EPTLife As A Caster - Page 11
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phos4
Germany226 Posts
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EMCL
United States71 Posts
Your son absolutely LOVES you. The small amount of interaction we've gotten to witness is perfect evidence of how happy he is to be anywhere near you. You're a wonderful father, and we all thank you for everything you do. | ||
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Braavos36399 Posts
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Scheefe
Netherlands226 Posts
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Linkirvana
Netherlands365 Posts
I for one will be looking forward to the day you quit your job! :D | ||
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cYaN
Norway3322 Posts
Good read. I hope someone eventually pays you to do casts etc fulltime. Keep up the good work with omg.tv On a side note... I'd like to see one of these from incontrol. That's gotta be almost as sick. | ||
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polarfluKe
South Africa138 Posts
You are truly an inspiration to me, being able to juggle family life, an "8 to 5" job, and your amazing contributions to the community is absolutely mindblowing! A brief(not so brief) overview of where I come from: I am a 25 year old male living in South Africa and I have been involved in our "competitive" scene for almost 12 years now. I finished school and proceeded to university, where I could not find the motivation to put my time into finishing a degree. I embarked on a journey into playing poker and blackjack for a living, making enough money to live comfortably and have money to put away at the end of every month to pursue my dream of being involved in eSports full-time. Over the last year I have been actively pursuing my dream but I have had to make some hard decisions along the way. I originally started out pushing to be involved with tournament administration for a local organization doing DotA tournaments. Last year, I decided to go at things myself and with the Starcraft 2 beta I launched my own site, providing a portal for our local Starcraft 2 players to compete, offering up monthly tournaments with prize pools out of my own pocket. Over time I have been able to secure small sponsorships to ensure sustainability of the tournaments and I have not had to put a cent towards the prizepool since August last year. With this, I have had to cut down on my actual gaming time, putting the bigger picture as my biggest priority. I have also had to make some hard decisions with regards to expansion and sustainability of the site, opening up the tournament to more and more international participation in an attempt to get some sort of international traffic, as the South African scene is tiny. This also includes basic coverage of the GSL and doing interviews with international gaming icons and celebrities. With all that said, I am in the fortunate position where I do not have a family to support and I have the financial backing to fall on in the future if things in the landscape change drastically. But I do feel the pressure as my long-time girlfriend and I have recently moved in together and not everything is about myself anymore. It does take some juggling to actively maintain the relationship and like you, I am fortunate enough to have someone who has been around long enough to understand who I am and that I am pushing to achieve my dream. You are truly an inspiration and I wish you all the best with your endeavours and I hope that one day soon, you will be able to dedicate your full time to your family and your passion once more  | ||
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robin19999
Netherlands246 Posts
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Nokarot
United States1410 Posts
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
5/5 anyway, great insight into your life. | ||
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Jinsho
United Kingdom3101 Posts
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Pezo
England156 Posts
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Eurekastreet
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
I do love my sweden sometimes, 3 weeks vacation because you worked there so long? I start working my after-college-job in about two weeks. Tree weeks into that I have 5 weeks payed vacation. | ||
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KiLL_ORdeR
United States1518 Posts
I was a fan of you before, but I have to admit that I didn't always like your Stuff. I remember the first episode of Live on Three that I tuned into, which was the day that you interviewed Nony after his TSL victory, and right at the start of the SC2 beta. I remember thinking; "man, who the hell is this guy, and why is SC2 bringing in people like him into the community." It had nothing to do with your content, since I only tuned into the Nony interview, It was just the questions you asked, the way you conducted yourself, etc. I continued listening to more and more of your work, and grew to like your persona more and more. Now, you're definitely one of my favorite casters because there is just something about you that the others simply don't have. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it is definitely there. I definitely liked you before this post, but this blog gave me a deeper level of respect for you because I see how much you sacrifice in order to contribute to the community. Anyway, thanks a lot, and keep keeping it real  | ||
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phisku
Belgium864 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
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mBombz
United States71 Posts
I highly recommend anyone (regardless of your involvement in the SC2 community) to read this. It shows what sacrifice, time-management, and day-to-day dedication is required to follow your passion. I think everyone will inevitably have to make these decisions at some point in their life and definitely speaking for myself, it can be incredibly difficult especially when at certain crossroads like DJ pointed out before moving back to his current IT manager position. Reading this certainly helps me understand and importantly appreciate the sacrifices people around me have made for their own passions. Thank you again DJ and best wishes in you and your family's future endeavors. | ||
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MrTortoise
1388 Posts
I do feel for you yanks and your holiay allowances you should emmigraet to europe ... we are better at sc2 over here anyway  | ||
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uNcontroLable
United States1180 Posts
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