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What D-Steve said. I've definitely made it a point with multiple players to push for more than the predetermined salary.

If this is what's happening, the player store purchases should decrease in price

What kind of horsepower does that have?

If you've been reading and keeping up with my commentaries here, you'll know that there's been a lot of uncertainty for me, as a human. Searching for jobs, starting therapy largely due to work-related stress, trying to be a good dad, working on the legit final draft of my debut novel, and continuing to grow my digital presence on YouTube is a lot to juggle. I'm at the point in my life where I'm thinking about selling a bunch of things I've collected over the years, from my Dreamcast collection to Magic and Pokémon cards. The idea of turning things I never or rarely use into 5 to 10 thousand dollars could help in terms of taking a step down from my current situation [and pay]. It makes me sad, but ultimately those things are also hollow attachments. I know I talked a lot about real life, but let's be honest: it's the weird part of the VHL offseason where most of us are just mentally kicking a rock down an empty sidewalk, waiting for something to happen. A handful of teams have been exceptionally busy in the trade market, with teams like Malmo making 7 trades in the last week. Actually, focusing on Malmo for a second, they have decent depth, but no star players, and only a single pick, the first overall selection in this upcoming Draft. It's curious to see, and I wonder what the master plan might be for the Nighthawks. Looking at the first round picks, the D.C. Dragons have 3 first rounders, and the Warsaw Predators have a staggering 4, meaning that a quarter of the first round picks will be heading to Poland.

My wife crazy. But it's mutual, so I guess that works? Frank stealing my joke. Bah. I have a 2019 Honda Fit. I like it except for the latch on the hatch rusts really easily based on conversations with other Fit owners and my personal experience. Pain in the ass to open and close it because of rust.

The smokey effect reminds me of the cover of Metallica's Load album, reportedly a mix of pig's blood and spit, IIRC.

Sakamoto had quite the journey as well.

1 - Toronto, 'cuz I don't look at anyone else 2 - Elliott Smith and a tie between Su-Metal of Babymetal and Justine Suissa of Oceanlab 3 - Orange, Gold, and Purple. Make it fugly for other teams to look at. 4 - Too many things come to mind. Universal Health Care. Income Equality. Anti-racist action. 5 - Christoph Klose for sure. Bunch of awards, went to the Cup finals in 5 consecutive seasons with 3 different teams. 6 - Oh boy that's hard. Historically, the 90s/00s anime The Slayers. But there's a lot of good ones. I'm currently watching a few anime on my own and Solo Leveling with my 15 year old. And if you want non-Japanese/Korean animation, it might be Archer, at least the first 4 or so seasons.

I feel like a Tool lyrics right now: he had a lot of nothing to say. I guess I'll start with my hopes for Toronto this coming season. Adding a center of Spanish Moon Moth's caliber should definitely help us at the very least maintain our place in the standings. Of course, the offseason has barely started, so I expect more moves to be made not only in Toronto, but around the league. I am banking Shevchenko's TPE to wait and see what makes sense. With the uncertainty up the middle, maybe I dump into faceoffs, though I think that is unlikely to be the end result. On a personal level, the job search continues. I have had a handful of interviews, am waiting to hear back on one, and have a phone screening Tuesday afternoon. I've spent the past month applying to jobs, foreign and domestic, but I haven't heard a peep from anything outside the US, which us frankly disappointing. Almost everything I've applied to internationally are things I am overqualified for, to help potential employers feel more at ease with regard to hiring. Alas, nothing. I do have to say that applying to jobs as a potential immigrant is a pain in the ass, but a big shout out to the New Zealand government for having an easy-to-use, searchable index of companies that are approved to offer visa sponsorships. Finding a job posting, then looking up the company is definitely preferential to flinging my resume blindly at companies that might not even legally be allowed to sponsor.

1 - No, but I'm definitely over it. 2 - Didn't watch but glad the US lost. 3 - no idea. I like random tournaments. Like a retirees cup. 4 - not as much as I used to. Hot sauce, specifically cayenne and vinegar based, gets more play. 5 - a Shame index, where the lower it is, the goofier you play 6 - peanut in the yellow bag

Updating this just as much as a trail marker for myself. I'm almost 5k words into the next project, and still waiting for final feedback from my two readers.

That is all around a rough day, and the GL quote really hit home. Sorry, Lee. Hopefully tomorrow is better!

After a disappointing exit in the North American Conference Finals, losing quickly to the eventual Continental Cup Champion Seattle Bears, the Toronto Legion have a lot of work to do. For starters, the Legion lost their two leading scorers in Harry Callahan and Diego Machado, along with second line center Mikko Borisyuk, making it a total of 50% of their forward corps lost to retirement. The Legion are in a pivotal moment: do they try to fill these holes on the fly, or do they double-down on their losses and start shipping out the remainder of their assets to go for a full rebuild? Legion General Manager Doug Stevenson, Jr, put all questions to bed early Wednesday morning when he made a splash in acquiring center Spanish Moon Moth from the Chicago Phoenix in exchange for a 2nd and 3rd round pick. Moon Moth has been a wildly consistent forward over the past three seasons, topping 100 points each time, and last year setting a career best in goals with a whopping 58. Moon Moth is a very solid two-way center, as well, which will only help the team moving forward. One of 58 for Spanish Moon Moth Along with the splashy trade, Toronto has officially graduated winger Inker Belle from the VHLM. Belle is a diminutive player, standing only 5'5" high and weighing a paltry 150 pounds, but the Legion are hoping that last season's breakout for the Halifax 21st repeats itself at the VHL level. Belle registered 39 goals and 97 points last season and has a strong eye for playmaking and passing. On the blue line, Toronto hopes Andrew Skilton can build off of a tremendous breakout season of his own, which saw him notch a career high with 81 points. A threat at both ends of the ice, Skilton may be the Legion's best overall skater and is surely a key to building off of last season's playoff run. He's also young, a full 5 seasons away from retirement, with plenty of time to grow before that unfortunate day arrives. In net, last season's duo of Dalkr Vidarsson and Toddly Bobbly seem all but guaranteed to return. Both netminders put up excellent numbers last season and have two years remaining until they get Logan's Run'd into oblivion. Forwards Dorji Khan, Wayne Shotzky, and Konstyantyn Shevchenko will be looked at to provide leadership up front to the squad. Both Khan and Shotzky saw new personal bests in the points category last season, seeing gains of 14 and 20 points, respectively. For Shevchenko, he was able to rebound nicely in the second half of the season after a slow start, finishing a handful of points behind his previous season total from when he was a member of the D.C. Dragons. Rumors have circulated that each of the three returning forwards have told management they are willing to spend the offseason developing their faceoff skills to help make up for the lack of a natural center, though time will tell if that is necessary or not. Shevchenko, for his part, stayed in Toronto for a few days after the heartbreaking loss to Seattle, before flying to Vienna, Austria, to visit his parents and check in on their foundation. With the invasion of Ukraine still underway, and the political climate looking less and less supportive for his native country, Shevchenko is said to have donated over 90% of last season's salary to helping refugees from Ukraine to immigrate out of the war-torn nation. During locker cleanout interviews, Shevchenko pulled no punches with regard to his opinion on the changing climate. "Politicians are playing games with people's lives," he said, gritting his teeth. "Thousands of innocent people who want to live in peace have lost their homes and are at the mercy of dictators who see them as nothing more than collateral damage. До біса Путіна, до біса до Трампа і до біса Ілона Маска. Slava Ukraini!"

It's part of the holiday charity drive.

I wanna be in japan....