Life Update/My VHL experience So Far...

[Alex 3,199]

So, it's my first time ever writing something like this so this could be very interesting and probably be a lot of word vomit, most people here kind of know me as the guy who writes for VSN, the Philadelphia GM, and/or the guy who makes way too many trades (20 this season LMAO). This past year has been crazy for me and the VHL has been great for me from both a interpersonal and mental health standpoint.

 

When I joined the VHL, I had no idea what I was doing for school, being about halfway through my masters with a bunch of uncertainty around my project due to COVID, I was in a state of constant stress and the VHL provided an escape for me which I really needed. The instant I joined the league I was welcomed into a great locker room with the Yukon Rush and GM @Juice who taught me a lot about welcoming players and running an LR before I even knew I would be one day and I do think his success really shows in San Diego GM @JB123 and myself who both got our start with S77 Yukon Rush. From there I started to invest more time into the VHL initially writing about the S77 Yukon Rush heading into the draft (HERE) and that eventually earned me a job with VSN. That following offseason I got my first and only (so far) AGM job with @KaleebtheMighty in Philadelphia, which was a huge opportunity for me and came at the perfect time as the uncertainty around my master's thesis came to a close and I was able to focus on one specific study and structure my days around school while fitting VHL stuff in my breaks.

 

After the S78 offseason I joined what to this day is probably the best locker room I have been a part of in Calgary with @WranglersSuck (nice username LMFAO) and I learned a lot about what it takes to be a GM in this league and picked his brain at every chance I got. That's also when I met @samx who interviewed me for an article that she never put up, that was the start of a great friendship and is someone in the league who both @Moon and I talk about everything with. 

 

Once the summer was over and heading into S80 my life was starting to get a little more chaotic as I was starting a new college program, all while finishing my masters, and the one thing that got me through it was this little escape I had with the VHL as it just seems like whenever I would write something for VSN, talk in the LRs or even join a VC it just really helped me de-stress and take a step back. S80 was a really interesting one in Philadelphia as I really didn't leave myself too much to work with after insisting we go all in to win Kaleeb a Founder's Cup before he left for the E (that didn't go well), we were able to turn Philadelphia into this success story as we would go from having almost no picks and only a couple of players to finishing 6th in the league and that wouldn't have been possible without my first AGM @Bobo, my current AGM @Masu Chan, and all the players who came through the Reapers that season ( @Vice, @SpicyGecko, and @Daniel Janser to name a few).

 

Following another first round exit in S80, real life was starting to get a little busy with my thesis defense and exams right around the corner, and the holidays as well. Luckily, during this time the Reapers were almost set for a solid season in S81 and with a few (really a lot, I can't say no) trades we were on our way to being competitive. With S81 just starting to wrap up now and my life slowing down a little bit, having just received my masters, and finished my last exam, I just want to take a minute and say thank you to everyone I've had the pleasure of meeting this past year and I would like to wish you all a happy holidays and New Year!

 

[samx 1,173]

3 minutes ago, Alex said:

That's also when I met @samx who interviewed me for an article that she never put up,

Do you want me to write it now????

[Alex 3,199]

Just now, samx said:

Do you want me to write it now????

I can't even remember what the questions were or what I said lol

[Moon 593]

5 minutes ago, Alex said:

@Moon

MOM I MADE IT

[samx 1,173]

4 minutes ago, Alex said:

I can't even remember what the questions were or what I said lol

neither do I but you are so caught up on it.

[KaleebtheMighty 1,509]

35 minutes ago, Alex said:

80 was a really interesting one in Philadelphia as I really didn't leave myself too much to work with after insisting we go all in to win Kaleeb a Founder's Cup before he left for the E (that didn't go well)

At least we gave it everything we had!!

[Ricer13 2,796]

Thank you for the kind shoutout! Like the nickname eh? Lol

[Dom 1,445]

I will always know @Alexas the dude with the huge minecraft castles

[JardyB10 4,865]

I forgot that you joined almost exactly around the time I returned to the VHL. You've grown so much :')

[Shindigs 1,771]

On 12/21/2021 at 4:48 AM, samx said:

Do you want me to write it now????

As long as it delays the article Spartan is waiting for, it's probably a good idea.