BOOM

No, but I'll buy you a beer one day.

Earlier today and after much deliberation, I finally took the plunge and headed to the portals "Create a Player" section. It's been a while since I had a player here in the mighty VHL, but the lure of the place, combined with ever more regular logins to Discord, finally convinced me that it was time to get back here. I've had several players, from Vladimir Boomchenko to Vaydar Odinsson and Bismarck Koenig, but the glory of my best player Odin Tordahl was possibly the worst thing that could have happened. After his retirement, the doubt set in that I could ever develop a player into anything remotely resembling Tordahl's success. I was probably correct. Members who know me a little more than just "Boom", know that I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself, which in turn can lead to disillusionment and thoughts that my time of being relevant in the VHL is over. I believe that happened with Odin, and I never really enjoyed being here with my subsequent players. After Vaydar Odinsson(who obviously shares the surname of my new player, Gunnar) it was time to take a break from what was becoming a weekly grind to earn the maximum TPE. I was viewing GFX and the other tasks as chores and was increasingly lacking the desire to get them done before the weekly deadlines. I dropped by occasionally just to see who was active and generally what was going on, but the desire to recreate just wasn't there. That was until I listened to @Berocka and @dasboot with the "One and a half Aussies" podcast. Hearing them and knowing they were down here as well and involved in the VHL was the catalyst that made the decision to create again, that much easier. It reminded me of being on the Pajodcast occasionally with @Advantage and @Devise where I always enjoyed talking with them and listening to what they had to say. So I'd like to say thanks to those guys, plus others who talked to me about coming back in the league discord. People like @gorlab @OrbitingDeath @BladeMaiden @Banackock @Peace Ferk and others who know they answered my questions have all been a great help. So here I am, with Gunnar Odinsson, the nephew of crappy four season VHL'er, Vaydar Odinsson the former Titan, American and Nighthawk. He won't be anything special. No superstar, first liner or stat leading defenseman, but that's OK. He's not meant to be. He's just the reason to be here, active and enjoying what the VHL and it's incredible members have to offer. A place to hang out, talk shit and occasionally care about sim results. I've missed it and am damn glad to be back.

Perfect chance to change the teams identity. Calgary Donkeys...

Stay strong brother. #simdemandsmatter

But you're nothing like me. You are smart, successful and in your prime!

You have severely overestimated my popularity.

Player Information Username: BOOM™ Player Name: Gunnar Odinsson Recruited From: Returning Age: 20 Position: D Height: 77 in. Weight: 205 lbs. Birthplace: Norway Player Page @VHLM GM

Also,

That'll fix them!

Do Australians get an inordinate amount of questions about their nation/culture, or is it simply curiosity about a weirdass country? Do you see yourselves having at least another couple of vhl players beyond your current guys? Besides your partner(s) ,does anyone else know that you have fake a hockey player?

@Berocka @dasboot A big thank you to you for drawing my attention to this hilarious thread. I enjoyed reading it while I did a massive grog bog this morning. ?

Oh, now I get it.

But I love community fragmentation!

OK, so listened to 2 and 3 back to back. As instructed.... ?

One down, two to go. I enjoyed that, good work guys.

He meant nana.

You could have listed your grocery list for last week, I wouldn't have known the difference. I have a hard time remembering shit from a month ago. But still, a very talented yet underrated lineup.

Logan Laich....what a star.

So selfish!

He was no Daniel Braxton though. Just ask Kyle..... ?

Pretty fucking good team tbh.

Great read.