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Good day to you! I am once again writing a blog post, now on the other end of the holidays and back at university. So, I'll fill you in on what I've been up to.

University work has been most plentiful. With it being the summer term now, exams are looming, as well as the deadline for my report. In fact, my first exam is on the same day that my report is due! Ultimate despair... Please, wish me luck. I shall need it.

Over the holiday I did go to a Tarkir: Dragonstorm prerelease event which was most exciting. I managed to get a box with a Sultai seeded booster, and I did cobble together something... I ended up getting way too many payoffs for Renew effects, but not enough things that actually had the Renew keyword. So, I went 2-4, though I blame two of those losses on luck because I didn't draw any lands.

In the previous post I mentioned I had started replaying Pokemon White. Well, it sort of spiralled out of control and I'm in a big-time Pokemon phase again... I finished Pokemon White just a few days ago, and now I've been thinking a lot about Pokemon Sun & Moon again, so I'll probably replay my copy of Pokemon Moon soon. I've just been having so much fun revisiting some of my favourite games ever.

One last thing I want to talk about is my birthday. Firstly, you should behold the majestic monolith of a cake my mum made for me:

It's not one I've got the recipe for, but I thought I might as well put it here since I post a lot about good baked goods here. And, my birthday was very nice. I just got to hang out with my family and friends, and that's all I need to be satiated, really. I did receive some great presents, too. I got a pair of Koss Porta Pros, which are some very portable retro looking headphones with exquisite audio quality. And, I also got an iPod, which I took apart to give a new battery, screen and hard drive. I've been thoroughly enjoying using it to listen to my gigantic hoard of MP3s and I'm glad to have properly ditched Spotify.

That's about all I have to tell. Mainly I just need to keep soldiering on through exams. When I'm on the other end, though, hopefully I can make more blog posts. I've been meaning to get back to making them more regularly for a while, but year 3 of university has just been too tough.

Salutations, all. I hope this log post finds its readers well. I've not really much to tell, I'm simply checking in, mostly. So, here's the brief laydown of what's been going on with me.

Work has been going well, as plentiful as it is. I've finished the software for my dissertation and now I need only write the final report. This will be a ghastly and grueling task no doubt, but I'll survive. I always do.

Gaming has been going well. I felt the Pokemon itch recently and I've picked up my old DS Lite to start playing Pokemon White again. It is so fun. Playing this game again for the first time in, what, 6 years? has been making me incredibly happy. So far my party consists of Gregson the Oshawott, Agnes the Lillipup, and Butter the Munna. I shall be sure to give updates on their status next post.

Now that I'm free from uni, I'm working on a new deck for MTG centred around Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis which aims to satisfy my primal urge to draw a ridiculous amount of cards. It'll be fun. I've been meaning to build something mono-blue for a while.

In particular, I'm really excited for Tarkir: Dragonstorm. I really like the wedge colour sets, being a massive fan of Sultai and quite liking all the others (except for stinky Mardu). I am verily intending to invest in the Sultai Arisen precon, and I shall use it to construct the fastest turbo-mill deck the world has ever seen. I've wanted to build a turbo-mill deck for a while now, and, after trying one in Golgari, I definitely want to try building one in Sultai. I think the new lore for the Sultai is awesome, too. I really like the look of Kotis, the Sultai Fangkeeper, so hopefully his cards are cool so I can build a deck around him.

Last, but definitely not least: my latest bake.

That's about everything. This term of university has been very work filled and quite arduous. But, nonetheless, I press onwards for the sake of survival. See you next time.

Good evening. It has been a bit since my last post, since somehow I forgot to make one in January. It's alright though, not too much has been happening in my life, really. I'll update you on what exciting things there are, though.

I have been working a lot on my latest Magic The Gathering deck, this time centered around Hashaton, Scarab's Fist. I love Esper colours, zombies, looters, and instant speed interaction, so Hashaton seemed like a natural fit for me. It has been a very fun deck list to work on so far. I'm particularly happy with my Wizardcycling package which is stuffed with technology. If you're interested, you can find the decklist in the card gallery.

Aetherdrift as a whole has been quite fun. I think it's a cool set, especially if you like artifacts. I don't much care for the vehicle synergies but I'm sure it makes for an entertaining limited environment. Plus, I am pleased to see a new printing of Gonti. Their new card seems exceptionally fun, and, when I get a chance, I will be building them. Yet another mono-black commander for the backlog...

Also, behold my latest bake! 'Tis a simple chocolate cake, but it is quite lovely. Lots of cocoa powder to make for a lovely rich taste.

Beyond this, not too much is happening in my life. The most important thing is survival. My dissertation project has been eating up too much of my time, really. So I've not had that much time for whimsical outings. When I next do go on one, though, I shall definitely make another post to the good old log. Until then!

Salutations, all. It has been a hot minute. Life has been busy, both at university and at home. I have been slaving away at my dissertaiton project, which is... going. So, here's a little bit of an update.

Firstly I have no baked goods to show off this time, unfortunately. However, I have made several batches of gingerbread for various friends, even if I didn't get pictures of them.

My Magic the Gathering addiction hyperfixation continues to endure. I've been working on a new decklist for Grist Voracious Larva which I am looking forward to taking out for a spin at some point soon. When I'm happy with it, I'll post it. It's pretty standard for a Golgari reanimator list, though. I'm still on the hunt for the secret sauce...

One last exciting thing is that I went to Comic Con. It was very fun. I dressed up as Faust, like I did last year, and there were a lot of Guilty Gear fans, actually! It was so nice to get to meet people that liked the same things I did. And I got a lot of cool merchandise, too. It was a great day!

So, I don't really have that much to tell. But that's alright. It's been nice to just have a chill Christmas holiday at home. See you next time.

Good evening, all. It has been a bit since my last post once again, and, my apologies. University sure does keep me busy. It's nice, though, having things to work on. I'm really enjoying my dissertation project about software for visualising hyperbolic geometry, and I might have a thing or two to post about it towards the Christmas holidays.

Now then, what have I been up to since last time? The honest answer is not too much, honestly. I have a few things to mention, but it's nothing terribly exciting. Unfortunately, not even any baked goods to show, since I've not really had the baking itch that much.

I have been playing a decent amount of Guilty Gear lately and having a lot of fun. Faust's new golf club move is hilarious and I'm getting much enjoyment out of launching all my items at my opponents. I've been playing a bit with one of my housemates too which is nice. They're a big Dizzy fan so are finally picking the game up now that she's out. They're not exactly an equal opopnent yet, but, even if they've got a long way to go, they're working on it.

Also, for Halloween, I got to dust off my Faust outfit, which was nice. Behold!

My continuted Magic the Gathering ventures have gone well, too. I'm currently testing out a decklist for Gandalf the White which aims to be a sort of control value list that is stuffed with lots of lovely artifacts and legendaries. I'm not proud enough to show it off yet, but I'll put it on the card gallery page when it's ready. Additionally, when I went to visit some friends from school near London, I went to a nearby card games shop and found a new Gisa for my colleciton, which is excellent news. And, one last piece of MtG excitement: I'm going to get to draft Mystery Booster 2 next Tuesday with my university's card games society. I'm very excited, since that set's pretty damn awesome! If I get any cool cards, I'll definitely post them.

I don't think I've got too terribly much else I want to mention. I'm looking forward to Arcane Season 2 releasing on Saturday, but, beyond that, there's not too much more excitement in my life. Just trying to survive the onslaught of work. And survival is enough! So, I'll see you in the next log post.

Salutations. I'm just here with a brief update. I am alive and suriving university. Third year is pretty weird. My timetable is less filled, but I feel even more busy than ever. It's quite stressful, but I'm managing. I don't have terribly much to tell right now. I'm still at the usual shenanigans: D&D is good and I am enjoying running it for my housemates again, I have been cooking new MTG decks (my latest is Mirko, Obsessive theorist - see the card gallery page), and plenty of video gaming has been taking place. I'm also rewatching Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, which I might write a little about in my next post, but not right now.

See you later.