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SURPRISE I made a submission for the LACS @LudwigAhgren Combo Video Contest I haven't made a combo video in close to a decade, but I enjoyed working on it and I'm actually very satisfied with how it turned out🙂 "Melee Makes Me Smile" Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=Y8hWiJ…

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The most honest conversation I ever had was a 67 year old cab driver at 2am. He said: "I worked my whole life so my kids wouldn't have to do what I did. They're doing worse." Then we just sat in silence for like 6 blocks. Some truths don't need a response.

Not sure why people blindly believe this but I never mained Fox lol. I've been a Pikachu main since day 1. On paper you would think that if I put more time into a high tier, I would be a better player. But in practice it didn't turn out that way. For the first ~10 years of my career, I spent much more time playing Falco than any other character. But when I entered tournaments, he couldn't perform to the heights of my Pikachu. I spent an absurd amount of time grinding out Fox as well, but for whatever reason my Pikachu still performed better even though I didn't play him as much. Eventually I leaned into playing Pikachu a lot more and I think he's the character I have the highest potential with. It might sound crazy because he's a lower tier, but sometimes you have to be the one to write the book if it's something you believe in. Years ago I sort of carried him from near bottom tier to high-mid tier, and I think he can go higher thanks to the other amazing Pikachu players that exist now. There is definitely still a use for other characters as secondaries though. I don't think all of the time I put into practicing them was meaningless. They help in certain matchups, whether against certain characters, stages, or specific players. But to those saying I would be a better player if I just stuck to a high tier the whole time, I personally think that's wrong even though it might seem right on paper. I think certain people just have a knack for obscure characters and different mechanics that the current top tiers don't provide, and I happen to be one of those people.

imagining a world where they cover the epstein affiliates with this much fervor!

When I left Sega, social media didn’t exist yet. It was thanks to social media that I discovered I had fans for my music. Thank you.

Very cool “free market” you got there

Wemby on receiving backlash for crying on the court: “Personally, I refuse to carry the burden of hiding my emotions.” (via @MaximeAubin1)

Daigo on stream talking about Kemonomichi. He says he seriously planned on retiring if he lost to Mena. The reason being that since SF6 release he has not felt “strong” or the motivation to improve like in his youth in the arcade days. But after 3 months of training, in the final week before the match he thought, “Wait a minute. Am I strong again? This is what it felt like back in the day.” He was incredibly stressed the day before the match and couldn’t eat, and said just walking outside felt like he was already in the fight. He thought he wouldn’t be able to sleep due to stress, but surprisingly fell asleep easily - however when he woke up he had tears in his eyes. He doesn’t know why, but he thinks it’s because he had a dream where he quit Fighting Games. After he lost to Mena, he still thought it was time to retire. But in the taxi ride back to Tokyo, Eita kept bothering him and begging him not to. Daigo agreed just to shut him up, but then he thought back on that feeling of being strong in the last week and thought if he could keep that same motivation and approach he had for Kemonomichi, he could become strong again. For now he has decided to continue competing, but is taking a short rest after the set.

Chris Paul on this day in 2022: The most points in a playoff game without a miss.

Dwyane Wade defends Devin Booker speaking his mind on the refs 👀 “Devin Booker has earned the right to say what he wants to say. He’s one of those guys in the league that don’t say a lot of things, you don’t see him crying a lot. That’s not in his nature. He goes out and he hoops. So if he say something, let him say his peace. For everybody else, don’t say nothing.”

They can have Game 4.

Hey at least I didn't get COVID this time

LMFAO I love KD. You can tell he hated Ayton as much as us 😂

We cannot have sustainable energy because it threatens the oil industry. We cannot have healthcare because it threatens insurance. We cannot have peace because it threatens the weapons industry. Capitalism built a system where doing the right thing is treated like bad business.

Some of yall love acting like SGA having a good game is a referendum on any complaints about him. He has many good games he’s an all time guard that’s why we complain! It’s like watching Sherlock Holmes plant drugs on suspects

That'll just happen. Out at 9th place at Full House, and while I wanted to do better, I was able to at least overcome my biggest bracket demon 🙂. Big thanks to @GabrielGibblez @iBDWSSBM @safalssbm and SuperGinger for helping me out this weekend, and see yall at Pat's House 5!

I’m convinced they have flopping drills they do in practice

Against all odds I made winners side of Full House! L is real 2401

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I'm at this point in my career where top 8 in a Supermajor is the most I can set for a goal, any more than that doesn’t feel too realistic at all It’s frustrating but at the same time it’s exciting to know I have so much to relearn. And it’s gonna be so satisfying when the time comes and I’m capable of winning and competing with the best again 😼 Will try my best at Lvl up expo and Kagaribi!