for a very long time. However, the couple of times that I've been asked "What should I watch?" by new players, I always recommend the GOMTV Star Invitational. This tournament was the first tournament I watched. Me and some friends gathered around the pc Sunday mornings to watch it. It was the first Korean tournament that had Engli...

Book? + FXO Fanboyism

Pholon — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:25:32 +0900

Bit of an odd blog I suppose. Just some small thing I wanna share :) Will do better for my next haha. Anyway, there's 3 parts. Enjoy! Part 1 - What book should I read? My recent birthday has left the pile of books on pic above in its aftermath. Some old ones I still had lying around, some that I've borrowed plus some that I got as gifts or bought from the celebration's spoils. I ...

Grobyc-Eighty-Four

Pholon — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:39:04 +0900

Comrades, it appears Grobyc has been streaming some BroodWar and was found out. Ruh-roh... O'Brien silenced him by a movement of his hand. 'We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull. You will learn by degrees, Skylar. There is nothing that we could not do. We own all leagues. All maps. All broadcasting rights. You must get rid of those twentieth-century...

Happy New Year Cheese Fireworks Analogy Thingy

Pholon — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:44:02 +0900

Hey all, During the festivities yesterday something occurred to me: Fireworks are a lot like cheese. Remember the first time you lit a firecracker? You can probably recall your 7 or 8 year old self standing in the garden with your dad or older brother, holding this mysterious piece of explosive in one hand and a bit of glowing rope in the other. As you light the wick it starts to crackly...

[PICS] for heyoka!

Pholon — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:12:04 +0900

Heyoka is a pretty cool dude - you'll probably know him from his Statistics-filled Broodwar write-ups or his excellent moderation skills. Dude, I'm afraid I haven't had the pleasure as often, but one of my earliest memories is that you offered to help out with Arena. Also doing Observer was pretty cool. This one's for you bro! So what's been keeping me busy? Mainly trying out a couple o...

My balls...

Pholon — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:38:02 +0900

...let me show u them.

[PICS] The Flower and the Seeker

Pholon — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:56:47 +0900

*Warning* There be big pics ahead Click to enlarge About 2 months ago I received in the mail a call-to-arms for any and all artists in my neighbourhood. Anyone who wanted would be given a place to exhibit their stuff in the local care facility/home of the elderly. The only condition was that it should be themed "white, grey, blue". As I thought I could take this as an oppo...

[PICS] TL Logo inlay

Pholon — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:46:46 +0900

banner by the amazing deL *WARNING* Big pics ahead. (and if you want them I have even bigger ones) Has everyone gotten used to the new design yet? When I first saw the new logo (which is what? six weeks ago?) I absolutely loved it and knew I had to do this. "This" you say? The few of you who remember this blog may have a good idea of what's coming. First though, I'd l...

[PICS?] My Gamescom

Pholon — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:14:26 +0900

Just a quick blog about going to Gamescom on the Saturday. Not too much content but I have some pics you may enjoy :) The Trip Picked up resident Aussie Floorz from the trainstation and cruised south to pick up my buddy slash nerdcrush Nyovne. With only a slight delay we arrive in Cologne at about 11AM, almost immediately seeing our first cosplayer. We parked and got our tickets and joined ...

[PBR] Orient Express vs Faithless

Pholon — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:11:17 +0900

Pholon's Book Review #4 Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express versus Karen Slaughter - Faithless I regularly shop for books. Ideally visiting the second hand section and finding some gems. Recently it perchanced that I stumbled on a 3-for-the-price-of-2 deal and, as I had picked up 2 books already, I looked around to get a free third one. I couldn't find anything, but they...

Ask Pholon

Pholon — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:17:51 +0900

It's Saturday, I'm at my parents but they went on some trip with my grandparents, my bro's out with his girl, footie isn't on til much later, my friends are either at work or out of town and with the server going down again and again I have nothing to do. Therefore: Ask Pholon (edition 1st). I'll try to keep up and answer whatever questions come up, should keep me busy no? Also the n...

[Grudgematch] Pholon vs Suna

Pholon — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:33:16 +0900

Pholon < Lost Temple > Zealot Pholon < Steppes of War > Zealot Pholon < Kulas Ravine > Zealot Alas, good games and congrats to Zealot :) Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd. / Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd. - William Congreve I've been challenged by Suna (MisS_Suna on TL) for a grudgematch through IRC. Like a man I accepted the c...

[Photos] Shai Hulud

Pholon — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:35:45 +0900

Gliding through the sandy Dunes previous ring blogs: 1, 2, 3 I'm writing this blog because a friend of mine came over and took pictures to accompany the following story (I'll try to keep it short and it's actually not about Dune) - I always fiddle around with making jewelry and trinkets etc so my mum (God bless her) asked me to make her something. So I did some research into what...