From 65b33da2f4b637ee232fbeb284a25f7b5d935ec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Price Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 17:38:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add post --- ...021-01-23-looking-back-at-twenty-twenty.md | 90 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2021-01-23-looking-back-at-twenty-twenty.md diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-23-looking-back-at-twenty-twenty.md b/_posts/2021-01-23-looking-back-at-twenty-twenty.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e1caa63 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2021-01-23-looking-back-at-twenty-twenty.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: looking back +--- + +Wow it's been a while since I've written anything, huh? It didn't help that +2020 was quite the awful, stressful, eventful year, but I can't say it was all +bad. + +Over the past 4-5 years I'd been getting plugged into the fighting game +community (FGC) in my area. Pre-2020, I'd had a lot of fun making friends at +local FG events and seeing my skills and Guilty Gear growing. I was thankful +for the number of monthly events that were relatively close to me, but I +disliked that 100% of them were tournament focused. With 3 hours of driving +time or less, I could have 3 Saturdays out of the month filled with +tournaments. This was amazing, but I found myself wanting more non-tournament +time with my new fighting game friends. That's when I decided to see if I +could run my own weekly event for casual training and friendship. _Event +Horizon Games_ in Garner was the first place I reached out to. They were +extremely accommodating and within a couple months, _Monday Fight Club_ (MFC) +was averaging 15-20 people weekly! I'm happy to report that I had lots of +regulars, some driving from as far as Durham every week. + +Unfortunately the pandemic has put a big fat hold on MFC. Added to this +annoyance came sad news in December that _Event Horizon Games_ would be +closing. MFC will have to find a new home, but I'll make sure we can keep +playing in some form or fashion. + +Organizing _Monday Fight Club_ has been a wonderful learning experience. It's +given me the confidence to attempt future events and maybe even tournaments! +I've had plenty of help from knowledgeable folks in the local scene. I'm +forever grateful for their input and encouragement. There are good times ahead +for the FGC both locally and globally. + +--- + +My amazing wife graduated from culinary school this past semester. I am +overflowing with pride in her accomplishments -- overflowing straight onto the +bathroom scale! It has been such a joy seeing her set a career course with +excitement. + +I look forward to bragging about the delicious dishes she prepares to any ear +that will listen. + +--- + +I bought a 1991 Volkswagen Golf GTI 16v that I cruised around in for a year +before selling. Of course I found out it needed massively expensive work +_after_ I bought it. This realization lead me to prematurely panic sell the +car. + +I miss putting around in that insanely loud, rattly go-kart. It was such a joy +to drive. Maybe there's another fun car in the future. Fingers crossed! + +Speaking of vehicles, I've also bought and sold a motorcycle since last I +wrote! I had a great time riding, but discovered it ultimately wasn't for me. +Happy that I was able to try it. + +--- + +Arcade games are so cool y'all! After spending the last few years with two +Sega Blast City arcade cabinets and a handful of games, I can tell you the +hobby is rad. Expensive, but rad as hell. + +I started out by having a big game room upstairs with the machines and a giant +70" TV. It was fun for a time, but then I started going up there less and +less. There was a spell where I hardly touched the arcade machines (heaven +forbid) for over a month. + +The decision was finally made (due to pressure from my wife) to move all my +game stuff downstairs by building out a full fledged and always connected +gaming room. The upstairs situation was only ever half done because I was +always having to plug and unplug various consoles based on what I wanted to +play. This time around I'm building a full rack of hardware with matrix A/V +switches, power bars, and network cables so I can have everything hooked up +constantly. It's still unfinished at the moment, but rest assured it's going +to be awesome and I'll probably write about it once I've got the bugs ironed +out. + +I even have another arcade machine on the way! Stay tuned ... + +--- + +Okay, that's probably enough for these little shotgun updates. If you're still +reading this far into the article, I commend you for dealing with my horrible +writing. It's a good thing writing prose isn't my day job. + +I hope to write more in the coming days/weeks/months (we probably all say that, +don't we?) about whatever comes to mind. Check back if that piques your +interest. Until then, stay safe my friends! -- 2.45.2