New rule: If you're going to a Marvel mtg prerelease on the 19th, you've gotta either play a Black Panther deck or listen to the history of Wakanda.

Yesterday a library patron pulled out her phone to use ChatGPT while I was helping her because she wanted to shortcut the research I was walking her through. It failed miserably, and she said ‘I expected better of you ChatGPT’. Sadly professionalism prevented me from saying “I didn’t!”

Godspeed to @coachnelly.bsky.social @wheeler.bsky.social and @sergeyager.bsky.social as they embark on a set review that has to tackle sorting through something like 500+ new cards across Marvel Super Heroes product lines.

So, unusual request, and would appreciate any boosts, but would any one be willing to share any small stories or experiences related to food and Magic the Gathering? Can be as short as “well I like to grab pizza next to my LGS” or even a fun little anecdote if you have one!

Newest additions to my workstation, courtesy of lucky gacha pulls at Acen.

Other MC:Vegas anecdote, I got to have a fun 'in the wild' encounter with @seananmcguire.bsky.social , running into her while waiting for a table at a cool restaurant. Of course, I was too brain tired to say more than it was great to see her. Forgot to tell her how much I loved Discount Armageddon.

Vegas (and MagicCon Vegas) was a wild adventure. I got to finally meet @booksomewench.bsky.social in person, I fell in love with OmegaMart, hurt myself laughing at @kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com ‘s D&D game with a fantastic cast, and even got to enjoy @wheeler.bsky.social ‘s company at LRR chaos!

Char Char Binks

Hey, if anyone finds a a Lorcana deck box here at MagicCon Vegas, with Aladdin on it, please let me know. It could be around the cosplay contest tables, or Gather’s Tavern or Gamegenic. I lost it somewhere around there before the contest.

Attn @booksomewench.bsky.social

I am still psyched to see Coyote vs ACME. But boy howdy that trailer shows they didn't get the animation right. I'm not knocking the animators, but the fact it's CG skinned to look like traditional animation is real obvious in certain shots.

For anyone in need of a summary for the current Magic main story:

After @wachelreeks.com was so excited for pretty ponies in the set, they had to make one 'oh no why'

All my first four debut cards together! Looking forward to prerelease, who’s going?

Work done for Secret of Strixhaven. Study and have bright future ahead! Coastal Peak AD: Sam Padilla & Ovidio Cartagena ©2026 Wizards of the Coast

me when i see a restaurant with korean fried chicken

Just a shout out to @arsenaultrivera.bsky.social for just an absolutely killer 'oh god magic is horrible' (positive) passage in today's Magic story. Specifically Fel offing the Daemogoth. Just fantastic.

All wlw material must now carry an NFPA hazard diamond.

I think all this talk of toxic yuri neglects other equally important categories such as flammable yuri, biohazardous yuri, and radioactive yuri.

No terfs on Gruul turf, etcetera, etcetera

While yesterday was an absolute mix of things, I did get to say “look at what the American automobile has taken from us” about the Takerazuka Revue, so. Not all bad.

A friendly reminder your local librarian can help you with whatever information you’re trying to find and uses way less water than an AI chatbot. In fact, remind your librarian to use more water. They’re probably dehydrated.

youtube.com/shorts/Kpywe... this requires a @amytheamazonian.bsky.social

Dear @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social : Masamune without qualifiers is not a single blade. There absolutely is a Musashi Masamune, you are correct in that fact, but Masamune was a swordsmith and there are in fact many Masamune swords out there! I just thought you'd like further knowledge.

This labubu with a human face was sitting at my bus stop yesterday. I have questions.

If i had a nickel for every anime that made Princess Kaguya a villain, i'd have a LOT of nickels.

Every time I read a Polygon article about Magic: the Gathering, I am forcibly reminded that Valnet absolutely destroyed almost everything that was good about Polygon.

Dear @wotcmatt.bsky.social , Is this card missing words? Or is 'Double the number of counters' a new approved shorthand? This feels like new wording!

I know @shivambhatt.bsky.social hasn't done a 'who do i need as a guest' thing in a bit, but given my recent fresh avid listenership of @llepodcast.bsky.social , I would be amiss to not go 'Dear Shivam, @tomlumperson.bsky.social would be a fantastic guest' post.

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I sort of accidentally got involved in the organizational efforts of a local beloved event, and have been struggling a bit with feeling like I'm contributing or a useful team member there. Except yesterday, when it was all spreadsheets and math, and then I felt like Rain Man levels of savant.

The two questions texted to me by my mother last night: "Did you watch the new Muppet Show?" followed by "Did you know who Sabrina Carpenter is?"

The Good, the Bad, and the Weird Sukiyaki Western Django The Quick and the Dead Ravenous El Mariachi

Got to do Lake Effect again! Always a wonderful time. www.wuwm.com/audubon-bird...

Y'all. Y'all there's an entire television episode of Wonder Man dedicated to one of Milwaukee's own Great Lakes Avengers. ...okay there's absolutely no Milwaukee or GLA mention, but. But he gets his own little 30 minute story. Joyous.

There is a patron wandering the library with a plastic fork stuck in his hair.

Reading up on Audubon for a radio interview and this sentence has some spectacular (read: terrible) vocabulary usage to avoid outright writing 'slave'. "The Audubons then acquired several more enslaved people "

Welp. Today is the first day someone whipped out their phone to ask an AI app on their phone instead of waiting for me to more accurately help their situation while at the library information desk.

Heckin' good work by @jasonrainville.bsky.social here. Hope he's got a card or two more in the set, because this and the Donatello were so darn good.

Sashimi is just popcorn salmon

A serious Magic podcast needs serious equipment. #MTGLorwyn

A few drafting tips from two guys who definitely know what drafting is. #MTGLorwyn

It is wild just in general that there's a decade old musical franchise in Japan based on a gacha game of historic Japanese blades personified as hunk husbandos (mostly). It is even more wild that the vast majority of these are about the horror of war and PTSD. Followed by an idol concert.

so help me i'm like 'wake up babe, new pride flag dropped'

It's finally in my hands, so I can show off the silly thing I commissioned from @cloveralters.spikefeeders.com ! I got my favorite #toukenranbu boy Iwatooshi on a Gilgamesh, for extremely nerdy reasons (Gilgamesh is based on Benkei, Iwatooshi is the weapon of Benkei) Maddy did such a great job!

I once sat at a table near then-WWE wrestler Raven at a Village Inn in Ames, Iowa. I got to watch him walk into the kitchen to complain he didn't have a clean fork.

Tokyo Godfathers, Muppet Family Christmas, finishing Expedition 33… well, not a bad way to spend a Christmas alone, honestly.

I'm gearing up for a Christmas alone, and on top of that the wildness that is nearly a full week without my roommates. Gonna be a time.

If I had a nickel for every time @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social ran a bespoke RPG with a name that ends in 'adlands', I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot but, etc. etc.