Aimee

Can confirm that 30 is when everything starts to hurt. 

She's gorgeous!

I've been a busy little reader the last few weeks and have gotten back into the habit of listening to audiobooks on 2x speed during my drives to and from work. Just this month alone I have read/listened to:

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good - Helene Tursten (hardcover) 4 stars

Dune - Frank Herbert (Audible) 3.5 stars

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan (Audible) 3.75 stars

An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed - Helene Tursten (hardcover) 3.75 stars

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening - L J Smith (Audible) 2.5 stars

She Drives Me Crazy - Kelly Quindlen (paperback) 4.25 stars

Currently I am listening to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by she who shall not be named, and up next will be Dungeon Calamity (Dramatized Adaptation) by Dakota Krout.

During this off season, I have needed to take a bit of a step away from being a max earner. And that makes me sad. Honestly. I truly enjoy interacting in the forums and discord servers but life and work have just been too overwhelming and busy for me to give the VHL the attention I want to. I miss writing and I miss doing the occasional podcast. I’ll be honest and say that part of it is my mental health. I’ve started back up on anti-depressants and I’ve started seeing a new therapist. So I’m hoping to get back to where I was. I’m not burnt out; I can say that for sure. I’ve just lost ability to find joy in things, one of which is online interaction. Not to say that I’m not always reading discord or muting Moscow during the work day. I’m still around, just keeping it quiet for a bit.

I do love that I finally got the updater job. It’s the one job I have wanted since I joined 2 years ago and I think this was my 4th(?) time applying. So thanks to the updater team for hiring me! It’s for sure making this funk easier to get through knowing I don’t have to sweat some TPE. 

I miss interacting and I’m sorry I’ve not been reading anything that any of my friends have been posting. Maybe this weekend I’ll find some time to catch up and check it all out. But for now, I’m just going to do what I can, and I would understand if that hurt my draft stock. Though I do promise that whoever drafts me, I’m going to do all that I can.
 

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Thanks for the shoutout! Glad you enjoyed my podcasts. I am definitely going to be getting into it again, just need to find the time amongst the chaos life has been throwing me lol.

Heading into the end of the first round of the playoffs, Ahsoka Tano currently has an average of a point per game over the last five games. With 2 goals and 3 assists, she isn’t making any big waves, but she is producing at least. And with only 2 penalty minutes, it seems the Greenlander has started to learn her lesson in discipline. 

Currently the Houston Bulls are on the brink of elimination against the Mexico City Kings, Tano’s first team in the VHLM. With a loss tonight, her time in the playoffs will end and it will be a long off season until her VHLE and VHL drafts.

“I hope we can keep it together tonight but we’re so well matched with Mexico City that I really can see the series going either way. I’d love to see us take it to Game 7 but taking it one game at a time is the goal right now.”

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Ahsoka Tano seems frustrated by her recent performance near the end of this season. After being traded from San Diego to Houston, Tano’s performance has, for some reason, taken a bit of a drop. Before being traded, Tano was earning 1.45 points per game and after she is now earning 1.05 points per game. With Houston being a better team than the one she was traded from, it’s possible that when surrounded by good players, Tano is unable to get the puck or play in a way that benefits her.

San Diego
Games Played: 44
22 Goals, 42 Assists, 64 Points
+9, 4 Game Winning Goals, and 11 Power Play Goals

Houston
Games Played: 22
7 Goals, 16 Assists, 23 Points
+7, 1 Game Winning Goal, 3 Power Play Goals

It’s possible that Tano performs better when she is one of the top players on the team. But when playing alongside comparable players, she seems to lose that edge. Hopefully when she moves up to the VHLE she will be able to stand out a bit more. 

TLDR: Tano was traded and hit 200 tpe and no longer kicks ass the way she did.

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London United Presser week ending June 30 2024

1. We're dominating the European Conference! Think we can keep it up to the end of the season?

2. Unlucky 13 games remaining. What do you think our win/loss ratio will be?

3. How are you feeling rounding into the end of the season?

4. Except for Keegan Gamble, the entire roster on London is either retiring or will be a UFA. What do you think London needs to do in the off season to manage some level of competitiveness next season?

5. How did you feel after seeing Jacob say he was stepping down after this playoffs?

6. Is a hotdog a sandwich?

Since being traded to the Houston Bulls from San Diego, Ahsoka Tano has continued to put up good numbers, though her production seems to have fallen off the last few games. During her first 10 games with Houston, Tano has 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points, with a +4. Currently she is on track for at least a 100 point season which would be incredible for her. Tano is the number 12 overall player in the VHLM and currently the 3rd best defenseman, though she had been 1st or 2nd for quite a while. Hopefully the lack of production the last few days will turn around and she can take the top spot once more.

“I just want to thank San Diego for giving me the chance to prove myself and to Houston for taking me on near the end of the season. Being traded is never easy but I feel like this was the right thing to do all around.”
 

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Congrats on an amazing GM run. I'm sure you have so much more to do going forward. Thank you for trusting in Teno and I to keep it together.

Dueling D-men this time around? 

Absolute fucking legend! 

With this being my first re-create and second go around the VHLM, I thought I would share the differences in my experience between my first time with Jesse, and this time with Ahsoka.

2 years ago I joined the VHL (no like, actually – the 13th was my 2 year anniversary in this league) with no sim experience. I was leaning on others to try and figure everything out that I could. I was putting in so much effort and energy into creating content that I was being warned that I should make sure I don’t work so hard that I burn myself out. I was drafted by a team that had only 1 other actually active player and a GM who said all of 5 words to me the whole season. It was a lonely locker room and I had very few people to talk to. Thankfully I had enough support that I didn’t allow the silence on discord to stop me from stocking around. I remember having to go into the gen chat just to figure out how to ask someone if they would be willing to make me a sig. I really had no freaking clue what I was doing. I was also, at the time, hiding my gender because I was afraid of being a female in a male dominated hobby. I was scared that I would be ridiculed or bullied. Yes, I’m in my 30s but that doesn’t mean that I don’t worry about the online spaces I put myself in. 

Now all this time later, I am on a new player with a whole new experience. Instead of asking the questions, I’m helping to answer those that others ask. I know my way around the site, I put in good effort without putting in too much of me, and I have friends. This time around, I am in a very active locker room and even though I don’t participate in the conversation much due to work and life being busy, it’s nice to see conversation happening among my teammates and GM. It feels good to know that I can actually celebrate my player’s accomplishments with people instead of having to keep the joy to myself. It also feels good to be able to help the 1st-gens who I catch asking questions once in a while. I like thinking back to when I was asking the same thing, wondering if I would ever get the hang of how the league worked. 

My time in the VHLM this go around is about half over and I’m looking forward to moving on to the VHLE soon enough. But for now, I am going to enjoy my time in the minors, watching my new player become amazing. She’s been kicking ass and taking names and I couldn’t be more proud of the player that I have built. And I will think about the next player that I’ll have who will come through the VHLM in their own time as well. 

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I really like the look of this graphic. The overall red hue really works with the broken glass look. I also like the use of the lightning like effect, and it doesn’t seem overdone nor does it overtake the image. It seems to balance it quite well. I think the only thing that doesn’t work (in my opinion) is the color and effect on the name. I think the multi-directional blur is a bit much and makes looking at it a little hard. But overall great graphic. 9/10

Last night in a much-needed win again Halifax, Ahsoka Tano recorded the first hat trick of her career. Her first goal was the first of the game and only 45 seconds in. Her other two came in the second period. Tano also gained an assist on Meghan Dancalot’s goal. 

Tano is proving to be not only one of the best players on the Marlins but within the league. Currently she sits at 8th in goals (17), 2nd among all Defensemen with 37 points (only 2 behind leader Samsayz I-Smell, 5th in shots blocked (45), 1st in power play goals (8), and 5th for game winners (4).

She is certainly proving herself to be worth the first overall draftee with no signs of stopping. The hard work Ahsoka has put into her game is showing itself around every corner. Even in games where San Diego loses, Tano still manages to contribute in significant ways.

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London United Presser week ending June 16 2024

1. We're firmly into the season and looking pretty good. What's one thing you think we need to improve on?

2. We're 2nd for +/- goal differential with a +29. Do you think we'll be able to eclipse Seattle who has +32 soon?

3. Have you kept an eye on any of the London prospects? Who do you think it going to be a key factor for the future?

4. Triller needs 64 more points to overtake his old teammate Molly the Cat for 2nd place in London United history. What do you think the odds are that he pulls it off?

5. With where we stand, what do you think our odds are of making it to the finals this season?

6. What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

Oh damn it has been a hot minute since I've done a graphic. It is still definitely not my strong suit. Yes I know about the tip missing. I couldn't get the other one to flip and not look stupid lol.

23 hours ago, meandyoc said:

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 6/9/2024

Answer 3 get 1 TPE answer 6 get 2 TPE

 

1. Does your player have any special warmup they do before the game to get ready?

2. Last press confrence I asked if you were happy being drafted by San Diego. Now I ask: Were you happy with when you got drafted?

3. Last press confrence you said we needed a big trade, so in your opinion what would be a good trade for us? (Has to be resonable)

4. Are you happy with how your player has performed so far?

5. Who do you think will finish with the most goals on our team?

6. Who do you think the best player in the M will be?

 

Also for people not in the Discord, I am going to be at a summer camp until the 22nd so, no I'm not inactive, I'm just not able to access my computer. So fish may or may not do these, if he doesn't you can always use: Ask 3, Answer 3 as a replacment if you want.

1. Ahsoka likes to meditate on the opposing team's bench to mess with their heads.

2. Yes! Can't complain about 1st overall!

3. Probably 2 draft picks for a high end forward.

4. Yes! So proud of Ahsoka for getting into less fights and scoring more goals.

5. Dancalot probably. She's really fighting for those goals. 

6. Hopefully Ahsoka! But I guess we'll have to wait and see.

With 12 games played in her first week into her rookie season, Ahsoka Tano is already making a name for herself. With 9 goals and 8 assists for 17 points, Tano is currently 5th in goals, 2nd in overall Defensemen, 2nd in shots blocked (26), 1st in Power Play goals (4), and in a multi-way tie for 2nd in Game Winners (3). Overall, she is the number 12 player in the VHLM and shows no signs of stopping.

Tano is also +1 with 30 shots, 8 penalty minutes, and 18 hits. It’s looking like since her time in Mexico City she has cooled off a bit in terms of getting penalties. It could also be the team she is now surrounded by. 

“I think my time in San Diego is going to prove really good for my gameplay. We have a great team going right now and I see us getting really far this season.”

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You're going to do amazing things this season!

To my few Mexico City fans –

Thank you for having me and cheering me on, even if it was for just a short while. I truly enjoyed my time playing in and for your beautiful city and it is an experience I will never forget. Thank you for welcoming me with such open arms near the end of the season and for being the home for the start of my career. Without you I wouldn’t feel as good as I do. I promise to return to Mexico City to spend some more time getting to know the people and the city itself. Your culture is so beautiful, and I wish I could immerse myself in it more. One day perhaps I will come and live here after I retire and spend a few years enjoying myself.

To the Mexico City staff, crew, and team –

Thank you also for opening your arms to me. Coming not only into a new league but a new country was one of the scariest things I have ever done, and you all were so kind and gracious. You opened your homes and your hearts to me, and I will be forever grateful. You will always be my first hockey family and I will treasure that forever. I look forward to returning to Mexico City with the Marlins because then I can see you all again.

To San Diego and it’s fans –

Thank you for the warm welcome! I don’t know if I was your first choice for the admins to make but thank you for cheering anyway. I promise that I will do all that I can to make you proud of this team and me. I am very much looking forward to spending this season working my ass off for your guys and I hope we can make you proud of this team. I cannot wait to see what San Diego and its people have in store for me. The weather, the beaches, the shopping. I have only seen it on tv and in movies and I cannot wait to get out and explore.

To San Diego staff, crew, and team –

Don’t let my kind demeanor fool you. I will be a badass on the ice and I will fight like hell to get this team across the finish line at the end of the season. We are going to be a force to be reckoned with and every other VHLM team should be careful about how they approach us. I promise that I will work hard and be the best defender that I can be. I hope to prove that I was worthy of a first overall draft. And, even if I turn out to be a complete bust, I promise that it won’t be from a lack of trying. I will give everything I have and more to be the defender you deserve.

Thank you also to the VHLM as a whole for allowing me to join your organization and for helping me get to where I am.

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On 5/25/2024 at 3:58 PM, jacobcarson877 said:

Hi team! Been a while since I did one of these but it's moving season and our lovely AGM is in the middle of it. That'll be me next week! Here's a double to get you this week's if you need it, and next week's if you're eager! Feel free to mix and match as needed but don't do the same questions twice in a row!

1. The league is short on defenders this season, how do you plan to take advantage of that personally?
2. Index comes out in a few days, what are your thoughts on our roster at this very moment?
3. What is your player trying to do better this season as opposed to last season?
4. Who is going to be the most important player for our success this season?
5. If you could play with one player from another team this season, who would you want it to be?
6. The new version of the portal is out! What are your initial thoughts?

1. You're put on duty to answer the media for our preseason press conference! What is your relationship with the media like?

2. When talking to the media are you one to stick to the script (pucks in deep!), or are you a bit of a wild spirit?
3. What's some advice that you could give to the new players about dealing with the London media?
4. A press conference turns sour and the media starts blaming a teammate, what is your response?
5. Some people are calling for the firing of the head coach, or perhaps even the General Manager after a 2nd straight Game 7 Finals loss, what's your stance?
6. Rumour has it a large portion of the players are retiring together at the end of the season, how do you inspire the fans to stick with the team for the upcoming rebuild?

1. Easy. I made a defender. Someone bring me up!

2. I think we have a really solid team to start the season off with and I'm looking forward to seeing how the team plays.

3. Not get so many penalties. Tano really needs to cool it.

4. Triller! He's been the most consistent and he's going to be the one that leads this team to victory.

5. Sadie St. Louis. I think playing alongside her would be amazing.

6. I think I liked the color differences better. But maybe that's just something I need to get used to.

With the first overall selection of the S94 VHLM draft, the San Diego Marlins select, #66 from Greenland, Defenseman Ahsoka Tano. 

Marlins fans in the stands cheered their heads off as Tano stood from her seat and walked up to the stage to shake hands with the League Commissioner. She looked stunned and thrilled at the same time as she put on her Marlins hat and freshly made jersey. She waived to the crowd before heading backstage towards the media. She was sat down at a table and the questions began.

“Ahsoka, how does it feel to be first overall?”

Amazing. Honestly, I’m shocked. I had no expectations of going first. Rumor mills were circulating that I was going at least top 3 but I had no idea how much I was wanted.

“How do you feel about being drafted by the Marlins?”

It feels great! I mean, it would feel great to be wanted by any team in the VHLM. I don’t know many players there but I’m looking forward to getting to know them.

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*she/they lol but all good. 

And Ahsoka is my first recreate! Next month I'll be here for 2 years.