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I grew up on a farm in Iowa and now I write jokes and video game columns for the enjoyment of the Internet. I'm also an award-winning journalist and I even wrote a play once, so, you know. That's cool.
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Yes dear friends, your ever-loving, raging feminazi is leaving you. Destructoid has been a place of great support and opportunity, and has given me a huge boost in the year and a half I've been doing games journalism. Or, you know, JURNALIZM!!

The community has been great (even when it hasn't been), and I've learned a lot. I think I even made a friend or three while I was here. I'd like to think that those of you who talked to me in chat saw me as pretty reasonable, even when we disagreed. And funny. And cute. Or all three. Yeah, I'm fishing for compliments.

If you want to read my final story for Destructoid, you can do so here:

http://www.destructoid.com/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-tabletop-rpg-234968.phtml

It's all about the ways tabletop roleplaying has made me a better person, and I hope you enjoy it. Games journalists aren't ridding the world of deep and dark evil or curing illnesses, but I think we can still make the world a better place and we can still take our job and responsibilities seriously. If I've made you smile or encouraged you to do something you wouldn't otherwise do that has a positive outcome on your life, then I've done something right and that's enough for me. I certainly hope I have done those things, but I guess I won't know for sure.

Basically what I mean to say is that we're back in junior high and I'm your school counselor, because I'm corny as shit but I honestly believe when I say it: You are special. You are wonderful. Your impact on this world is never insignificant, even if it's just striking up a conversation about a nerdy hobby. Don't ever think you can't make the world a better place or that trying to do so, even in a small way, isn't worth your time. It is. People recognize that. And if they don't? You can be proud of yourself.

Now, while this is my final column FOR Destructoid, I don't think I'll be going anywhere soon, and I don't want you to either. There are great writers here and wonderful personalities, so stay and give them some love. I know I will be. You may even see a community blog or two from me, I don't know. As for me, I'm not even telling you where I'm going; if you want to know, you'll find out. I'm not detracting in any way from Destructoid here, because these men and women have made this place a home for me.

So again, thank you all for the wonderful support you've given me, and even the critiques. I know I'm in a better place because of Destructoid and the community, and you've given this small-town farm girl who was deathly allergic to a social life in school a future she never imagined happening to her. Thanks.



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Haha! I just wrote one of these for 1up. My hiatus lasted about two days. Hopefully yours does too, because I just read your last blog, and it is a hell of a read.
Good luck in your future endeavours Sophie, I liked your stuff here.
Bye Sophie! Do well in your future endeavors!
It is with the most specious of gravity that I bid you a fond adieu. I have a feeling that your future with our movement will be bright.

While I don't regret my decision to send you into human society to infiltrate their most important institution (the Center for Disease Control), I will miss your contributions to my beloved Destructzord. Farewell, fearless comrade.

Your leader,
Zombie Orwell
Well shit, I've only gotten to read, like, two of your articles and they were both good. And now you're done! Humbug.

I hope the pastures you move onto are quite green, green like Mr. Destructoid's helmet.
I thought you had already moved to Penny Arcade Report? Good to see one more article from you. If not Penny Arcade, I wonder where?
Peace out and good luck! It was nice having ya around. You're a good writer and not afraid to speak your mind. That's fucking awesome.
You don't need to hear this from me but never loose your voice. It may not always be popular but it's you. Best of luck with the future. Give 'em hell!!
No more Sophie on Dtoid? :( Good luck in whatever it is you are moving on to! :D
You weren't always welcomed here with open arms, but I'm glad that you never let that bring you down, and I'm sure that the actual Dtoid community still loved you. The riffraff that comes out of the woodwork whenever a "controversy" comes around doesn't count.

Also, just because I want to be a smartass: auf wiedersehen ("until we'll see eachother again")
Well that sucks. You were one of my favorite people here. Best of luck with everything in the future though.
I must also echo that this does indeed suck. Although I seldom completely agreed with your opinions, I always thought you were a great writer with your own unique style. I was always on the lookout for a new Sophie article for that reason, and I'm sad to know there won't be any more from you here.

Take care, I hope you continue to move forward; you definitely deserve too!
I didn't always agree with your opinion, but I always loved your writing style and passion! Congrats on whatever new position you've acquired and you'll be missed here! (though hopefully you do occasionally drop us a c-blog!)
You will be missed, I may have disagreed with some of your articles, but they sparked interesting discussions, and the longer you stayed the more I agreed with your writing and enjoyed having you in this community.
:(
It's really a shame that you won't be writing on the front page anymore. I've always enjoyed reading your articles, and even some of comments on them.

I hope you stick around in the blogs or chat or wherever, because you are most definitely part of Destructoid. You are a wonderful, brave writer, and Dtoid will be lesser without you. <3
You'll be missed.
I don't like your writing personally, but it's always good to see people contributing and putting themselves out there, so thanks for the memories.
Good luck at PAR, Sophie <3

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