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Ten things you didn't know about Dale North
Dale North | 12:04 PM on 02.02.2009 35 comments




First off, the Dtoid community is fucking amazing. I keep putting this off, but here it is now.

1. I get ridiculous road rage. One one now infamous roadtrip with friends, I punched out a windshield in heavy traffic. The next day, while everyone was out partying, I was getting my windshield fixed.

2. I have an earring. I don't wear it much anymore. It's leftover from my wannabe rock star days.

3. I've had almost 40 jobs. The list is far too long to mess with now, but I'll put it up some day. Highlights include: Chimney sweep, medical tech assistant, fast food manager, computer technician, piano teacher, film developer, onion ring maker...

4. Music is my other life. People know about my connection to the OneUps, but they don't know the other things that I do aside from my full-time job as a geek journo. They don't know that I've sold songs as a songwriter to several publishing companies, work regularly as a musical engineer, have worked on going on 70 albums or projects for various independent artists and clients, and have a signed a contract to work on a pending Xbox 360 title next year as a composer.

5. I used to own a computer store. It was a local upstart that was making 10s of thousands in profit monthly by its first half year. Co-owned with four partners. We did service and repair for school districts, custom builds for public. Then a corrupt treasurer started stealing. The end.

6. I look like shit in a hat. I can't wear hats. They look fucking stupid and unnatural on me.

7. I've been arrested so many times that it's not even funny. Never convicted. Always arrested. Some things I've been picked up or questioned for : hit-and-run assualt (seriously), theft of WWII medals, theft of scrap metal, drunken fighting, throwing molotov cocktails, not shipping an eBay sale in a timely manner...

8. I get extreme motion sickness. I will not sit in the back of the van. I will not play FPS on anything bigger than 60" screens. And those simulated roller coaster rides? They fuck me every time. There's one at Disney World that goes through the human body on a virtual tour. It nearly killed me.

9. I grew up in Tokyo. From just after Kindergarden until almost 7th grade. When I go back to visit, it's not the Japanophile in me that takes over -- it's childhood memories. There's a fondness that I experience there that I can't explain, and it has nothing to do with games, anime, or manga. I love that city with all my heart.

10. I'm a former fatty. It was short-lived, but not easily forgotten. For the majority of my life, I've been excessively thin. Enough so that a teacher called a parent conference to question my 'rents for malnourishment. I stayed that way until the fall of the store in item #5. I got a bit depressed for about a year. Started working part-time selling games at Babbages (remember that shit?). I got over the depression quick, and I think food helped. I've always been a foodie, but with all that time doing nothing else, I ate and gamed and ate. Went from being thin to hitting a high I'm embarrassed to mention. Now? I'm normal. I have a very healthy diet and weigh in at about 185lbs.. In the end it worked out. Now I'm not scarily thin (size 29 jeans anyone?) and look like a normal human being.



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Colette Bennett's Destructoid Blog
So many things I did not know! And that picture of you:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Niero's Destructoid Blog
These blogs are amazing. I also had an earring from my angry rock period and was also a fatty -- 235 at my biggest. I'm down to 160 these days, almost 30 pounds lighter than when you last saw me, I think.
AgentMOO's Destructoid Blog
Wow at 7, I'd never expect that one.

On 6, did you play Mirror's Edge?
Half left's Destructoid Blog
I always knew you were a criminal mastermind...
Dale North's Destructoid Blog
@Niero - 160? You're probably fucking FINE right now. I'll see next month!

@Agentmoo - on 6, yes I did play Mirror's Edge - made me angry
iconsam's Destructoid Blog
Babbages, holy shit. I used to go there all the time when I used to live in Louisville, KY. Awesome for growing up in Asia!

I dunno about you guys, but I'm fricking loving these memes.
wilbo's Destructoid Blog
i have an earring that i barely wear too
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Destructoid Blog
Your arrest list is nuts!
Dale North's Destructoid Blog
Hamza - I forgot one arrest for WATERGUN FIGHT
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
World War II medals?! Holy crap!

This is an awesome list, probably because you're an awesome dude. Man...I haven't been a size 29 since, like, middle school...
nademagnet's Destructoid Blog
Dude! You're an Outlaw! Awesome.
NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
How the hell did you get arrested for all those things but never convicted?
Overcrowd's Destructoid Blog
"theft of WWII medals"

Dale North: Official badass.


=D
Dale North's Destructoid Blog
Nihontiger90 - mostly because I didn't do them.
Haxan's Destructoid Blog
Chim chim cheree!
Teta's Destructoid Blog
Number 7 + Arrested for WATERGUN FIGHT= Me jelaous of you.
Palidi's Destructoid Blog
Dude, your number 7 is awesome. I find it kinda funny how you list all those badass things, then list "not shipping an eBay sale in a timely manner". Seriously, who arrest people for that kind of thing. Ah, well, it must have been an interesting story anyhow.
Topher Cantler's Destructoid Blog
Is that a Smurf guitar? Because if that's a Smurf guitar I had that very same guitar when I was a kid. Pics to prove it, too.
Char Aznable's Destructoid Blog
They still employ chimney sweeps in this day and age? Isn't there some sort of magic or laser beam that can clear that shit up?
007's Destructoid Blog
Bad bad bad bad boys. You make me feel so guuuuuud.
perri's Destructoid Blog
That was so interesting. I think this is my favorite meme.
A New Challenger's Destructoid Blog
So that's where all my energy went, Dale North is siphoning it!

Just kidding, I never had much energy to begin with.
Dale North's Destructoid Blog
Char Aznable - yeah, there's nothing but brushes and elbow grease. Everything else might kill you if not done right
GuitarAtomik's Destructoid Blog
This list proves you're a rock star. You'll always be to me....in my heart.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Why do you hate our nation's veterans?
garison's Destructoid Blog
Awesome blog, Dale. Good your not fat anymore, cause Dtoid doesn't aprove of fattys. I kid, I love them. So huggable.
Jesus H Christ's Destructoid Blog
Why do you hate our nation's medal manufacturers?

You awesome, Dale.
Solgrim's Destructoid Blog
I too, have had many jobs.
JoeCamNet's Destructoid Blog
My first memory of you will always be as Fat Dale.
I was shocked when two years passed and you transformed into Normal Dale. 5 years after that and now you're Long Hair Dale.
Redzie's Destructoid Blog
You forgot one thing:

11. Part-time Ninja
Knives's Destructoid Blog
Projectile vomit
VGMari's Destructoid Blog
DAAAAAAAAAAALE You are awesome.

I fucking can't wait to meet you next month!!!
Stella Wong's Destructoid Blog
Dale is fuckin' amazing :D
FS2D's Destructoid Blog
It's sad that I know you so well.

I knew nine of those things. :O

I mean, it's been, what, 9 years now? Or something?
lastexile26's Destructoid Blog
Dale your so freaking awesome!


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