Gamers and Stereotypes

[Andor]

Nice save Wil.

I so totally read that as "Nice will save."

 

[twofalls]

Up until recently, marrying your "high school sweetheart" was considered par for the course -- my parents did that.

Of course, I'm also in no great hurry to have a family. I was born by the time my parents were this age. I'm willing to let it slide a little bit longer while I get stuff figured out.

I married my high school sweetheart. At the time (mid 80's) it was not the popular thing to do, in fact I had all kinds of people telling me how crazy I was, except my parents. They married out of High School, and they knew how amazing Katy is.

Ultimatly, I asked myself this question;"What's the worst thing that could happen?". I considered the options and decided that coming to the end of my life and wishing I'd had the courage to marry the girl I fell in love with in high school was the worst thing that could happen. That made the choice very easy for me.

We celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary last March, and I'm head over heels in love with her. I can say with joy that High School was the start of the favorite period of my life, and I'm still living it.

Edit: I posted this after reading the posts about high school and family early on. A lot of other less happy stuff had been posted since, so if you were on a roll I apologize for derailing you all...

 

[fusangite]

I think Marjoru has abandoned us but I always find stories like yours heartening.

 

[devilbat]

I know I'm joining this party late, but I would just like to add that not all gamers from Winnipeg avoid showering on a daily basis. Most of us are able to find the time.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I was less concerned about the hygiene of gamers in Winnipeg than I was about the values:

So, I see people acting like idiots, getting drunk out of their mind, treating women like crap, killing themselves and other with drugs and alcohol. If I voice my opinion on any of these things, however, I am treated like an outcast for not accepting the things that everyone else does.

 

[devilbat]

So, I see people acting like idiots, getting drunk out of their mind, treating women like crap, killing themselves and other with drugs and alcohol. If I voice my opinion on any of these things, however, I am treated like an outcast for not accepting the things that everyone else does.



Wow, Manitoba must be nasty place. The society I live in frowns upon this stuff.

Ah yes. Unfortunately the jaded view of one, casts a dark shadow on our little prairie town. I would say that this is a vast over generalization.

There is so much to quote from this angst ridden individual, that I don't know where to start. So I won't.

 

[fusangite]

Ah yes. Unfortunately the jaded view of one, casts a dark shadow on our little prairie town.

That's okay. The shadow is utterly blotted out by the much larger and more substantial shadow of Randy Bachman.

 

[devilbat]

That's okay. The shadow is utterly blotted out by the much larger and more substantial shadow of Randy Bachman.

Actually, Randy Bachman is a shadow of his former self, after having his stomach stapled. He's looking quite svelt. Burton Cummings on the the other hand, needs to learn how to say no the the Salisbury House burgers, but I digress.

 

[Majoru Oakheart]

I will probably regret resurrecting this thread, but here goes nothing.

So, it's been a couple of years since this thread happened. I stopped posting in it because I really couldn't take the abuse any longer. After I stopped reading it life went by as it normally does. I felt better.

I probably should give you a rough update. I don't really think I lost any weight, not that I ever really wanted to. I feel a lot better about myself than I used to, mostly do to a change of careers to something I actually like doing. I'm working Operations for IBM, monitoring their computer systems. I'm not being yelled at continually for call times, aftercall work and all the other stuff that comes with working at a call center. I finally feel like I'm doing something worthwhile.

As for the rest...still single. Don't think my habits have appreciably changed. Still no drinking, still no drugs, still no desire. I actually have to leave work shortly, so I'll update further in a short while.