Posted on 08/20/2020 at 08:38 AM
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So as you know, 2001 and 2002 were rough years for me. I lost my gig at The Dallas Morning News and had some disagreements with family members for a short while. Right after college, it seemed like I was headed in the right direction, and companies were asking me to write for them. But then the dot.com bubble burst and 9/11 happened and it became super hard to find a job. Especially since I can't drive a car because of my disability. For a whle I even questioned why I even went to college at all. Was it worth it? (Looking back now I'd say no). I was so sad about the situation I even had almost a small nervous breakdown. So it was nice that 2003 had two things that FINALLY went right for a change.
The first good thing about 2003 was I finally got a true full time job. I worked at a local church, printing bulletins and answering phones and other things. I didn't like a lot of the people I worked with (which seems strange since it was a church) but I loved my job duties. I was able to use my skills I learned in college, so that made me happy. I worked there for three and a half years.
The other great thing that happened in 2003 was I started writing at GamerDad.com! And I'm still there today! Granted, the site is a LOT different now than it was back then, but I was finally able to get my foot back in the gaming journalism door, and the very next year I was able to go to E3 again. So I was quite happy about the whole thing.
I know I must've played a lot of games that year, but the one that really stuck out for me in 2003 was the first WarioWare game on the GBA. I liked it so much I named it my Game of the Year in 2003, and I was able to write a GOTY blog at GamerDad.com, too!