@lenna: welcome to the mtgs forums and to the coffeehouse. I hope you will enjoy being here.
@mamelon: I really hope your having a good day and i hope your not as upset but you can talk to me on aol messenger when you want to. Merry christmas to you mamelon! Also no matter what you do mamelon we will always love you your the greatest.
@faerie lord: i am a christian as well and its pretty nice to have christians here.
@mw: well have fun with your family and your extended family as well! I am sure it will be a pretty happy time to see your family again.
@Sharpnel: thats pretty neat that your grandfather came to visit you and enjoy spending time with him and god bless you and your family members! I also wish him well and wish him to have a safe trip traveling back to his home.
@yusuke: thats alright yusuke I am sure we all understand spend lots of time with your family and have a enjoyable time with your relatives!
@strongbad: well have fun christmas shopping and i hope santa brings you the nice things that you want or at least some of them.
Anyways guys i am going to go play some video games for awhile. I probably will post here later tonight and/or late afternoon so see you all soon. Merry christmas to everyone! Also happy new year to everyone as well! *blows kisses to everyone and gives everyone a big hug.*
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@Junior year
That might be my hardest. If i don't overload myself w/ hard classes 12th grade.
Im leaving tonight between 9pm-tommarow 2 am. I'll in the car for 13 hours... im not sure if thats good or bad.
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Hi! I turned off avvys and sigs, so i can actually say hi! I daresay I won't be reading back until I go back to college tho.. just to follow through with what i said.. and to see how many posts you guys can make in 3weeks! lol
Heya Omna! Good to see you I hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Cecilia: Your custom looks fine Go princesses!
Also, to save time, feel free to check out the following posts to see the scans for Core Set: Salvation. (Don't click them Omna! Lots of pictures) White Blue Black Red Green Multicolor Artifact Land
edit: Congrats to Janus for making it to the final round of the FCC!
@omna: Hello its really good to see you and how was your trip to home? I am glad it was a safe trip. Well have fun on your break and we will see you in 3 weeks and merry christmas and happy new year to you omna!
@alacar: thank you I love my custom.
Well i am going to go eat dinner soon and probably play video games tonight so i probably won't be for awhile but i will definetly post some tommorrow though. Take care everyone and merry christmas and happy new year. By the way i will be on aol messenger tonight if anyone wants to talk to me. See you all tommorrow. *hugs everyone*
@Everlaster: That's happened to me too. Alacar will fix it, I'm sure.
So my dad does not approve of my grades in spite of the fact that they were pretty much the same grades I got in high school (I got two B-s and two Bs). I'll admit that I haven't been working as hard as I should have, though.
@Kevin: If I'd known you to be that nice sooner, I would've voted for you for nicest member 06. Thanks for your well-wishing, and I wish you all the same.
@Alacar: I dunno. I like the new split card. I love the color pie smashing.
Well, got to level 18 with my Mage. Fun times. I am determined to farm to 20 and get 5+ gold.
Also, the color pie is there for a reason, Sharp--Planar Chaos could do irreparable damage to how people view the colors. It's not good by any standard. Time Spiral stretched it as far as it should go as is.
Hey, everyone, just checking in before I go to bed.
@Omna: Hi!!! I hope you are having a good time in Oregon! Have a merry Christmas and we'll see you when you come back :).
@MW: Those look like pretty good grades to me, especially for college, which is supposedly harder. I hope your dad isn't too mad. I guess you'll just have to try better next semester :p.
@Cecilia: Thank you. Christmas shopping was actually pretty easy. I'm already done with almost all of it, so there goes a ton of stress. Oh, and I'm pretty happy, because my mom accidentally told me today that she spent more money on me than my brothers :D. *crosses fingers for Time Spiral booster box*
Anyway, good night everyone!!
Oh, and am I going to be the last one to get judged for the FCC again? C'mon, Zyrakris, hurry up...
@sharpnel: awww well thats so sweet of you. You also have a very kind heart and have thank you and your welcome for best wishings for both of us. Have a wonderful time with your grandfather and with the rest of your family.
@strongbad: that would be really cool to get a box of TS for christmas lol. You very welcome and I am glad you got most of your shopping done good job!
@MW: well those are not that bad of a grades and I am sure you will do alot better next time i have alot of faith in you MW! Enjoy your break and enjoy your stay in your hometown.
Well I am probably going to bed in like an hour from now i will talk to you all soon. Goodnight everyone and Merry christmas eve everyone! *hugs everyone and blows kisses as well*
How are you all doing?
I just have to ask a question. Who was it that invented the Magic Coffeehouse? I mean, its AWSOME!
I need to give some real credit to the person who came up with this!
1st off, merry christmas EVE to you too.
Doing pretty well. Gonna go to church here in a little. And it'll be big, being christmas eve and all.
3rd off, I'll give you a hint: It rhymes with Omna15.
@Alacar: All things are meant to change at some point. I'll agree that I liked the color pie as it was before, but it might change just for the set. I'm sure wizards wouldn't be stupid enough to change the pie forever. If you don't like it, you may have to endure only 2 more sets.
@Kevin: As always, thanks, and same to you.
I more than likely won't be on so much for the next two days, obviously with Christmas and all, but in case I'm not, MERRY CHRISTMAS/EVE TO ALL!!!
EDIT: WOAH KEVIN I JUST REALIZED.....you're christian too?!? HI FIVE!!
How are you all doing?
I just have to ask a question. Who was it that invented the Magic Coffeehouse? I mean, its AWSOME!
I need to give some real credit to the person who came up with this!
You can thank Arguas(numbers) and Omna15 for this. It was their joint project and so far it is one of the most popular and dynamic clans. (Technically, it's an overclan, so more people can join - yay!)
It's 9 am where I live, and I'm waiting for a large package. Yes, I know, it's Sunday and Christmas eve, but apparently the post office is delivering a few last straggler packages today. I actually went to the post office yesterday to claim it, claim slip in hand, and the clerk told me our postman tried to deliver it again. So I missed him, and the package is still out there, somewhere...
I know what's in it already. My fiance's friend from another messageboard sent him a large chunk of old commons and uncommons from his collection of years ago. There could be old stuff in there from Revised on forwards. The box weighs close to 30 lbs. That's enough commons and uncommons that you can begin to expect an occasional surprise rare or many playsets of chase uncommons.
I thought I'd toss in my 2 cents about the whole color pie situation in TS block. I'm a big believer in the color pie, so I completely understand where the anti-TS crowd is coming from. However, I would also like to point out that there is a very large group of players who believe Magic was better before 'in the good ol' days' when cards were driven by flavor, not the color pie. That's exactly what this block does. Whether that's going to "screw up magic" or not, well.... look at it this way: the whole point of the block is that the Magic universe as we know it is getting screwed up. So R&D is effectively accomplishing what they set out to do for block and limited. Yes, in Standard the color pie will be a tragic mess for a while. But not quite as bad as you seem to think, and the reason is because R&D has still held true to another rule: color pie bleeding comes at premium price. Red got a Worship that costs more than Worship and is easily killed. White got a weaker and way more expensive Control magic. Red is getting an Unsummon that costs three times as much with less versatility. Etc., etc. Constructed rewards efficiency and cards like these will only make the cut under very specific circumstances. The cut is even more ruthless in Extended. I'll be surprised if more than a couple out-of-the-pie cards even make a blip there. By the time youg et to Legacy, well all the bleeds are based on cards that are already in that format, so it's pretty much the status quo there.
I'm certainly not going to say anyone is wrong and R&D is right so that's the end of it. But I will strongly suggest giving them a chance to show you their completed work and see how it affects the game environment as a whole before passing judgement.
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I thought I'd toss in my 2 cents about the whole color pie situation in TS block. I'm a big believer in the color pie, so I completely understand where the anti-TS crowd is coming from. However, I would also like to point out that there is a very large group of players who believe Magic was better before 'in the good ol' days' when cards were driven by flavor, not the color pie. That's exactly what this block does. Whether that's going to "screw up magic" or not, well.... look at it this way: the whole point of the block is that the Magic universe as we know it is getting screwed up. So R&D is effectively accomplishing what they set out to do for block and limited. Yes, in Standard the color pie will be a tragic mess for a while. But not quite as bad as you seem to think, and the reason is because R&D has still held true to another rule: color pie bleeding comes at premium price. Red got a Worship that costs more than Worship and is easily killed. White got a weaker and way more expensive Control magic. Red is getting an Unsummon that costs three times as much with less versatility. Etc., etc. Constructed rewards efficiency and cards like these will only make the cut under very specific circumstances. The cut is even more ruthless in Extended. I'll be surprised if more than a couple out-of-the-pie cards even make a blip there. By the time youg et to Legacy, well all the bleeds are based on cards that are already in that format, so it's pretty much the status quo there.
I'm certainly not going to say anyone is wrong and R&D is right so that's the end of it. But I will strongly suggest giving them a chance to show you their completed work and see how it affects the game environment as a whole before passing judgement.
That's probably the most well thought out opinion Ive heard in a long time concerning TS block. I wholeheartedly agree with your statement.
Been playin Zelda lately cuz my bros stopped playin after they beat it. Im only in the 4th dungeon but have 10 hearts I'll have twelve by the time I leave.
My drivers ed is done, but I still have to take the permit test at the dmv, wrap presents for tommorrow, write two essays for english, a lab write up for chem, and an entire review packet for chem. Ugh.
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Uncle [T]utor of the [T]'s Winner of Weekly Contest 46!
This week's special Christmas Regular is Omna15, one of our Coffeehouse's co-founders.
Omna wrote volumes for her responses, so to save time for me reiterating her responses, I'll just post them verbatim, with minor edits for clarity.
Her preference on what to be called? I honestly don't care what people call me.. I love the name Omna, but I also answer to my real name, Danica... from the very start of my time here on MTGSalvation, I always welcomed firstname basis.. I prefer to call her Danica, but Omna is always a good alternative.
The origin of that username? Ooh... Hmm.. well, about a year ago, I was creating an account on Salvation, sitting on Arguas/Ryan's lap and I kinda turned to him and said "Hmmm...got any ideas for a screenname?" and he gave me the name Omna. This, unbeknownst (or very vaguely) to me at the time, was his character that he lovingly created so many years ago when creating his own gameworld, of Armageddon. A tale, in which Arguas and Omna were deeply in love, and the tale ranges from many endings to a happily married couple, to Omna killing Arguas... or something along those lines. Kind of interesting how this reflects our lives at this current state (however I'm fairly certain I wouldn't kill him).. when i asked him later "did you give me that name on a whim or ? " and he said "Not at all.. I knew exactly what I was getting into when I gave you that name." The number "15" in her name has special significance as well. Her birthday is October 15th, her anniversary with Ryan (Arguas2617) is on the 15th. Her 15th year of age was a special one to her. Personally, I like the name Omna. I talked to Ryan about it once and he mentioned how her power Endures and encompasses all..
Her intro into Magic, and how she became the Hostess of the Coffeehouse? I was taught Magic on Dec. 10, 2005, by the wonderful guy who I"ve shared the ownership of this CoffeeHouse, Arguas2617, or Ryan, my IRL bf of the past year. In April of the following year, on April 15 (which was our 5 month anniversary), to be precise, I decided to give him the wonderful gift of me, his girlfriend, joining the website he frequented so often.... I posted in the IYS threads that day, with New Woman! *Gasp* for the subject line.. that brought many views, which included Crimson Avatar, Mamelon, Photon Eater, Alacar Leoricar, Yukora, SapphireTri, Sterling Angel, Belgareth, Shinobi, among so many others.... I felt instantly at home from the incredible amount of replies I received on that very first IYS thread. I first met Omna on the IYS thread, mostly because of Arguas, who was my partner on R&D at the time. Omna's IYS thread is the second largest in the Introduce Yourself forum.
When I asked where she liked to go on MTGS? Oh, do you even need to ask!? The Magic CoffeeHouse of COURSE!! How could I not, dear sirs/madams!? In continuation of my previous rambling, four days later, Craven and BweeBwee suggested the ideaof an OverClan.... Everyone leaped on the subject, discussing what perhaps could be the direction of it... Then one day, SapphireTri said, "You know, seriously, this reminds me a lot of the show Friends and that coffeeshop they have on the show"... I remember quite distinctly that day... I was reading up on the thread, Ryan was there, and I turned to him and said "THAT's IT!!!!!!" and he was like, "wha, wha? whaaat?" and I said "A CoffeeHouse!!" and then we started talking about the details, and I immediately posted with the idea, and everyone proceeded to discuss their ideas for it... That day I needed to go to class, but Arguas said he would write up some rules and templates and I PMed the moderators (I believe Furor was the one who answered) and they, within a few days, approved the Overclan idea, and on April 19, 2006, I created the very first thread, Grand Opening! (Check out the first post for previous threads... if youre quite patient enough you can see our growth over the past 8 months! And the first thread IS the smallest :P) Yes, the insanity was quite populous on that thread. Just reading it again makes me laugh, seeing Omna not even know what a clan was. Ah, good times.
Her favorite card? I have a few, and my tastes will probably change as time goes on, BUT my favorite card that I believe I will always have a soft spot in my heart for, is Lightning Helix. This is understandable. Omna's first avatar was Helix's art, and I even got her an animated avvy:
But why is it her favorite? Oh.. cuz Lightning Helix is the first card that I was able to kick Arguas' ass with one year ago when he was first teaching me Magic! That's the simplest answer, and also, i mean, dealing damage to your opponent or one of his/her creatures... PLUS gaining 3 life...OMGFTW! Lightning Helix is one of my personal favorites as well. I have a foil playset, and they are damn sexy. When I got it, I sent Omna my old non-foil playset. So don't you think she doesn't have ol' Ala to thank for her favorite card!
When using a deck, regarding her favorite: I would really say, again, my favorite would need to go to the deck i first learned how to play with, a Boros Precon, only a little over a year ago. Also, a RBW burn deck I'm considering building, which would be a modified version of some of the draft decks I've done over the past year. Omna really only has had 'Limited' experience in building decks.
Her current deck? The Boros deck, simply because it was my first deck and I learned how to do so many things with it... and as for the RBW deck: a wicked RBW burn deck which would naturally include a bunch of viashino fangtails, Rakdos Ickspitters, Seals of Fire, Seals of Doom, Lightning Helix'es..among other fun cards... I've wanted to build that deck for a while.. haven't had a chance, because I've never truly built constructed... except in Sanctuaries and Academy... both awesome sets! Okay, she got a little sidetracked at the end there, though they are awesome. Omna is excellent at playing with her draft decks, but she has had little experience building anything constructed beyond those two.
Her hobbies? Well she's a total geek: I love gaming on the PS2 I bought over the summer, (gaming is another thing Arguas influenced in me) , and I am a true bibliophile with a passion for writing,reading and the written word.... People truly don't give enough credit to those wonderful authors who slave away writing books just so that we can read them... Its always truly a shame whenever I hear about people who hate to read..... I also love writing poetry and someday I want to write a book.. joining the ranks of those who write all those wonderful things that exist in today's world. This is such an influential medium, that not enough people recognize... Too much is focused around the visual media, and that robs people of the richness of reading, of holding a real book in their hands.... Sure you can "find it all online" but where can you go into a real bookstore and smell the musty scent of old books, tenderly flipping the pages, feeling the leather spine heavy in your hands?? To me, that is the most precious sensation ever... Ok now that I'm done rambling about how important reading is... Other hobbies i have include spending time with my friends, sometimes going out to a bar for music and a drink, playing videogames, reading, coming on here to the Magic CoffeeHouse, to talk to all of you wonderful people.. playing chess, playing Uno... playing other cool board games... oh so many I can barely keep track Phew! She is a total bibliophile (she doesn't like to have sex with books. Get yer mind outta the gutter) but as you can see she LOVES what she does. I guarantee she's going to be one of the geekiest librarians in the US one day.
When asked about the Coffeehouse, and what she liked: Hmm.. the open, loving, welcoming atmosphere, that I feel so so proud to have created... I can't believe something like this has come into being under my, and Arguas' control... I'm feeling kind of like, Magic CoffeeHouse withdrawal cuz I can't talk about all the things going on in my life... I can't spew whenever I'm feeling down, or bubble over when I'm feeling happy... All cuz o' this stupid computer.. but honestly, I love how we can have real, genuine conversation without needing a lot of stress or drama... Sure, there's the occasional dramatic moment, but because people want this place to remain a healthy positive one, those moments are rarely more than moments.. and for that I am sooo proud, and honored to be amongst all of you, and to serve all of you in the production of goods and housing for this wonderful place. Admittedly it was a little mushy, but she's absolutely right. The Coffeehouse is and shall be one of the best places on MTGS, in my eyes, as long as we follow the simple rules (avoiding spam is the biggest one.) Please people, (especially the newer regulars) TRY TO CONDENSE YOUR POSTS.
When asked about herself, Omna wrote a page and a half. I'm going to spoiler this response, or you'll all be seeing (more) red.
Hmm.. .well, I am mostly deaf. as Alacar has mentioned before, and I have mentioned before as well... My worse ear is my left, but something many may not know is that my left eye is a lazy one, which I don't actually use unless I force it... and I have near to no sense of smell. Due to this, I have bad depth perception, near to no sense of smell, am hard of hearing/deaf, so essentially my primest sense is that of touch... this may be why I adore hugs so much... I grew up as an only child, and my parents divorced when I was eight.... after a 6 month period, i was able to see my dad on the weekends, and he and I developed a very strong relationship, as did I and my mom... My mom and I fought a lot, and today, I recognize a lot of similar qualities in things Ryan has noted about me, in her... which is why I am taking this time apart from Ryan to introspectily investigate in myself the things I know I could improve and understand better about myself. I grew up deaf, as I mentioned, and have always had a passion for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, was rather a book-geek when I was a kid, and never quite felt like anyone understood me. I always craved people who were able to have an intelligent conversation, and even when I was a kid, I approached adults to have conversation, rather than other children, because they simply thought I was overwhelming, strange, and not worth getting to know. When I was a freshman, my good friend Joe Cerniglia, age 48, died of a heart attack... this changed my view on life, because he had an immensely positive outlook, and because I'd never had the chance w/ Joe, I made sure to tell everyone around me, that I loved them... I couldn't stand someone leaving my life without them knowing I loved them.
Like I said, she is a total geek. And for being mostly deaf she has a very strong grasp on speaking English. Not too hard to talk on the phone with, at least on my end. It helps when I had Ryan translating with sign.
Favorite Coffeehouse food? Probably Arguas' omelettes... those are sooooo good... but for a dessert item, I would have to say the Tiramisu, and then accompanied with a Cafe' Mocha!
Omna's Hopes and Dreams, again spoilered:
Personally, my desire is to be an author, to have at least one or two books that many have read, and others hear about... and to have the amazing career working as a Librarian... I've always desired to live in Boston, or at least the Massachusetts area..... the HISTORY of that area.. how awesome that is.. how amazing it is to walk down through Faneuil Hall, to talk to random people, to sit outside the Cheers Bar in Quincy Market and yet I know there is so much more there! I have barely dipped my toe in it, and that's something I truly crave the opportunity to do... I have this little dream that I want to have a little apartment where I can come home from work at a wonderful library where I am around books all day long, with a comfortable couch, at least two bookcases full of books, a PS2/TV, my computer, and just a place where I can look out the window and see the city I work in... Just to be able to relax and do what i want, when I want to without needing to worry about anything else, and if I want to go out somewhere, all I need to do is put my jacket on and lock the door... Then there's another part of my dream that consists of much the same thing, except someone I love who I can cuddle up with and play Magic or turn on the PS2 w/, or even read with after a long day of work... someone I can cook for, someone to cook for me.. to be able to be secure in the knowledge that the person I love is around... i dream to be married, I dream to maaybe have one kid, probably not more than that... maybe two at the most, but I would definitely wait for a few years, to pace myself... I want to be able to fully appreciate married life, to be able to do what we want to do in life,with the person I love. I guess that's my hopes and dreams...
Omna's current plans, besides dominating MTGS with her Coffeehouse whip: I helped Arguas a lot with Sanctuaries... that was a lot of fun, and I really hope to see that further reach fruition.... I also want to take some time to organize my Magic cards, cuz i've got so many of them in such a variety of places,boxes and whatnot.. I want to make sure they're all in the place they need to be, so I know exactly which deck is where... Reading, a lot, is something I want to do... Improving myself, considering things that I have learned over the past year, taking into consideration things that have or haven't worked, and furthering my attempts to be someone more understanding and basically have a better knowledge of myself, so that I can do things I couldn't do before, and give someone things I couldn't previously. Also, to work on my writing... and I am TRYING to beat Kingdom Hearts, and have just started Wild Arms 3, and plan to play ChronoTrigger, and whatever other games I have.. plus I want to finish watching Season 1 DVD of Quantum Leap... Ahh, so much stuff to do But I have two weeks left to do them in!
When asked to list people she liked in the Coffeehouse, Omna could not think of them all. I would have to say Crimson Avatar, Alacar Leoricar, Sephiroth Owa, PsychoBurner, Mortal Wombat, Mr.Stuff honestly everyone has their special spots in my heart, for many different reasons... I value everyone's input and everyone always seems to have a great direction to lead the conversation... one person in particular tho, I always enjoy seeing whenever he can show up is my dear co-owner, Arguas, for reasons which are obvious to all. If I didn't mention you, even if you've been around since the beginning, you definitely all have nods as to wonderful contributors and I would sorely be saddened if you took offense on my not mentioning you all... too many to mention!
And that's it for this special Christmastime Regular of the Week! We love you Omna
Don't forget!
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We have a special 4 pack for the Christmas season!
The first is Yellow Submarine, by the Beatles, uploaded at Omna's request. She loves this song. I always remember singing it on the bus to school. Fitting.
The second is Omna's and Arguas' song, Sanctuary, from Kingdom Hearts 2. Ryan 'sang' this to her in sign one day, and he didn't realize some of the words were backwards
The third is from a little ways back in the conversation--Skitsojd had given it to me. Now I give it to you all. Less Than Three <3 is from the animated music video that reminds me of my girlfriend
The fourth is for Christmas: Christmas Time is Here, from A Charlie Brown Christmas. An instant classic and one of my favorite Christmas songs.
@RotW: Danica, is it?......Hmmmmm, sounds good to me. I always like calling people by their first name online too. *p.s. I'm Jared :p*
Anyways, just got out of church. It was great. My father, sister and I all performed O Holy Night, which she did every year in highschool before she graduated. *She's 20 now.* It was really special, because my mom, grandfather, and grandmother all got to see it. I also had to play hand bells too in the traditional service. MAN, what a musical christmas eve. It doesn't stop there either. *huff huff* A LOT of music, but that's just fine with me.
Oh, and merry christmas to all again. Now to go eat stake n' shake.
Also, looks like the package I was expecting was returned to sender. It cost a fortune to ship, and all because my roommate didn't recognize the sender's name.
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And Happy Weasel Stomping Day!
I hope everyone gets gifts with lasers! Go lasers!
@mamelon: I really hope your having a good day and i hope your not as upset but you can talk to me on aol messenger when you want to. Merry christmas to you mamelon! Also no matter what you do mamelon we will always love you your the greatest.
@faerie lord: i am a christian as well and its pretty nice to have christians here.
@mw: well have fun with your family and your extended family as well! I am sure it will be a pretty happy time to see your family again.
@Sharpnel: thats pretty neat that your grandfather came to visit you and enjoy spending time with him and god bless you and your family members! I also wish him well and wish him to have a safe trip traveling back to his home.
@yusuke: thats alright yusuke I am sure we all understand spend lots of time with your family and have a enjoyable time with your relatives!
@strongbad: well have fun christmas shopping and i hope santa brings you the nice things that you want or at least some of them.
Anyways guys i am going to go play some video games for awhile. I probably will post here later tonight and/or late afternoon so see you all soon. Merry christmas to everyone! Also happy new year to everyone as well! *blows kisses to everyone and gives everyone a big hug.*
Love,
Cecilia
Edit: by the way how does my custom look?
I hate cordless mouses, their battaries are a pain
@Junior year
That might be my hardest. If i don't overload myself w/ hard classes 12th grade.
Im leaving tonight between 9pm-tommarow 2 am. I'll in the car for 13 hours... im not sure if thats good or bad.
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Cecilia: Your custom looks fine Go princesses!
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edit: Congrats to Janus for making it to the final round of the FCC!
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It's okay Jaede... not everyone watches robot chicken
@alacar: Im hoping that isnt complete... there wasnt that much red for me to look at there
Winner of Weekly Contest 46!
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@alacar: thank you I love my custom.
Well i am going to go eat dinner soon and probably play video games tonight so i probably won't be for awhile but i will definetly post some tommorrow though. Take care everyone and merry christmas and happy new year. By the way i will be on aol messenger tonight if anyone wants to talk to me. See you all tommorrow. *hugs everyone*
Love,
Cecilia
Acolyte of Spell Manipulation
So my dad does not approve of my grades in spite of the fact that they were pretty much the same grades I got in high school (I got two B-s and two Bs). I'll admit that I haven't been working as hard as I should have, though.
@Alacar: I dunno. I like the new split card. I love the color pie smashing.
Well, got to level 18 with my Mage. Fun times. I am determined to farm to 20 and get 5+ gold.
Also, the color pie is there for a reason, Sharp--Planar Chaos could do irreparable damage to how people view the colors. It's not good by any standard. Time Spiral stretched it as far as it should go as is.
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@Omna: Hi!!! I hope you are having a good time in Oregon! Have a merry Christmas and we'll see you when you come back :).
@MW: Those look like pretty good grades to me, especially for college, which is supposedly harder. I hope your dad isn't too mad. I guess you'll just have to try better next semester :p.
@Cecilia: Thank you. Christmas shopping was actually pretty easy. I'm already done with almost all of it, so there goes a ton of stress. Oh, and I'm pretty happy, because my mom accidentally told me today that she spent more money on me than my brothers :D. *crosses fingers for Time Spiral booster box*
Anyway, good night everyone!!
Oh, and am I going to be the last one to get judged for the FCC again? C'mon, Zyrakris, hurry up...
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@strongbad: that would be really cool to get a box of TS for christmas lol. You very welcome and I am glad you got most of your shopping done good job!
@MW: well those are not that bad of a grades and I am sure you will do alot better next time i have alot of faith in you MW! Enjoy your break and enjoy your stay in your hometown.
Well I am probably going to bed in like an hour from now i will talk to you all soon. Goodnight everyone and Merry christmas eve everyone! *hugs everyone and blows kisses as well*
Love,
Cecilia
How are you all doing?
I just have to ask a question. Who was it that invented the Magic Coffeehouse? I mean, its AWSOME!
I need to give some real credit to the person who came up with this!
Mighty thanks to Nemcon for the banner! for you!:D
1st off, merry christmas EVE to you too.
Doing pretty well. Gonna go to church here in a little. And it'll be big, being christmas eve and all.
3rd off, I'll give you a hint: It rhymes with Omna15.
@Alacar: All things are meant to change at some point. I'll agree that I liked the color pie as it was before, but it might change just for the set. I'm sure wizards wouldn't be stupid enough to change the pie forever. If you don't like it, you may have to endure only 2 more sets.
@Kevin: As always, thanks, and same to you.
I more than likely won't be on so much for the next two days, obviously with Christmas and all, but in case I'm not, MERRY CHRISTMAS/EVE TO ALL!!!
EDIT: WOAH KEVIN I JUST REALIZED.....you're christian too?!? HI FIVE!!
You can thank Arguas(numbers) and Omna15 for this. It was their joint project and so far it is one of the most popular and dynamic clans. (Technically, it's an overclan, so more people can join - yay!)
It's 9 am where I live, and I'm waiting for a large package. Yes, I know, it's Sunday and Christmas eve, but apparently the post office is delivering a few last straggler packages today. I actually went to the post office yesterday to claim it, claim slip in hand, and the clerk told me our postman tried to deliver it again. So I missed him, and the package is still out there, somewhere...
I know what's in it already. My fiance's friend from another messageboard sent him a large chunk of old commons and uncommons from his collection of years ago. There could be old stuff in there from Revised on forwards. The box weighs close to 30 lbs. That's enough commons and uncommons that you can begin to expect an occasional surprise rare or many playsets of chase uncommons.
I'm certainly not going to say anyone is wrong and R&D is right so that's the end of it. But I will strongly suggest giving them a chance to show you their completed work and see how it affects the game environment as a whole before passing judgement.
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That's probably the most well thought out opinion Ive heard in a long time concerning TS block. I wholeheartedly agree with your statement.
Been playin Zelda lately cuz my bros stopped playin after they beat it. Im only in the 4th dungeon but have 10 hearts I'll have twelve by the time I leave.
My drivers ed is done, but I still have to take the permit test at the dmv, wrap presents for tommorrow, write two essays for english, a lab write up for chem, and an entire review packet for chem. Ugh.
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Omna wrote volumes for her responses, so to save time for me reiterating her responses, I'll just post them verbatim, with minor edits for clarity.
Her preference on what to be called? I honestly don't care what people call me.. I love the name Omna, but I also answer to my real name, Danica... from the very start of my time here on MTGSalvation, I always welcomed firstname basis.. I prefer to call her Danica, but Omna is always a good alternative.
The origin of that username? Ooh... Hmm.. well, about a year ago, I was creating an account on Salvation, sitting on Arguas/Ryan's lap and I kinda turned to him and said "Hmmm...got any ideas for a screenname?" and he gave me the name Omna. This, unbeknownst (or very vaguely) to me at the time, was his character that he lovingly created so many years ago when creating his own gameworld, of Armageddon. A tale, in which Arguas and Omna were deeply in love, and the tale ranges from many endings to a happily married couple, to Omna killing Arguas... or something along those lines. Kind of interesting how this reflects our lives at this current state (however I'm fairly certain I wouldn't kill him).. when i asked him later "did you give me that name on a whim or ? " and he said "Not at all.. I knew exactly what I was getting into when I gave you that name." The number "15" in her name has special significance as well. Her birthday is October 15th, her anniversary with Ryan (Arguas2617) is on the 15th. Her 15th year of age was a special one to her. Personally, I like the name Omna. I talked to Ryan about it once and he mentioned how her power Endures and encompasses all..
Her intro into Magic, and how she became the Hostess of the Coffeehouse? I was taught Magic on Dec. 10, 2005, by the wonderful guy who I"ve shared the ownership of this CoffeeHouse, Arguas2617, or Ryan, my IRL bf of the past year. In April of the following year, on April 15 (which was our 5 month anniversary), to be precise, I decided to give him the wonderful gift of me, his girlfriend, joining the website he frequented so often.... I posted in the IYS threads that day, with New Woman! *Gasp* for the subject line.. that brought many views, which included Crimson Avatar, Mamelon, Photon Eater, Alacar Leoricar, Yukora, SapphireTri, Sterling Angel, Belgareth, Shinobi, among so many others.... I felt instantly at home from the incredible amount of replies I received on that very first IYS thread. I first met Omna on the IYS thread, mostly because of Arguas, who was my partner on R&D at the time. Omna's IYS thread is the second largest in the Introduce Yourself forum.
When I asked where she liked to go on MTGS? Oh, do you even need to ask!? The Magic CoffeeHouse of COURSE!! How could I not, dear sirs/madams!? In continuation of my previous rambling, four days later, Craven and BweeBwee suggested the idea of an OverClan.... Everyone leaped on the subject, discussing what perhaps could be the direction of it... Then one day, SapphireTri said, "You know, seriously, this reminds me a lot of the show Friends and that coffeeshop they have on the show"... I remember quite distinctly that day... I was reading up on the thread, Ryan was there, and I turned to him and said "THAT's IT!!!!!!" and he was like, "wha, wha? whaaat?" and I said "A CoffeeHouse!!" and then we started talking about the details, and I immediately posted with the idea, and everyone proceeded to discuss their ideas for it... That day I needed to go to class, but Arguas said he would write up some rules and templates and I PMed the moderators (I believe Furor was the one who answered) and they, within a few days, approved the Overclan idea, and on April 19, 2006, I created the very first thread, Grand Opening! (Check out the first post for previous threads... if youre quite patient enough you can see our growth over the past 8 months! And the first thread IS the smallest :P) Yes, the insanity was quite populous on that thread. Just reading it again makes me laugh, seeing Omna not even know what a clan was. Ah, good times.
Her favorite card? I have a few, and my tastes will probably change as time goes on, BUT my favorite card that I believe I will always have a soft spot in my heart for, is Lightning Helix. This is understandable. Omna's first avatar was Helix's art, and I even got her an animated avvy:
When using a deck, regarding her favorite: I would really say, again, my favorite would need to go to the deck i first learned how to play with, a Boros Precon, only a little over a year ago. Also, a RBW burn deck I'm considering building, which would be a modified version of some of the draft decks I've done over the past year. Omna really only has had 'Limited' experience in building decks.
Her current deck? The Boros deck, simply because it was my first deck and I learned how to do so many things with it... and as for the RBW deck: a wicked RBW burn deck which would naturally include a bunch of viashino fangtails, Rakdos Ickspitters, Seals of Fire, Seals of Doom, Lightning Helix'es..among other fun cards... I've wanted to build that deck for a while.. haven't had a chance, because I've never truly built constructed... except in Sanctuaries and Academy... both awesome sets! Okay, she got a little sidetracked at the end there, though they are awesome. Omna is excellent at playing with her draft decks, but she has had little experience building anything constructed beyond those two.
Her hobbies? Well she's a total geek: I love gaming on the PS2 I bought over the summer, (gaming is another thing Arguas influenced in me) , and I am a true bibliophile with a passion for writing,reading and the written word.... People truly don't give enough credit to those wonderful authors who slave away writing books just so that we can read them... Its always truly a shame whenever I hear about people who hate to read..... I also love writing poetry and someday I want to write a book.. joining the ranks of those who write all those wonderful things that exist in today's world. This is such an influential medium, that not enough people recognize... Too much is focused around the visual media, and that robs people of the richness of reading, of holding a real book in their hands.... Sure you can "find it all online" but where can you go into a real bookstore and smell the musty scent of old books, tenderly flipping the pages, feeling the leather spine heavy in your hands?? To me, that is the most precious sensation ever... Ok now that I'm done rambling about how important reading is... Other hobbies i have include spending time with my friends, sometimes going out to a bar for music and a drink, playing videogames, reading, coming on here to the Magic CoffeeHouse, to talk to all of you wonderful people.. playing chess, playing Uno... playing other cool board games... oh so many I can barely keep track Phew! She is a total bibliophile (she doesn't like to have sex with books. Get yer mind outta the gutter) but as you can see she LOVES what she does. I guarantee she's going to be one of the geekiest librarians in the US one day.
When asked about the Coffeehouse, and what she liked: Hmm.. the open, loving, welcoming atmosphere, that I feel so so proud to have created... I can't believe something like this has come into being under my, and Arguas' control... I'm feeling kind of like, Magic CoffeeHouse withdrawal cuz I can't talk about all the things going on in my life... I can't spew whenever I'm feeling down, or bubble over when I'm feeling happy... All cuz o' this stupid computer.. but honestly, I love how we can have real, genuine conversation without needing a lot of stress or drama... Sure, there's the occasional dramatic moment, but because people want this place to remain a healthy positive one, those moments are rarely more than moments.. and for that I am sooo proud, and honored to be amongst all of you, and to serve all of you in the production of goods and housing for this wonderful place. Admittedly it was a little mushy, but she's absolutely right. The Coffeehouse is and shall be one of the best places on MTGS, in my eyes, as long as we follow the simple rules (avoiding spam is the biggest one.) Please people, (especially the newer regulars) TRY TO CONDENSE YOUR POSTS.
When asked about herself, Omna wrote a page and a half. I'm going to spoiler this response, or you'll all be seeing (more) red.
Favorite Coffeehouse food? Probably Arguas' omelettes... those are sooooo good... but for a dessert item, I would have to say the Tiramisu, and then accompanied with a Cafe' Mocha!
Omna's Hopes and Dreams, again spoilered:
Omna's current plans, besides dominating MTGS with her Coffeehouse whip: I helped Arguas a lot with Sanctuaries... that was a lot of fun, and I really hope to see that further reach fruition.... I also want to take some time to organize my Magic cards, cuz i've got so many of them in such a variety of places,boxes and whatnot.. I want to make sure they're all in the place they need to be, so I know exactly which deck is where... Reading, a lot, is something I want to do... Improving myself, considering things that I have learned over the past year, taking into consideration things that have or haven't worked, and furthering my attempts to be someone more understanding and basically have a better knowledge of myself, so that I can do things I couldn't do before, and give someone things I couldn't previously. Also, to work on my writing... and I am TRYING to beat Kingdom Hearts, and have just started Wild Arms 3, and plan to play ChronoTrigger, and whatever other games I have.. plus I want to finish watching Season 1 DVD of Quantum Leap... Ahh, so much stuff to do But I have two weeks left to do them in!
When asked to list people she liked in the Coffeehouse, Omna could not think of them all. I would have to say Crimson Avatar, Alacar Leoricar, Sephiroth Owa, PsychoBurner, Mortal Wombat, Mr.Stuff honestly everyone has their special spots in my heart, for many different reasons... I value everyone's input and everyone always seems to have a great direction to lead the conversation... one person in particular tho, I always enjoy seeing whenever he can show up is my dear co-owner, Arguas, for reasons which are obvious to all. If I didn't mention you, even if you've been around since the beginning, you definitely all have nods as to wonderful contributors and I would sorely be saddened if you took offense on my not mentioning you all... too many to mention!
And that's it for this special Christmastime Regular of the Week! We love you Omna
Don't forget!
Geek Mp3
We have a special 4 pack for the Christmas season!
The first is Yellow Submarine, by the Beatles, uploaded at Omna's request. She loves this song. I always remember singing it on the bus to school. Fitting.
The second is Omna's and Arguas' song, Sanctuary, from Kingdom Hearts 2. Ryan 'sang' this to her in sign one day, and he didn't realize some of the words were backwards
The third is from a little ways back in the conversation--Skitsojd had given it to me. Now I give it to you all. Less Than Three <3 is from the animated music video that reminds me of my girlfriend
The fourth is for Christmas: Christmas Time is Here, from A Charlie Brown Christmas. An instant classic and one of my favorite Christmas songs.
Download Yellow Submarine
Download Sanctuary
Download Less Than Three <3
Download Christmas Time is Here
Go to the Mp3 Archive
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Anyways, just got out of church. It was great. My father, sister and I all performed O Holy Night, which she did every year in highschool before she graduated. *She's 20 now.* It was really special, because my mom, grandfather, and grandmother all got to see it. I also had to play hand bells too in the traditional service. MAN, what a musical christmas eve. It doesn't stop there either. *huff huff* A LOT of music, but that's just fine with me.
Oh, and merry christmas to all again. Now to go eat stake n' shake.
Also, looks like the package I was expecting was returned to sender. It cost a fortune to ship, and all because my roommate didn't recognize the sender's name.