So I imagine a lot of my friends would come to this website and be like, WTF? Bone has a website about video games what a weirdo. Yes I am a weirdo. Throughout my life, and especially in high school and college, I was very anti-social and socially awkward. So it is very strange to all of the sudden be putting my awkward self on the internet. But there is a reason why I set up this website and actually dedicate one night of my life to playing video games on the line for the world to see. But first, lets set that up.
Have you ever been to see a movie in a theater by yourself? I actually have, but just once. One time I even went to dinner by myself at a sit down restaurant(olive garden). At the time I was married and my wife was flabbergasted.
"So you just got a table and sat by yourself? What did you do the whole time? That's so weird."
Here's the thing. I thought it was weird at the time as well. But then, I started thinking. What if I did not get married right out of college? What if I was single? If that was the case I guarantee you I would see movies by myself all the time. I would even eat at restaurants by myself. But now I know better than to get a table. No, you gotta sit at the restaurant bar and order food there. Bartenders are good at making you feel comfortable for having no one but yourself to eat with. Oh crap, I just realized that I lied about seeing a movie by myself just once. Another time when my wife had the kids out of town and I was real hungover I decided to go to the five star lounge(recliners and waiters) and see a movie by myself. And guess what, it was pretty awesome. Clearly made better by the fact that it was kid free....trust me once you squirt out a few you will realize how much things get better when they are kid free, since, you know, you are only kid free once a year. Anyway back to the seeing a movie by myself, it was awesome...
Except the end of the movie. Since I was by myself, at the end of the movie there was no one to share it with. "Oh man, can you believe that part," or "I don't think the so and so scene was needed" or "I don't know why but that movie was awesome." Without the shared experience, the two hour movie was just that, and nothing more.
And that is exactly why I started to stream video games. Growing up, my friends played video games with me, so it was a shared experience. Even through college I always had someone to share a video game experience with. I will never forget playing The Thing for PS2 with my college roommate. It was such a terrible game but going through that journey with him made it one of the best games I have ever played. And that is it.
See, all my friends are not really gamers. They have moved on with their lives, probably for the better. But I am still obsessed with games. I love them. But they are never as good as when sharing them with a friend. So I stream to make friends and share experiences. And also because it gives me an excuse to dedicate one night to playing video games, even if I don't get any viewers, hey, at least I tried. And its fun. Its soo much fun.
And that's what its all about. Being happy. Thursday nights, because of my incredible wife and understanding children, I get to play video games for an hour, and its awesome. No matter how socially awkward, no matter how big a fool I make of myself, I am having fun and enjoying it, so I win.