Hey folks, SinSynn here.
Sometimes I get a lil' intimidated by my peers.
In truth, I don't really 'feel' like they're
actually my peers, and at times I feel like a small child in a room full of adults, running around annoying everyone, and knocking stuffs over.
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| *Strippers are wise...heed the strippers* |
Loquacious can bandy words about like no one's business, conveys her own thoughts with amazing efficiency, and is somehow humble about it.
How the hell is that even possible?
Lauby somehow manages to come across as wise, yet pulls off wry humor and charm with a self-deprecating wink.
That's my dude right there, and if anybody ever breathes a bad word about him anywhere, I swear I'll attack like a pit bull on crack.
I devour every word Dethtron writes with relish, and his rapier-like wit and ability to lay out a scathing insult and somehow come away smelling like a rose is da awesome.
I'll admit that I have a writer's crush on him. He's just so damn funny.
How can I NOT love Von? He's simultaneously incredibly smart and smug, and so very British
(from my perspective), but it's hard to not laugh at this pompous knucklehead when he shows up wearing something crazy on his head.
Curse his beard...even his beard is smug, I swear.
I can tell you straight away that I've patterned much of my 'internet personality' after Brent.
I suppose I subconsciously created 'the Hamster' as a sort of foil for myself in the way he has 'Not-Brent' lurking about with the infamous green marker.
Reading his posts taught me the value of being reasonable and tolerant, and has served me well.
GMort says things that need saying, is unapologetic about it,
and strikes me as the kinda guy who would gleefully throw stones in his own glass house if it suited his mood.
If only I could have a lil' bit of that 'don't give a damn-ness.'
That's just the HoP writers, there are many more wonderful folks who do what we do, and inspire me.
Frontline Gamer,
Sorrowshard, the guys at
the Back 40k, James S from
Warp Signal, Panzar from
Whelp Slayer (Who has like, the greatest website banner ever, IMO), Kirby
(the Mighty Pink One) and Abuse Puppy from
3++, and my boy Purgatus from
Best Overall, of course...
A compliment from Porky over at
Porky's Expanse! had my head all swollen for days. I couldn't wear a hat, in fact, and it's wintertime...
That's just the tip of the iceberg, as far as the links in my favorites are concerned.
The trick, I suppose, if there is such a thing as 'tricks' when it comes to blogging, is not to be just another voice amongst the din, but to blaze your own path. I find it odd that I could somehow be considered an 'authority' on anything involving our hobby, for clearly in my mind,
I'm not.
I did nothing to deserve being 'elevated' above my fellow gamers, and I'll probably go to my grave having NO IDEA why Lauby decided to pluck me from the ranks of overly vocal commenters out there in our hobby blog-o-sphere.
All I know is I wanna take the ball he handed me and run with it, as fast and as far as I can.
In real life, I'm a hyper-active crazy person. If you think I'm a lil' nutty when you read my vaguely coherent posts, you can just multiply the random wackiness by ten, and you'll have an idea why people have a hard time living with me.
Writing regularly has proven to be an excellent mental 'strain relief' valve, and I'm sure my erstwhile family is grateful for the time I spend clacking away on my keyboard, as they are afforded a bit of peace and quiet while I do so.
I often wonder if some of the things I do in my posts strike people as odd- slang terms, catch phrases, tiny animals living in my head, and always putting my name in the title of my posts, for example....
Each and every one of these idiosyncrasies was a calculated decision on my part, though- an attempt to separate, to differentiate myself from writers who are often flat out better than me.
It's a truly bizarre turn of events that's seen me reach this side of the velvet rope
(eesh- horrible metaphor), but here I am.
There have been many helping hands along the way, beginning with a comment from Lauby over at Strictly Average asking me to e-mail him, which led to..
.all of this.
Imagine my slight embarrassment when I arrived at
the House of Paincakes in time for the HoP Idol competition, to watch well-established bloggers duke it out over a position that was somehow, through some act of truly divine comedy...gifted to me.
Go friggin' figure.
I have nothing of value to offer anyone out here but the words I type, and the value of those is dubious at best. However, it is my sincere hope that I can connect with the tolerant folks who click on the link that brings them to my head, and we can have that time together, and maybe share a laugh, or something.
I genuinely believe there's a niche here for me, and I'll carve it out with my keyboard and a Hamster.
:)
To all of my friends out there- thank you SO MUCH for putting up with me, and sharing this time.
That means YOU, specifically.
*Xenos Hugs*
Until next time, folks- exit with catchphrase
(cuz dat's how I do)!
-SinSynn
