MIRRODIN BESIEGED COMPLETE SPOILER!

Wizards just posted it online.  You can check it out here if you're interested.  I don't think I've been this excited since Harry Potter VII.

But how am I going to make money?

Thursday is going to be my last day at Cooking.com.  It's been a pretty enjoyable time working there, but I'm definitely not going to miss all the traffic I had to drive through.  I still haven't heard when I'm going back to Korea, so I don't know why I decided to quit, but whatever.  I'll at least have some time to do nothing for a while.

Finally, vindication.

It's been a rough time playing Magic the Gathering.  About a month ago I played in my first tournament and had a decent turn out.  Since then, it's been a month of straight frustration.  I've been dropping money on cards that haven't helped, changing strategies, and just flat out losing matches.  However, today I dropped twenty on cards, sleeved them up, and went to tonight's Friday Night Magic.  Then I fucking kicked ass and took second place in an 18 person tournament.  The best part though, is that I beat out this one dude who qualified for the pro tour.  That's a huge accomplishment itself, but what makes it really great is that the dude is a fucking dick.  First off, he didn't shake hands at the start of the game because he said he was getting sick, then he made fun of my side burns [what a dickhead], and when I did beat him, he said I got lucky.  I GUESS IT'S LUCKY THAT I DRAW CARDS I PUT IN MY DECK IN THE FIRST PLACE.  Fuck that.  Whatever, I went undefeated and then split for 2nd in the last round.  It feels good to be a winner again.

Now I'm actually really worried.

It's getting closer and closer to February and with every day that goes by, I get a little more and more nervous. Right now, the issue is getting my FBI background check. There was some issue with the payment, so now it's going to take a little while longer. Another thing is that I haven't heard about placement, which might hinge on me getting that fucking background check done. I'm going to submit all my papers again tomorrow since it's my day off, and hopefully I'll be able to get my ass to Korea without any other issues.

I got worked.

I went to my first Friday Night Magic last night. I didn't really know what to expect, nut apparently it's competitive as fuck. I had four matches and I didn't win any of them. I'm pretty fucking pissed, but whatever. I saw a lot of different deck builds and I got some solid advice on my own shit, so I'm only going to get better. It sucks that I'm taking losses now, but the road to the throne is paved with thorns.

Besides, I just got paid and I'm going to go drop fifty dollars on cards.

Anime Los Angeles is this weekend.

It's probably the only other anime convention in California besides Anime Expo and since I'm not going to that, I'll be attending this. I went a few years ago and I had fun. It's getting better every year too. I haven't really looked at the event schedule for this year and I haven't really been keeping up with what's going on so I don't know what to expect this year. If anything, it'll be enough to take pictures of cosplayers and pick up a few trinkets.

I'll be back in Korea soon.

I just got some of my documents apostilled for Korea and I'm about to mail them in. The thought of getting back to Korea is finally starting to settle in. It's a little exciting really. Granted, I'm not as nervous about it as I was the first time, but now that it's getting closer and closer to February I am getting a little worried. For one thing, I haven't been told where I'm going to be teaching at. Like always, I'll just hope it'll work out.

Goals for 2011:

• Save money - It's not like I haven't been saving money or anything, but I know that I can save more.  The real reason behind managing my funds is for when I eventually tour Asia in 2012 when my contract in Korea ends.
• Enjoy Korea - I did travel this past year, but I didn't see a lot of Korea.  Part of it was because I knew I was going to be in Korea another year, but the other part of it was just being lazy.  I guess I'll actually go to Busan and Jeju this year.
• Eat less junk food - It's not really an effort to lose weight or anything.  I do a lot of things that are bad for my health and I'm trying not to die at age 38.
• Work on my future - Like trying to get into grad school or some shit.
• Get better at my hobbies - There are a lot of hobbies, but I feel like I'm not really good at them.  I guess this also means that I shouldn't pick up any new ones so I spread my free time too thin.