49 player PTQs make me sad.  Things went fine, but turnout like that is just frowns.  At least 3 of the top 4 (and I'm pretty sure it was all 4) were running on less than 2 hours sleep each.  There were a couple of amusing mistakes.  Ari Lax took game one of the final match against John Gapenski with a critical Spectral Procession, which John ( Read more... )

I consider this weekend a very good weekend.  Between fireworks, long walks alone in the dark, good friends, and artsy adventures, I can find little about which to complain.  I don't have Becky's full sets yet, but I have a few pictures to share.  I'll start with those, due to the Eat Dessert First principle.  Becky's work is even better without me ( Read more... )