Normally not bothered by nerds pissing their pants over cannon stuff, but in the case of LoTR you have actual white supremacists latching onto the story as an "ideal" white myth
Interpreting LoTR w/ POC is not just for representation, it's also a clear "Nazi punks fuck off"
I got a preview card unlike anything I've gotten before... Mechtitan Core! Such abilities!
Featuring art from the legendary
@victoradameart
and alt art from master of mechs,
@naochika0110
.
Kinda reminds me of Westvale Abbey. Less free, but a cool build-around.
#freepreview
Uh I got thanked for "not showing off my muscles or talking about politics" on stream recently and I didn't have any muscles to show off but it got me talking about bernie for like twenty minutes.
#feelthebern
@VoidOfRoses
old school Republicans also hated LGBT folks (see the Reagan administration)
I think Trump's difference is more cultural. Living in NY, being in show business, not actually being conservative his whole life, so on
tbh I'm a little worried that between environmental catastrophe, famine, and the threat of global war, the supply of magic the gathering cards might be effected
MTG seller makes a bigoted comment, realizes "oh shit this could impact my bottom line," makes a fake ass apology, then likes all the bigoted replies despite likes being public on twitter
worst L of an apology ever. Somehow tops "I'm sorry you were offended"
I got a preview card unlike anything I've gotten before... Mechtitan Core! Such abilities!
Featuring art from the legendary
@victoradameart
and alt art from master of mechs,
@naochika0110
.
Kinda reminds me of Westvale Abbey. Less free, but a cool build-around.
#freepreview
What a nightmare. Three decades ago, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for not being invaded, with US/UK/Russia signing the agreement.
Now, what's the incentive for future countries to disarm? Apparently Putin does what he wants, and the US/UK can't protect you
I used to run the same "want help?" joke every time my opp tanked in sbing
Then, in r4 of a modern ptq in the 3-1 bracket, my opp said "yes please" and handed his cards over
I helped him SB (I knew the matchup well), explained my reasoning, and never made that joke again
After long and careful consideration I've decided that I only lose to luck and when I win it's because I'm smart and deserving. Anyone else experience this?
Hmm lotta neat options in the theater these days. Should I see an F tier marvel movie starring the worst person in Hollywood, a dogshit wizard movie written by the face of the anti trans movement, or the one everyone is saying is one of the best movies ever?
Early mistakes/lessons on commentary:
-shut up at the match conclusion and let the play by play hype it up
-add more of an inflection on the end of comments so my co-caster knows I'm done
-holy crap don't mention hidden info (in this case sb #) on stream
-move on when it's time
Trigger warning: Rape. Recently, someone did something terrible to someone I love, and while it's dark and difficult to talk about I thought it was important to share. We need to de-stigmatize talking about sexual assault:
Doing your first stream ever for 350k+ viewers while you learn a new game sounds like the most nerve wracking, overwhelming shit ever, but
@AOC
is crushing it.
Mad props
Deer pizza hut employee who unlocked the door for me in the snowstorm and sold me hot wings 15m before close, you are a god amongst mortals and I hope you live a charmed life
Got this message from Brezno, one of the bands we listened to on stream last night.
I asked them how much an album costs to produce in Slovenia. If it's less than what I've spent on a piece of MTG art Imma clear some wall space and start a record label XD
tonight I shaved off my hair and beard on stream and all I got for it was TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WTF
love my weird streamer life and community! especially big thanks for
@Mana_Traders
and juzamtutor for the huge donations
PSA: if I don't fucking know you and you want to link your content in my chat, don't. If I then time you out, don't @ me passive aggressively. And once I block you on twitter, don't message me a novel on FB about how I'm the worst thing that ever happened to you.
A viewer had me sign a card labeled "cubecon champ 22," then put it in this box and gave it to me, and insisted I open it up later
He walked away giggling
We cracked 18k, some 724% higher than what I thought was a reasonable goal of 2.5k. This is damn incredible. Futures Without Violence is a fantastic charity and I'm super impressed with the way the community turned up for a good cause
Keep seeing the "how can you care about NFT waste if you use cars?" argument floating around. ...
News flash: you can both care about the environment and still operate in society, it's not some "you must either live 100% sustainably or burn down the rainforest for fun"
So I've had... kind of a rough year
But it could've been so much worse, and I'm particularly grateful for everyone on here/twitch who made life a bit more fun and positive.
<3 y'all
Left the MTG party early to spend time with my beautiful wife. Busted out of the invitational but feeling good about life and looking forward to more PAX. Much <3 everyone
So it's a weird one to go full BUT THE LORE about. 😬
If you're hell bent on preserving Tolkien's legacy, kindly remember two things:
1- Tolkien was fine with transformative works so long as they were suitably profitable
2- Every adaptation involves interpretation
People DRASTICALLY overestimate the amount of damage the one ring deals you
Like you fog their attack and draw a billion cards and any new ring resets it what are you afraid of
If my opponent was agonizing over sideboarding I used to jokingly ask "want help?" (I'm very funny, you see)
Until one day an opponent in a ptq, visibly frustrated, said "yes!" and shoved his deck and sideboard towards me
My Amazon package was ripped open like someone was considering jacking my shit and then they saw it was a bunch of black and white film collections and left it
Tolkien himself was wrestling with the racial stereotypes within his own work, and there's evidence he changed the depiction of dwarves to use fewer anti semitic stereotypes over the course of the novels:
Who knows what he'd want today
Overall I feel good about the modo switch but I think even with all the reminders some folks probably missed the transfer of cards request deadline and that'll be pretty feel bad
Prob no other way to do it though 😔
High roll! You generate an extra lotus petal on your shitty five mana thing
Mtg players: wtf this is bullshit
Hymn your only two lands
Mtg players: this is good and normal
@EPM106
the instant kill spell is ILLEGAL Max. And illegal = bad. That's why as a good guy I always transmog my enemies into a giant leech and waterboard them with brine
Some six years in and still can't believe "let's get fucked up and draft some weird cube decks" is something I can do for a living
No matter what else goes wrong, that's a damn good thing to have going right
<3 you all
I get that discussing lines is a big part of streaming, and no one wants a dead chat, but...
Do not bark commands at me like I'm a dog. I do not like it, and it's not sharing anything interesting. It's just backseating
I've told the story of my first ptq win on stream before but not on twitter I don't think, so buckle up y'all are in for a ride
The tale begins, as most good tales do, after a night of grinding pauper delver on modo and drinking malt liquor
@PleasantKenobi
Ultimately that decision rests with your local lord or clergy. Common punishments range from a small donation of your yearly harvest to a day in the stocks
Date went well! 🙂 We had drinks and walked in the cold for a bit and looked at some modern art
They're very Madison, which I like. Not deep on nerd stuff but they also dig Neil Gaimon and Alan Moore and they sounded excited to check out my art collection
idk why people have trouble with this but if you don't like someone's content please kindly fuck off and watch something else :)
getting more liberal with the block button in my old age
It's important to remember that it's not about winning the trophy race. Rather, it's about having fun, drafting sweet decks, and ending ahead of
@NumotTheNummy
I wanted a tat that showed the more psychedelic and colorful aspects of Swamp Thing. Stoked with how it turned out! Wes did a great job. Going to grab some grub
I just learned an old friend passed away. We had lost touch over the years, but he was key in helping me grow as a gamer:
-dm'd my first tabletop games
-drove us 2 hours to play legacy fnm
-lent a bunch of idiot kids duals and shit
You were good people Ed. I'm glad I knew you😢
A teacher saw a 12-year-old Black kid play with a Nerf gun at home on Zoom, videorecorded him, showed cops. Cops went to his home. He was suspended, his disciplinary record says he took "a fascimile of a firearm to school" & he now has a criminal record with the sheriff's office.
Final tally! We raised a whopping $24,203 for the Southern Center for Human Rights! And this is just through the donation page, there's another 14k pledged from word of mouth and donations through work to get matching funds. The 14k number includes the matches.
@southerncenter
No twitch for me today.
Marginalized streamers of all sizes are getting hate raids, some daily.
Targeted harassment has always been a problem on twitch, but it looks like it's only gotten worse lately.
Twitch's inaction is worth protesting.
#TwitchDoBetter
If you're ever on a losing streak and getting frustrated, try to avoid thinking about how your opponents are laughing at you and how much time you wasted tying your self worth to this game you suck at and how your dog likes your neighbor Jeff better and wishes he was his dog inst
Good news everyone! I've been chosen as a
#MTGAmbassador
!
What does this mean? More sponsored MTGArena Content (especially around new sets), more polish, and more shwag. Overall exciting stuff!
Also, here is a photo of me enjoying a taco:
I got to spend the rest of the day exploring the city and still ended up making $
Opp being honorable turned a frustrating round into one of the best tournament experiences ever
Love that guy. Excellent guy
Reminder that the banned series is in the past. Old content. Don't expect me to return to it, especially not Wednesday at 2pm cst, testing several twin lists vs a modern gauntlet w/
@Aspiringspike
We talked a little bit about police corruption on stream earlier and left me wondering why "acab" gets such a pushback but saying "I hate lawyers" or "all politicians suck" just gets a "yeah for real."