GAME ON

There's this guy I (used to) work with that claims his sister is ranked 3rd in the world on Call of Duty. And she gets paid to play in tournaments. Professional Tournaments. Now, this is something that could be a fabrication, but of all things to make up a lie about, this hardly seems like something to make up. Plus he seems like a stand up kinda guy I so I tend to believe him. Anyway, his sister gets paid to play video games essentially. I was always told as a kid that I couldn't do that? I remember my dad asking "What are you going to with your life? Are you going to play video games forever? Do you plan on being the Nintendo Champion of the World?" And I knew he was being overly sarcastic about it. So looking back, I'm disappointed. I could have played video games for a living. I could have been 'Nintendo Champion of the World'. I don't know now since I was discouraged at such a young age. And the fucked up thing is I still play video games. But I have to pay for them. It's backwards! I want to get paid to play. This is bullshit!!

Of course there is a high level of sarcasm in the above bit. I never really wanted to play video games for a living, and I don't hold anything against my dad for this situation. But the reality of it is fucked up because I do still play frequently and had there been a chance to do it for a living and I missed I would be sad. :(