Your star players don't become star players by scoring 10 goals in one game. They become star players because they score one goal or make one nice pass in every game. Little things count. They build, and they become big things.

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I really like song covers with vocal genders swapped.

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...ok, sure, it's just two of 'em, but they're still wonderful.

ETA: Oh, and because it's been too long, you do know that Ghost Love Score is the best song evar, right?  I don't understand why you're not listening to it RIGHT NOW.

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How I learned to enjoy working out: "I can do way more pushups now than I could do last month. LEVEL UP!"

How I learned to enjoy shopping for clothes: "I'm going to be playing as this character for the rest of my life, so I'd better customize him so he looks the way that I like."

I should make doughy things more often. Last weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the pizza dough I was making doubled as a wonderful punching bag (before I baked it, of course). Even when I repeatedly punched it with all of my strength, my hand was completely unharmed. It wasn't particularly tasty, but I felt a lot better at the ( Read more... )

I just looked back at some of the Mystery hunt archives and realized that this year's writing team has a hell of a high bar to meet. All three of the most recent hunts have been incredible. I hope next weekend's hunt is able to stack up. Best of luck to Codex (yay Kevin!).

I give up ( Read more... )

Why life is worse than videogames: No do-over button.

Why life is better than videogames: No game over screens.

It's pretty incredible how close you can get to your fellow JC team members in 6 weeks, and it's equally incredible how far apart you drift even shortly after camp ends. So here's a quick shout out to the JCs I know best, because I'm feeling sentimental and y'all deserve it (even though a couple of the ones mentioned don't read LJ anymore ( Read more... )

When I wrote the following in my MC ’09 yearbook entry, I had no
idea just how true the words would be:

Thank you for these past for years. Nothing has made me happier
or shaped me more than this camp. Knowing that I have made
lifelong friends here makes saying goodbye so much easier.

Somehow, even though I fully expected to be back in ’11, I really ( Read more... )