working, sort of
Salutations, all. It has been a bit so I thought I might nip in with a small update. Life has been going pretty alright. I've moved home from university for the summer and it's nice to be back. I've also started my internship for the summer! ...Sort of. The IT department is being really slow to install the necessary software onto my laptop, so I've not actually been able to do my job yet, really. So, I've been paid to do not very much for a week. Huzzah to that, I say!
Using my pay from work I'm currently intending to invest in a Nintendo Switch 2. I want to play Mario Kart World so badly, it looks so fun! Though, really, the thing that I'm most excited for is Kirby Air Riders. I might've mentioned this in the post after it was announced, but Kirby Air Ride is one of my favourite games because I think it's just so well designed, so I am so happy to be getting not a remake but a full sequel! Speaking of more details though, how has there not been a Nintendo Direct yet? Surely they'll have one at some point before Donkey Kong Banaza releases, since beyond that there's not that many titles in store. Maybe they'll finally announce the Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War remake... (This is coppium.)
I have been very much enjoying the spoiler season for the new MTG expansion, Edge of Eternities. I currently have a commander deck centred around Ragost, Deft Gastronaut brewing in my mind. I've wanted to build a food deck for ages so I'm quite excited. I'll likely end up doing some shenanigans by reanimating baubles using Salvaging Station. I'm also considering making all my permanents have activated abilities so I can run Zirda, the Dawnwaker as a companion (that's the Boros one that makes all your activated abilities cheaper) since that will make eating a food every turn cheaper and easier.
I've also been playing a lot of MTG Arena lately (shoutouts to Plaao, Boggy and Slurp) and it has got me really enjoying Standard in particular. The metagame reshaping after the gutting of Esper self-bounce in the recent B&R announcement has been itneresting. I myself have been running a sort of variant of that list but only in Dimir and with various skeletons. It has been quite fun playing MTG in a different environment from commander.
Last, but not least: my latest bake is a batch of delicious cheese scones. I fell out of my baking mojo after being traumatised by exam season, but I'm trying to get back into it. I partook in a whimsical picnic with my university friends before I left, which was the perfect excuse to make a batch of scones. As always, you can find the recipe on the recipe book page.
That's all for now at least. I'll try my best to check in more over the summer while I have the time. So, see you soon.