20 years plus!

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 12 2023 23:30 GMT

Hello fellow Teamliquidians!!

20 years here at this site...official like as of October 2022. I keep meaning to add a blog but I feel like it deserves more and so I push posting off ehhh Ill post what I have and Ill try to fix/update if it stays relevant.

Since last time I blogged...
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ESL Event in Stockholm was amazing. Getting to be able to attend a live event once more was soothing to to soul. As always everyone that chatted or came by was just too kind and much love was shown. I got signatures from the TL Dota team! Explored the original IKEA and ended up missing my flight but it worked out as I was able to stay in the player hotel that extra day and meet and hang out with even more amazing individuals.

After that event I was contacted for another event one that I had been dreaming of for years... I feel so lucky some schmuck like me getting to do such things... I would never have thought it possible. Guess who was asking if I could come do balloons.... for .......

TSL In Urtecht at TEAMLIQUID HQ!!!

I had an absolute blast! Getting into Amsterdam I was joined by FearDragon on the ride to Urtecht the trains had a strike going on.. I was put up in a hotel inside the mall just across from the train station and TL HQ. HQ is soooo amazing (amazing will show up alot) just getting to check out the work areas, practice,streaming.... Nazs office... for me I really enjoyed talking to the chef and cooks. They have a full kitchen... The team had organized an amazing event. Truth be told I was probably a bit over kill after making some balloon sculptures we quickly realized there just was no room for more.
So the next few days I repaired balloons made balloons for staff/ players anyone that wanted a balloon. And After each day I explored the city walking many miles around just in love with the city! I got to meet up with LeperKahn from here at TL. He made his way from Amsterdam!
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Since then I have been focused on the family working on my bike and just reading and trying to spend as much time as I can with the family since the passing of my sister.
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We went to Disneyland and took my daughters boyfriend with us for a couple days and then they had to leave and the wife my son and I stayed and played for a couple more days. I sure do love Disneyland!

I really want to make my bike a TL bike. Colors would be TL colors instead of the HD logo it would be the Horse head etc. LED lights with TL.NET or GGnoRE in them etc. Price no limit I would do something similar to FURY Custom Big wheel Bagger bikes. Mod it to be able to make balloons from the saddle bags and travel all over making balloons and repping TL on the most bad ass of bikes..... Man Im going to keep dreaming ..... I dreamt of making balloons.... I dreamt of making balloons at gaming events and I dreamt of making balloons at TL HQ Ive got those down!! Now to make this bike a thing... and get a job somehow with my limited skill set with TL!!! A trip from TL HQ to NY or Maine would be so cool making balloons along the way time it just right hit different events etc.

Ill add in some photos I hope to see ya all soon.
And you can see more photos as I am having trouble resizing them. on my insta!
https://www.instagram.com/balloonsforgamers/

Music channels if interested.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLieBdWzwA-_fnWKx_-_4O1Q
https://www.pandora.com/profile/thumbs/fuddxx
https://soundcloud.com/fuddx

Some balloon work non game related stuff with some of my peers coming soon!

Ill be at Berlin Dota event May 5-7 come on out and say hi!!!

Also doing a family trip to Europe to see Hans Zimmer (son loves him) in Belgium and prob hit up England and Scotland as well! Mid June.

All the best to you all!

Ask me anything!!

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Geisterkarle

Germany3257 Posts

March 13 2023 07:06 GMT

20y? YO! Nice! Had to check how long I'm on this site ... 2008? Man, I thought I joined earlier! I already played SC for quite some time/years at that point!

Anyway: I'm priviliged, because I actually meet you!
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(working on Bandage Girl

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Was very fun! You are incredible talented! Hope to see you soon again. Sadly I can't make Berlin

But for your AMA part:
You write, that you focused on your family and bike and ... reading!
Any books to recommend? (I'm an avid reader myself)

feardragon

United States973 Posts

March 13 2023 18:16 GMT

Love this! Was incredible to see your work at TSL! And great to finally see photos of the bike you told me about. It looks incredible.

SirJolt

the Dagon Knight4015 Posts

March 14 2023 23:33 GMT

My man, when will you be back in Ireland!?

konadora

Singapore66364 Posts

March 15 2023 13:51 GMT

wow i saw this on top of blogs and it's really been a while. glad to see you're doing great, FuDDx!

OhThatDang

United States4685 Posts

March 16 2023 15:31 GMT

Glad to see you're doing well Fudd

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 19 2023 17:06 GMT

On March 13 2023 16:06 Geisterkarle wrote:
20y? YO! Nice! Had to check how long I'm on this site ... 2008? Man, I thought I joined earlier! I already played SC for quite some time/years at that point!

Anyway: I'm priviliged, because I actually meet you!
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(working on Bandage Girl

)

Was very fun! You are incredible talented! Hope to see you soon again. Sadly I can't make Berlin

But for your AMA part:
You write, that you focused on your family and bike and ... reading!
Any books to recommend? (I'm an avid reader myself)

Hey man!!!

That would be awesome to see you soon!! Ill post if I happen to travel anymore.

I just read the first Ken Liu book in the Dandelion Dynasty .. I really had a hard time with the names.. same thing when I took Japanese history classes the names all bled together making it hard to differentiate the places and names from one another

If I go further Ill have to reread and make sure to keep checking the name lists in the appendix page or wherever they put em.

James Islington The Shadow of what was lost was a book I enjoyed. I tried reading the second book on my unused kindle and I can not read on my old kindle fire.. maybe one of the ink readers would be better for me but I really enjoy a physical copy... Ive yet ordered the second book no one has it here locally...Well the local library but there is a wait so im on the list but if I can find a cheap copy somewhere..

I typically only read fantasy with a sprinkling of sci/fi and horror .. and I go through reading spurts some months I read a ton others I hardly read any.

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 19 2023 17:12 GMT

On March 14 2023 03:16 feardragon wrote:
Love this! Was incredible to see your work at TSL! And great to finally see photos of the bike you told me about. It looks incredible.

Hello there !!

Man so exciting seeing your adventures! That lan you all had looked like it was a blast!

Bikes down atm

Need a new exhaust for it...Hope to put some other work into it performance wise take it up to a 1200-1250 big bore kit new clutch swap over to a chain rather than belt ... couple other cosmetic stuff and then I really want to repaint it TL style.. Instead of Harley shield etc. it will be the TL horse head...TL colors etc.

Would love to have the first TL Chopper hahah !

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 19 2023 17:15 GMT

On March 15 2023 22:51 konadora wrote:
wow i saw this on top of blogs and it's really been a while. glad to see you're doing great, FuDDx!

<3

Well Im only sharing the good stuff for the most part here haha!

I am so thankful for this community and the home and family I have... Without these things ...well ...who knows?

Wishing you and yours all the best of everything!!

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 19 2023 17:17 GMT

#10

On March 17 2023 00:31 OhThatDang wrote:
Glad to see you're doing well Fudd

OHTHATDANG!!

Hey hey man!! Hope you and yours are doing well!

Anything new and exciting happening with you ? Playing anything these days?

I play too much clash royale but that's about it.

EndingLife

United States1605 Posts

March 21 2023 16:37 GMT

#11

I always loved reading your blogs. You got me beat by 2 months! (lurked for a year or two before registering)

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22261 Posts

March 21 2023 21:59 GMT

#12

FUDDX!

I made a post here probably 15+ years ago about the 5 TL'ers I'd want to meet irl. The only two names I remember were yours and Manifesto7, and I've already met Mani.

Anytime I see an update from you it just reminds me what an awesome dude you are, and what I imagine is an amazing life you lead.

Ups and downs though. Sorry to hear about your sister, hope you and the family are doing well. Quick share from my side, I'm going to be a dad soon - almost 40 years old, what the hell am I thinking? I have a lot of catching up to do to you.

]343[

United States10328 Posts

March 21 2023 22:13 GMT

#13

thanks for sharing

always enjoy seeing your blogs!

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 25 2023 00:07 GMT

#14

On March 15 2023 08:33 SirJolt wrote:
My man, when will you be back in Ireland!?

Not sure

Sadly... I love everything about Ireland!!

Will be close in June but still to far...doing a little Belgium,England, Maybe Scotland trip. Son wants to see Hans Zimmer in concert so we have tickets for that June 22nd I believe in Brussels!

My son will be heading to Ireland in 2024 for a school trip Dublin - Galway - Belfast back to Dublin not sure where else off the top of the head.

Ill keep ya posted though!!

Would be nice to see ya!

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

March 25 2023 00:29 GMT

#15

On March 22 2023 06:59 EvilTeletubby wrote:
FUDDX!

I made a post here probably 15+ years ago about the 5 TL'ers I'd want to meet irl. The only two names I remember were yours and Manifesto7, and I've already met Mani.

Anytime I see an update from you it just reminds me what an awesome dude you are, and what I imagine is an amazing life you lead.

Ups and downs though. Sorry to hear about your sister, hope you and the family are doing well. Quick share from my side, I'm going to be a dad soon - almost 40 years old, what the hell am I thinking? I have a lot of catching up to do to you.

ETT!!!

I appreciate you saying that ! Its def. not all rainbows and esports adventures across the world haha.. For sure. But I am for sure beyond lucky even more so considering where/how I grew up... and my lack of pushing myself ... anyways lol Ive started counseling so....

DUDE!! COngrats on the little one man !!! If I can help in anyway for anything let me know!! And when you wanna visit one of the top food destinations in the world let me know!!

On March 22 2023 07:13 ]343[ wrote:
thanks for sharing

always enjoy seeing your blogs!

Ahh!! Thank you!! It really does mean a great deal when I get responses and such positive words!!!

LuckyFool

United States9015 Posts

March 31 2023 19:44 GMT

#16

Randomly on TL for the first time in ages today and seeing this blog was great, always loved your blogs over the years FuDDx

FuDDx

United States5017 Posts

April 07 2023 18:51 GMT

#17

On April 01 2023 04:44 LuckyFool wrote:
Randomly on TL for the first time in ages today and seeing this blog was great, always loved your blogs over the years FuDDx

Thank you so much man!! I really do appreciate it ! Hope you and yours are doing amazing!!

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