EPTIn my own defense it’s not really my fault that I neglected writing blogs, missed watching MLG Anaheim, and played little StarCraft 2 in the last month. I’ve had an extremely hectic schedule lately. I accepted a new job, planned a move 12 hours from my hometown, went apartment shopping, earned my bachelor’s degree, moved all my worldly belongings 12 hours, relocated, and began my first full-time job. Oh, and somehow I squeezed in attending the midnight release of Diablo 3 and managed to level a monk up to 60.
Needless to say, things like writing, TeamLiquid, and StarCraft2 have taken a back seat. I mostly spent 3 weeks catching up with my family and old friends before moving out to start my new career.
And now that I’ve settled in after the whirlwind, I find myself craving stability and being incredibly homesick. I miss being at home: Where I wake up to the dog cuddling with me, eat way too much ice cream with my sister, and laugh at jokes my mom cracked in Cantonese. I’m supposed to be starting this great new step in real life and I find myself holding on. It’s almost like the end of a chapter in my life and the start of another.
So I guess to try and find said stability and create a foundation to move forward with…and because I’ve been away for too long, I once again turn to TeamLiquid and StarCraft 2 as a sanctuary. I haven’t written in a month. I barely watched two hours of streams or tournaments. So I’m bringing back the blogs. And I watched as much of DreamHack Summer as I could.
And as I watched DreamHack and TSL4 qualifiers, it dawned on me that TL has become a digital home to me. Every time I log in it’s almost comforting in its familiarity. Not only does TeamLiquid educate and bring me everything I know about my favorite hobby, but now it’s also helping me cope with my new situation. How can this not be a little inspiring? I too hope that one day soon I can say that things are much better now. For now? I always have TeamLiquid.
