Dreamhack Winter 2012 - Day 2

Friday, 23rd November 2012
Alright, let me preface this entire entry with the fact that I'm writing this with a minimal amount of sleep. Forgive any kind of horrid gushing, grammar, lazy phrasing etc.

So yesterday was just insane. I woke up to find that HerO has followed me on twitter. After squealing for like a solid 5 minutes (and waking David in the process) we began to get ready for the day. We arrived an hour or so before games started, so we spent most of the morning trying to locate a dude who could hook us up with a press pass. And we did. It was so easy too. So we totally got access to the twitch lounge where all the bigwigs and shit hang out. While sitting there, I was trying to be inconspicuous but I was just, OMG. They can see the admiration and hero worship in my eyes, OH GOD. WHAT AM I DOING HERE fasldjfalsjdf. haha But it was so awesome.

TheSTC, ForGG and HerO

Taeja and Myself. I always get such nice pictures with this guy. :D 

The rest of the day was just Dave and I hanging out either by the player area, twitch lounge and later on in the day, at the streams. I haven't taken nearly as many pictures this time as in Summer, but I just feel even more weird asking about it. It's made even more awkward by people thinking I introduce myself automatically by saying "I'm married". ugh... I need to enunciate better. Not married people, my name is Mary! Sorry I suck at speaking!

Anyway, the games were crazy. For anybody who reads this and is actually interested in SC2 in have to watch the last game with TLO vs. Snute was insane. My brain and my heart were just all over the place in that game, it was just the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

After the games finished, we headed over to the hotel bar at the Scandic Elmia and just casually hung out with some of the players. (Inside I just kept repeating to myself "Is this even real life??!"). I went to sleep quite late after hanging out with LiquidRet and a Swedish player called Andre. I mean... pinch me, wtf.

To the pictures. :)

               With Naniwa... I was rude and interrupted him watching games so he was a bit rude back to me. But I got the picture anyway  muahaha

TLO of course :) 

Monchi - turns out he's freaking good at SC2

Sase, Thorzain... and misc... 

Snute, turns out he's also pretty ballin' at SC2. 

Original good guy Dimaga. Love this kid. 

Socke. Germans represent. 

Incontrol.