Erick Payne
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Erick Payne
@erickpayne.com
🎮 senior marketing leader in games & tech
🇸🇪 sweden
https://erickpayne.com
I do PowerPoint as part of my job.

I have to do a presentation about a place for my Swedish class.

(I chose Ancient Rome)

Here's a small excerpt to show how extra I am.
June 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Rate my take-off:
May 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
All those hours in Microsoft Flight Simulator paid off.
May 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I did it. I passed the Swedish national language test.

I'm officially done with SFI.
May 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
60 hours of KCD2 later.. The task is finished.
April 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We're looking for (two!) Senior Influencer Marketing Managers to join the team over at @heavenmedia.bsky.social; one based in the eastern U.S. and one in the EU.

There are nine people on the influencer team across four countries (fully remote!) heavenmedia.com/careers/
April 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
and this is how these icons will look in your windows taskbar
April 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This Marco Rubio quote yesterday on the U.S. Embassy in Sweden & Denmark Facebook pages about undermining national security aged like milk.
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is ridiculously and laughably embarassing.

We're getting roasted in the comments by the Swedes, chat.
March 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just got a notification that it's been 9 years since I took these photos... March 2016 was a much simpler time.
March 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's very nice outside in Stockholm today, BUT
March 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I've officially applied for my permanent residence permit.

Nu väntar vi.
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We said goodbye this week to Bailey - she was with our family for so many life moments over the last 14+ years. She was the goodest girl.
January 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Rolled credits on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Absolutely loved it, apart from the occasional "what the fuck, why did they make this part impossible?"
January 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
'twas another good year for games.
December 19, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Traveled halfway around the world to watch OU beat Alabama.
November 24, 2024 at 4:31 AM
I brought some Swedish candy (Djungelvrål, Bilar och Juleskum) to my former coworkers at NewsOn6 today and terrorized the entire newsroom.
November 22, 2024 at 12:20 AM
The current dilemma, which should I read first on my 22 hour trip to Tulsa tomorrow?
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
introduce yourself with four video games
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Finally ended this 13+ year chapter today.
November 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
When Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches.
November 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I've thought of selling it to someone on Blocket, but I just can't seem to part with it..

X52 has been solid so far! Admittedly haven't used it that much since I'm saving the stamina/grind for MSFS2024 😅
November 15, 2024 at 1:54 PM
"and there was a giant hellthread that you couldn't escape from.. thousands of notifications every hour.."
November 12, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Seeing what happened at that Madison Square Garden rally last night..
October 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
I voted by mail 📬🇺🇸
October 21, 2024 at 10:34 PM