She's So Pretty...

My love, thy name is Serra.

My quest to create an all foil Angel Magic deck took a good step forward today. I aquired 10 cards towards that end in a trade today. Yes, I had to give up two very good and valuable cards; but look at her, She is so lovely.



She also instantly becomes the most valuable card in my collection, having been forced to trade the the old champion in order to aquire her. But I have no reservations over the trade, especially since I haven't seen a Serra like that go for less than $45US on eBay.

Well, 10 down, 35 to go...

Anyone wanna give me money to get more cards???

No? Dang...

The Coming Demise...

No, I'm not talking about the death of Team USA at the hands of the Canadians in Olympic hockey, I'm talking about society as a whole. I haven't quite worked out all the fine details, be it a nuclear holocaust or a plague or whatnot, but it is coming, and a lot sooner than everyone thinks. Well, except for that crackpot who thinks it'll be in 7 years when fossil fuels run out.

The end will come when the youth of today begin to take power in the world in round about 30ish years from now. When the teens of today become the world leaders of tomorrow, start counting the days.

Anyone who rides on public transit or goes to a mall has seen exactly what I am talking about. All those incoherent little bastards yammering 10 decibles less than a jet engine, dressed like thug rappers, tripping oner the waistbands on their pants. Really inspires you with confidence, don't it?

The little monsters even smashed the glass in the local bus shelter this past weekend, obviously too stupid to realize that without the glass, they are gonna get cold while waiting for the bus. That the fact of wind in February is cold is unknown to them fills me with fear and dread.

And before you start saying 'ah, he's just some crotchety old geezer', at 24 I am no more than 10 years older that these morons.

I'm gonna go start planning my nuclear bomb shelter/quarantine room now. Send me a message if you want in on it (subject to age verification).

Thus Ends Another Successful Weekend...

I successfully accomplished next to nothing this weekend. Watched three hockey games, one in person, and caught up on some much needed sleep. It was a great game between Colorado and Detroit (though the outcome could have been better) and then a sleeper between Toronto and New Jersey. The best of the bunch was definitely the one I went to see today. Sadly, the 67's lost to the Plymouth Whalers, but the game was top notch. Big hits and big plays made for an entertaining game. The only problem was that I believe the referee was paid by the penalty since not five minutes went by without a call. And it doesn't help that the 67's penalty kill isn't so great.

And my eBay watch finally showed up on Friday. A nice looking example of Swiss craftsmanship. The neatest part about it has to be the clasp as I have never seen another like it. So I guess I've gotta leave mostly positive feedback for buddy, but I think I'll leave it for a week or so to let the guy know how it feels to wait for no apparent reason.

As for my grandfather, he seems to be doing better and better. Last night, my mom had to get him to stop doing his exercises for a few minutes just to talk to me on the phone.

The scariest thing of the week has to be that my other grandma managed to track me down with a phone call on Thursday. I haven't talked to her since me sisters wedding last August and my birthday last February before that. Turns out that she wanted my new address here so that she could send me a birthday present, so now I am eagerly awaiting my $50 and a card.

As an added bonus, Friday was the release day for the newest Magic set, Guildpact. I got a few packs and the novel that corresponds to the set that evening. I got a couple of sweet cards, including the red/green dual land Stomping Grounds. I'm now looking forward to this Friday when I go down to Ottawa U to play a draft with Guildpact. And I may even be able to find a foil card that I need for my angel deck.

For a weekend where I didn't do anything, I sure have a lot to talk about from it.

Smell ya later.

It's Easier to Find a Whore....

...than to find a place that sells bus passes in this stupid town. Though admittedly i have little experience with the former. Eight different stores I went to didn't sell them. Even taking into account that by the end I was so desperate that I was grabbing at straws asking in places like Staples. But even places that sell bus tickets, that you would think would have passes, didn't. My first try was the Shell station across from my work, obviously to no avail. Then after work I tried Canadian Tire, Walmart, Staples, amd Loblaws. Eventually, I had to walk three blocks carrying all my other purchases to the Quickie where they actually had them, thank god. So much for the great and wonderful transit system the propaganda keeps telling us about.

And I am quite displeased with my recent Ebay experience. I bought a sweet looking watch about 3 weeks ago. Now I know that things take time to ship, especially from the US to Canada, but this is nearing rediculous. Not to mention that I paid for the express shipping option! I know it took a week for my payment to reach the guy and the watch has only been enrout for technically a week, but that leaves a week (five business days) of the guy doing absolutely nothing!!! All I know is that the watch better arrive tomorrow and better be in PRISTINE condition, otherwise the sellers feedback is going to suffer.

And just a quick question (not that anyone will respond since no one will read it), is an octuple bypass surgery uncommon? I've heard of double, triple, and quadruple bypasses before, but never an octuple. Anyway, that is what my grandpa had last weekend.