More Magic

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And here I am again, fine tuning my M:tG Decklist. I scrapped my Walk the Aeons deck (I'm not sure why I tried that variant), and continued improving on Katsuhiro Mori's decklist. My playtesting is showing solid results - 22 Lands is not enough. So here's my current list:

011507 ~ PickleTron

4x Adarkar Wastes
4x Boreal Shelves (Should've been Hallowed Fountain T_T)

4x Urza's Mine

4x Urza's Powerplant

4x Urza's Tower

2x Urza's Factory (Upped the alternate wincon by 1)

1x Azorius Chancery (No Prahv, It's in the sideboard Jun. Don't Worry. ^^)

1x Vesuva (No Academy Ruins, Since I don't have Trisk)

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24 Lands

2x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

2x Vesuvan Shapeshifter

1x Brine Elemental (The Trisk wincon is now a bit more comple semi-stasis lockdown. It's weaker IMO, but I'll try it still.)

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5x Creatures

4x Compulsive Research

4x Remand

4x Azorius Signet

3x Dimir Signet (Prismatic Lens DOES NOT work. But I'll try Spectral Searchlight.)

3x Wrath of God (Four is overkill and clutters my first seven.)

2x Faith's Fetters (I want to squeeze one more though...)

2x Think Twice

2x Annex (I saw this on Mori's "2006 The Finals" winning decklist...)

2x Spell Burst

2x Mana Leak (I'm not sure about this slot... Mori has Tidings here...)

1x Careful Consideration

1x Mystical Teachings
1x Repeal (Utility removal)

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31 Other Spells

The sideboard's situational, but this is my deck right now. I'll try to get some Tidings next time, and squeeze a couple of Faith's fetters (Although I'd like to playtest Temporal Isolation too). Oh and Btw, here's my:

Planar Chaos Wish List!

@White -
4x Dawn Charm (1W;Instant;Common;Choose one - Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn; or, regenerate target creature; or, counter target spell targeting you.) - I love 2cc Counterspells that can save my creatures and myself from lethal damage... ^^; Definitely a 4-of in my deck!
?x Voidstone Gargoyle (3WW;Creature-Gargoyle;Rare;Flying,As Voidstone Gargoyle comes into play, name a nonland card.The named card can't be played.Activated abilities of permanents with that name can't be played.Activated abilities of cards with that name that aren't in play can't be played.;3/3) - Holy Sh*zz, it's Meddling Mage + Pithing Needle! I need at least one of this in my deck!
4x Mana Tithe (W;Instant;Common;Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1) - What's better than a 2cc counterspell? a 1cc Counterspell! A timeshifted Force Spike is still a Force Spike. A powerful card, to be sure.
4x Sunlance (W;Sorcery;Common;Sunlance deals 3 damage to target nonwhite creature.) - Not sure why though... ~_~

@Blue -
?x Body Double (4U;Creature-Shapeshifter;Rare;As Body Double comes into play, you may choose a creature card in a graveyard. If you do, Body Double comes into play as a copy of that card.;0/0) - Again, I'm not sure why, but this card has potential. I'd need four in a deck though...

@Black -
4x Dash Hopes (BB;Instant;Common;When you play Dash Hopes, any player may pay 5 life. If a player does, counter Dash Hopes.Counter target spell.) - It's a lose-lose situation if you're using a Rakdos Deck ^^;
4x Damnation (2BB...Do I really have to write this? It's a freaking Wrath of God!) - Duh.

@Red -
4x Blood Knight (RR;Creature-Human Knight;Uncommon;First strike, protection from white;2/2) - Huge potential. Anything with Pro-White has HUGE potential.

@Green -
I guess I'm giving most of my Green Cards at Jun, so I don't have a wish list for it. ^^; But Magus of the Library (GG;Creature-Human Wizard;Rare;T:Add 1 to your mana pool,T:Draw a card. Play this ability only if you have exactly seven cards in hand.;1/1) is one powerful Control Card... I guess I want a playset of that...

@Multicolor & Lands
None.

I guess that's it! ^^; It's time for my next class, so Ciao!

Perfect Cube

:: Entry # 27 - Not Seeing, Not Knowing ::
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Mood: Inspired
Music: AC's humming...
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A few hours have passed since my last post, and here I am at Software Engineering Lab 2 at my Linux2 Class. I have no idea what to write here yet, but unfortunately, I'm a bit inspired today. I hope dad can get my PC fixed by tonight, and I really hope I can advance my character in PH-RFOnline. I got a back-to-back passing grades in Linux2 Prelim Lecture & Laboratory exams, no biggie, but Joy still has a higher grade than me because of her quizzes and a a higher Lecture grade. ^^; I know, It's useless to compare myself to her - she doesn't have a bloody hobby (Except Noel), so I guess she spends her free time studying.

Sooo unlike me.

Anyways, I hope to see my inspiration this afternoon, and I really wish I can get some info on her. I even chanced by the library this morning, just before my Linux class, hoping to catch a glimpse, but she ain't there. Asa pa ko. That aside, It's really damn cold in our classroom. There's only seven of us here, and three ACs on full blast. I'm bloody shivering.

Oh, I almost forgot - I got my date for our annual TorpangGaius™ Group Date! Guess who? No, not the mystery girl, but my lovely bestfriend Grace! I don't want to ask my inspiration on a date (yet), mostly because she might not be who I think she is. What do I mean? Here's a cute little text message I got from Grace (Which I promptly forwarded to Aubrey ^^) -

She used 2 b so swit & evrythng.
Seemed so nice wen we're 2gether..
but sudenlt evrythng changed.
Now, do i miss her?
No..i miss hu i thought she was...

A fair warning from my bestfriend - and I will give it the consideration it deserves. ^^

Gematria of Tetragammaton

:: Entry #26 - Inspired ::
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Mood: Stable
Music: Naghihintay, by:Jacob
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I saw her, and my heart skipped a beat. I saw her smile, and my heart just stopped. I thought I would never feel this way again after 'my first', but I guess she proved me wrong. *sigh* Really, the last time I felt this way was with...well, Grace. Yeah, I loved her more than just my bestfriend for a while, but she really needed someone to fill the void left by her father, so I guess I tried my best. I really loved her, to the point that I'd rather not be her boyfriend because I know I can't make her happy all by myself - she deserves someone more than just me. So I became Grace's bestfriend. But right now, I feel freaking in love to this girl...

Darn it, I don't even know her name.

I saw her last at the library, and she was with her classmates. I don't know her course, but if had to guess, she's from the A/S department. She was wearing a pink jacket, pink bag, pink glasses and pink watch. I guess she likes pink, and yes, she has glasses. ^_^ It looked really cute on her. *sigh* I guess I'll just have to go around asking people again. I hate it when I don't know something.

Anyways, my PC's busted again. The power supply broke down, and I'm using my father's laptop right now. It has a very annoying keyboard and mouse, but I guess It can't be helped... I'm still experiencing this lapse in my behavior since my last post, but I think I'm recovering. At least I submitted my assignments on AI this time. And did I mention that for the first time, I got a passing grade at P.E.? ^_^ Yeah, It was pure luck, but I'm quite happy at that quiz though. I guess that's all, I don't know when I can post here again because of my schedule, but I'll try. Until then, Ciao!

Simple is good.

~Ooc: Literature
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4 Months later - ExBF Edition
by ~LantisGaius

I miss you still
Through all this time
You left me all alone

We used to talk
We used to laugh
But now our friendships fading fast

I miss you
I care
And yes, I'll be here for you.

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This piece is a nod to ~averagejane’s poem... [link] I was suddenly inspired when I saw her work, and this is the outcome. It ain't my best work, but it's still a good piece in my opinion. I really liked her poem, I was somehow touched… Oh, and the title's a shoutout to Ne-Yo's So Sick (ExGF Edition) ^^; Hehehehe
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Be
by ~ClaudiaCassanova

Be gentle.
Be kind.
Be passionate.
Be mine.

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Simple, short, sweet and direct. The basic components of a very nice poem. Kudos to ClaudiaCassanova, for this excellent piece of poetry. =)

The Usual TCP Port for SMTP

:: Entry #25 – What's wrong with me...? ::
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Mood: Not so good.
Music: Smile at me, by: Rocksteddy
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I was a bit late this morning at my first class, and was really surprised when I found out right then that we’re having the Laboratory Prelim Exam at Linux2 after 5 minutes. Good thing our professor, Mr. Rivera, was kind enough to let us open the Linux Workstations in order to solve the problems. I got stuck at the part where I need to go down the directories because I forgot the command (It was ‘cd ..’) but aside from that, it was thoroughly easy.

Noon came, and I skipped my SPW class because…well, I don’t really know. I just stayed at Mary’s canteen for a while, and next thing I know, it’s time for my constitution class. Where I got a 73% on my prelim exams. What the fuck’s happening to me? I can’t focus on my studies, I don’t have a stable M:tG deck right now and my mind is full of crap. What the hell was I thinking when I tried out that stupid Walk the Aeons deck? It was as far from competitive as I can think of! A very mediocre pile of cards to be sure. I wonder what’s causing me erratic behavior…

A few hours went by, and my Operating Systems class came by. Here, I fully expect the MP (Machine problem) that Mr. Rivera was supposed to give. Yup, you guessed it; he rescheduled the Laboratory Prelim Exam of my OS Class, throwing my schedule off. You see, I’m supposed to meet with my bestfriend (Grace) at about 1:30pm, but since she got out of the house at about 3:00pm, I’ll just have to meet here after my OS Prelim exam...which I expect to finish quickly, maybe at 4:00pm or so. But unfortunately, Mr. Rivera postponed the exam, and went on with the lecture – meaning, I got out of the classroom sometime after 5:30pm. I didn’t get to chat with Grace for more than a few minutes, and all I did when I was with her is to try apologizing about my stupid schedule… she said she didn’t mind, but still… I’m really pissed about the events that happened. After that, I got home early and here I am now, typing…

*Sigh* I’ll try to post something here again, but I really want to sleep early, so that this day can end. So, I guess this is goodbye and good night...

A Song and A Poem

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This two pieces of fine literature really explains my situation right now...All the pain and tears, everything I'm trying to hide - That I'm still struggling with too much emotional baggage. I hate this feeling, and I'm desperately running away from it because it really hurts... Anyways, here's the pieces along with their authors.

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Naghihintay (Link)
By: Jacob

Kelan bang makikita ng iyong mga mata
Kelan bang maririnig sayo na tayo na

[refrain]
Huwag mo akong sisihin kung ang lungkot ng aking damdamin
Bakit di mo akong subukan suyuin…suyuin

[Chorus]
Naghihintay, kahit parang wala pag-asa
Handa na, maghintay kahit pa may’ron kang iba
Bahala na, naghihintay ako na ika’y makasama
Kahit na, naghihintay
Kahit parang wala na

Bakit ba di mo buksan ang iyong mga mata
Nang ang oras natin ay di na masayang pa

[repeat refrain]
[repeat chorus twice]

Huwag mo akong sisihin
kung biglang sumuko ang damdamin
di mo kasi ako pinapansin

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Suicide and Love doesn't mix
by: ~jazzyspazzy

Lying on the floor
Wishing I had died
Praying for those words
I should know will never come.

You'd been hurt before
But I've been hurt
(and worse)
My heart has healed
And it wants you
Something yours will never do

I see you
and I smile inside
I leave you
and I die inside

The way my heart stops beating
The way my chest starts heaving
The way I cry
"I hate my life"
The way I suddenly realize
The only way to survive
To close my eyes
Pull the trigger
Bring my life to a tragic end.

Gazing at you from above
My eyes fill with tears of love
They spill down upon your face

I wish I could be that tear
The one last time I could touch you
Instead of feeling my heart break

Searching for you at my funeral
Knowing that you won't be there
Seeing you, so far away
I wander over
Stare at you
To finally hear the words
I've always wanted you to say:
"Oh god I love you."
"Oh God I miss you"
Then I suddenly realize
The only way to survive
To turn away and say good bye
Is to think of how I had to die
For you to say you loved me.

©2007 ~jazzyspazzy

A Self-Dual Convex Regular 4-Polytope

:: Entry #24 - Wait ::
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Mood: Sad
Music: Naghihintay by:Jacob
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A lot of nothing happened since my last post. At school, we just waited (in vain) for our professors to show up, or when they showed up, discuss among ourselves why on earth are we doing nothing. ~_~ On the Magic side of life, more nothing. Miki no longer has debts on me, though I still owe boogie a Thelonite Hermit. Btw, If you noticed above, I'm dropping the ~Ic stuff. Yup, this blog is now solely mine. I really cannot find the time to create the story, less likely the characters for it.

I'm not myself tonight. Maybe because I woke up just this 2:00 in the afternoon, or maybe it's because of the very nostalgic background music (Naghihintay, by:Jacob), but as you can see, my writing sounds off. Maybe I should have picked another day to rewrite the header of Incarnum... Maybe I shouldn't have posted here tonight. I still haven't fully recovered from my headache last time.

Anyway, my bestfriend (Grace) texted me last night about being her audience helper or something at this local tv gameshow called 'Deal or No Deal'. I hate gameshows, and from what my mom told me about this show, we might just end up fighting in the end, so I declined. I'll be there, yes, but only as a normal audience. *_* What else...my guy bestfriend (Juner) wanted me to post something here about TropangGaius™ (Just look at my CBox), but I'm not in the mood right now. I'll just have to quote Roy on this one: 'Remand! Maybe next time..' Sorry Jun.

Hmm... I guess that's it. I'll try to post something else later, but don't count on it... ~_~ Ciao.

End Transmission Block in ASCII

:: Entry #23 - Sleep ::
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Mood: My head aches...
Music: chOOSe mE or Die, by:Tommy febuary6
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My head hurts. My forehead's throbbing like it's gonna burst. Just above my right eyelash. T_T Darn it. Anyways, here's a quick rundown of what's happened. I'm downloading .Hack//Roots for my little bro (He's playing the PS2 Game version of the anime), and I've purchased crappy (but full length) DVDs of R.O.D. and Basilisk, both anime's of high caliber. I just wish I can watch them sometime...

Another thing:
Yup, I'm currently playing as SaffiEriksdotter in Ph-RFOnline; a Bellato Crossclass Mystic-turned-Vigilante. I just job changed last night, and my Holy Pt's driving me nuts... 3 more to go until Expert Skills are open though... And 23 more before Elite skills open up... -__- darn it... I need sleep. Did I mention how my head hurts? It's like hell. Only more gory and stuff. Maybe it's because I spent the whole night playing RFOnline. Or maybe the alcohol I drank is finally taking its toll.

I got permission to go to "The Reunion" with my best friend, Grace. I didn't expect to see 12 gals from my high school and only me, Sam and Zoren as the lone guys. But half of them are enough eyecandy, so I decided to come along...Until I felt horribly sick. I felt damn cold since we got to the venue (Monte Vista Resort) at 7:00pm or so, and all went downhill from there. I got a bit agitated since my best started teasing me to make me go to the swimming pools (Kung I-huhug kita, swimming ka? Kung I-kikiss kita, swimming ka?). It was vexingly annoying. A few hours more, and I was left alone with Zoren and Apple, who also didn't want to swim. Only my best knew that I'm sick, but she discovered when it's 3:00am in the morning, when I started drinking beer to get some heat in my blood. I also ate a very big midnight snack at Max's, just to stave off the incoming fever. I don't want my grace's barkada going all worried over me, so I just drank a beer at a corner.

Until Zoren found out. He and Sam pushed me to buy a Gran Matador brandy from the resort (costs a whopping 160.oophp, good thing there were three of us). We expected some of the gals to take part in the drinks, but unfortunately, they'd rather immerse themselves in the hot pool. So, that left me, Sam and Zoren and a bottle-full of brandy. Oh, Apple and Amor was there too, but they only provided idle company. The discussions was nice, and the alcohol flowed like water in the slides. Fortunately, I was still myself when morning dawned. I think Sheryl is mad at me because I started the the drinking at her reunion, but that aside, it was refreshing.

Any event with me and my best friend there, and it never fails to be refreshing for me. ^^; I wish she were here though... My head is really throbbing....

Umm..what else... Christmas and New Year passed with me being really happy. I don't know why, but grace just have that effect on me. I just love being near her, chatting nonsense. Ummm... what else... I finished Robert Jordan's Knife of Dreams, the Eleventh Book of The Wheel of Time. Classes just resumed today, and our 2nd meeting in Electromagnetics ended with my head reeling like a top. I can't keep my vision steady after 3 long hours of Vector Analysis and Dot Product and Cross Products and Cramer's Rules...

My head hurts. I have a lot to do. I want to play RF. I wish can watch R.O.D and Basilisk. But enough whining. I'm happy. Believe it or not, behind this accursed headache, I really am happy.
^^; Hehehehe

Ciao, for now!

Me and my Deck

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It's been a while since I discussed my deck here... Anyway, here it is, a spinoff from Katsuhiro Mori's deck. Mori piloted this until the Top 8 of Worlds, but he lost in the semifinals. Ryo Ogura, on the other hand, played exactly same deck as Mori, and managed to land in the Top 2, but lost in the final game with Mihara, who piloted a Dragonstorm deck. But enough talk, here's my take on TriskeTron:

122006 ~ TriskeTron

4 Boreal Shelf
4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Tower
1 Urza's Factory
1 Academy Ruins
1 Prahv, Spires of Order

2 Triskelavus
2 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

1 Careful Consideration
2 Spell Snare
3 Faith's Fetters
3 Wrath of God
1 Mystical Teachings
4 Remand
2 Spell Burst
2 Mana Leak
2 Think Twice
3 Dimir Signet
4 Azorius Signet
4 Compulsive Research
1 Clutch of the Undercity
1 Rewind

Sideboard:
2 Spell Snare
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Wrath of God
2 Circle of Protection: Red
4 Rune Snag
1 Return to Dust
3 Annex
1 Muse Vessel

There it is. Trisketron, slightly modified from Katsuhiro Mori's list. The main differences are as follows: Obviuosly, the Sideboard is tweaked according to the metagame. Also, I pulled the following cards from Mori's list and replaced them accordingly:

-4 Hallowed Fountain ._. (Just because I don't have the funds right now...)
-1 Island
-1 Commandeer (The price of this piece rocketted to 200ea from 50ea because of Mori's list...)
-2 Tidings (I don't like sorcery speed card draw...)

+4 Boreal Shelf ._. (Hollowed Fountain Proxy)
+1 Prahv, Spires of Order (Against the aggressive metagame)
+1 Rewind (Works like a charm with Spell Burst Lockdown)
+1 Clutch of the Undercity (Transmutes for a lot of things, disables hellbent, and emergency bounce and life loss)
+1 Faith's Fetters (The metagame here's very aggressive.)

There. Criticism are very much welcome.

Fate/Stay Night

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"I am the bone of my sword.
Steel is my body, and fire is my blood.
I have created over a thousand blades.
Unknown to death.
Nor known to life.
Have withstood pain to create many weapons.
Yet, those hands will never hold anything.
So as I pray, "Unlimited Blade Works."

~ Archer

Secure Shell Protocol Port Number

:: Entry #22 - Ten days pass ::
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Mood: Jolly?
Music: Kono Machi de wa Dare mo ga Mina Jibun Igai no Nanika ni Naritagaru, Law of Ueki OST
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I just finished watching Fate/Stay Night, and it was really great. A real must-see anime, on par with Evangelion both in storyline and graphics. *sigh* Again, ten days pass before I got up and update this blog... Maybe I should rename it since I can't seem to find the time to complete the ~Ic stuff. Anyways, here's a brief summary of what happened last week and a half.

> Freaking hard prelim exams on System Analysis & Design and Philippine Constitution.
> I tried to set-up Austin and Angel, which ended in vain. I'll discuss later...I hope.
> I realized the situation Aubrey's in right now, and I don't think I can bear to be in her place...
> Edwin flies to singapore. Oh, he's got an XBox360. T_T
> Kasambahay "Overnight Christmas Party". We ended up "malling" in waltermart (of all possible places...) since there we're barely a dozen people in the venue. We thought it would be a very sad christmas party, so we went to waltermart instead.
> Overnight at my house. Allen, Austin, Roy, Phil, Jerwin, Jm, MarkCovs, thanks for being here!
> Reunion of my highschool batch, section Leibniz at a Resort this Dec.29... It's overnight too, and I really hope I can be there... My bestfriend's (Grace) not going to forgive me if I can't make it there...

That's about it. Oh, and it's Christmas in just a few more hours, so Merry Christmas! ^_^

Weight of your soul*

:: Entry #21 - Sixty ::
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Mood: Tired
Music: Me & U, by Cassie
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Just got a whopping 60% in Prelim Grade in P.E. ~_~ Still have acouple of exams this day, but I need to send off this ACM Article to April before noon. I haven't finished the TicTacToe and Lecomelec Election Software yet though, and I still have to review on my Theory Subjects (Systems Analysis & Design and Data Communications & Networking). Darn it, I wish PLDT can get the phonelines fixed by tonight... I want to know what happend to Emiya (Fate/Stay Night). He's the only protagonist in an Anime I know who dies twice in the first four episodes ^^; There's a lot of things I want to discuss, a lot of things I want to do (Write the ~Ic stuff, for example), but I can't because of this academic stuff. *sigh*

I kind of regret being active in the Academe last semester... ~_~ I'll try to post something later, I still have a few errands to run...

*- According to this.

My Life, My Soul, For the Phoenix.

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I have always played Magic:The Gathering CCG, but in terms of story, L5R just rocks my world. I really love the setting, and the writers are really superb.

Kudos to Legend of the Five Rings Writers, namely Shawn Carman, Nancy Sauer and others! :D

The Number of First Moves in Chess

:: Entry #20 - Hurting ::
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Mood: Still grumpy...
Music: Still the ITCC's keyboards...
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Why does it hurt? I no longer care about her, I'm quite sure I have moved on. To the point that I have someone else in my heart right now... But how come it really pains me to see her and Emil walking around the campus? How come I don't feel anything when we see each other without Emil? My heart bleeds when they're around, and I don't know why. Darn it.

Guess what though? I still haven't finished the ACM Article, and PLDT still haven't got the phonelines fixed. That means I'm typing right now at the ITCC, which is really annoying. I have prelim exams on my P.E. Class and Systems Analysis & Design tommorow, which sucks. I hope I can finish this projects (The Lecomelec Software and the accursed TicTacToe Software) before friday though... Btw, Magic's Gold Rush is this saturday, but I can't attend because of Prelim Exams. I really hate my life right now...

The Fourth Alternating Factorial

:: Entry #19 - I hate allergies... ::
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Mood: Grumpy
Music: Keyboard clicking...
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So, PLDT's having problems with their phonelines. This means that I again doesn't have internet access at home, so please bear with me for a while. I'm facing problems left and right here, and I really need to stabilize. Just look at my ToDo list! Darn it... The quintessential problem of Lecomelec Software, the A.I. Software...Who would've thought programming a simple TicTacToe would take a couple of weeks to finish? Darn it, my mind is still reeling with game states and A.I. algorithms. What else... Well, I'm currently typing up an ACM article for LCA, and I still have to review for my DataCom&Networking lab. exam later. Oh, and I still have to review for my constitution exams...

*sigh* Have mentioned I that I collapsed last P.E. class? My legs gave way after running for quite a while. I'm really not made for sports, no matter how hard try, my body just gives up after a while. What else...

I'm going to post my ACM article here later, as well as an ~Ooc:Life post and an ~Ooc:Magic post, so sit tight and see ya all later! I hope... ~_~

Shíbā in Chinese

:: Entry #18 - I'm itchy ::
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Mood: A bit grumpy
Music: Half Crazy, by: Freestyle
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April informed me sometime today that I'm one of the contestants for tomorrow's quiz bee. At 9:00am. T_T *sigh* I've no choice though, she's really kindof annoyed at me right now. I still haven't done the LCA website (which was due last August). I also downloaded the French episodes of Fate/Stay Night, an anime on the top lists of AnimeYume. It was already 25% complete when I noticed (1gb out of 4gb total), and I have to repeat the process all over again. And I still have to redownload the RF Client. Darn it, I've got lots of problems... There's still the quintessential problem of lecomelec, the election software, and a smaller 'assignment' on A.I. Did you know how hard it is to code an A.I. for a tic tac toe game? It's freaking hard. Really. Anyways, I still have to type a few things up, so sayonara, for now.

Btw, here's a trailer from Fate/Stay Night. Enjoy! :D

Magician's Jury

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Just the other night, a Jun (My guy bestfriend) asked me about the competitiveness of his deck. I'll get to that later - I'd just have to post a few decklists here: One is the list of Yuuichi Miyazaki, 2006 Aichi Standard Champs, 3rd place, and the other one's the list of Kazuya Saitou, 2006 Yamagata Standard Champs, 1st place.

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Yuuichi Miyazaki
2006 Aichi Standard Champs, 3rd place

Main Deck
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1 Pendelhaven
20 Forest
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21 land

4 Birds of Paradise
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Silhana Ledgewalker
4 Scryb Ranger
4 Yavimaya Dryad
4 Spectral Force
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24 creatures

4 Call of the Herd
4 Blanchwood Armor
4 Moldervine Cloak
3 Stonewood Invocation
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15 other spells

4 Spike Feeder
3 Giant Solifuge
3 Serrated Arrows
3 Krosan Grip
2 Greater Good
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15 sideboard cards
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Kazuya Saitou
2006 Yamagata Standard Champs Winner

Main Deck
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2 Island
8 Forest
4 Breeding Pool
4 Yavimaya Coast
1 Pendelhaven
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19 land

4 Llanowar Elves
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Scryb Ranger
4 Plaxmanta
4 Ohran Viper
4 Spectral Force
3 Mystic Snake
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27 creatures

4 Call of the Herd
4 Remand
4 Mana Leak
2 Stonewood Invocation
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14 other spells

1 Mystic Snake
1 Loxodon Warhammer
3 Serrated Arrows
3 Giant Solifuge
3 Krosan Grip
4 Repeal
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15 sideboard cards
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What's the difference? Well, Kazuya's obviously the 1st placer, and Yuuichi only placed third - although it seems unfair of us to judge them this way since they're not from the same district. But still, the point remains. Single colored decks need very good pilots in order to make it to the top lists, while dual colored decks, even simple ones, can be found on the top easily. Proof? On the whole japan, how many mono colored decks have placed in Japan champs? Only one per district in the average: and only Mono-White is populous, and there's only one Mono-Green (Correct me if I'm mistaken here).

Let's take a look closer at the two lists - Both of them utilized the same primary win con - a turn 3 Spectral Force through Scryb Ranger acceleration, finishing with elephant beatdown + stonewood invocation. But Kazuya's list can be found many times through the Japan Champs - most of them placing at the top 3. How come Yuuichi's the only Mono-Green player at the top 3? Because Yuuchi's list is a dedicated aggro-beatdown deck. Meaning, it does nothing but beat you down. Kazuya, on the other hand, used some control elements such as Remand and Plaxmanta. Why? Because a dedicated aggro-beatdown dies to control. Lets take a quick run down, ok?

White:
Wrath of God
Faith's Fetters
Condemn

Blue:
Remand
Cancel
Repeal

Red:
Lightning Axe + Fiery Temper
Pyroclasm
Char

Black:
Sudden Death
Stupor
Persecute

There. The four Control Colors. It very hard to control the game using Green - because it's mainly a beatdown color. We dip to green for creature support - and to every other color for control. Now, enough background, and answer Juner's Question: Is my Mono-Green Beatdown deck competitive?

Short answer: Yes.

Long Answer: It depends. No matter the build of a green deck it will never have the capability to control the game. And herein lies its weakness - it boasts very little removal, so it relies on sheer speed. And so, luck becomes a factor.

ProPlayers very seldom rely on luck.

Thus, most players dip on other colors for control support - musch like how other decks splash green for creature support. Anyhow, I'm starting to feel sleepy, so I'll post this now. I'll probably expand on it later, but for now... Ciao. ^o^;

Women

~Ooc: Life
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'Woman' Post part I:

The hell's with women? Most don't follow conventional logic and almost every single one of them expects you to read their minds. Fun Fact: I hate women who clamps up when she's supposed to be talking. In other words, almost every girl.

Do you know why I really love my bestfriend? It's mainly because of this: when she's angry, she goes off like a freaking nuclear bomb. If we're not alone, or if we're in a public place, she goes on normally until we find some secluded spot then - BOOM!. >_< I know it sounds sadistic of me to like someone who explodes, but still. When you're angry, blow up. Please. Why? Because when people blow up, they actually say what they mean to say. I don't have to dig through perfumed shit, sort through thinly veiled taunts just to find out why the hell you're not talking to me. I don't have to say sorry, cuddle you and all, trying to pry the f*cking truth out of you. I know my ears will ring and my ego would be bruised, but I expect that. I want to know my mistakes - why you're angry, so that I won't make the same mistake again.

So, moral of the story: just freaking blow up, dammit!

Disclaimer: No, the person I'm talking about ain't you. Whoever you are. She's doesn't freaking know that this blog exists. And even if she does, she too freaking numb to care about me and feelings... T_T

'Woman' Post part II:

On another note, I asked a girl for help just last last week. I know, that's a long time, but my PC's broken. Anyhow, I found out about a little bug in my system, and I panicked. I REALLY panicked. I was sooo darn desperate for help that I somehow ended up sending a somewhat offensive message to her through friendster. I hate friendster and I hate her, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I got a few opinions out of her, and some of the lifelines I pulled produced results, but all in all, You could say that I'm currently 'in medication'. Don't pry. ~_~

Anyways, why do I hate her? My reason seems absurd right now, but before, for me, its enough to wage war on someone. Even if that person is a woman. Well, here's the gist of the story: She dumped JM, then bragged on friendster that she didn't love him. Well, not exactly bragged, but she posted that in a few of her bulletin posts. The first part (Her dumping JM), I actually approve. JM really acted immature and insensitive back then. Sorry JM. But the second part (at least back then) for me, was unforgivable.

When a girl becomes someone's girlfriend, she does so because of a reason. Love, wealth, fame, whatever. You'd usually find that out after the relationship. This is also true for us boys. JM cried his guts out when this girl dumped him. He desreved it. Sorry JM. But while one of my berks was experiencing grief, this girl was off at friendster, telling everyone that she didn't really love him. It makes on wonder: Why then, did she became her girlfriend? Love is crossed out. What other reasons can there be? Whatever that reason is, it not enough to cross one of my ka-tropa.

And so, I waged war. And I'm not sure, but I think I lost - since I no longer believe in my cause.

Anyways, that's done. :D Good luck to us. That was one convoluted post eh? I'm not sure what the hell up with the whole 'Woman' Post part II thingy, but that's that - Ciao. *sneaks off to write another post*

The Most Random Number

:: Entry #17 - More bull, less sh*t ::
~Ooc: Headlines
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Mood: Happy...kind of...sort of...
Music: Hindi ko kaya, by: Josh Santana
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One my hard drives crashed. The 200GB one, along with everything I downloaded for the last year and a half. I keep system & important files on my other drive (Only 40GB) and keep everything 'volatile' such as download files and pirated* games on the other drive. It's very uncharacteristic of me not to go ballistic over the amount of erased data, but yes - I'm calm and focused. There's a lot shitty things happening around me, and I think I'm numbed out. I'll elaborate later. Really. I'm writing bits and pieces right now... ~_~ *sigh*

Btw, I'm kindof broke. Aside from the crappy things happening, I'm also having financial problems. Which is crappy. Some good news though - my mom brought me Robert Jordan's Knife of Dreams softbound novel, which is really great. I guess I'm starting to recover from my unlucky streak...

Anyways, I don't have any music in my drive right now, so I searched the net for something streaming, like an online radio or something. I remembered seeing one of those in Kalibog Forums, and guess what? I like their playlist. Here's a link. Just click on the OPM Jukebox for streaming goodness. Other than that, I guess I'm going to start typing... ~_~

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* - I do not condone pirated goods.

PS> Hi Jun. ^^; Hehehehe

A Centered Pentagonal Number

:: Entry #16 - Bullshit ::
~Ooc: Headlines
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Mood: Calm... for now... -_-
Music: Silence
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I hate my room right now. It's hot and stufy and the bed is hard. My PC ain't working, my Cellphone is broken, and my Magic:The Gathering Deck (And binders) are all broken. I'm starting to doubt my sanity here... because the last time this happened, it was also december. Find it in my other blogs. Again, it seems that my life is being sabotaged - I find it hard to believe in coincedences when a lot of bad things happen in the space of a single week. I also heard a small rumor about Aubrey and Emil... and I find it very bitter even if I don't give a damn about her right now. Ok, so things about her is still affecting me, but still. Darn it. I officially hate the events transpiring around me right now...

I guess I'll have "to live in interesting times", just like a Lion... Although I'm a freaking pacifist Phoenix... Maybe I'm becoming like Shiba Jouta... or maybe not.

I hate Emil. That much is certain. But I'm not angry at him. I'm angry at her... If only she didn't decide to say 'Yes' quickly and allowed Emil to court her like a civilized and conservative person I thought she was, then at least I might have had a chance, yes? Darn it. But that's all in the past now. She's officially 'his' now. Body and mind. Getz? I hate this.

Darn it. I can't post here consistently, if you hadn't noticed, because my PC's broken. Really broken. Spell "Hardware failure". *sigh* I'll post a few things next time.. I hope soon, but I can't promise anything.

Ciao for now. -_-