I'm going to hide the spoiler stuff behind the cut but before that let me explain my reading process. I tend to be a chewer of books. What I mean is that the first time I read a book I tend to read it over a time period of a week or longer. It took me about a week and a half to read through Flex by theferrett the first time. The second time I waited ( Read more... )

Filed under urban fantasy, Flex is theferrett's debut novel. I endearingly call him Ferrett-sensei so I went ahead and bought the book from Amazon. I left a five star review, and it's not because I may be slightly biased. I described it having the classic three-act structure: exposition, complication, and resolution. It's chock full of modern references ( Read more... )

Planeswalker Points
Magic is switching from an ELO type system to one that rewards playing. The new system rewards playing, which is smart on both rewards both business and fun interests. It also appeals to the level up system of RPG's. I guess newer players, though, will never know the joy of breaking the 1800 barrier.

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• I decided to sub for two of the private schools in town this year instead of the public school system. I did the sub training workshop for one yesterday, but the other I have to wait till September 18th because I need to take a "virtues" class at a local Catholic church (it's a private junior high associated with a nearby covenant). I look ( Read more... )

• So, I just turned past 27 this past Friday. I did my usual tradition of bowling and hanging out. What I realized is that there's a different crew each year. People come and go in the span of a year, for both good and bad reasons. C'est la vie.
• Innistrad is going to be awesome, especially with Richard Garfield as part of the design team. I was ( Read more... )

• Ordinarily, the perpetrator of a crime is a the person who benefits most from that crime. But just because you benefit the most doesn't mean you're guilty. That's the beauty of the American legal system.
• I often think we do our children a disservice by skipping over military history. Yes, we study the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the ( Read more... )

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• I've been thinking about making a Standard Highlander Myr theme deck. Mostly to have fun with Myr Reservoir...
• Tornado Alley is living up to its namesake this year. Hopefully another hospital won't be hit in the near future.
• The OKC Thunder threw a game away against the Mavs. Sometimes, you gotta grow up the hard way.
• Crazy busy Sunday night ( Read more... )

• Got third in the Launch Party draft on Saturday. My deck was a fairly average green infect deck until Scars. I opened up Wurmcoil Engine and got passed two of the 5/4 green intimdate guys that give other green creatures intimidate. Combined with Triumph of the Hordes I managed to squeak out enough wins to make it to Top 4.
• The Heat need to sit ( Read more... )