More than holiday appearances, I assure you. I'm back.
Glad to hear you're getting on well with Hannes. The site's already seen several upgrades in the time I was gone and I'm sure your new partnership had a lot to do with that.
How is everybody? I've just been doing a lot of the same. Might have found a job, but not 100% sure, yet. Also think I have an exhibition coming up on the 1st of September, which is super exciting. Now I just need to make more new work...
Went to Coney Island yesterday & had some fun, until the sky exploded. Apparently they won't let you on the rides when there is flash flooding & angry gods are throwing down lightning strikes
god of cyanide may be hosting a trip to FNM tomorrow, looking forward to that. Also supposed to be hanging out with Megiddo (of Clan Flamingo/recently Global'd moderator), then it's Zo's 2nd birthday :toot:, then James flies back to Seattle. . . it's Reya's last week of school, so our time here is also nearly done
Sounds like you are having a blast over there in New York Ria. I've never been over there, but I've been meaning to cause I have relatives over there. Neat that you are hanging out with all sorts of salvation folks. Too bad Dux can't drive the few hours to say hi.
Glad to have you back Yuks. Been a long time since you've been around.
Charlie, didn't you say you had a good lead on a job?
So Kuna days....a day when we celebrate the founding of our great town of Kuna. A day of BBQ, fairs, games, and a long firework display. I went to the Kuna Kave Kids...or the KKK as they call it here...to celebrate the day. Good company and good beer and a solid couch to sleep on. Glad I stumbled in on this town after a hard week of gold mining.
...well its a long story really. The end of my work week was an adventure. We'd come in to the small village of kilgore..a place of about 50 people, largest metropolis in the county, looking for our study site. Our map was clear so we drove down a dirt road, passed a gate into private property, and encountered a rickety home made bridge. Was tilted and sketchy looking but I drove over it without checking...solid enough for our truck it seems. Drove down a little farther, but the road kinda ended. So we passed two more gates, drove the wrong direction, tore apart another gate and repaired it. Never take apart a complete gate without putting it back together...I always say. Leatherman makes a decent fence repair tool though I wished I had a fence wrench. Another fence and the small roadish paths I'd been following completely dissapeared. So....I drove down a cow path that looked kinda like a road...well I think it was used once in the past ten years but my partner was convinced that it wasn't a road and was nervous as all getup. Drove down this cow path and discovered a highly maintained gravel road that came from...somewhere....and followed it up before I cut back on more cow trails, bottomed out hard a few times, and discovered a sweet oasis of aspens to park that was only a quarter mile from our site. So we didn't get started till 2pm and didn't finish till 10pm.
We stayed at the local general store. It was a 101 year old building that still sold 2 cent candies and a center hub for the entire community. We stayed another night, sat and talked with the store owner and a few people. One took out a guitar and started playing some of that good old timey country songs. They were a bit surprised that I knew most the songs being sung. Well we drank, sunk, and talked till late into the night...great place to visit.
Well this was the last job of the week so we...my partner Isaac and myself...slowly started back to where the work vehicles go. Isaac is similar to myself in that we don't really have a place to go or a reason to go there, so we went fishing. Went to fish creak reservoir because Isaac had a good feeling about it. Well the last time we had a good feeling about fishing we followed my instincts to a lake...and found no camping or fishing...so followed his instincts to rapid river, a river half a foot wide with no water in it. So we went to fish creak reservoir and discovered a lake being drained. Dam had been busted out three years ago and now the muddy pool is just for salvage fishing. We parked down on the reservoir floor and looked to see what we could do...figured it was bad fishing...and drove off. Well tried to, the vehicle that wasn't even sunk in the dirt, wasn't moving. Seemed we were stuck fast in the middle of nowhere. So we spent two hours jacking up each tire, paved a rock path beneith each tire, then eased the truck out of the mud...finally sunk in, but I kept the pressure on to get out.
Well we finally found a decent fishing area about an hour later. Night and morning found no fish so we went down to the Owyhee mountains to mine for gold. Isaac and his friend has an operation deep in a secret place. An hour and a half past the nearest town, up a windy canyon road, then a steep hike down a ravine. We had a dredge and some sleuthing to work with. For four days I dug and dug, filling the dredge with material, looking for bedrock and that vein. Well we never got deep enough for that vein, but the nuggets were getting bigger and bigger. I think between the two of us we got about $100 worth of gold each. But I feel that we are close to that vein, I just feel it.
Before heading out we hiked up the old road to a delapidated cabin. It was built on the headwaters of our creak and was beat up. It worried me a little seeing empty chemical bottles and mine tailings coating the head waters of a creak that I had been drinking and cooking out of, but a little murcury and arsnic never hurt anyone. We weren't planning on a bigger hike, but curiosity got the best of us, so we followed a road for 3 hours. The full moon lit our way and most the roads were somewhat clear. We took stalk of our unprepared state. We both had knives, a lighter, and an empty bottle of beer....so everything was perfect for survival if need be. Still, we were thirsty and tired by the top of the mountain. It was an area that had radio and cell towers and a great view of everything. Near one of the cell tower buildings was a cashe of bottled water, so we helped ourselves to some...leaving a thank you note and a dollar, then went on our way. Got back to camp at 2am.
So that finished our trip. Went back to town to stay at Issac's families home where Kuna days was just starting. I'll be heading out here soon, but not for another gig. Seems the BLM failed to provide funding, so I am out of a job now. Back up plan? Camping. happens sometimes.
Cheers,
Daggertooth
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Daggs your trips sound like things that I want to do when I'm older. I'm planning on travelling when I graduate, but until then I am stuck here.
I just got back from a trip in Sauble Beach about four days ago. Really nice location, great weather and I had fun. I went up with a few of my buddies and we had a cottage to ourselves. Needless to say, it was a great time.
Glad you're having a good time in NY Ria. I went there a couple of years back, it was a blast. My sister hated it, but it was great! I went to the Nintendo Store and stuff like that, good times.
I'll Merc myself out to rep your clan in mafia if you like. Payment will be listing me as a friend of the clan?
I don't think we are allowed having a non-clan member rep us, unless that has changed in my absence. Even so, we don't do a friends list, unless that too has changed.
If it has to be a clan member, and no one else wants to/can do it, I'll through my name in. We likely will lose with me playing, but at least we wouldn't no-show another contest.
I think it'd be a good idea for Chris to take Mafia. And I know we are pulling no shows in contests and stuff, but I think it would be a good show if we could push a strong showing. Something to show that after that bit of drama we are still strong. That's if we are strong enough to do that. Seems we are all busy and stuff...I know I wouldn't be able to participate.
Daggs your trips sound like things that I want to do when I'm older. I'm planning on travelling when I graduate, but until then I am stuck here.
Well here's hoping you can do all the traveling you want when you graduated. That's when my real travels started. Of course you want to do it all in moderation. The only difference between me and some homeless bum was a job...and now that I don't have that, well....
No prospects yet. The NRCS is scrambling to find us at least two more weeks of work, and there's two weeks of work I can take in Moscow after some paperwork pulls through. Not much left to do now besides wait. I'm going to head north, to a Reservoir up in the mountains. Fishing regulations state that you can only catch 25 Kokanee a day, with a holding limit of 50. Well Kokanee is one of my favorite fish, and with catch limits like that...it's gotta be good fishing, right? So I'm heading to this land of milk and honey, Hopefully I eat well for a few days.
Cheers,
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And I guess that I'm a lucky one for the truth of what I know. For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go. I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone. If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
Just got my school books for next semester. Between that and weekly tuition payments, I'm on the Ramon noodle diet for the foreseeable future.
As long as you know how to cook ramen. Far too many people don't like ramen because its bland or not filling, then I ask if they add stuff to it and they look at me dumbfounded. Not adding stuff to ramen is like not adding hamberger to hamberger helper. Of course its not going to be filling. I always add a fair helping of frozen vegetables, chopped meat, and an egg. If I'm feeling like I need an extra boost of fat I'll use bacon...that'll make the heart stop a few beats.
What classes are you taking Yuks?
Land of milk and honey...wasn't. My road had delays due to fire, both sides of the canyon had burned. Surface fire, possibly let as a back fire. The valley was smokey with pockets of fire still burning and a snag or two glowing orange in the dusk light. I turned on my main road and discovered it was a narrow one lane road, for two way traffic, going high over a steep cliff. The road itself was rocky and very difficult for my little two wheel drive hyundai. Drove over the biggest rocks just to avoid bottoming out. Two trucks tried to pass me and I tried to pull to the right...not enough...so I backed up then threw the car into the side of the mountain. Gave the trucks room to pass, but the chrunching grinding noise wasn't the best.
The reservoir was beautiful, but far from peaceful. The morning opened with the sounds of gunfire as people played with firearms. Motorboats and ski-jets churned the water I was trying to drink from into a muddy mess. I boiled the water as good as I could, but I'm sure those kids were peeing in it. It's why I prefer rivers...sure I might be downstream from a caustic and toxic mine, with water flowing through the ribcage of various carcases, but at least I don't know that. The evenings were filled with the sounds of generators...complete with one family having a very loud outdoor theater. One generator didn't even shut off until past midnight. So much for tranquility when you are around people eh.
Fishing was no good either. Had two fishing lines with worms on them for hours without even a nibble. Tried powerbait, lures, and spinners and still no nibbles. Fish were jumping all over and the osprey's were having a field day with fish dinners, and I couldn't get jack. Happens way too often with me.
So I left, still heading northbound with the promise of some work. I'll try fishing elsewhere, but I've learned to strongly dislike hunting for camping spots during the weekend. The area I'm in is a popular camping area and too many weekend warriors who know nothing of outdoor etiquette take over most camp sites.
I know, my bad for picking a site surrounded by people...but the map looked like it was fairly remote. Plus it was hard as hell to get to it...turned out there were other, easier, ways to get there. Took one of them out.
...Cars kinda leaking some clear liquid, engine light is on too...wonder if I should get those checked before driving hours away from civilization....
Cheers,
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And I guess that I'm a lucky one for the truth of what I know. For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go. I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone. If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
Sorry I haven't really been posting lately, I have been in a rut of doing absolutely nothing. Watching the X files and eating pizza, that's about it. And chainsmoking way, way too much. I really need a job. Mainly so I can afford to go to the gym. And buy MTG!
Hey votan, what d'you think of this? A rough shell of a RB aggro deck for Legacy.
Rutts of absolutely nothing can be rather painful. Hang in there and keep applying for everything and anything. Eventually something will come along. Chain smoking'll cost you a pretty penny too. Don't know bout down there, but here you can buy two booster packs for one pack of cigarettes.
Not sure what's going on magic wise. I have my cards in my car, but I haven't played anything since Christmas. My reckless purchases last fall hurt my gaming money and I'm still hurt to this day. Specially without any income. So no magic from here to the future.
Votan. What did you see at the beach? Did you do any fishing? What are Portugal's beaches like?
My northbound trip found me at Hazard Lake, where I caught a small trout that I tossed into my ramen noodles. Next morning I want farther north to Dworshak reservoir where I caught 4 small mouth bass. I had a few others biting and pulling my line, but I haven't quite perfected tugging my line to catch the fish. I kept two of the small mouth bass. The biggest was barely a foot long, but long enough for me to appreciate. Grilled it on open coals and enjoyed it with some rice. From there I went the rest of the way to Moscow, ID. Hopefully I can find a job before too long.
Cheers,
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And I guess that I'm a lucky one for the truth of what I know. For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go. I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone. If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
I'm in Moscow and a professor friend of mine was kind enough to let me stay at her house, complete with internet.
So now I say, Wow, I am so mind blowingly bored right now. Now I've had lulls in the summer, staring at fishing poles where nothing is biting for five hours. Set up camp and had nothing to do for the evening, even read the same book twice (wasn't a bad book). But I guess my mind was occupied with thoughts or I was simply content. But I've been back to civilization for two whole days and now I stare at the computer with nothing to do...nothing I want to do anyway...just bored.
It's got to be the technology, the expectation that technology will continuously fill my brain with information and entertainment. And when it doesn't, well the brain doesn't switch back from passive to active and I'm left mind blowingly bored.
I went so far as to try and read up on current affairs of salvation. Read up on speak your mind even, which has always been a hotbed of drama. Apparently there are a lot of people worked up on the politics of something. I'm sure someone mentioned the gutter again. Ventured in the moderator lounge for the first time in a while. Let me tell you...everything is different now. New faces in Admin possitions, global, simple mods. It's like I woke up and found myself in the wrong class or something. Weird.
Also, apparently there's this new "friend" thing, I better go accept Ria and Votan or they wont speak to me. What are we...competing with Facebook now?
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Going to play some standard FNM this week, I think, courtesy the NYC Dark Knights. . . I haven't played Standard since Rav/Kamigawa
Looking forward to it. You definitely chose a good deck for our meta, which, as of last week, became all Delver all night. I'm about to PM you with a few minor card issues, though...
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Oh come now Ria, are you not going to tell us how things went? Did you beat God of Cyanide?
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Missed your posts Daggs (you were never away for long, but with normal internet access... it's different :-))
It is nice having internet access. Gives me time to relax a bit.
I went to an Idaho section meeting for the society of rangeland management. Basically I drove 10 hours down, had a business meeting, toured some interesting rangeland treatments and landscapes, then drove 10 hours back. So 20 hours of driving in a three day stretch....hard to justify that kind of marathon running around.
I wont bore you with the details of our business meeting. Lets just say that we got together at 3PM, then cracked open the beers. We know our priorities.
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Pardon my intrusion but, seeing as this is related to your clan, you'd think it's only fitting to post here.
votan and others, thank you for your edits to The Called article on MTGS Wiki; currently, we're trying to clear cruft and other stuff. Is anyone going to volunteer a user page for their clan article?
Oh, hi; bye. I'm not sure if I'm welcome here, so I'll make this as short as possible.
currently, we're trying to clear cruft and other stuff. Is anyone going to volunteer a user page for their clan article?
What do you mean by "Clear cruft?" are you deleting dead clans or something?
I also do not know what this user page is of which you speak.
Its been on the back of my mind now and then to edit the wiki. We have a very long history, and over that history we have had a lot of members come and go. Would be good to remember some of them.
I'm going to take horse riding lessons this Friday. Something I should know as a range guy, but something I don't know. Hopefully a few lessons would be enough to not look like an idiot on a horse.
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And I guess that I'm a lucky one for the truth of what I know. For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go. I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone. If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
Glad to hear you're getting on well with Hannes. The site's already seen several upgrades in the time I was gone and I'm sure your new partnership had a lot to do with that.
How is everybody? I've just been doing a lot of the same. Might have found a job, but not 100% sure, yet. Also think I have an exhibition coming up on the 1st of September, which is super exciting. Now I just need to make more new work...
Went to Coney Island yesterday & had some fun, until the sky exploded. Apparently they won't let you on the rides when there is flash flooding & angry gods are throwing down lightning strikes
god of cyanide may be hosting a trip to FNM tomorrow, looking forward to that. Also supposed to be hanging out with Megiddo (of Clan Flamingo/recently Global'd moderator), then it's Zo's 2nd birthday :toot:, then James flies back to Seattle. . . it's Reya's last week of school, so our time here is also nearly done
Glad to have you back Yuks. Been a long time since you've been around.
Charlie, didn't you say you had a good lead on a job?
So Kuna days....a day when we celebrate the founding of our great town of Kuna. A day of BBQ, fairs, games, and a long firework display. I went to the Kuna Kave Kids...or the KKK as they call it here...to celebrate the day. Good company and good beer and a solid couch to sleep on. Glad I stumbled in on this town after a hard week of gold mining.
...well its a long story really. The end of my work week was an adventure. We'd come in to the small village of kilgore..a place of about 50 people, largest metropolis in the county, looking for our study site. Our map was clear so we drove down a dirt road, passed a gate into private property, and encountered a rickety home made bridge. Was tilted and sketchy looking but I drove over it without checking...solid enough for our truck it seems. Drove down a little farther, but the road kinda ended. So we passed two more gates, drove the wrong direction, tore apart another gate and repaired it. Never take apart a complete gate without putting it back together...I always say. Leatherman makes a decent fence repair tool though I wished I had a fence wrench. Another fence and the small roadish paths I'd been following completely dissapeared. So....I drove down a cow path that looked kinda like a road...well I think it was used once in the past ten years but my partner was convinced that it wasn't a road and was nervous as all getup. Drove down this cow path and discovered a highly maintained gravel road that came from...somewhere....and followed it up before I cut back on more cow trails, bottomed out hard a few times, and discovered a sweet oasis of aspens to park that was only a quarter mile from our site. So we didn't get started till 2pm and didn't finish till 10pm.
We stayed at the local general store. It was a 101 year old building that still sold 2 cent candies and a center hub for the entire community. We stayed another night, sat and talked with the store owner and a few people. One took out a guitar and started playing some of that good old timey country songs. They were a bit surprised that I knew most the songs being sung. Well we drank, sunk, and talked till late into the night...great place to visit.
Well this was the last job of the week so we...my partner Isaac and myself...slowly started back to where the work vehicles go. Isaac is similar to myself in that we don't really have a place to go or a reason to go there, so we went fishing. Went to fish creak reservoir because Isaac had a good feeling about it. Well the last time we had a good feeling about fishing we followed my instincts to a lake...and found no camping or fishing...so followed his instincts to rapid river, a river half a foot wide with no water in it. So we went to fish creak reservoir and discovered a lake being drained. Dam had been busted out three years ago and now the muddy pool is just for salvage fishing. We parked down on the reservoir floor and looked to see what we could do...figured it was bad fishing...and drove off. Well tried to, the vehicle that wasn't even sunk in the dirt, wasn't moving. Seemed we were stuck fast in the middle of nowhere. So we spent two hours jacking up each tire, paved a rock path beneith each tire, then eased the truck out of the mud...finally sunk in, but I kept the pressure on to get out.
Well we finally found a decent fishing area about an hour later. Night and morning found no fish so we went down to the Owyhee mountains to mine for gold. Isaac and his friend has an operation deep in a secret place. An hour and a half past the nearest town, up a windy canyon road, then a steep hike down a ravine. We had a dredge and some sleuthing to work with. For four days I dug and dug, filling the dredge with material, looking for bedrock and that vein. Well we never got deep enough for that vein, but the nuggets were getting bigger and bigger. I think between the two of us we got about $100 worth of gold each. But I feel that we are close to that vein, I just feel it.
Before heading out we hiked up the old road to a delapidated cabin. It was built on the headwaters of our creak and was beat up. It worried me a little seeing empty chemical bottles and mine tailings coating the head waters of a creak that I had been drinking and cooking out of, but a little murcury and arsnic never hurt anyone. We weren't planning on a bigger hike, but curiosity got the best of us, so we followed a road for 3 hours. The full moon lit our way and most the roads were somewhat clear. We took stalk of our unprepared state. We both had knives, a lighter, and an empty bottle of beer....so everything was perfect for survival if need be. Still, we were thirsty and tired by the top of the mountain. It was an area that had radio and cell towers and a great view of everything. Near one of the cell tower buildings was a cashe of bottled water, so we helped ourselves to some...leaving a thank you note and a dollar, then went on our way. Got back to camp at 2am.
So that finished our trip. Went back to town to stay at Issac's families home where Kuna days was just starting. I'll be heading out here soon, but not for another gig. Seems the BLM failed to provide funding, so I am out of a job now. Back up plan? Camping. happens sometimes.
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
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I just got back from a trip in Sauble Beach about four days ago. Really nice location, great weather and I had fun. I went up with a few of my buddies and we had a cottage to ourselves. Needless to say, it was a great time.
Glad you're having a good time in NY Ria. I went there a couple of years back, it was a blast. My sister hated it, but it was great! I went to the Nintendo Store and stuff like that, good times.
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Had to bail out of FNM, but I did got see the Sass You of Liberbly with Megs, that was good fun.
I don't think we are allowed having a non-clan member rep us, unless that has changed in my absence. Even so, we don't do a friends list, unless that too has changed.
If it has to be a clan member, and no one else wants to/can do it, I'll through my name in. We likely will lose with me playing, but at least we wouldn't no-show another contest.
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Well here's hoping you can do all the traveling you want when you graduated. That's when my real travels started. Of course you want to do it all in moderation. The only difference between me and some homeless bum was a job...and now that I don't have that, well....
No prospects yet. The NRCS is scrambling to find us at least two more weeks of work, and there's two weeks of work I can take in Moscow after some paperwork pulls through. Not much left to do now besides wait. I'm going to head north, to a Reservoir up in the mountains. Fishing regulations state that you can only catch 25 Kokanee a day, with a holding limit of 50. Well Kokanee is one of my favorite fish, and with catch limits like that...it's gotta be good fishing, right? So I'm heading to this land of milk and honey, Hopefully I eat well for a few days.
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
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I've been wasting my days discovering some new music. Fun times.
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As long as you know how to cook ramen. Far too many people don't like ramen because its bland or not filling, then I ask if they add stuff to it and they look at me dumbfounded. Not adding stuff to ramen is like not adding hamberger to hamberger helper. Of course its not going to be filling. I always add a fair helping of frozen vegetables, chopped meat, and an egg. If I'm feeling like I need an extra boost of fat I'll use bacon...that'll make the heart stop a few beats.
What classes are you taking Yuks?
Land of milk and honey...wasn't. My road had delays due to fire, both sides of the canyon had burned. Surface fire, possibly let as a back fire. The valley was smokey with pockets of fire still burning and a snag or two glowing orange in the dusk light. I turned on my main road and discovered it was a narrow one lane road, for two way traffic, going high over a steep cliff. The road itself was rocky and very difficult for my little two wheel drive hyundai. Drove over the biggest rocks just to avoid bottoming out. Two trucks tried to pass me and I tried to pull to the right...not enough...so I backed up then threw the car into the side of the mountain. Gave the trucks room to pass, but the chrunching grinding noise wasn't the best.
The reservoir was beautiful, but far from peaceful. The morning opened with the sounds of gunfire as people played with firearms. Motorboats and ski-jets churned the water I was trying to drink from into a muddy mess. I boiled the water as good as I could, but I'm sure those kids were peeing in it. It's why I prefer rivers...sure I might be downstream from a caustic and toxic mine, with water flowing through the ribcage of various carcases, but at least I don't know that. The evenings were filled with the sounds of generators...complete with one family having a very loud outdoor theater. One generator didn't even shut off until past midnight. So much for tranquility when you are around people eh.
Fishing was no good either. Had two fishing lines with worms on them for hours without even a nibble. Tried powerbait, lures, and spinners and still no nibbles. Fish were jumping all over and the osprey's were having a field day with fish dinners, and I couldn't get jack. Happens way too often with me.
So I left, still heading northbound with the promise of some work. I'll try fishing elsewhere, but I've learned to strongly dislike hunting for camping spots during the weekend. The area I'm in is a popular camping area and too many weekend warriors who know nothing of outdoor etiquette take over most camp sites.
I know, my bad for picking a site surrounded by people...but the map looked like it was fairly remote. Plus it was hard as hell to get to it...turned out there were other, easier, ways to get there. Took one of them out.
...Cars kinda leaking some clear liquid, engine light is on too...wonder if I should get those checked before driving hours away from civilization....
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
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Hey votan, what d'you think of this? A rough shell of a RB aggro deck for Legacy.
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Verdant Catacombs
1 Stomping Ground
2 Wasteland
5 Swamp
3 Mountain
1 Forest
3 Dark Confidant
4 Goblin Guide
3 Vampire Nighthawk
3 Cabal Therapy
3 Innocent Blood
3 Blightning
2 Bitterblossom
1 Pernicious Deed
12 Free Slots
2 Leyline of the Void
2 Tormod's Crypt
3 Corrosion
2 Krosan Grip
3 Pyroclasm
2 Liliana of the Veil
it obviously need a lot of work. can you suggest any creatures?
Rutts of absolutely nothing can be rather painful. Hang in there and keep applying for everything and anything. Eventually something will come along. Chain smoking'll cost you a pretty penny too. Don't know bout down there, but here you can buy two booster packs for one pack of cigarettes.
Not sure what's going on magic wise. I have my cards in my car, but I haven't played anything since Christmas. My reckless purchases last fall hurt my gaming money and I'm still hurt to this day. Specially without any income. So no magic from here to the future.
Votan. What did you see at the beach? Did you do any fishing? What are Portugal's beaches like?
My northbound trip found me at Hazard Lake, where I caught a small trout that I tossed into my ramen noodles. Next morning I want farther north to Dworshak reservoir where I caught 4 small mouth bass. I had a few others biting and pulling my line, but I haven't quite perfected tugging my line to catch the fish. I kept two of the small mouth bass. The biggest was barely a foot long, but long enough for me to appreciate. Grilled it on open coals and enjoyed it with some rice. From there I went the rest of the way to Moscow, ID. Hopefully I can find a job before too long.
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
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So now I say, Wow, I am so mind blowingly bored right now. Now I've had lulls in the summer, staring at fishing poles where nothing is biting for five hours. Set up camp and had nothing to do for the evening, even read the same book twice (wasn't a bad book). But I guess my mind was occupied with thoughts or I was simply content. But I've been back to civilization for two whole days and now I stare at the computer with nothing to do...nothing I want to do anyway...just bored.
It's got to be the technology, the expectation that technology will continuously fill my brain with information and entertainment. And when it doesn't, well the brain doesn't switch back from passive to active and I'm left mind blowingly bored.
I went so far as to try and read up on current affairs of salvation. Read up on speak your mind even, which has always been a hotbed of drama. Apparently there are a lot of people worked up on the politics of something. I'm sure someone mentioned the gutter again. Ventured in the moderator lounge for the first time in a while. Let me tell you...everything is different now. New faces in Admin possitions, global, simple mods. It's like I woke up and found myself in the wrong class or something. Weird.
Also, apparently there's this new "friend" thing, I better go accept Ria and Votan or they wont speak to me. What are we...competing with Facebook now?
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
Moderator Helpdesk
Going to play some standard FNM this week, I think, courtesy the NYC Dark Knights. . . I haven't played Standard since Rav/Kamigawa
The MirroCube - 420 card Mirrodin themed cube
And if I've offended you, I'm sorry, but maybe you need to be offended. But here's my apology and one more thing...
eds – sXe, if you want help in CCMVI, PM me a quicktopic link or I'll make one & pm it to you.
Official Straight Edge Member of the Called
It is nice having internet access. Gives me time to relax a bit.
I went to an Idaho section meeting for the society of rangeland management. Basically I drove 10 hours down, had a business meeting, toured some interesting rangeland treatments and landscapes, then drove 10 hours back. So 20 hours of driving in a three day stretch....hard to justify that kind of marathon running around.
I wont bore you with the details of our business meeting. Lets just say that we got together at 3PM, then cracked open the beers. We know our priorities.
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
Moderator Helpdesk
votan and others, thank you for your edits to The Called article on MTGS Wiki; currently, we're trying to clear cruft and other stuff. Is anyone going to volunteer a user page for their clan article?
Oh, hi; bye. I'm not sure if I'm welcome here, so I'll make this as short as possible.
Cheers.
What do you mean by "Clear cruft?" are you deleting dead clans or something?
I also do not know what this user page is of which you speak.
Its been on the back of my mind now and then to edit the wiki. We have a very long history, and over that history we have had a lot of members come and go. Would be good to remember some of them.
I'm going to take horse riding lessons this Friday. Something I should know as a range guy, but something I don't know. Hopefully a few lessons would be enough to not look like an idiot on a horse.
Cheers,
Daggertooth
For my heart had not denied me and I have somewhere to go.
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone.
If I leave, I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home.
Moderator Helpdesk
Official Straight Edge Member of the Called