A review of Tom's recent Subscibers video

[Mr Muggles]

Before I start I should mention that I submitted this thread in the review's section rather stupidly. Hopefully they will just delete that.

I couldn't help but feel a tinge of sadness, more than a tinge actually. After Tom explained he's split up with his long-term partner and the reasons behind 'Timetolive'. I won't dwell any more on that as I only recently lost my mother to Alzheimer's so mum's and death are not my favourite talking point at the moment.

I'm sure some of you will have been through the aftermath of a split involving you or them moving out. The last time it was her moving out, I felt very lonely and the PC (which I had practically left her for) lol Was not quite as tempting as before..... I'm wondering if Tom's relationship breakdown was due to similar circumstances i.e. "it's me or the PC" Tom?

Have you ever made someone a 'PC widow'?

Due to TTL's work commitments I imagine it would have been very hard keeping a relationship going also, especially if your GF starts resenting what you do for a living and the time you put into it, which was the case with me.

My history is i'm a musician and I can't tell you the amount of birds i've lost through that! But even worse, was the last one who was fed up of my gaming addiction, I spent hours, whenever I could basically..gaming and rehearsing with the band. I remember one time she said "why don't you play with me instead of the computer" lol The thing is, I was bored, the novelty of a new game had become far more interesting than she could ever be. I'm not even sure I can change this attitude with gaming i've had since I was 14yrs old. Women have come and gone, but the new games just keep coming out! And getting better and better!!

Oh, will I ever be set free...

ps

I really hope it works out for Tom as re-painting and changing your house around is no substitute for a good, hard shag

Unless you're bored of shagging her that is lol

 

[cbiltsouris]

well Ill be honest, Ive lost quite abit of people in my life that have been dear to me including my dad. I don't know what it is about pcs they just change the mood Im in. having that extra challenge of fitting somthing or overclocking somthing really did help with the depression/grief that I was dealing with last year. Ive currently in a relationship for a year and half now and yes mr muggles your completely right I tend spend alot of my time with my rig. And it was getting to the point where the Mrs started to get really pissed off, in which she somehow manages to hide the psu cord somewhere,but in doing so I spend a hell of alot more time with her and then shes happy which makes my life a hell of a lot easier. people need to find a medium where time/attention can be balanced out

never leave the psu cord unattended!

 

[tinytomlogan]

She was deffo a PC widow last year, the mix of a limited income and the sheer amount of hours I was putting in were deffo the main contributor to me calling it a day where I was fed up of the arguments.

Its a shame as me and Bryan (VonBlade) have really found our feet this year, even though we are still working our back sides off there is a lot less 3am last minute NDA pushes this year and I think we both feel like we are in a much better place both at work and at home because of it. Ive also taken on a couple new reviewers which are currently doing the equivilent of the SAS assault course before I let them loose on the site which *should* allow me & VB more time to concentrate on bigger things and also allow us more time to sleep in between. OC3D has always been about -us- and by that I mean we are a family, you may see my ugly mugg on the videos but there is so much that goes on behind the scenes I quite litterally could not do it by myself.

Ive actually just today heard Ive got a different place now so Ill be moving. Its a big place but Ill be sharing with a friend Ive known for years, that and although its still very fresh there is also kinda a new lady on the scene so lifes not all bad.

Time To Live was about me moving on with my life and not wasting it, TTL was me proving to a certain company at the time that their standards and customer service were shocking. It did (the other company) eventually get shut down so I proved my point but that led me into the fold at OC3D and things have not been the same since.

Im living the PC nerd / geeks dream and Ill never stop being thankful for the amazing things I do / get to play with. Thats why I spend so much time try to make the videos and find new ways to entertain you all by building things like the Assassin and SHadow H2O systems, plus compos like snow white. Thats kinda of my way of trying to say thankyou to all of the forum members and subscribers for supporting not only me but bryan, jim and OC3D as a whole.

Without you all OC3D would be nothing, so I thank each and every one of you.

 

[VonBlade]

It's true though. All this *points to the site* doesn't happen by happy accident and only by all working our fingers to the bone does it appear to be the smooth technological ride that it does.

*bows and steps back into the shadows*

 

[S_I_N]

Well I have been on many forums and still browse them ( but I dont post lol )daily but this is where I feel at home the most and Tom its because of you and the rest of the OC3D team that make it feel like you say a family. I love this place and plan on staying for as long as I am able to

So let me say a big Thank You to Tom, Bryan, Jim and the rest of you lot, I dont know ur names but I plan on changing that.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

 

[SieB]

We appreciate all your hard work guys

I enjoy reading reading Bryan's reviews, watching Tom's vids and I also take into account all the hard work the others must put in to make OC3D what it is and it doesn't go unnoticed. Keep it up guys, you are doing a great job

*sheds a single manly tear*

 

[Mr Muggles]

She was deffo a PC widow last year, the mix of a limited income and the sheer amount of hours I was putting in were deffo the main contributor to me calling it a day where I was fed up of the arguments.

Its a shame as me and Bryan (VonBlade) have really found our feet this year, even though we are still working our back sides off there is a lot less 3am last minute NDA pushes this year and I think we both feel like we are in a much better place both at work and at home because of it. Ive also taken on a couple new reviewers which are currently doing the equivilent of the SAS assault course before I let them loose on the site which *should* allow me & VB more time to concentrate on bigger things and also allow us more time to sleep in between. OC3D has always been about -us- and by that I mean we are a family, you may see my ugly mugg on the videos but there is so much that goes on behind the scenes I quite litterally could not do it by myself.

Ive actually just today heard Ive got a different place now so Ill be moving. Its a big place but Ill be sharing with a friend Ive known for years, that and although its still very fresh there is also kinda a new lady on the scene so lifes not all bad.

Time To Live was about me moving on with my life and not wasting it, TTL was me proving to a certain company at the time that their standards and customer service were shocking. It did (the other company) eventually get shut down so I proved my point but that led me into the fold at OC3D and things have not been the same since.

Im living the PC nerd / geeks dream and Ill never stop being thankful for the amazing things I do / get to play with. Thats why I spend so much time try to make the videos and find new ways to entertain you all by building things like the Assassin and SHadow H2O systems, plus compos like snow white. Thats kinda of my way of trying to say thankyou to all of the forum members and subscribers for supporting not only me but bryan, jim and OC3D as a whole.

Without you all OC3D would be nothing, so I thank each and every one of you.

Tom, You don't need to roll out the 'thanks to all my fans' speech here. I was directly writing to you/this thread on a personal level.

In 'showbiz' people stay with you because of 'what you do' not because of anything they do. I can tell if i'm 'popular' by audience attendance, you can tell by youtube views and membership numbers to the site.

You stated out responding to my post but then the last paragraph you ended up going on about something entirely different, which I don't quite understand tbh

Don't thank them mate! They (the fans) are thanking you all the time and i'm sure they know you appreciate it.

You should earn a good living out of it imo, you and the team deserve i'm not sure how you will do that because i'm not very savvy in that way.

 

[sheroo]

I have also been on a few sites, and a lot of them are full of elitist knowalls. I like this place because its nice and friendly, and thats down to the tone you guys set. I've really enjoyed the recent build vids - I'm getting my build fix without having to remortgage....