Magic: The Gathering

Not too long ago, a couple of weeks in fact, was the Magic: The Gathering Ixalan prerelease. An event of friends from all around the state gathering (pun intended) to enjoy a casual and fun experience with their favorite card game and favorite people. But this was the prerelease, the first time anyone had seen the new expansion of Ixalan, a plane of dense forests, marshy swamps and vast open seas. Pillaging pirates, dreadful dinosaurs and mischievous merfolk all dominated the unique expanse we found

Have you ever been attacked by a jello? I have, or rather there is a jello attacking me right now. So about, say an hour ago, I woke up in the middle of a big field. I will admit that i found nothing odd about this, I was on a camping trip after all. I had been drinking with some friends and then. This. Hold on a moment, I need to take care of this damn jello monster thing. Right now where was I? Jello monster, empty field, blackout drunk… Right. So I started walking around and found the jello

he darkness of evening slowly blankets the land. The harvest moon, gowned in silver attire floats in a sea of air, peeks from behind a misty veil. Below, a wisp of smoke dances upward toward the heavens. There is a feeling of ancient magic as the circle is cast in the clearing. The lone worshipper walks the circle, methodically lighting the colored candles she has placed in each of the cardinal directions: North is green and represents represents earth, the east candle is yellow and represents

mere thinkers and man thinking which included commodity, beauty, language and discipline (Emerson, R. W. 1907) and on the other hand Thoreau shares his views touching the importance of self-sufficiency, acknowledging the value of simplicity and the magic of growth (Thoreau, H. D. 1845), which I really believe in. According to Emerson the god created them and left them in the earth to survive amongst people who are so busy with immortal instinct (Emerson, R. W. 1907). Which is true to much extend, for

There are different holidays that are celebrated worldwide. Some countries prepare, organize and celebrate holidays, while others just observe holidays. There is a difference between celebrating and observing. When a holiday is celebrated that day turns into an event. When a holiday is observed it is noted as being a special or significant day. June Solstice (a.k.a. Summer Solstice) and the December Solstice (a.k.a. Winter Solstice) are two holidays that are celebrated by some and observed by

For my observation I went to Medusa Comics & Cards in Plattsburgh and participated in a Magic: the Gathering (MTG), draft tournament on the 18th of March during the afternoon, along with seven other participants all being male. Draft is an MTG format where each participant gets three booster packs, and take turns picking a card from each of the packs as they rotate around the table, keeping the cards they pick. At the time there was also a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament going on in the back of the shop with

Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of Christ; the rejoicing in the birth of our savior, and His influence on our lives today. It can also be a time of healing and renewed strength. While looking back and celebrating the birth of Christ, it should also be a time of looking ahead in preparation when He will come again. Many people lose sight of this perspective and get entwined in the worldly trappings of the holidays. They forget there is a spiritual meaning that does not require boxes and

which I have selected is the movie Summer Magic, which was produced by Walt Disney and it basically focuses on the topic of femininity. I found this artifact one day when I was searching for the movies and I thought that it is a movie that I have seen before. It was actually a Disney movie which was released in 1963. This motion picture fundamentally concentrates on young ladies and ladies, regardless of this it pulled in a large portion of the gathering of people including men. This principle message

in the "Taliyah Community Creations." Hands shaking and grinning widely, I scrolled down the comments. I never felt discouraged from drawing; my intense desire to become a great artist overrode any obstacles. My curiosity for understanding the magic of transferring three-dimensional objects onto paper perpetually fueled my artistic expeditions. Outrageous

are the backbone of the family and must be treated with respect. Family gatherings are imp in