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Final Match

December 17, 2022 Joshua TongLeave a comment

The World Cup Final is tomorrow, which still feels weird given that it’s, y’know, December and not July. There are a lot of other regular things going on right now and slipping the World Cup in feels odd. Of course, there’s a reason for that, and that reason is, put quickly, one of corruption and… Continue reading Final Match →

Tagged Sports, World Cup

The Other NaNo Cop Out Post

November 26, 2022December 3, 2022 Joshua TongLeave a comment

It’s still November and I’m still writing. Closing in on my doubled goal of 100,000 words to try and get half of this novel rewritten this month. Not sure if I’ll have any momentum left to finish it, but, hey, weirder things have happened. In the meantime, the World Cup has started and, with it,… Continue reading The Other NaNo Cop Out Post →

Tagged NaNoWriMo, World Cup

Global Vessel

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018 Joshua TongLeave a comment

I’m not really a sports person. But once every four years I get really hardcore into a sport. I am, of course, talking about the World Cup. Which should really come as no surprise. For starters, it’s got my mostest favoritest trope; the ragtag multinational team. They may be in competition, but there remains the… Continue reading Global Vessel →

Tagged Sports, World Cup

In Search of Story

July 25, 2015 Joshua TongLeave a comment

I have spent entirely too much of my life playing The Sims. Seriously, since I was first sent a copy of the game by my cousin in 2002 I’ve logged endless hours in the original game and its sequels. I’ve bought expansion packs and borrowed them from friends. What I’m saying is I’ve played a… Continue reading In Search of Story →

Tagged Cold War, narratives, storytelling, The Sims, Video Games, World Cup
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