le grand retour

After a rather long hiatus, The Ungodly Hour is coming back. It's an industrial/ebm/etc show done by two very cool people, rE/dOx and Lady Dev. Give it a listen next Wednesday night, join the forums, request music, and pester the dj's.

Seabound and Iris are touring!!
Now watch, they won't come anywhere near me and I'll have to hitchike down to LA or something in boots and a pair of pom poms.

Anders Manga crawled up on my list of fantastic music. Download his albums here and donate some money if you like it.

I bought two Time Spiral and Two 10th Ed. boosters. In the Time Spiral I got a White Akroma, and in the two 10th Ed. I got a Royal Assassin and a Wrath of God.
So I decided to design a new deck. I took white fliers and mixed it up with a little bit of fear. I'm pretty happy with the deck so far, but have only tested it in group games. The glorious anthem and the lumithread field are good.
Any other suggestions of the top of your head?

I also made a solider deck revolving around Crovax and 2 Benalish Commanders. That's turned into a fantastic deck. I added a lumithread to that one as well, and with the Vetran Armorers, it's fantastic.

Next month's tournament is going to be precon + boosters. We're going to put the precons + boosters in a bag and randomly draw. I've never played a precon, so I'm looking forward to it.

I placed second in my magic tournament! My sliver deck was pretty stable and as long as I got a good draw and played well, it did exactly what I wanted it to do. It was the first deck I've made that I thought was very stable. I think I've grown as a player. I picked up a precious birds of paradise as a prize. In reality, I gained much more in deckbuilding and playing knowledge.

School and work are going to keep me fairly busy this semester, and I'm glad it's my last. I have about one more big push and then senioritis is going to set in and then it's going to all be over. I didn't really need a social life this winter anyway.

Current Music: Tactical Sekt - Catatonic

Catalyst: We went to get sushi and I drank an a lot of iced tea.

I took Ivan to his work around 3:00 to pick up some stuff. I waited in the car while he went in. About 5 minutes after he left I realized I needed to pee.
10 minutes go by. I really need to pee.
15 minutes go by. I start fidgeting.
18 minutes go by. I called Dave and asked where Ivan's office was (because I was stupid and didn't watch him go inside) and he told me I couldn't go in because it's a security risk. I tell him I have to pee really badly. He suggests driving up the street to see if I can find anything. I leave the parking lot and drive up the street. I see nothing, get worried that Ivan's outside wondering where I went. I drive back.
23 minutes go by. I start crying.
25 minutes go by. I drive to the back of the parking lot and pee in the bushes. Lucky, I had a box of Kleenex in my car.
As I drive back, Ivan's walking around and wonders where I've been. I'm a total wreck. Like shaking and twitching like a heroin addict who's just drying out.

Me: I just peed in the bushes behind your work.
Ivan: That's ok, the homeless people do it all the time. Hope you avoided the poison ivy.
Me: *eyes inflate to the size of tennis balls* There was already some toilet paper back there. I think I peed on my foot.
Ivan: I love you.

Fin.

I made it standard (which will include 10th ed. by the time my tourney happens), and commons only, so no rares or uncommons. It's going to be interesting to see what people come up with now that most of the dual lands and game winning cards have just been eliminated. Me? I've put together a counter deck. I've got a bunch of Mana Leaks and Counterspells. I'm mixing green in with the blue because I wanted cards like Llanowar Elves and Silhana Ledgewalkers. Another recent favorite has been the Thornweald Archers. I'm excited about my deck and the tournament. I need to do some more work on it though. My other mechanic besides the counterspells is pumping. I've got Fists of Ironwood in there. I need to do some play testing, but I think it might work.
I'm also toying with the idea of a sliver deck with the counterspells. I've never seen a control sliver deck. I've included the gemhide slivers, of course. I also included the poisonous slivers, since the poison counter might come in handy. But, I'm still a little worried because there are no control sliver decks that I've seen. Any suggestions?
Are these good ideas??

So, Sunday was the pre-release magic tournament...my first. I was intimated and that really didn't change until I was playing in the two-headed giant half of the tournament with Ivan. I'm glad we went Sunday. Significantly less people, and it went a little faster (I had my ass handed to me faster). In the individual round, I had one guy help me build my deck a little bit, and I was reasonably happy with my deck, but when it came time to actually play I was so nervous that my brain wasn't really working. I made a lot of stupid mistakes and forgot to play stuff when I should've. Though I did win one game, so that made me happy. The people I played were really nice (especially the first guy).
The two-headed giant part definitely was the most fun for me. My deck ended up working exactly like I wanted it to. Ivan and I slaughtered the first team we played. The second team were these two dicks and I wanted to kick them. Because of them I opted not to snag the Nihilith when Ivan and I divvied up the cards yesterday. They were the only people I really wanted to beat, kill, maim, etc. We lost. Rinse + repeat for team 3 (minus the dick part), and Ivan and I were out.
It really was a lot of fun though. I'm definitely going back for more. I think the more tournaments I participate in, the less intimidated I will be and as I become a better player, I hope I'll do a little better (or at least be able to play at my regular capacity).

Current Music: Haujobb - Oneway Source

1. Future Sight  = Sunday. (Uh, that's geek speak for I'm participating in a magic tournament this weekend, wish me luck)
2. Chemical Angel/Insect/Dawn of Ashes = April 29th. Will be a great show. I'm calling in sick Monday. Stompy boots + short skirt = I expect to not have to pay for any alcohol that evening.
3. home stretch of this semester in full swing. Senioritis also in full swing.
4. Redoing possibly two networks this weekend. More geek speak for I'm going to be working on computers all weekend in between practicing magic and pretending to study.
5. I'm busier than I want to be right now. Hope everyone's doing well, have a good week!

Current Music: Psyclon Nine - Divine Infekt

remember me?
To forgive and forget is stupid. Forgetting almost ensures the same mistakes will be repeated. Forgiving, on the other hand, is one of the best things. I've learned how to forgive, but not forget. Unfortunately, with not forgetting anything, I end up harboring a lot of unwanted crap. It's hard to balance the crap in such a way that it doesn't destroy my fragile castle.
I'm the princess in the highest window in the tallest tower and I like it that way. But I'm not waiting for a prince to come find me, that's just silly. I can meet him halfway. Besides, didn't we learn that sitting in a room on a pile of pillows is bad?
Current Music: Neuroticfish - No More Ghosts

Before me plays the endless film, relentless splinters I recall
Each living thing breathes life, only sentiment remains
To liquid born, from patterns formed
The sand descends with blind intent
Where the river takes me will in time be revealed

I cannot turn my feelings down
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Expressed in every word I'll ever speak
Brighter than all the stars combined
More than the waters, earth and sky
All that I wish and all that I dream

Above the waves with my hands raised
Dare the wind, lay claim to me
Knowing somehow none could take me
Watching the Sun come up in vain
The only reason I can find why I remained,
the need to leave the point I came to again and again
It didn't matter how hard I tried
It took so long to claim that I knew how or what it meant
to let go of this, to ever say goodbye
Call it destiny, call it fate
Chose my direction running forward
Each life to learn anew, whatever, whatever may come

I cannot turn my feelings down
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Expressed in every word I'll ever speak
Brighter than all the stars combined
More than the waters, earth and sky
All that I wish and all that I dream

No creed on earth can replace or provide,
in my darkest hour, the comfort I'd feel,
leading me to see I can be more than I expect of me
My beginning and my end
The first and last air that I breathe
More than the sum of everything that I will ever be

--VNV Nation