Bana Blabs #97

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Bana Blabs #97

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It's crazy that it's already December. It feels like just yesterday I was boarding a plane, touching down and experiencing beautiful Circular Quay for the first time and just beginning my Australian experience. Next thing I knew, I blinked and I'm here. Back to Canada. Colder days, certainly windier days mostly (seems it anyway because of the wind despite it also being insane in Perth) and NO snow on the ground yet on November the 27th. It's honestly bull shit and while most of the general public are in love with it - don't get me wrong, the 'balmy' weather and no snow is certainly not bad, but think of the repercussions we'll likely have because of it. Another entire summer filled with people bitching about the smoke filled skies because we can't care a little morer about our planet. I'd like to take this time to say fuck people who throw cigarettes out the window, too. I was once one of them. I no longer am one of them. I didn't do it towards the end of my smoking, but fuck me too for doing it when i did it. Now, over to the VHL. Theme week has come and gone. I think it was a boring theme week. If the commissioners really struggle that bad because they're all 30+, with careers, kids, cats and wives, take a look at the press conference section. Us GM's ask some neat, creative questions from time to time. Mine might not always be amazing, but I try to make them fun, silly and all of that. TDL is also here and nobody has the cap, the rosters or the interest in trading. Where did the days go when it actually used to be strategically fun to enter TDL? It's literal shite now and it doesn't help that the quality of management has also dipped with the quality of TDL's. Shots fired. We'll leave it on that. LETS BLAB!

 

• Theme week blurb. "The VHL has commissioned a team of scientists to create a brand new sim engine. They've team with some of the world's biggest AI and technology companies like Google, Microsoft, META, Amazon and MORE! What are some of the advancements that have been rumoured? What programs are they intending on using? What's the name? What's the details? " OR "The VHL has decided to go where no league has gone before... SPACE! Create a team in the dark, dark outer space galaxy. Who did you chose? What are their names? What is their logo of etc? EX, Mars Martians, Saturn Comets, Pluto Ice Pucks or whatever" ....... Like is it really that hard to create fun theme weeks where it actually would be fun to engage and read other peoples stuff (or look at graphics) for once? 
• The Seattle locker room is quiet. Not going to lie! It's the quietest it's been in 30 seasons easily. I'm not a fan of it but understand we have members who are doctors, parents, students, have careers and just busy lives. I also understand that we're a rebuilding club and this isn't something I'm used to. It's tough. It makes me feel like I'm failing a bit as a GM and that I'm not bringing the best experience for them. I'm excited for a couple of our members to make the jump to the VHL next season. That COULd likely help. Also doesn't help that some members are IA, or very, very into Welfare at the moment. Time to go to the think tank, adapt/learn and evolve as a manager too!
• Christmas Charity suggestions have begun and it doesn't matter too much to me who we donate towards. Help is helping and all those in need deserve help in some form or other. If it's kids, great. If it's people affected by the horrible, unnecessary wars, great. If it's the bushfires in Australia, great. What's incredible is the cause, for sure, but what's even greater is that every single year this event brings the entire league together. No drama, no bull shit, just holly, merry, fun and togetherness. Also a friendly reminder that yours truly thought of the initial idea behind all of this way back when before the first ever. Maybe @Berocka is nice and I am the nicest asshole ever? 

 

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