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AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
May 27 2011 16:51 GMT
#21
Great blog. Having passions is so important. I hope someday you find a way to replace your job with a steady income from esports
Senj
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States193 Posts
May 27 2011 16:52 GMT
#22
djWHEAT holding life down like a boss. :D

Thanks for all the incredible content you give to the community! Thanks to everyone behind the scenes who remain supportive of all the great people in the E-sports world.

Keep up the good work djWHEAT. I look forward to each week's shows.
djcube
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States985 Posts
May 27 2011 16:52 GMT
#23
I remember watching you cast WCG some years ago with Tasteless when you weren't involved in sc. The sc community is pretty damn lucky that you're fully involved here now.
echO [W]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1495 Posts
May 27 2011 16:53 GMT
#24
Easily 5/5, and I think you said it in the blog, but when miniWheat grows up and if he wants to follow you in the world of gaming, all the time you do OneMoreGame can be essentially time spent with him.

Props to you Wheat.
"Or a school bus over a bunch of kids" - Tasteless --- “A man's errors are his portals of discovery.” - James Joyce
LordJerith
Profile Joined May 2011
United States92 Posts
May 27 2011 16:55 GMT
#25
Marcus,

Thanks for sharing. The time management skills, support and constant focus is something that is a gift. I agree with the above poster that you should save tis for miniWHeat!

Great, great post!
Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
May 27 2011 16:55 GMT
#26
djWHEAT man it was an honor playing you in 3v3, you truly are great
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Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
May 27 2011 16:56 GMT
#27
Thanks for writing this Wheat. Its great to have some insight into your life. Im glad that the shows are sponsored now, hopefully that helps you out in the long run.

<3
RIP MBC Game Hero
drooL
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2108 Posts
May 27 2011 16:57 GMT
#28
WHEAT = WINNING. mad respect!
@nowSimon
Kerotan
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
England2109 Posts
May 27 2011 16:57 GMT
#29
You seems like a really caring guy, and don't worry about being perceived as a bad role model, you spend the vast majority of your time creating content that makes thousands of people happy, and you have fun while doing it, all the while holding down a separate job.

If that isn't a positive role model, I don't know what is.
Nerdette // External revolution - Internal revolution // Fabulous // I raise my hands to heaven of curiosity // I don't know what to ask for // What has it got for me? // Kerribear
Senx
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Sweden5901 Posts
May 27 2011 16:58 GMT
#30
Really hope that wheat can sustain himself and his family from doing just esports one day, if anyone deserves it its definantly him.
"trash micro but win - its marine" MC commentary during HSC 4
opaqueNZ
Profile Joined May 2011
Australia48 Posts
May 27 2011 16:59 GMT
#31
Hopefully Kingston pays to have their iNcontrol advert on your shows Wheat :>
FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5008 Posts
May 27 2011 17:03 GMT
#32
Nice to see others going through similar things as I am(different medium) Great insight and inspiring thanks Mr Wheat!!
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SgtCoDFish
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United Kingdom1520 Posts
May 27 2011 17:03 GMT
#33
Really interesting read... honestly didn't know you had a job as well as your eSports stuff.

Best of luck Wheat, you're awesome
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States13924 Posts
May 27 2011 17:04 GMT
#34
Big props man and Epic blog. I hope most of anything else that when he grows up he'll begin to understand how famous his dad is and what you mean to so many people.

Will favorite this one on my comp for a while.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
palanq
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States761 Posts
May 27 2011 17:04 GMT
#35
wow, I always assumed you were doing the casting/gaming full-time, as it's always very high-quality, solid content. I hope someday soon e-sports grows enough that you can secure stable work and income doing what you really enjoy full time.
time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
Tschis
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil1511 Posts
May 27 2011 17:05 GMT
#36
thanks for your good work Wheat :}
"A coward is not someone that runs from a battle knowing he will lose. A coward is someone who challenges a weak knowing he will win."
djWHEAT
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States925 Posts
May 27 2011 17:05 GMT
#37
On May 28 2011 01:44 Bortlett wrote:
How much do your coworkers know about your casting? Is it tough to get time off work to travel to various events such as MLG?

Thanks a ton for the blog djWheat, you're an irreplacable member of the esports community and an inspiration to all .

EDIT: Also, I really hope you save this for miniWheat when he's older, I think it will be something he will love to read.


I'm glad you asked that question. My co-workers know that I'm this "guy who goes to gaming events", but I'm not sure that any of them quite understand just how deep my involvement goes. And that's fine with me. I'm happy to separate the two from one another (even though it would be awesome to work with a StarCraft nerd to two [we have zero... they all play CoD and crap like that]).

But more importantly, I wanted to talk about that time off. I have 3 weeks of vacation (because I've worked at this company for so long). When I take time off to do an event, I have to tap into my own vacation in order to do it. It really sucks. Because I would love to say YES to every opportunity that comes around. A great example is the Dreamhack series. I love those guys over there and would have loved to be involved with them this year, but with such a limited amount of vacation I have to consider things like, "how many days would I be traveling", "if I go do this event, can I go do these other events?". It's another aspect of delicate balance I have to deal with. It's also the reason why I have to favor the NA events over the EU events. Because an EU event can mean 5 days away from work which is a large chunk of vacation. I want to cry every time Day[9] and I talk about doing an event that I cannot goto because of this limited vacation. Probably one of the worst things about the job.

Another problem with this is that my "bank" job can't always be so flexible. If a big project is underway or a major disaster happens, I may be called to duty. So every time I sign on to do an event, I'm praying that shit works while I'm gone :D I'm lucky enough to not have dealt with this (minus a few conflicts with work meetings/trips that prevented me from doing some coverage).

I will save this for miniWHEAT Thanks for the idea.
OneMoreGame.tv // Weapon Of Choice // Kings Of Tin // Inside The Game // Live On Three
SigmaoctanusIV
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States3313 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-27 17:08:13
May 27 2011 17:07 GMT
#38
Amazing Blog post. I feel your pain. I work 60-72 hours a week and
want to spend time trying to get involved in Esports and playing SC2
I really Applaud you for doing what you love your an inspiration to us all. Thank you so much
I am Godzilla You are Japan
Vequeth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United Kingdom1116 Posts
May 27 2011 17:10 GMT
#39
Your passion is inspiring

I also hope you are saving some of the teaching miniWHEAT series vods for his 18th birthday.
Aspiring British Caster / Masters Protoss
ComaDose
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada10357 Posts
May 27 2011 17:10 GMT
#40
we appreciate what you do wheat!
I wish I had the drive to spend the time you do contributing to esports
BW pros training sc2 is like kiss making a dub step album.
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