every new person that i have met since moving has made me think "wow, what a character. how did i stumble into them" but i think it's important to recognize that i am Also a character, so i am not above any such absurdity.
Cherj Tankian 🇦🇲 🇵🇸
@cherjtankian.bsky.social
protector of italian virginity • seattle + los angeles • 🇦🇲🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ • she/her • steppe bros: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/steppe-bros
"Yes, I wear foundation. Yes, I live with a man. Yes, I'm a middle-aged fag. But I know who I am, Val. It took me twenty years to get here, and I'm not gonna let anybody destroy that. Fuck the senator, I don't give a damn what he thinks." Robin Williams - The Birdcage
If the actor with British accent is evil then you’re watching Sci fi. If the actor with a British accent is good then it’s Fantasy. If the actor with a British accent knocks something over then it’s a Rom com.
Had a sweet time drafting @cherjtankian.bsky.social's Neon Aether 5.0 in the @cubecon.org discord last night! Tried doing some Weapons Manufacturing, ended up with some decent Boros Value (Angel of Innovation is still a beast)! So sick to draft a cube where the energy mechanic can hang. #MTGCube
I started playing Magic in 2006. My friend @deinonychus9.bsky.social started in 2020. We're exploring the differences in starting the same game 14 years apart. My Christmas gift to Jake? Magic history trivia, again. At the end, we discuss older decks like Doomsday and Caw-Go. youtu.be/fSJk6ZaTyTU
Magic in 2010, with Bones and Deinonychus
YouTube video by Austin Hale
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You bound me in a contract only your death could end—and you thought me the fool?!
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
This clip is conceptually maddening, but worse is that when he says he feels bad you expect him to say because he isn't connecting with his child, not because he doesn't consider his child's needs worthy of the computer's time to be bothered about.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?" Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Any card that makes this card look washed was a mistake to print
happy transgender day of remembrance thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly please live 💜
After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
it's in a post-golden age ep, but the Simpsons went much harder here
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The new powered cube has been a refreshing change of pace. I’ve gone from losing to Boros on MTGO to losing to Boros on Arena
tech managers stop using sports metaphors challenge level impossible
"Holliday...was running a marathon recently, some kids were holding a sign at 6.7-miles...she yelled “six, seven” to their delight. “For a brief moment” she says, “in our lonely, isolated, algorithm-driven world, I connected with those kids on something we shared" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Slang terms like ‘six-seven’ have no definition. But they’re loaded with meaning | Matthew Cantor
Older generations are demanding explanations of the viral phrase – but slang doesn’t have to make logical sense
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Every time you see someone saying he needs to be the next president "because he can win the election" you are seeing someone who believes that people like me must be crushed out of public life and existence as an acceptable sacrifice.
gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california
I had 100 Ornithopters in the open play area at Cube Con and looking through the cube after the weekend to see the 3-0 alters I was heartbroken to find that someone drew OVER @klugalters.bsky.social's incredible Ornithopter. I assume someone thought it was just a different printing of the card? 😭😭😭
me steeling myself to go to the job i prayed to god for
i hate when i start organizing magic cards bc then i can’t really stop until the job is done
starting a 12 person roto team draft of the elysian cube for my birthday later this month can i get a hell yeah