#{trevor...............i wish u wouldnt}

[sergeifyodorov]

hey cody, im new to hockey and i mostly only watch individual sports so im new to team sports & its unique nuances. my question is, in your opinion, how good is the usntdp in developing young talents. im not entirely sure how the program works still, like do they compete against other teams?

but to me, im not sure how much development can happen if they dont play against other competitors that are in their equal level in a league. in that regard wouldnt it be better to play in like a major junior team where not everyone is ur same age buddy and youre alllll buddy buddy and youre not so disconnected from a competitive atmosphere like a junior league? but thats my unfamiliar opinion. i could be wrong, please let me know your thoughts! :)

I'm not too familiar with American junior hockey, but the USNTDP *does* play in a junior-type league against talent of similar age -- they're part of the sixteen-team USHL, which is similar to the CHL except that it retains amateur status, so players who wish to join the NCAA can play in a serious league instead of AAA hockey. (Because there aren't really* leagues like this in Canada, a lot of Canadians who wish to go NCAA, including Adam Fantilli and Owen Power, go this route.) The u-18 team (there are two teams running at any given time: u-17 and u-18) also plays against some NCAA teams.

As for "how good it is" at developing young talents: I think the results speak for themselves, no? 300+ USNTDP alums have been drafted -- as many first overall picks as the London Knights (counting players who were alums but not on the USNTDP when drafted, ie Auston Matthews). I think its major pitfall is that the closeness it creates within the team can provide some difficulties in adjustment to the league because players are so used to specific teammates and specific lineups (see: Jack Hughes), but most players spend a year somewhere else (Jack Eichel in Boston, Auston Matthews in Switzerland, Matthew Tkachuk in London, Trevor Zegras in the AHL) and end up doing really well.

*There are emerging leagues in Canada that are doing this -- the BCHL, for example. However, these teams don't tend to have the resources to compete (to attract quality players, not to play at the same level type of "compete") with CHL teams, so Canadian NCAA hopefuls tend to go US.

[cursefelled]

cursegiven said: “Please teach me the secrets of leggy out."

“You have a long way to go before you are ready to wield such power.”

[romancemoved]

                    ✨ a follow forreal volume 1 for the babezzzzzzxxxoxox that really hold it down and make me happy. i'm not gonna waste words here, let's just get to it. don't ask me about the graphic, i saw at least 5 japanese magazines today and decided to copy all of them at the same time. 

@dxspereaux / years of shenanigans... you’re the only person who can make a muse and virote will hate them instantly and will eventually beat them up and spit on them. i love that... i love our Enemies™ and the awful ways they get to each other. but i also love our lovey-dove ships. can you believe donvi have been at it for years!!! lochlan, dude, and a bonus gerry... and i love the friendships :) didi and virote are gonna burn down the entire state of new jersey one day. don’t even know why but best believe its coming anyway dex omg ur a wonderful writer. full of humor and emotion and i luv u wtf heehee. im sorry virote makes fun of your italian muse so much for being italian.

@splittingpaths / ur on discord now mainly but that’s kind of where all of our stupid shit happens anyway. love our little connections and plots and shit... love how highly inappropriate the humor in them can be sometimes i know with you i can cut loose and have a laugh lolllll. my luv for u never changes, unlike tommy’s race... our multi-latino, spaghetti italian headass, irish on wednesdays headass... love ur muses. luv u and ur journey in life.... i wish mi-cha would get therapy tho maybe u should let her have that. glfdjgldfgjfd.

@emptyvictory / you already f*cking know what time it is rory. its pizza time. like yeah we havent been partners for years but it feels like it... three brilliance. u rly made me into a gta4 stan... cant wait til its massacred in a remaster. anyway. i already told u my best writing these days comes w. u. omg niko bellic and virote srisati... two emotionally stunted men that just deserve to love each other and not scream internally all the time. niko’s such an easy muse to fuck up. ive seen it happen lol. hes ur masterpiece tho. as far as im concerned, rockstar games can fuck offf. :) hes ur character and gta 4 is ur property.

@maximuses​ / the drama we’ve written omg... the michaelvi saga which has left vi a mess still i think but only because he’s embarrassed by the whole ordeal... vi and trevor...... vi hasnt tried to kill steve haines yet but i think we should make something of that soon. like vis not gonna kill him but maybe hitting him really hard w. a tennis ball will do something. anyway... ur gta 5 muses are yours really... i love the depth you’ve given michael and i love that u made him a divorcee. king shit!! and ur so nice and wonderful and i’ve always loved talking to you on discord and seeing u on my dash omg ilyyyyyyy.

@vendettacanons / u and jason kinda come in a package deal like a cheeseburger and fries. ur so fun!! and i love that uve taken up the gta5 muses that others wouldnt like lamar and lester :))) let’s do some frankji soon...... dont get me started on andreas. rockstar dropped the ball with not giving him any sort of backstory but youve made him his own person and hes so interesting. and i absolutely love your writing and how much you enjoy character building. u love what u do and it shows.

@blightceo / ur going here because we talk a lot on discord. and i root for ur growth and i want the best for u!!!!! i want u to go out and beat a bitch’s ass!!! pull a weave. go out and achieve ur dreams and get famous from ur art cuz u deserve that tbh i luv u so much im very glad ur just here and letting me witness u it truly is a gift. :)

part 2 is coming whenever.

i don’t ever wanna look at photoshop ever again.

[thehighestmountains]

woo-wee, it’s been a wild 2 weeks. ca -> ind

the last week i was in california was quite emotional, saying goodbye to a lot of people, having one last hot pot meal with my roommates, playing badminton for the last time, having a last scrum cheer. my leaving gd was an extremely positive experience, people were so kind and supportive of my decision, wishing me the best, claiming the team would just fall apart without my bright personality. honestly, i shouldve wrote a post about that experience more but ive worked for my new company for 3 days, and scorpius who? (jk, if youre from scorpius, im totally kidding). 

i feel like moving away made me more open and less apologetic for who i am, and that in turn made my friendships more substantial. i now have a very frequent stand up for my personal sprints consisting of michelle, valerie, michael and zach from work - which i am so thrilled about because i need people to hold me accountable. we have weekly philosophy discussions, and a monthly book club. really keeps me socially active. 

speaking of socially active, my new work place has extremely open style seating. my whole team works on one teeny tiny desk, and i already feel super comfortable with them. i like their humor very much, and i was afraid i wouldnt make any friends. ha! 

there are many benefits to my new work place. ok, so we dont have any 401k matching, bUT we have free snacks (like la croix, pringles, energy bars, chips, starbucks cappuccinos in those glass jars, u know the ones, all the snacks you want we have), bring your dog to work fridays, team lunch where um you dont have to pay (like wtf, gd..jk but srs), the funniest people, and my work place is down the street from my apartment - like a 5 minute walk. i get to use a mac book pro, which is fun and more luxurious, but also for good reason. its much easier to test across platforms with a mac.

ok, a quick faq on how i am doing, submitted by michelle and valerie - wow its annoying i can just lump them into one word (my roommates) anymore. 

1. how is the weather? its quite finicky, in just the past three days. wednesday, it was very sunny, i wore shorts to walk snoot outside and our bed was so warm at night i couldnt even stay under the covers. on thursday, it was extremely windy, like so windy i was afraid the pie leftover (from pi day) that i was bringing home was just going to get ripped out of my hands. and friday, it snowed. 

2. did you finish unpacking yet? i finished unpacking on day 1. i am no slacky-michelly.

3. do i miss california, if so what do i miss? i already miss playing badminton, i sure hope this purdue badminton club works out. i would say i miss my friends, but i talk to them frequently enough that im doing okay. 

4. how is living with kay? he makes me dinner every night, which has been incredibly healthy for me. it takes the one thing i hate out of my day the most - cooking food. but it is a little weird to have him on voice call playing games with his friends all the time, like almost all the time hes at home. to be fair, division 2 just got released.

5. how is your job? like fantastic, i feel at home with these people. im really enjoying the work and dev environment already. also what i previously said.

6. what are some challenges? well, i have to find a comfortable stool for this high bar table that i am trying to use as a desk. the stool has to have good back support, which i think will be a challenge. 

7. what do i do for fun? well this is what is on my sprint for next 2 weeks: set up my sewing machine that i just bought so i can finally do some thrift flips, read 2 books (the tattooist of auschwitz, and trevor noahs new book), watch russian doll, moral orel, schitt’s creek, and whatever movies valerie, michelle, and i decide to watch on movie mondays, as well as reading some philosophy articles as part of our discussion. aside from personal things, we went to chicago the first week i was there, where we explored the art institute, and attended the chicago symphony.

8. what shops and stores are there? payless is our safeway. idk we have most cuisines you can think of, for restaurants. and idk just regular stores.

9. have i made any friends? my new co-workers who are the same age group as me.

10. apartment tour: this is what it currently looks like. lots got to change, but itll take a bit. 

[transwhiz]

trevor for the character thing :////

im so mad i hate this already

How I feel about this character

trevor is.............. the worst??? he;s the worst, but i love him

All the people I ship romantically with this character

u already know.......................

My non-romantic OTP for this character

i wouldnt really say it’s an otp but i feel like him and amanda would eventually get along and thatd be great

My unpopular opinion about this character

man idk, just loving him as much as i do may be an unpopular opinion flkdjsflk

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

yknow rockstar really didnt have to make ending a like that. like they really didnt have to do that to him