FEELINGS ON THE LOSF TOURNAMENT

Hey everyone! So yesterday was the whole "ladies of sf4" tourney, and I definitely did not do well... at all! But it was a great learning experience and I will take a lot from it and just practice. There were quite a few girls there that I had never seen or heard of. Many of the competitors chose Zangief. That match up is always a tough one for me. The reason I did not do so well is definitely my last minute character change up and the jitters getting to me towards the end. I stayed true to my Balrog and used him after I got raped with Sagat. I was not ready to play with Sagat yet, but you never know what the next AI Ranbat has in store. To all the ladies who entered, it was fun playing with you all! I am definitely looking forward to the next AI Ranbat! Congradulations to Miyuki for winning, even though I missed it! Me and Keno went shopping afterwards. Thank you Shoo and everyone else who helped put the event together; it was a good run while it lasted!

"Gootecks Shimmy"! WATCH IT!

Oh my sweetie Gootecks "why are you just so good?!" Lol. . .


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Copy and paste it into your url link area... for some reason the link won't work on here... ahah I am technologically challenged!

Street Fighter Hype/Drama

Hello Reader(s)!
This is a little sum-up of the drama and arguments that I have witnessed since attending all events. I feel like a lot of people take this industry lightly and without knowing the consequences of their own actions. This game is super "hype" and there is always a lot of shit talking spreading around. I personally always assumed that everybody loved each other and played just for fun, but I was thrown for a loop. A lot of the top players take this game so seriously. And when someone takes something really seriously in their life, they will definitely despise whoever tampers with the "image". I have seen/heard arguments about people scrubbing their way through a win, or people talking shit about someone's skills, all the way to judging a person's character based on how he/she plays. The industry of SF4 is definitely different from the way that I had imagined it to be. Simply put, just know what you are getting yourself into, and just like any other thing in life; know where to draw the line and which boundaries to cross/ not to cross. I am not the type of person who is down for all this hype so that is mainly why I am not taking the game seriously. I am just the girlfriend of a professional gamer and I like to play for fun. Thanks for reading!

SF4 post!

First off I would like to extend a huge apology for not being able to practice with Naomi before the losf tournament approaching this saturday! SORRY!

So,
Keno posted a way long blog and it is ridiculous to read, lmao. Thank you to everyone who spent time reading it. Really, there are days where I forget why I am in the scene with him and I lose myself in complete confusion and anger... but he always helps me to realize that he is the only one for me and that is when I let go of the problems and the animosity, and just grow up and love him back. I speak on behalf of every man/woman who takes this video game industry seriously; the games don't represent their ability to love and care... so really, for me, if video games is what Keno wants to do and succeed in then I support him all the way. At the end of the day, he protects me from everything he possibly can.

FEMALE TOURNAMENT THOUGHTS
I am extremely nervous. I would love to do well in this tournament because I want to prove to myself and others that putting in the time and practice has genuinely turned me into a better player. I mean, video games are not my thing but they have definitely grown on me. SO hopefully I win at least one match!

Video Games + Girlfriend = You Just Dont Know

Yo! My name is Keno. I am a competitive gamer in the Street Fighter 4 scene and with that comes a lot of time spent practicing. I can easily play at the arcade for 8+ hours with no break. I am that dedicated to doing what I do. Normally I am attending tournaments at AI (Arcade Infinity). Those tournaments usually run 9 hours. The arcade is loud, full of guys, and foul language. On the other hand it also has some of the most interesting people you will ever meet. This is my life style. Seems awesome so far, now I bring my lovely girlfriend Teresa into the picture. She works roughly 4-5 days a week and wants nothing more than to come home and spend some time with me or go out for a night of adventure. On her few days off I usually have Street Fighter 4 related activities. You see us at arcades together quite often and we are all smiles. There is the other side that YOU JUST DONT KNOW! Now I shall rewind this story to the beginning. Im gonna start off and say this now, I love my girlfriend so much. I appreciate all the support you show me everyday. I LOVE YOU BABE! You are sitting right next to me playing that damn sims game at 5:33 in the morning just like a game nerd! Okay moving on! My girlfriend and I have been dating for over a year now. I had a job and she went to school Monday through Friday. At the beginning of the relationship we would see eachother once a week roughly because of my working schedule typically gave me one weekedn day off every two weeks so seeing eachother wasnt common. We started talking in the month of May. So as time goes by we love eachother and never had a single dispute. Always smiles and on the same page. Then comes the month of November! I was a computer technician employed by the awesome company CIRCUIT CITY that is now shut down! YYEEAAAHHHHH! Early in the month of november everyone was told that Circuit City was going to close 257 stores I believe. My store was one of them. So I worked through the liquidation process and our last day was December 23, 2008. After that time I filed for unemployment and I still am on it, siiiickkk. With this new found wealth and free time I could visit my girlfriend more. She still had school through the weekdays and didnt return home until 5pm. On Fridays and Saturdays would be our days to hang out. Fridays 5PM-10PM, Saturdays 11AM-10PM. Thats A LOT of time to spend together. We loved every moment we had together. We rarely went out. Enjoying each others company was enough to keep us happy. So things go well and in the month of February everything begins to change. Up until this time my girlfriend was aware of what I do for a hobby and she knows I am pretty good at it. I would explain to her what its like but I would always tell her its not the same unless you experience it. At first towards the later part of 08 I was becomming a better player. In 09 thats when my talent really went up to another level. So now I am pretty well known and performs well in tournaments and I tell my girlfriend to go with me to the arcade to see what its like. I take her to Video94. An awesome arcade that I played at exclusively. She went and pretty much was said "this is it?" She sits on a bucket in the back corner and watches for an hour. She says she never wants to do it again. Nobody talked to her and I am in my own little world. She had a taste of the life and didnt like it, as I expected. I felt everyone deserves to experience it once. So February gets towards the end and thats when my girlfriend moves in with me. This right here is the biggest factor in this relationship in my opinion. From here on things begin to change! Oh by the way if you have read this far you are awesome ^_^. So my girlfriend moves in and everything is fine so far. We are getting use to each others habits and its fine. My girlfriend decides to come and watch a tournament that I am entering. The tournament is the AI Season 2 Warm Up Tournament. She goes and this tournament lasted roughly 8 hours. She had never experienced anything like this. She didnt understand the game too much and didnt know what was going on. All she knew was what character I was and understood some of the hype. I am proud to WIN the first tournament my girlfriend watched me play. It was Gootecks and I in the finals. I was in the winners bracket the whole tournament! So after the tournament she congradulates me and we proceed to go to Banana Bay. So now my girlfriend is intrigued by what I do. She then accompanies me to more tournaments. A month more we begin to have some problems, BAD PROBLEMS. We have had arguments that threatened our relationship. A good two handfull of arguments that was a hair away from causing a break up. The topic of the argument ... Street Fighter! At this time my girlfriend isnt attending school and is working. She worked 5 days a week at this time. Now that she stays with me I need to remember that she needs attention and not just ignore her. At the same time there are some things that I do that are appart of my daily routine. I usually play video games for hours and go to the arcade till 4AM in the morning. Those things I had to cut down on because its the right thing to do. My typical mind state is if I dont want to go somewhere im not going. If I am tired then I am going to sleep. I usually would stay home and play games and that leaves my girlfriend with no activites. She isnt fond of the game to the point she will play it so we begin to bump heads. She wants to go out and do things or to talk. I want to practice so I can continue climbing the ranks in my SF4 scene. She doesnt want to spend her 2 days off going with me to tournaments. There are arguments about me feeling she is tying to change me and control me. There were some of her feeling that I choose a video game over my girlfriend and am inconsiderate. This goes on for another month until we both say that this is what were going to do and thats that. My girlfriends decides that the only way to save this relationship is for her to get into Street Fighter. She feels that it will help her understand and be able to participate and not be a spectator. I begin teaching her things and she realizes that it is WAY harder than she thought. She found respect for what I do and was proud of my skills. As time goes on she became a good player and is still learning. She shows some amazing talent that some seasoned players dont even have. We dont argue that much about it anymore. For the most part we go to the arcade willingly and happily and have a great time. All of my friends in the community like her and she feels they are awesome. From time to time we do have little arguments about Street Fighter but the understanding is better now. She knows that I go to AI tournaments no matter what. Thats my thing. If there is extra tournaments I will see and determine from there. I admit I do need to take her out more than just stay in the house. I am turning her into me. A game playing maniac. But hey thats not so bad is it? We have many Street Fighter related jokes. My girlfriend calls ChunLi's Spinning Bird Kick the Upside Down Slut Kick LOL! Currently we are stronger than ever and are one of the cutest couples id like to say. Things were not too easy and definately were hard at times. Understanding and the will to show interest is what has us together today. And now were IN-DE-STRUCT-ABLE!! .... no ones gonna stop us now. In-de-struct-able .. gonna keep em comin. In-de-struct-able ... the LAST MAN STANDIIIIING lol!

LIFE PLAZA DRINK

Hey everyone!
So this blog might just make me sound like a fatty but I don't care! I bought a green tea slush with boba from life plaza tonight and it was SO FUCKING GOOD! You all need to go try it. Keno loved it too and that man is so picky. It is like a green tea milkshake/slush with boba. Buy one get one free!

Practice for SF4

Hey everybody,
So me and Keno were playing street fighter at home and we started this game of HORSE, but in training mode. It began as a game just because I was tired of the same old beating Keno routine (Just Kidding), and We just decided to pick a character and see how many combos we could each do. It was just like horse but instead of H-O-R-S-E, he used S-F-4. It makes sense because the word leaves less room for error. Honestly, it became really good practice for my execution on certain things. Of course we all know who won the damn game... (0_o)! He tried to make me do some freaking professional combos with like ex focus dash cancel and shit... it is not as easy as I thought it would be. So just in case you all wondered what we do for practice... we play "SF4" now. Try it, it's really good for you and your character(s).

Keno quotes: "Practice your trial mode combos everyone.It will definitely help you at this game. Get creative! With Balrog I hit an 83 ex loop combo on training mode with infinite meter! MIKE BLACK MONEY ROSS HAS THE GREATEST WARDROBE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!"

STREET FIGHTER LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS

So throughout the period of time that I have been dating a professional SF4 player, there have been many ups and downs. Keno is a really talented player and I am not just saying that because he is my boyfriend. His friends love him and he earns respect from people on and off the arcade cabinet. I never really understood what a serious competitive gamer's life consisted of. Sure, me and him are all smiles when we are together at tournaments and events... but behind these smiles are experiences and arguments that have gone beyond many things. In the beginning, it was all fun and games. Keno and I always would go out and do things like eat dinner, or watch a movie; typical relationship stuff. Things were great and happy... then one day I decided "hey, since he is always at the arcade, why not go with him one day?" I went with him to Video 94 and I did not understand any of that. All of his friends did not get why he brought me along. At that point, I started to see what a big part of his life this game was. I never thought that Street Fighter 4 would become my scene. But these past few months I have come to be close to all his friends. Every one in the crowd has a different personality and they each offer me something special to add to my life. His friends have become my friends and I love them all a lot. So our relationship hit many bumps and cracks along the way. I began attending tournaments with him at Arcade Infinity... they were so long and draggish, I thought I would die at every single one. But for some wierd reason, I always found myself sitting right next to him when he would play at every tournament. I am so proud of the success that he has achieved, I thought it was so easy to play this game and be good... but little did I know. The reason for me to pick up the stick myself and start playing had a lot to do with an argument that Keno and I had. It was the best for us. At that point, the game had become such a problem in our relationship because he was always at the arcade and I felt like he put the game and the competition before me... so I decided to try and play. I started to play around two months ago and slowly but surely we became more compatible and attending the tournaments with him became a breeze for me. So street fighter has brought both positive and negative points to our relationship... but I am proud to say that we have become stronger and more understanding towards each others feelings because of the trials we have been through. The reason for this blog is because I have heard from many of his friends that they have had many relationships go down the drain because of the game. I have also heard girls complain about how horrible it is so have a man who just focuses on video games... but I have learned to love everything about him and appreciate his skills. Keno is pretty well known and he has nobody but himself to thank. So I hope this blog kind of opens the eyes of people who are having the same problems; and to the friends who are reading this, I hope you all understand me a little bit better. Thank you for reading.

keno's 21st Birthday May 14th, 2009

For everyone who did not attend that on that night... it was amazing! Everybody was there, and I really mean everyone! I had no idea that all his friends would show up, which just goes to show what an awesome crowd he is surrounded by. When we made our entrance, they made us feel so welcomed and special. I am so sure Keno appreciated everything that they did that night. It was awesome! We all met up at Banana Bay and I had to drive him ahah he was so wasted. Keno got so drunk that when he went in to the bathroom, he tore off the paper towel dispenser on accident... it was one of the best nights ever. He definitely said that it was his best birthday ever in the history of his birthdays!

Ladies of Street Fighter 4

Hey there everybody. I just recently made a blog here because I have been attending all these Street Fighter 4 tournaments and events with my boyfriend "Balrog-Keno" and I decided, "you know what, why not?" I want to direct this post to all the females joining the LOSF tournament coming up on June 27th, 2009. I wish all of you good luck and may the best woman win. This tournament does mean quite a bit to me, not because I want to show off or anything, but just because personally, me and Keno have been through many trials and tribulations because of this game. And since I have started to play this game and attend all the tournaments and events with him, we have become a team and really grown up together. We have already tested each other's strengths and weaknesses and this is really the first event I personally will have entered. I look at it as a I love my boyfriend tournament. HOW CORNY IS THAT? BUT IT IS ALL TRUE. So to all the females attending this tournament, I really hope this begins to mean a little something for you. That way we can't all blame the guys for making us go. HEHE.