Posting here to let interested parties know that we'll be running scrims starting tonight at around 10 pm EST. We're not going to play more than 1-2 a night this week since I'm trying not to burn out my teammates too early in the off-season. Please add me on Steam (if you have not done so already), and I'll see what I can do.

Logic's a fun character to play with. He understands the game and has developed a decent bit since I first met him. GL.

What skill level of team are you looking for? We're a mid/high open team looking to make strides in S13 - if you're interested then feel free to give this post a read-through and add me.

http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/1408-wu-tang-financial-reloading-for-s13

I think he's a highly talented player that can roam or aggro scout for any top-half open team. He's a dedicated guy that works his ass off - and he'll get there sooner rather than later.

Hello, everyone.

We've just finished our regular season (+ playoff game, if you will). I've sat down and had a heart to heart with everyone on the team from last season - and I'm fortunate enough to have been able to keep a decent amount of last season's team together. I feel that after a frustrating 2-5 start - and nearly endless roster complications - we have done well to find a "core" of guys and finish 7-2.

We now only need one reliable backup for match days.

My personal history (as a captain):

CEVO-Free S4 - #u - [5-3]
ESEA-Open S7 - kobra kai dojo - [8-8]
ESEA-Open S12 - Wu-Tang Financial - [9-7, 0-1 in postseason]

Roster:

Medic: radium
Pocket: Cole
Roamer: zigzter
Demo: OBJ
Scout: Boggy
Scout: crossfire
Backups: ????

Team goals:

Qualify for the playoffs, and make a push towards IM. This team barely missed out of the playoffs in S12.

What we are looking for:

Mid/High Open experience.
Decent DM.
Solid Comms.

Please add me if you are interested - we will be setting things up ASAP so we can have a fun, relaxing off-season.

Oh, this is a simple one. Find out what you two share in common (movies, food, video games, whatever), and just come up to her and ask her if she's down to chill with you for a bit. Just have a relaxed pose and light tone of voice, and do it as a friend.

This will clue her off that you're not just trying to rip her pants apart - and if she has a friendly stance towards you she'll cough up her number. From there, you can start to hang out with her and see if you've really got the true hots for this girl in question.

I don't see the disadvantage of doing it either way - if you ask for hers first and she turns you down you at least won't be wasting your time, right?

I don't see how this team misses the playoffs next season. Crumpet's a great guy to sit down and pug/scrim/play with if you can get the chance.

http://play.esea.net/teams/61245

We went 9-7, and we still have to play a 17th game. Not that it changes anything, though.

Very nice person to talk to in mumble. Best of luck to you, Munch!

You just talked me out of it - I wasn't considering unintended consequences.

http://i47.tinypic.com/15h22yq.jpg

I am completely insecure about this, to be honest.

I know what might work - I'll have roses delivered to her front door before we see each other next. Then, I'll wear a pin of a rose that matches the color of the roses that were sent on my jacket/shirt/vest when we next go out. She'll notice it when I walk up to her that evening - one thing I've learned about girls is that they notice these things - and if she doesn't then I guess the next best option would be to sack up and bleed my heart out over a nice dinner.

How does that sound? It sends a silent - but clear - message to her.

I just don't want to ruin our lifelong friendship. It isn't too often that you meet people that you actually "click" with (regardless of gender), so I don't want to pull her close and make HER the insecure or scared one. She's the closest thing to a "soulmate" that I'll ever get.

It's weird, when I saw her the first time after graduation I saw that she was still in her old HS beater of a car and I thought "if I ever fall in love you I'd move mountains to give you the world (and a new car)". It's probably dangerous to get involved with someone that you'd give yourself up for so easily - but I trust her (or is that my heart speaking).

...or maybe that's a good thing. I don't know.

OK - so there's this girl who's been a dear childhood friend, and since graduating from university we've been hanging out for drinks/movies on Friday nights. We really enjoy each other's company, and the cute thing is that we think very much alike (which is amazing since we weren't around each other for 5-6 years). The hard part now is that I'm starting to fall in love with a childhood friend (and one I can't afford to lose), and I'm curious to see if a relationship would work out between us.

Anyhow, I'm a closeted romantic and I'd like to set up a "secret admirer" game to try to capture her heart. What I'm wondering is this: If I start things out with a gift of flowers and poetry, how should I go about doing this? Should I hand deliver while she's out of the house? Should UPS bring it? What flowers would you guys suggest?

I have no experience with being a "secret admirer", so I could use some help.

Some enjoyable people on this team - sounds like a fun team to play for in S13.