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citizenleaf
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States14 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-20 08:11:51
July 20 2011 07:52 GMT
#1
Hey, my names Leaf.

I'm not a person who blogs but i feel like I may be a person other players can relate too.

A little back story about myself. I was born in Everett Washington in the US on April 2nd 1991. From a super young age I was instantly enthralled with video games, i played Warcraft 1 at a very early age and it was a great outlet when my parents divorced when i was little. My dad was a gamer, he played various RPG and RTS games. He was very encouraging of my passion for gaming.

My mother is the inverse. She's not a horrible mom, she just doesn't understand how someone can be so dedicated to playing what she calls a waste of life. Throughout my childhood her and my step dad constantly butted heads with me about gaming. I was constantly told I was wasting valuable time that could be used doing something constructive. This disregard for my passion and other personal reasons caused me to move out of my mothers house prematurely and in with some friends.

Now the for the reason i'm creating this blog. I honestly LOVE esports. I cant think of any industry i'd rather work in. I was a avid CS 1.6 and source player, played TF2 on a team and played SC1 tons. With the release of SC2 I fell completely in love with it. I play everyday and progress little by little but i feel like with the amount i have to work just to barely make enough money to pay rent and feed myself just crushes the little hope I have of getting anywhere serious.

I wanna make it into the epsorts scene. I want to prove that the time I've invested wasn't a waste of time.

SC2 is about the community and to you the heart of SC2 I ask for your help. I have set a stream to record my journey to make it. I ask for your support to make this dream come true, doesn't need to be money by any means, just the knowledge that the community takes interest in what i want to devote myself to is enough. This isn't a plan to get pro but more a plan to get somewhere to validate my efforts and then be in a spot to give back to the community that helped me get there.

please tune into my stream sometime, feel free to message me in game anytime I love meeting new people. Free coaching is always welcome ;]

thank you for your time.

sincerely

citizenleaf

Stream: http://www.justin.tv/thermic ( ty polar_nada =] )

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Polar_Nada
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1548 Posts
July 20 2011 08:04 GMT
#2
i hope for the best! btw, make sure to link the stream
[ReD]NaDa and fnaticMSI.SEn fighting~! ::POlar @ UC Irvine::
FuRRyChoBo
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States218 Posts
July 20 2011 08:19 GMT
#3
i'm similar to you in a lot of ways judging by your post

glhf and best of luck to you~
3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
July 20 2011 10:49 GMT
#4
I'm in the mother-father situation right now except it was my older brother that introduced me to games and hes 10 years older.
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
July 21 2011 04:16 GMT
#5
Race/league?

Languages you know?

Skills you have that you can apply in esports?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
citizenleaf
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States14 Posts
July 21 2011 05:45 GMT
#6
@ mizU

I played zerg till i saw dragon play and now i play terran =D im gold since ladder lock thou im being placed against diamond constantly with my current MMR

i know english/spanish and in the process of learning korean =D

as to the skills department I ran small tournies for cs 1.6 and TF2 and cast games in my apartment on our TV to friends to try and get them hyped, its not much but i work with what i got =D oh and i never BM haha not really a skill but something i think is important.

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:22:19
July 21 2011 06:20 GMT
#7
Practice SC2 more and work on your casting!

Do you already know Hangul? How far along is your Korean? :o

한극에 갔어요?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
MASSivezTV
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States289 Posts
July 24 2011 07:32 GMT
#8
i know exactly how you feel about parents not supporting your passion for gaming / Esports..

My parents are wonderful and all, and they do show some interest in my love for gaming, but they can't open their eyes enough to see that it is not just a game.. it's becoming a huge dynamic industry.

Anyways, keep loving the game, do whatever makes you happy, and don't let someone tell you that you can't do something.
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