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You can't spend your whole life holding the door open for people and then being angry when they don't thank you. Nobody asked you to hold the door.

I want to give a major shoutout to the boys for saving the streak this weekend 💞 I feel so blessed and so grateful to know that I have such a strong village I can always fall back on. Thank you for both understanding what my craft and passion means to me and for putting so much effort into keeping my little summer streak alive. We have a tech out tomorrow so hopefully an update on the internet situation soon ❤️

Today is my 1000th stream 🎊. I am incredibly grateful for this community and all the time we have spent aboard the Starship and among the Eclipse Arcade. What’s the secret to 1000 streams, no burnout? I’m not sure tbh but I can tell you that “Community” is, and has always been, my guiding thought and “I want to create a community, not a following” has always been my guiding principle. I laid my foundation on the idea that community doesn’t just happen, it is intentionally created and must be intentionally nourished. It was my intention to create a community where people can do life together, experience joy, and find rest. I am proud to say that every move I make is thoroughly steeped in that intention. 1000 streams later and the mission remains the same: do life together. In this time, I have had some of the highest highs and lowest lows of life and this community has been there through them all. I have grieved for the loss of the most important woman in my life. I went from entry-level to corporate level manager. You have watched me struggle with substance abuse, and alcoholism. You have also watched me beat those things (291 days clean btw). You have watched me battle with my depression and at times, you have taken up swords and battled alongside me. We’ve witnessed history together, whether it was an epic US Olympic finish or the rap beef that changed the industry forever. We have done life together. I almost didn’t begin this journey because I was so caught up in the fear that no one would show up. When I went live for the first time, I gave a 20+ minute pre-prepared speech to zero viewers about who I was, all of my goals, and the community I was going to create. No one was there to hear it, but above all else, I promised to show up. For my first 25 streams, I repeated those goals over and over and re-introduced myself to every single one of the first 3500 people who followed me. I used to repeat my raid greeting over and over. My OGs have sat in streams where they heard it over 120 times once. I don’t say it for every single follow anymore, but every-time I say it, it takes me back to the beginning and reconnects me with my mission, reigniting my purpose. We do the things. We might not always do them well, and they may never happen on time, but we always have a fucking blast because we do them together. I was scared to stream because I thought no one would watch me play Stardew Valley. Now, I don’t worry who or if anyone will watch; I only worry about if my community is okay and if they know I showed up for them that day. To Sanguine, Taz, and Dragon: the three people who have shown up for 975+ of our 1000 streams - your commitment to me means the fucking universe to me but in no way does it compare to the way you’ve shown up for me in my life, as my friend, and my family. To Drop, who has shown up for 935 streams straight and has poured a considerable amount of effort and love into making this community grow and making the streamers in this community feel loved and embraced. You are one of a kind and we thrive because of people like you. To Tiny, Danny, Duhshi, & Oslin: You are my strength and knowing you have this communities back keeps me going. To VG, Walrus, Master, & Kuwu: Your efforts and time spent ARE the foundations of this ship. To my OGs, thank you for riding out my vision and continuously pushing me to see it through. To my wives, thank you for your constant love and encouragement. To my Starship and Eclipse Arcade family, I do it all for you ❤️ I’ve said it before and I promise you’ll hear me say it many more times over the next 1000 streams… We may not have it all together but together we have it all. Thank you for doing life with me and thank you for breathing life into the Starship for 1000 streams ❤️ Long live the Starship 🥂, long live the Arcade 🥂 May they reign forever! ⭐🕹️🚀 xoxo, Captain Star ⭐🚀