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Erick Payne
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🎮 senior marketing leader in games & tech
🇸🇪 sweden
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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.
"Map showing Rome's location in modern Italy and the extent of the Roman Empire at its peak in 117 AD, with text explaining we'll discuss ancient Rome today." "Slide titled 'Many people can't stop thinking about Rome' featuring Mark Zuckerberg with Augustus Caesar bust, movie posters about Rome, and news headlines about Rome's cultural impact." "Classical Roman painting edited with modern social media elements - a Roman figure holds a smartphone with 'VARFÖR?' (Why?) speech bubble and notification icons." "Grid of six Roman landmarks with labels: Roman Baths, Colosseum, Circus Maximus (marked 'Mycket idrott!' - Very sporty!), Theater of Marcellus, Pantheon (marked 'Väldig religiös!' - Very religious!), and Forum Romanum."
June 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Rate my take-off:
May 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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All those hours in Microsoft Flight Simulator paid off.
A man with dark hair and sunglasses sits in the cockpit of a small aircraft, wearing a white sweatshirt and aviation headset with microphone. He's smiling at the camera while secured with a black seatbelt, with the aircraft's clear canopy open and blue sky with white clouds visible in the background. A white single-engine aircraft parked on tarmac with its canopy open, showing a man inside wearing sunglasses and a white sweatshirt. The low-wing aircraft has a sleek design with visible landing gear, and there are buildings and trees visible in the background under a partly cloudy blue sky. A man in a white sweatshirt and blue jeans stands next to a white single-engine aircraft on an airport tarmac, leaning casually against the wing with one hand. He's wearing sunglasses and smiling, with the aircraft's propeller and landing gear visible. Green triangle logos are visible on the aircraft, and there are buildings and trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
May 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I did it. I passed the Swedish national language test.

I'm officially done with SFI.
This is an official grade document showing Erick Payne completed SFI Course D at Stockholm Stad with a grade of G (which means "Pass" in the Swedish grading system).
May 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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60 hours of KCD2 later.. The task is finished.
Text showing the Latin proverb "audentes Fortuna iuvat", or "fortune favours the brave" on a decorative ribbon in the middle of the screen, on top of a medieval style sun with sharp rays.
April 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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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/
image with text saying "We're hiring, senior influencer manager, and U.S. and EU - Remote - Influencer Dept."
April 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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and this is how these icons will look in your windows taskbar
two rows of the microsoft office applications icons, each with "NEW" bubbles in the bottom right corner.
April 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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This Marco Rubio quote yesterday on the U.S. Embassy in Sweden & Denmark Facebook pages about undermining national security aged like milk.
"We do not want people in our country who commit crimes and undermine our national security or public safety" - Secretary of State Marco Rubio
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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This is ridiculously and laughably embarassing.

We're getting roasted in the comments by the Swedes, chat.
A Facebook post from the U.S. Embassy in Sweden, saying: "When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, you are a guest. Now, if you are in this country to promote Hamas, to promote terrorist organizations, to participate in vandalism, to participate in acts of rebellion and riots on campus, we never would have let you in if we had known that. You lied to us. You're out. ▪️ När du får ett visum för inresa till USA, betyder det att du kommer till vårt land som en gäst. Hade vi vetat att din avsikt under din vistelse var att delta i aktiviteter som främjar Hamas eller andra terroristgrupper, eller att delta i upplopp och vandalism på ett amerikanskt universitet så hade vi aldrig släppt in dig i vårt land. Om du ljög för oss så åker du ut."
March 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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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
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It's very nice outside in Stockholm today, BUT
Bart Simpson is standing in front of a chalkboard writing "It's not spring in Sweden until they clean up the gravel"
March 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I've officially applied for my permanent residence permit.

Nu väntar vi.
This meme features character Pablo Escobar from the Netflix show "Narcos" (played by Wagner Moura). In this series of images, he looks sad and lonely, or like he is waiting for something.
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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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.
A creamed haired mini goldendoodle sitting looking at the camera with her mouth open and tongue out. A tiny goldendoodle puppy sitting looking at the camera wearing a red bow. Text from the camera in the bottom says 01/29/2011. A goldendoodle running in the snow, almost fully submerged. A goldendoodle sitting next to a baby by a table. Both are looking at the camera.
January 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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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?"
A vintage orange sunset sky, with the dark silhouette of a small plane. There are credits rolling over the top in white text with black borders, showing "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" and "developed by Machine Games," followed by a list of names.
January 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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'twas another good year for games.
December 19, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Traveled halfway around the world to watch OU beat Alabama.
November 24, 2024 at 4:31 AM
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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
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The current dilemma, which should I read first on my 22 hour trip to Tulsa tomorrow?
The picture shows two books, on the left is "DUNE", in a beige color, with sprawling sand dunes and faint planets in the background. On the right is "The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" in a blue color with stars dotting the cover.
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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introduce yourself with four video games
Game art from the online strategy game "Bang! Howdy". BANG! is in red bold letters, with "Howdy" underneath in the style of rope. To the right is a floating steampunk steam engine. In the background is a western town setting. Game art from the game "I am Cat", showing an orange cat on the left sitting on a table, looking to the right at a grandmother holding a baseball bat upright in her lap. She appears to be asleep. The "Cat" part of the "I am Cat" logo is scribbled over with black pen. Game art from the 90's game "Eric the Unready". The background shows the main character Eric smiling with his shirt off and his hand on his hip. He's holding a small monster by the scruff of its neck. In the background is some sort of big monster with many teeth. The "the unready" part of the logo is scribbed over with black pen, and a "K" is superimposed onto the end of "Eric". Game art from the game "Max Payne 3" from Rockstar Games. Battle-scarred Max has his wrist to his mouth while holding a glass. In the background, a terrorist figure is holding a women hostage as a body shield. The "Max" and "3" of the logo is scribbled over with black pen.
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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Finally ended this 13+ year chapter today.
A sky blue color with the text in black "Deleting 19833 Tweets", with "19833 deleted" underneath.
November 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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When Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches.
A meme of Spongebob Squarepants in which Spongebob presents a box labeled "Ol' Relable" and inside is a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro flight joystick.
November 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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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 😅
A meme of Spongebob Squarepants in which Spongebob presents a box labeled "Ol' Relable" and inside is a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro flight joystick.
November 15, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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"and there was a giant hellthread that you couldn't escape from.. thousands of notifications every hour.."
This image features a scene from The Simpsons showing grandfather Abe sitting on a stump telling the children of Springfield about the past.
November 12, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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Seeing what happened at that Madison Square Garden rally last night..
Barret from Final Fantasy VII Remake, standing with his hand on his hip, with the subtitle text "crazy-ass thing made me wanna puke. And not just 'cause of the presentation, but the content too." along the bottom of the screen.
October 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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I voted by mail 📬🇺🇸
A hand drawn picture of a werewolf howling into the sky while ripping off its blue shirt. In the background is an American flag, with the words "I voted" above.
October 21, 2024 at 10:34 PM