EPT>_<
In all seriousness though great read. It definitely reminded me of the daily. Hell I changed my background to Day[9] after watching it because it gets me inspired. Not even for starcraft, just to achieve.
My mom watched Day9daily 100 and LOVED it. - Page 6
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FezTheCaliph
United States492 Posts
>_< In all seriousness though great read. It definitely reminded me of the daily. Hell I changed my background to Day[9] after watching it because it gets me inspired. Not even for starcraft, just to achieve. | ||
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jamesltl
Malaysia159 Posts
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Chocobo
United States1108 Posts
Had to comment on the schooling situation though... maybe you're just the exception to the rule, and maybe your mom knew that and made a good decision for you. I have no doubt that in culinary school you will not need to know most of the great majority of useless crap that public schools cover. But... for most people this would be a very bad idea. Unless you're intellectually curious, there will be huge gaps in your understanding of economics, math, history, and other things that can actually affect your life. Public school doesn't always do the greatest job of enlightening people but it does make sure that most people get through without being unaware of basic knowledge. Most people in your situation would probably end up not knowing if Europe is a country or a continent, being completely unaware that other countries use their own currency, have no real understanding of debt and how much interest on a debt can add up, and... oh wait I think I just did describe the public school system after all. Anyway congrats on turning out normal and gl in culinary school, soon you can cook rl fish feasts for your raids. | ||
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Pro]ChoSen-
United States318 Posts
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
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StarStruck
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photastic
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Tuneful
United States327 Posts
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frd
France164 Posts
Don't mean to offend the OP with this post, but I do feel the substance of the article's actually quite flimsy. | ||
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Mulu731
United States99 Posts
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WarChimp
Australia943 Posts
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Nienordir
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But his greatest lesson came from losing his most precious sentimental object, his bunny. Sean’s childhood bunny was his lucky charm. Bunny traveled with him to every tournament. While competing in Singapore, Day9 became very angry at himself for losing a match. He could not stop hating himself for his performance; and when he went to leave, he left bunny at the hotel. Then he called to have it sent to him and gave the hotel the wrong address. Bunny was lost forever in some postal neverland. He learned from that incident that he wanted to win too much. He had lost the joy of the game. He was loving or hating himself based on winning or losing. And the price was too high. Forget about his stereotypical, gamer magical thinking (he’ll get rid of that too, I’m sure), he racked up a huge win for the true Self by realizing that competition is not the point of gaming. That sounds so sad.. ;_; But couldn't be more true. Some will lose a bunny, others their morals in greed, their childhood for fame, or the connection to their kids, when they're to busy working/yelling at their partner, instead of realising that they need more attention.. Then again even if you're aware of it, it's so hard to be better, when your shadow reaches to the horizon and seems impossible to climb..  | ||
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niteReloaded
Croatia5282 Posts
Tommorow I will, it's 11PM atm. | ||
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Jago
Finland390 Posts
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Kyuki
Sweden1867 Posts
Thank you for sharing, and big thanks to your mom | ||
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Phos
Iceland106 Posts
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Zavi_
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On November 18 2010 06:55 Pro]ChoSen- wrote: lol in the Day9 100 show when he talks about "In 6th grade I was hot shit cuz I brought Prima's Strategy guide to school to read it" lmao that was totally me in 7th grade (I'm same age as Day9) I use to bring that shit to school and read it my whole study hall period I did that with the Diablo II strategy guide. In our English lessons (live in a foreign country) we had to choose an English book at the library to read, and I was allowed to read the Diablo II lore instead. How awesome was that. I felt exactly like day[9], the most awesome kid in class, for being able to do that. On topic though, the article was a great read. I've been thinking a lot about showing my mom the whole Starcraft scene, but she is not fluent enough in English to understand it spoken at a normal pace. Oh well, maybe I will find someone one day to share the Starcraft love with. One can always hope. | ||
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Scrimpton
United Kingdom465 Posts
I'd always done some form of competitive gaming, going to lans with teams etc, but kept it really sperate from my "real life" (school, then uni, and now work) However the line "I love starcraft and i love that i love it" really struck me deep. Realised i felt shame for doing what i love. From that day on i was a better, happier person. For that i owe day9 a huge debt. On a more casual level.. :3 | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
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Germany1377 Posts
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