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Continued from a previous blog entry (Introduction)...
Let me tell you something you probably already know. School and Starcraft mix much the same way that kittens and parakeets do. Combine them, and one will suffer. I was so addicted to Starcraft during the second semester of my Freshman year of college that I would completely lose track of time, playing late at night, and only realize that it was late when the sun began to rise. I tried to convince myself that I should go to sleep so that I could handle school the next day, but my classes were so terrible that I could hardly stand being there to begin with.
I had an English class that was a writing course. Now, I like to write, but I hated this class. The professor was really cool, and very encouraging, but the material made everyone in the class cry with boredom. I had a Physics class with 100 other kids in this huge hall. The professor was this Asian dude that stood at the front of the class speaking like Ben Stein with his back to us. The only time he ever turned around was at the end of the class. My calculus teacher didn't speak English. I mean, WTF? A teacher at a major university that can hardly even speak the language? That was a big problem. All I thought about all day long was getting to the end of class so I could go home and play Starcraft. That is, unless I just stayed home to begin with.
I lived with my parents and went to Florida Atlantic University, which was local to me. It took about 45 minutes to drive the 5 miles to school in thick I-95 traffic. Since I lived at home, my parents would always try to keep me from playing too much Starcraft. When they came in the room I would just alt-tab the word processor with a half written paper or some other homework. My sister always wanted on the comp to use AOL, and my Dad would wake up at 1 AM to get a snack and yell at me to go to bed. "Okay Dad, I'm almost done with this game and then I'll head to Bed. Sorry." 5 hours later the sun is rising and I'm trying to sneak back to my bedroom without anyone noticing me. It was always hilarious when my parents would think I had woken up early. "Oh, you're up early Jason!" "Just wanted to get a head start on the day Mom. The early bird gets the reav... I mean worm!" =D
Such were the things I had to contest with to get my Starcraft fix. I would replay games in my head all day at school and think about what I could have done differently. My grades suffered badly. I was a computer science major without any computer science classes, and getting bored quickly already. Now with my addiction to Starcraft, I failed badly. After my third semester, FAU asked me to "take a semester off." Thank God.
I had a lot of Starcraft to play, but my family was getting in the way of playing it. I knew I had to do something about it, and when my first credit card came in the mail, It gave me the idea I needed...
  
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I'm glad to see your priorities were in the right order 
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What's your idea? Btw don't overspend your credit card, you'll regret it
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reavers are caterpillars, not worms
*sigh* so obvious!
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5/5 you're gonna buy a laptop for sc now arn't you? =D
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Haha I am pretty well in the same situation dude. I am first year, second semester currently (though I don't play as much as you did though I don't think). It's tricky to balance starcraft and school. I find one hour per week during the week (except if I have no homework/just did a big exam/a friday), is my limit. Weekends are a fair bit longer.
What was your idea? I am curious.
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I think it would've been funny if you wrote "the early mutalisk gets the reaver"
nice story, please continue!
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On March 10 2009 07:33 il0seonpurpose wrote:
What's your idea? Btw don't overspend your credit card, you'll regret it
All events in this blog took place 10 years ago, but thanks for the warning! =) I could have used it then.
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On March 10 2009 07:49 Loophole wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2009 07:33 il0seonpurpose wrote:
What's your idea? Btw don't overspend your credit card, you'll regret it All events in this blog took place 10 years ago, but thanks for the warning! =) I could have used it then.
Wow 10 years ago? And what was the idea??
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On March 10 2009 07:49 Loophole wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2009 07:33 il0seonpurpose wrote:
What's your idea? Btw don't overspend your credit card, you'll regret it All events in this blog took place 10 years ago, but thanks for the warning! =) I could have used it then.
awww... so that means you're no longer addicted to starcraft? 
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How you overcame the addiction ?
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haha... stopping everything to play starcraft....
definitely a must for any hardcore
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On March 10 2009 07:58 Boblion wrote:
How you overcame the addiction ?
Don't give him the answer, i want as many people addicted to this game as i can..
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On March 10 2009 07:24 Loophole wrote:
I would completely lose track of time, playing late at night, and only realize that it was late when the sun began to rise.
Close the blinds, ergo problem solved ... works for me anyways.
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He obviously switched to poker.
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Ooh exciting exciting! Next part please please!!!
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The early bird gets the reav... I mean worm!
This made me think of giant mechanical birds swooping down on unsuspecting reavers.
5/5
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You parents bitched at you like you were a little kid when you were in college? I feel sorry for you. An adult should be able to sleep or not sleep as he or she chooses.
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On March 10 2009 07:31 OnceKing wrote:I'm glad to see your priorities were in the right order
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On March 10 2009 10:48 Mastermind wrote:
You parents bitched at you like you were a little kid when you were in college? I feel sorry for you. An adult should be able to sleep or not sleep as he or she chooses.
Well, I was 18, but I wasn't exactly an adult. =)
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