Alas not many commons previewed today. I’ll have to wait for more to find a cosplay.

I just caught the Marvel debut stream. My home Cincinnati is catching strays. I want a Cincinnati Plains art.

Is the Signia worth it for Magic Con Atlanta?

25 minutes. That’s suspiciously low. I’m actually worried it might not sell enough. Getting Magic players to branch to other card/board games is quite hard.

“Minh, your $0.00 benefit is ready”. That email tagline does not spark confidence. And it’s an ad from “free” online AI physical therapy.

Mood swings is weird. There is some collation but no two boxes are the same. So that drives me to buy more than one box. But that means other people can’t buy a box as it’s limited (for now). The dilemma.

Competitive magic players, do not keep decklists for the deck you are not actively playing in your bag. You may hand over the wrong one and get a game loss. This happened in round 14 of the RC DC on camera where a player handed over the decklist from RC Cincinnati by mistake.

SCG CON can't happen without the incredible staff and judges who keep everything running. 👏 Nick Miller helps us understand why they do it! 🎤 Thank you to the team for making #SCGDC possible all weekend long! 🏆

Feature match judging. It’s been a while.

I have just realized the mean synergy between very high ward costs like Minthara or Octavia and aura Coalition Flag.

What hazard class(es) is your favorite commander deck?

Sometimes your only out is hoping your opponent attacks with Absolute Virtue so you can cast Berserk on it. (They did and I won that game)

I am still feeling kind of warm so I decided to get some ice cream. In my mild stupor, I realized I defaulted to scooping the ice cream into a cup. and I am wondering how normal is this?

Today is a rest day because my body just wanted to crash. It’s been a day of 30 minute naps because I needed to reposition because I got too hot.

I was not warned on the amount of space cosplay would take up. I’m now realizing I’m growing a one person prop and costume closet.

Taste of Cincinnati is great. Perfect weather for an outdoor food festival. Overcast skies 73° with a bit of a nice breeze.

I did not get accepted to medical school or pharmacy school straight out of college when I applied to both. I had to commit to one and write a better narrative story and I had way more interviews and acceptances next year.

The day after the first day back at the gym is the actual worst. Why did I start back on leg day?

And people wonder why WoTC is slow about remaking a judge program. local12.com/news/nation-...

Sticking around in Cincinnati for a couple extra days post SCGCon and @pharmacistjudge.bsky.social took me to the most surreal grocery store I've ever been in

Hotel and Flight for MC Amsterdam is booked. No much time to figure out ribbons and cosplay.

SCG Cincinnati feels like an old Grand Prix. Large main event and side events are scrapping for space. And the commander players are rocking it old school playing on the floor in the hall.

#SCGcon Cincinnati. The event is the First Financial Center. **If you are using Google Maps, it’s still listed as the Duke Energy Center**. (It is also listed as permanently closed, ignore that) If you are using Apple Maps it will direct you correctly.

I just saw cosplay of Sailor Bruno Mars. And I remember Sailor Freddie Mercury. I am thinking Sailor Venus Williams. But I can’t think of a Jupiter.

Pretty much completely lost my voice today. Using my phone to just display words to people.

I walk into a restaurant that closes in 30 minutes. I eat an app and an entree and pay my bill and I’m out the door in 20 minutes. The ramen shop was empty I’m sure they are happy for the business.

I have to do two interim performance reviews on my staff that does not change pay and then the annual review that does. I have actual work to do. I am not some middle manager sitting all day.

I just saw the cosplay contest video from MagicCon and I need to find out more about this "Cosplay Showcase" thing that happened.

Sad that my hyper pro-Isreal incumbant democrat won the primary US Rep. It was a long shot, but I want to put @greglandsman.bsky.social on notice. Losing over a quarter of the voters to relative unknown hopefully reminds him to represent Ohioans not his donors #ohio #primary #politics

I am very happy about the public reaction to the Dig Site Inventory cosplay. It's definitely in the top 3 cosplays I have done. I had a great group of players and hosts for the three events I head judged. Big thanks to @loadingreadyrun.com and @goberthicks.bsky.social and @bmkibler.bsky.social

Just put in a judge application for Magic Con Amsterdam. I haven’t been nervous for a judge application in a while.

The biggest thing to come out of #MCVegas this year was a changing of the guard. I have, for a long time, been pushing Magic Con to gave a fun badge ribbon culture akin to Gencon or Dragoncon.

I survived the 11PM flight, 6AM land, 8AM work transition out of Magic Con Vegas. I only slept 2 hours on the plane so I haven’t had time to let the weekend sink in.

My work email was locked due to “impossible travel”. Yes, I was in Vegas and now I’m at work. I lived it. It’s possible.

Have you inventoried your dig sites? #MCVegas Make sure you do it twice.

Badge ribbons are restocked at Magikids! #MCVegas

If you want badge ribbons, check out the new Fan Flair booth! WoTC made official ribbons for the mana symbols, the colleges and more! It’s right next to the info desk!

I’m in Vegas! Rep your college.

Everyone’s favorite Airport game show. Who are the magic nerds on this flight?

Couldn’t find them on Amazon. Went to 4 different Asian grocery stores but I found some. #MCVegas prep continues.

I have so far packed the cosplay, the ribbons, the ao dai, the white coat, the med bag, a canlander deck and 3 commander decks. Clothes? Toiletries? Figure that out later. #MCVegas

It's the Monday before the magic con. It's time to trim the fingernails so I have just enough nail to pick up cards but not too much so that they look gross.

What cookie do you pick? We made cookies for a piano recital. Cranberry oatmeal raisin, matcha white chocolate, ube sugar, or chocolate chip?

Remember when AI was so overtly horrible that it was funny? My aunt bought a wine press and these were the instructions.

Early voting is part of #MCVegas Prep

The opponents playing paradigm spells adds more incentive to run reverberate and twincast. Getting on the value train for 2 mana seems nice.

I know I broke my streak chess dot com. I refuse your habituation device.

Do the allied colored swords of X&Y need a do-over? I’m trying to think if I ever put them in a deck. I think B/R once.

I am probably needing some last minute card orders for Vegas. Anyone know which vendors are still taking orders that can be picked up in Vegas?

I went to commander night and had to teach these young commander players how good an unanswered Stonehewer Giant is.