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Gustav

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  1. I wouldn’t say I was ever scared or anything, but I’d never posted anything anywhere on the Internet, much less joined a community, when I joined the VHL. Flash forward 5 years, and…well, one could say that’s changed. Even flashing forward a month I knew I had nothing to worry about. I’ve liked people to varying extents in my time in the league, but could count on one hand the number of times I’ve had a real issue with anyone. And that’s after interacting with hundreds—that’s a great success rate considering real life numbers. I even have my issues with league administration but can confidently say that everyone here wants everyone else to feel welcome. Thankfully, you climb the ladder in this league partly by being a good person, and I’m glad you’ve felt that.
  2. Today - fairly boring after some plans were bailed on, but not bad. Yesterday I submitted a bunch of documents for a milestone in my degree program (I'm a little over a week and just a short presentation away from a Master's degree!) and that made today fairly quiet. I made a very nice Thai curry tonight and watched my school's basketball team lose a close game. 10 years ago would have been the back half of 8th grade--I was still in middle school. I don't have many specific 8th grade memories. I guess I do remember catching one of my friends writing about how I was "mi major amigo" on a Spanish assignment (which still means a lot). That same year, I also got a couple people I knew to join the tennis team (the one sport I played through high school), started taking some of the "harder" math and science classes, and got more seriously into music. In a few months, it will be 10 years since I started playing guitar and I've loved every minute of it. Happy birthday and happy anniversary of the most egregious karma farm I've ever seen outside of VSN. I'm glad the VHL never got to see me at 13.
  3. TDL gets you higher TPE; start of season gets you drafted and back in the system sooner. Honestly it used to mean a lot more to recreate at the deadline back when we didn't have catch-up TPE or...other things. The main TPE-maxing decision these days is the choice of how much time you want to spend in the E which I have a lot to say about. I think the good thing is that you're probably good with whichever one makes you happy. There are different experiences for different people and neither one will wreck your career. -- However, the main reason why lots of people create at the start of the season is to keep a (retired) player in the VHL while someone new gets past the initial development stages and gets drafted as soon as possible. With this already being Teno's last season, and the league past that point, I think it's more worth your time to go for the deadline unless you really hate our development leagues.
  4. Week 2 of trying not to hate my weekends is underway and I’m glad that I seem to be getting somewhere. I think I’ve been making the mistake of depending on the availability or interest of others to have fun and I’ve been doing my best to do nice things for myself independently of that. The past couple weeks I’ve hit the driving range for the first time since last summer and I’m glad to say that I haven’t completely lost it. My clubs are largely HORRIBLE and I’m missing a few, and I’ve also dug through their used bin and picked up a Cobra 6-iron (probably at least 10 years old, but a good brand!) for $10. I’ve also gotten over months of wondering if it’s weird and gotten up to visit a bar by myself. To answer my own question, yes, it’s weird (there’s no one here close to my age and they all know each other)—but I also don’t regret it. It’s nice to be in a space with people around and I get to watch my basketball bracket fall apart.
  5. G - Joel Castle @Knight, then tag Patrik for the last pick.
  6. Dropping in to give notice to @CowboyinAmerica that you’re not on the clock yet officially but can feel free to pick at any point you’d like as no one else has an opening on defense.
  7. D3 mostly because I feel like it at this point. I had a doctor tell me a while ago I was a bit low but I also drink an absolute shit ton of milk--so I like to think the daily intake is certainly satisfied. Also a scoop of protein powder after every workout, though I have no idea if it's doing anything. Are there specific reasons why I'd take any of this other stuff/any benefits it brings? I feel like a lot of it comes with a nice load of pseudoscience but I'd appreciate being able to sort out the good stuff from that too.
  8. I'm stupid. F - Randy Bobandy D - YaBoi Oven @Knight
  9. Always like seeing you around since your time with Jensen on Davos. Good luck in Chicago!
  10. I've managed to go almost every day I've had free since January (which wasn't a resolution, just when that started happening). I've been through phases of being active, or not, over the past couple years and this is the longest I've gone with that being the case. That usually means at least 4-5 times a week, if not more often when no one wants to do things with old Gustav. I like to think I look better in the mirror although I think the differences are mostly only noticeable to myself at the moment. It's really shown itself quantitatively in what I've been able to lift and how that's improved recently. Just about everything I do is a notch or two higher than where it was in January and it doesn't feel any harder. Where I come up a bit short is with the structure. I don't know anything about (nor do I trust myself with) free weights, and because I go by myself and the place is completely empty late at night, I just stick to the machines. Hit everything we have that works with a specific group and then run a mile on the treadmill if it wasn't just leg day. Which I'm sure is fine; it just isn't "optimized" in the ways some nerds like. I also don't ever weigh myself or monitor what I eat (even though I'm sure those things would be helpful). But I'm OK with that--what I do works for what I want it to do, which is to make me feel good about myself. I'm not here to get huge or to impress people, and I'm glad I don't have to think that way to get going.
  11. I love a good cocktail but I don't love the money I have to put into them. Beer goes a hell of a lot farther on the grad student budget. I've never heard that as a stereotype. In my experience, most like it, some hate it, and some don't drink. Almost like we're normal people. I've never had an actual alcohol problem but I've found that I've wanted to drink less since I started working out more and I like that. It's more just that I don't usually go "oh hey there's the beer fridge" at the store lately...and that's more than OK money-wise if not health-wise as well.
  12. Out of work early. Lately I've been really bored sometimes and that's gotten to me in ways I don't like. So I'm planning to keep the rest of my day interesting by: Trying a new recipe for dinner (it's Greek night!) Hitting the gym (which has been a very productive time suck lately) Watching hockey (the Sabres are playing out west, so that means late games--I have a couple beers in the fridge for this!) I did well enough staying busy over the weekend but always looking for new things to do when people aren't around to hang out. Preferably those involving getting out of the house so I'm not trapped here.
  13. Sometimes I feel like your hot takes are a bit ridiculous/not serious but I actually completely agree with these. If it weren’t for the unfortunate reality that it would disproportionately affect lower earners (cutting out a larger portion of some people’s earning), I’d be pushing right now to get rid of practice facility. If you want to talk about cutting into TPE inflation, that would be a great way to do so—although it’s very fairly countered by the first part of this paragraph.
  14. Jardy when he has to work on infrastructure in a place that actually has infrastructure:
  15. 1. @Patrik Tallinder F - Mac Atlas F - S.nubbed Analfist F - Henry Eagles D - Mark Calaway D - Moritz Stauffer G - Lachlan Summers 2. @CowboyinAmerica F - Daryl Dixon F - Wann Kerr F - Owen Lazaro D - Phil Strasmore D - Kronchy Kardashian G - Jesse Teno 3. @Knight F - John Jameson F - Larry Abass Jr F - Axle Gunner D - Liv Slater D - Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage G - Olober Syko 4. @Gustav (GM) F - Leonard Triller F - Randy Bobandy F - The Frenchman D - Jacob Stone D - YaBoi Oven G - Joel Castle 5. @LucyXpher F - Jimi Jaks F - Harry Callahan F - Left Alone D - Skor McFleury D - Leif Reingaard G - Fuukka Rask 6. @Hogan F - Yaroslav Trunov F - Vincent Laroche-Gagnier F - Diego Machado D - David Jokinen D - Reese McFleury G - WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWW
  16. Mostly just this season/current situations. But feel free to answer however you'd like!
  17. Hi all! I’m sure anyone who knows me well also knows a couple things about me as a hockey fan. I find it very hard to stay on top of my own team most of the season, and by the time I catch up with them, I’m really not caught up at all with the rest of the league. Currently, it’s past football season enough that I’m interested, and my team happens to be on fire and doing their best to get over the rest of the season and sneak into the playoffs. I’ve gone from very rarely watching to finding ways to totally legally stream today’s game that the league decided to slap on their own network (please get all your content absolutely legally as I do. I love having to buy five times the amount of subscriptions I used to for the exact same content and daring to watch it otherwise would certainly never be a fair response to the situation). So, I’d like to know what’s up over the rest of the season. It would be great if some of you could tell me: Who you think some of the top players are. I’m aware of McDavid and Matthews probably being top 2 (?) but I’m not sure who else I’d place in that elite top-5 tier right now. I definitely will have heard of everyone you mention, but don’t quite know exactly who’s all the way at the top. Which players I should know from your team. I can likely name one or two from most places but that’s it. Something fun about your team or the league in general! I’m always down for fun facts. Thanks nerds.
  18. I can't say I miss having a draft spreadsheet that did this in a really roundabout way. Most of my scouting was just hours of data entry trying to make it work. It would be nice for sure. Probably not absolutely necessary but convenient.
  19. Only the Board of Gustav gets access to the real secret ratios. It’s how we keep the league rigged.
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