Mid March update

 First thing first- I've been trying to get back to the weekly legacy. Not saying I am very successful, but I am at least trying hard. And I don't care anymore about which deck I run. I am likely never going to attend a sanctioned event in the next year. I am not trying that hard. Its fun to just play.

Second point- I realized... and I might be wrong about this, but most of the weekly legacy crowd are fatherless dudes. After thinking about it- thats who is playing this format, guys with time and money to burn. Its not a knock, slight, or whatever, but thats the demographic at the shop on Wednesdays for me. 

What did I run this particular week? R/G Initiative stompy based off the latest hype train. Its a bit too all or nothing for me. (says the man who ditched S&S to jam this mess) I fell on my face at least twice because I drew just TOO much mana with no action. There were at least 4 players jamming out Initiative of some flavor.

Next week I might try out a naya stompy, or maybe a Shadow deck with a Reanimate. Need to figure out answers to lightning fast starts. Legacy has gotten WAY faster than I expect at the weekly.

On to fun things- latest finds/pickups. 

While I don't think I will ever play in a sanctioned tournament, I still like acquiring cards. Its a problem. I'm fine with it. Here is the run down of what I got and why:

 

 I actually traded for this. So winning. Still thinking hard about the various flavors of Painter, but I don't know how it survives the lightning fast meta now.

Got these two Helms as long term RL holds

Got these P3K basics for free. Need any trades? :)

Lastly- Know anyone who needs some foil Undermountain Adventurers? I seemed to have invested well on January 4th... 8 extended art foil for $0.50 each, and 10 regular foils for $0.20 each.

The Magic Dojo- history

 From the first time I could- I was online trying to learn more about Magic. Decks, strategy,  buying cards, etc. Hell, its one reason why I have an eBay account created in February of 1998. (that and buying U2 stuff) I found this site called "The Magic Dojo" way back then. Accord to this site, it existed from 1995 until 2001. I don't really think I understood that some of the VERY BEST Magic players of the time were on there and posting regularly. They would pull material off the listserv I was on- "MTG-L." Thats how I got there. 

I usually remembered being credited with anything from that time, because it wasn't exactly easy to get recognized for anything. So how I missed being named as part of the "Denizens of the Dojo" I will never remember. Maybe I donated some money to help keep the site afloat? Or I was a moderator on a list? I honestly don't recall. Most likely I donated time to help with something... sounds like something I would do.

But honestly- it means a lot from my former Magic life to be there. The official stamp of "I was there man!"

Its like when I realized I kept my DCI card. I was never good enough to even consider the Pro Tour level. I was a bad local player who just liked the game, and thats how I could interact with it at the time.