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Producer/Entertainer/“Actor” for @LoadingReadyRun @DesertBus Cofounder • Eccentric Minecraft Streamer • 📧 james @loadingreadyrun .com

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James Turner
2 years
in a world easier for dreaming where the most you can do is spend all your time giving some of your time meaning That’s from a poem by Gord Downie, and I think about it a lot.
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4 years
This phrase has been stuck in my head for 3 months. In the last week it’s been pretty much all I can think about.
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7 years
The answers are 1. Assholes and 2. Who the fuck cares, they’re fucking Nazis.
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3 years
Y’all. We’ve been making content on the internet for almost 18 years. We have 147,000 YouTube subs and 96,000 followers on Twitch… and there’s like 18 of us fucks. I assure you, we stopped “doing it for the views” a VERY long time ago.
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@James_LRR
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7 years
They messed up, admitted to it and apologized. They reversed course and now plan to move forward with input from their users. Take note literally every other company on the planet.
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Patreon
7 years
Creators & patrons: We've heard you loud and clear. We’re sorry, and we’re not rolling out the fees change.
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@James_LRR
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5 years
Oh boy. I got turned into a meme. Lots of folks telling me they’re seeing this on Facebook somewhere?
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2 months
Sold out in less than 5 hours. Cool. Cool cool cool. Great system.
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MTG Secret Lair
2 months
Do you hear that?! The ding of an elevator that's finally arrived at your floor?! The Inside an Elevator Superdrop is live now at ! Featuring: Secret Lair x Monty Python and the Holy Grail Volumes 1 & 2
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3 years
Foolish Ben, he’s left me with his cute dog and now I’m free to farm meaningless Internet cool points with photos of said cute dog! BEHOLD REMY, AND BE SURE TO LIKE AND RETWEET SO MY VERY MINOR INFLUENCER POWERS MAY GROW!!!!
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@James_LRR
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4 years
If this tweet can get a thousand likes nothing will change. I’ll go about my life, as you will you. I’ll get a small sense of satisfaction that I gamed the bird site for somewhat meaningless engagement, and all you’ll have done is encouraged me and clicked a button. Aaaaaaand go!
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@James_LRR
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3 years
Shits fucked. Do things that make you happy. Go out and buy (within reason of course) that thing you really want. Order a pizza and watch TV all night. Take some time away from things that stress you out, if possible. Make sure you’re treating yourself.
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@James_LRR
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5 years
Don't fuck with the puppy. Puppy got swole.
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@James_LRR
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4 years
No one expects you to stop playing your Fortnite match to explain systemic racism to your 30,000 viewers. What we do expect is you to take a fucking stand, be a decent human being and role model to your predominantly young viewer base. Don’t hide behind this “not my job” BS.
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Ninja says parents should parent their kids, citing that it's "not [his] job to teach kids about racism and White Privilege."
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@James_LRR
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8 years
Super excited to announce that as of today I’m full time with LoadingReadyRun. Thank you everyone for your support, you’re all amazing!
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@James_LRR
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3 years
In response to Friday's incident, perhaps it's time to bring back an old friend. Things you could be doing rather than being a dink on the internet. • Research your local vaccine rollout. • Open an Emu Ranch • Eat an entire pack of Oreos • Learn to play the ukelele.
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@James_LRR
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2 years
Vegas is easy. Just simply sit down at a random 15 foot tall slot machine with @VoxyTwitch and win like $450 dollars on literally the first pull.
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@James_LRR
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3 years
Can we please, for the love of all that is good, stop using the phrase "post-COVID". This shit isn't fucking over. I will give you things are getting better, with every passing day to be sure. But thousands are still dying daily, so let's maybe cool it with the post BS.
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@James_LRR
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6 years
I have $100 in my bank account with your name on it. When I hit 100 RT I’ll choose a winner. And by name on it, I mean I’ll withdraw $100, write your name on it, and then spend it on groceries and other necessities.
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@James_LRR
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4 years
We (LoadingReadyRun) have been making content online for over 17 years no. There are not a lot of folks who can claim that same longevity. And while we maybe haven't seen the same scale of success others who have have, I remain wildly proud of the work we have done.
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@James_LRR
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5 years
In an effort to drive engagement and bump up my follower count I have decided to take this account in a alternate direction. Scathing hot takes regarding my friends and fellow creators. Real controversial shit. Entry 1 - @Graham_LRR has great passion for his job. Fucking roasted
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@James_LRR
James Turner
4 years
Our provinces CDC has some FANTASTIC safe sex advice in the age of COVID.
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@James_LRR
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3 months
Maybe this will help someone. It’s helped me. You’re allowed to love something, a hobby or interest, something some people are fucking masters at, and not be great at it yourself. Not only that, but you can keep loving it without getting better. As long as you’re happy.
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@James_LRR
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5 years
Hey what up everyone, This is totally James, and not Serge, in control of James' twitter. I'm here to tell you the good word. 1) Hubris is bad 2) Golf, also bad. 3) Desert Bus is good 4) Serge is awesome, and current Coffee Pong Champion Thanks everyone, PS: I'm a banana
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@James_LRR
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5 years
Because when you click on our YouTube profile you’re presented with hours of well produced content. Whereas when I click on yours there is nothing. Also, years of building up a trusting, working relationship probably didn’t hurt either :P
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@James_LRR
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6 years
In 2010 a bunch of us got back into Magic: The Gathering. This year the game turns 25 and I want to take a second to acknowledge how this game has changed my life for the better. Wether it’s the friends I’ve made or the experiences I’ve had, the game has given me so much.
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@James_LRR
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5 years
This is Road Quest. We have never worked so hard on something in our 16 years of creating content. It would mean the world to us if you'd give it a watch and share it around with folks. We truly love this project and we think you will too.
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@James_LRR
James Turner
2 months
Googles “How much do Bungie executives make per year, with bonuses” Oh, well there’s one of your problems.
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This morning, we shared an important update with the Bungie team on the difficult decision to eliminate 220 roles at Bungie. You can read the full statement below.
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3 years
Never underestimate the ability the internet has to turn a shit week into an even worse one.
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@James_LRR
James Turner
5 years
I suppose I should be the voice I wanna hear in the world. Ahem. Dear @MarvelStudios , superhero fatigue is a lie perpetrated by those who hate fun. Please release a new MCU flick every other month. Love James.
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@James_LRR
James Turner
4 years
It should be illegal to use the phrase “as we begin to return to normal” right now. No. Just stop. It is a literal GLOBAL PANDEMIC. We need to find a new normal until we have a vaccine. Then we need to reevaluate our old normal and improve it.
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@James_LRR
James Turner
4 years
The Five PS5 video more or less perfectly exemplifies how folks on the internet react to something without actually taking a second to watch/read what angered them. Which, in this circumstance actually might cost them the chance of winning a PS5.
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7 years
What really pisses me off about everything right now is the excuse that if you make stuff online you’re open yourself up to abuse. “Haters gonna hate” as they say. Why? Why do haters gotta hate. Why not instead of hate you watch some TV? Maybe go for a walk with some friends?
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5 years
How about, instead of being shitty towards people, you weren’t. Like, not being a total dick towards others is the literal easiest part of my day. I promise it’s not hard.
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James Turner
6 years
Remember. PAX lies to you. It tries to convince you you’re young and can stay out till 2AM drinking and hanging out with friends. But you’re not. You’re old. Go to damn bed.
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2 years
Here’s the thing I love about working at LoadingReadyRun. No one of us is the best at all the things, but all of us are the best at what we bring to the table. I don’t think there’s a lot of that on the internet, and it’s one of the things I’m most proud of.
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James Turner
4 years
It’s a odd YouTube channel, but it’s ours.
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James Turner
3 years
I don’t wanna toot my own horn, but Ashley and I celebrate our 8 year wedding anniversary next week and I got our evening on mother fucking lock.
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5 years
Dear 12%, You’re more likely to shit yourself at the sight of her serve coming at you at 125 mph (200km/h). Stop being stupid. Love James
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5 years
One in eight men (12%) say they could win a point in a game of tennis against 23 time grand slam winner Serena Williams
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5 years
One of the many lessons I wish I could teach everyone all at once who don’t fucking understand, is that freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences.
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7 years
$5000. That was the amount we were aiming for the first year we started this thing. We just passed $4000000 lifetime. No words. #DB2017
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6 years
Sitting across from an older couple. Probably in their 70’s. Him: Remind me when we get home that I need to renew my passport, the 10 year one. Her: You think you’re gonna live another 10 years? Bold. They both share a laugh, short pause. Him: Fuck you. Another laugh.
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4 years
I made a house.
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@James_LRR
James Turner
4 years
This picture is 10 years old this week. It’s us, coming back from PAX West having just gotten back into Magic. Little do these wee babies know how much this game would change their lives.
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3 years
I legitimately almost punched a hole in my wall. Fuck these people the moon.
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4 years
I look forward to looking back at tonight in 8-16 years when we can all say “Y’all remember the night the president played Among Us on Twitch?”
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5 years
I firmly believe trans rights are human rights. Plain and simple. What I don’t get it how companies think taking this kind of stand will bring them ANYTHING but heat.
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4 years
I always feel like I need to say something really profound or meaningful after Desert Bus. But all I got 6 hours after we wrapped is... WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!
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5 years
If this tweet gets 10,001 likes I will start a rival taco YouTube channel. I will post 1 or 2 videos and then realize mistakes were made and quit.
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If this tweet gets 10,000 likes I will start a taco Youtube channel.
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7 years
I’m still coming down from Desert Bus. Catching up on the latest in the world of MtG. Love you @cspranklerun . And to the stupid fucks who just can’t figure out they’re on the wrong side? Try harder. (ノ°ロ°)ノ︵┻━┻
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@James_LRR
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5 years
I sat beside a 12 year old kid and his dad who snuck him out of school for Star Wars. The amount of sheer joy from that kid throughout the entire movie was the absolute highlight of my movie going experience this year. He made watching Star Wars so much fun again.
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@James_LRR
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1 year
Unquitting Twitter for one tweet. 20 years is a silly amount of time to have been doing this. Thank you to every single person who has made this journey possible. Please click through and let me know your favourite LoadingReadyRun memory, it would mean a lot. Onwards to 40!
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LoadingReadyRun
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Today is LoadingReadyRun's 20th Anniversary. That is, frankly, unbelievable. Thank you to every one of you who has supported us over the years. It truly means the world to us. To celebrate, we'd love for you to share your favourite LRR memory, whatever form that may take!
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@James_LRR
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6 years
Not to shabby.
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@James_LRR
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3 years
We’re a couple weeks out from the 3 year anniversary of when we left to film Road Quest. I miss Gandalf.
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@James_LRR
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6 years
So I’ve been doing these “Things you could be doing instead of being a dick online” tweets for a while now. They’re generally my most popular tweets and someone just suggested making it a comic. Which seems like a really fun idea. Does that seem like a good idea?
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4 years
So I haven’t really talked much about my weight loss over this last year. It was a choice, regardless of what some YouTube comments have guessed otherwise 🙄. I was just kind done with where I was at. Wasn’t anything in particular, just hit that wall I guess.
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4 years
Except for one last thing. I never ate great all the time. I still had a massive poutine from time to time, and chocolate milk will be my vice till the day I die. Enjoy yourself. Eat what you want, just not all the time :) Anyways. One year later.
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7 years
Seriously. Why can’t these services (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc) just give us a fucking chronological timeline?!??
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@James_LRR
James Turner
2 years
My man @JChinnock making me look half way respectable. Thanks for the excellent pic friend.
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4 years
The number of tweets I’ve composed and deleted the past two weeks is beyond 100. And the majority of them boiled down to BE THE FUCK NICE TO PEOPLE. ITS THE BASELINE OF BEING A HUMAN IN SOCIETY. YOU LEARN THIS SHIT AS A CHILD. I’m going for a walk.
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James Turner
2 months
Came back to Magic almost exactly 14 years ago (PAX West 2010) and I gotta say, the biggest change that truly affects my day to day with this game is just how dominant Commander is. And how hard that is sometimes as someone who doesn’t enjoy the format :P
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3 years
Have you found a new hobby or passion recently? Awesome! Step 1. NEVER GO TO THE SUBREDDIT. Srep 2. Continue enjoying your new hobby or passion :)
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James Turner
3 years
I shit you not, SECONDS after I tweeted this @sergeyager @UnarmedOracle and Jo walked in.
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James Turner
3 years
Alright @sergeyager . You said this place was “possibly the best cafe in the city”. Let’s see how my cream and sugar rattled tastebuds rate it 😬
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@James_LRR
James Turner
2 years
Going through some old photos and came across this gem from October 2015. One of our first Hero Quest streams (maybe it was THE first). After yesterday's Tabletop Day stream it's wild to look at this photo and see how far we've come.
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7 years
Are you looking to follow a 34 year old Canadian boy who lays in bed at night and wonders about marbles, if people actually like him and who first tried to milk a cow? Look no further my friend. You have found the holy land. Please like, share and subscribe.
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2 years
I am very much not above using my dads new dog for engagement! This is Cali, and she appreciates balls, treats, and likes/retweets.
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James Turner
3 years
Finally, some recognition.
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Actually, it's pronounced "video james"
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3 years
Mission accomplished! Video in the next day or two.
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4 years
@hankgreen This is my third sticker. Probably about time to order some more :)
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James Turner
4 years
Whelp. Sure did just watch a 30 minute video on how to play 40K. Pray for me.
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24 days
I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm starting to think the C-Suite level executives don't actually give a fuck about consumers or their staff, and have no earthly idea what we actually want in products/services.
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5 years
I had a business call this morning acting as producer of this possible event, that is now being passed along to Beej as the business manager to work out contract specifics. WEIRD! It’s like we’re adults with real jobs and not internet dumb dumbs.
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3 years
Sometimes you gotta go to the casino and win an almost meme amount of money on a slot machine with a cute panda bear the night before you inch one year closer to 40.
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5 years
Stop being so generous you jerks and let me have dinner with my friends. #LRRWAR
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5 years
In the year 2019, at the age of 36 I feel comfortable enough to admit it. I. Don’t. Understand. Anything.
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James Turner
3 years
To all the extraordinary chucklefucks out there who after 20 months still don’t know how to wear a mask. Prepared to be yelled at by me with absolutely zero fucks to give about who you are, or what your reason is.
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5 years
Dear friends. In May of 2018 we went on a bit of a road trip. And wouldn’t you know it, we took a crew of 6 and about 700 cameras with us. So now we have this :D
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3 years
Dear @PostMalone . Obviously we’re still in the throws of a global pandemic, but once we get back to international travel being a thing, you’re more than welcome to come to Victoria for a Pre-PreRelease of your choice.
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3 years
Honest question. Is there just no way for a platform to exist solely to let creators make money for their work, while at the same time not actively fucking said creators over?
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James Turner
3 years
Throwback Saturday. Taken exactly 2 years ago on our way to MagicFest Vegas, and then PAX West. Was an absolutely fantastic two weeks. One day we’ll run this back.
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James Turner
7 years
Fun goals for this years @DesertBus run. • Get the first Desert Buck ($22,805) faster than last year (3hr5m into the run) • Break the $4 million milestone. We’re less than $200,000 away. • Have fun, raise as much as we can, put some joy into the world. #DesertBus2017
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James Turner
7 years
Oh for fuck sakes. Harassing someone, ANYONE, isn’t “having opinions/thoughts about them” it’s god damn harassment. Figure it out you dumb dumbs.
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James Turner
4 years
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Magic: The Gathering over the past 2 months it’s that the reason this game has survived 27 years, is the gathering. 2 months into no gatherings and I haven’t seen the community this sour on the game once since I came back in 2010.
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James Turner
11 months
Alright @DesertBus chat, here’s the deal. If we hit a Desert Buck ($22,805) before we start this years run, you’ll get a 1 hour vinyl set with songs picked by the Dawnguard crew feat. me as DJ TurnLRR (cool name right?) it WILL be extremely basic because I am in fact NOT a DJ :D
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James Turner
3 years
Full disclosure. This exact text and image was sent to my wife first. This is second hand cheese. James used WILDLY ATTRACTIVE. It was super effective!
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James Turner
3 years
Sup, just an ordinary 38 year old gamer over here playing Halo Infinite on easy. Which is to say, play video games anyway you damn well want.
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James Turner
5 years
Dear Meghan & Harry I hear you are cutting back your involvement in the royal family and might be moving to the island? Got any interest in Twitch streaming? Like board games or MtG? Maybe some short sketches? Anyways, let me know, we’d love to have you :)
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James Turner
5 years
If you’ve ever wondered “Is James Turner the kind of monster who returns the Uhaul with the radio tuned to the 24/7 Christmas song station in mid November?” The answer is of course yes, yes he is.
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James Turner
6 years
I’m having a very hard time reconciling the fact that @DesertBus is very likely going to reach $5,000,000 lifetime in the next day or two. #DB2018 That’s 1000x our original year one goal. o_O
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James Turner
3 years
Back in the early 2000’s @WakeUpSuper and I would go to Vancouver for all manner of concerts but we’d never get a place to stay. Instead we’d go to the LAN cafe and play video games all night until the ferries started running. My back hurts just thinking about it.
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James Turner
4 years
True facts. If you aren’t a racist, bigoted, homophobic, transphobic or any other word that describes hate towards a certain group of HUMAN FUCKING BEINGS, people will tend to like you more.
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James Turner
3 years
I mean, you gotta give it to the human race in how efficient we've made it so that we can go from wake up > absolutely filled with utter dread in just a few short moments.
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James Turner
3 years
Felt cute. Won’t delete later, powerful beyond belief.
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James Turner
4 years
Some days you’re an adult, other days you buy Pokémon cards and chocolate milk.
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James Turner
2 years
Watching the MtG/D&D thing and honestly, chat, you are the fucking worst and everything wrong with these games, and the world of fandom in general. Please go fuck yourself into the sun.
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James Turner
2 years
Fun fact! Next October, in the span of 13 days LoadingReadyRun will turn 20, and I’ll turn 40. Sorry, did I say fun? I meant AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHexistentialdreadHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…
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James Turner
2 years
Any politician who votes to make abortion illegal, but don’t do everything in their powers to get baby formula into the hands of those who need it can go fuck themselves into the sun.
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James Turner
4 years
Working on the LoadingReadyRun December schedule and accidentally typed Friday Night Paper FRIGHT, and now I'm upset we didn't use that name for the Halloween FNPF a few weeks back.
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James Turner
5 years
But what if, and hear me out. I sleep until 2023.
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James Turner
2 years
An ice cream many moons in the making. Legit, was a absolute fucking delight to finally meet @VoxyTwitch . Also, Voxy, check your bags pocket 😛
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2 years
Normalize companies existing for the benefit of its user base, and providing a solid living wage for its employees. And maybe less on (impossible) infinite growth, and massive profits for its shareholders. Quite the hot take I know.
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James Turner
5 years
Big thanks to Graham for the 2009 pic outta left field he sent me tonight. Here’s my entry in the 2009 v 2019.
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3 years
That said I did get 10 new Twitter followers today, soooooooo.
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