Welp, I'm out.

[TsumiBand]

It turns out that when life gets rough and I find myself choosing between points of focus (spoiler - it goes family, guitar, work, everything else is bullocks) I have had less and less compunction about getting away from Magic.

I had a big flowery post talking about the history of things and why they got to where they are, but I don't think anyone really cares for the long-ass biopic. So, here's the thing - Legacy never got big here, I got laid off years ago and never fully recovered, every playgroup I've had in the last few years has just gotten sick of each other and fallen apart, and I have just had enough of the Jeremy Hamblys of the world that it just ain't worth it for me. So over the last few months I have sold 95% of my shit to the LGS and really have not looked back at all.

I have a handful of sentimental decks. The Goblins deck I have maintained for years; the Kithkin deck I used to help my oldest daughter with basic math; the garbage Ghost Council of Orzhova EDH deck that tries to only play cards eith words like "Ghost/Haunted/Spirit" in the title. I don't want to say "never say never" but at this point it's like... Nobody around here plays, the people that do are people I generally don't want to be stuck in an unventilated room with, I'm clearly never going to play in KC or Chicago or Denver because I had opportunity to do so and always hemmed and hawed my way out of it, so like... Fuck it.

I know that I am probably just a small fish shitposter and maybe 3 of you will even care if I never post again. That's all right, but I'm a little too Midwestern to leave the party without saying goodbye, even if I'm just talking to the cat.

Some of you people are pretty great. Some of you are Lemnear. That's okay too. Just don't be a Hambly.

[Brainstorm Ape]

You seem to have your priorities in order and I hope life treats you well.

Cast IRL Brainstorm: draw family, friends, and loved ones and shuffle away cardboard crack and children's card games.

[Mr.C]

It turns out that when life gets rough and I find myself choosing between points of focus (spoiler - it goes family, guitar, work, everything else is bullocks) I have had less and less compunction about getting away from Magic.

I had a big flowery post talking about the history of things and why they got to where they are, but I don't think anyone really cares for the long-ass biopic. So, here's the thing - Legacy never got big here, I got laid off years ago and never fully recovered, every playgroup I've had in the last few years has just gotten sick of each other and fallen apart, and I have just had enough of the Jeremy Hamblys of the world that it just ain't worth it for me. So over the last few months I have sold 95% of my shit to the LGS and really have not looked back at all.

I have a handful of sentimental decks. The Goblins deck I have maintained for years; the Kithkin deck I used to help my oldest daughter with basic math; the garbage Ghost Council of Orzhova EDH deck that tries to only play cards eith words like "Ghost/Haunted/Spirit" in the title. I don't want to say "never say never" but at this point it's like... Nobody around here plays, the people that do are people I generally don't want to be stuck in an unventilated room with, I'm clearly never going to play in KC or Chicago or Denver because I had opportunity to do so and always hemmed and hawed my way out of it, so like... Fuck it.

I know that I am probably just a small fish shitposter and maybe 3 of you will even care if I never post again. That's all right, but I'm a little too Midwestern to leave the party without saying goodbye, even if I'm just talking to the cat.

Some of you people are pretty great. Some of you are Lemnear. That's okay too. Just don't be a Hambly.

and so, more original Source-ers leave...

[Lemnear]

and so, more original Source-ers leave...

Which is a normal thing to happen when priorities shift and one comes to the point of asking "why bother?". Most if us get to the point where traveling to events and the expenses for it conflict with other interrests, may it be spending time with the family or paying off an appartment (or two).

I salute to a longtime member leaving. I am sure he has found his happy place.

[raudo]

Cheers mate!

As I am an old fellow with family too, I have found the old school 93/94 format. No n00bs around, the atmosphere is superb and the gaming is not so serious.
Have enjoyed a lot. Maybe this might be the place for you too, a couple of old school tournaments in a year to live again your best moments of mtg. Peace.

http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.fi/

[Ahab]

I always enjoyed reading your stuff, wish you all the best!

[PirateKing]

I'll miss him

[Mr. Safety]

Love your posts, hope you poke your head in occasionally to say hello.

[Ace/Homebrew]

You always added a level of absurd reasonableness (reasonable absurdity?) to threads.
The community board needs that from time to time. Don't be shy!

[ReAnimator]

Best of luck in everything you do!

[EpicLevelCommoner]

:( sad to see you go, but I can underatand it's for the best. Take care TsumiBand, and stay in touch :)

[Richard Cheese]

Tsumi, just because you stop playing Magic IRL doesn't mean you can't still hang around and shitpost about it on the internet. I'm living proof!

[GoblinSettler]

Best of luck moving on. Very understandable!

You've been one of my favorite posters on here. You'll be missed.

Thanks!

[easysantiago]

Your posts will be missed!

Best of luck.

[taconaut]

Seconding what everyone else said, Tsumi's posts were always a breath of fresh air.

[haganbmj]

Some of you people are pretty great. Some of you are Lemnear.

Nice.
Best of luck with whatever you move onto. Or don't and just hang around the boards here.

[ahg113]

You can always come home, as long as the ip address is valid. As one who infrequently slings cardboard, you remember the rules, can pick it up again.

Best to the corn fields with ya.

[Lord_Mcdonalds]

Tsumi, just because you stop playing Magic IRL doesn't mean you can't still hang around and shitpost about it on the internet. I'm living proof!

On this note..

Tsumi , Put aside the magic player and become who you were born to be, a shit poster.

[Phoenix Ignition]

Good luck with everything.



Tsumi , Put aside the magic player and become who you were born to be, a shit poster.
I'd like to think there's a little bit of shit poster in all of us.

[Ace/Homebrew]

a shit poster.
http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-emoji-movie-poster-poop-patrick-stewart.jpg

[wcm8]

What sort of guitar do you play? I also keep up with instruments as my main hobby aside from MtG and a few other things. My main guitar is a Gibson ES-330 :cool:

[Stevestamopz]

I echo OP's sentiments and am making similar movements.

I too have my guitars but am now spending my hobby time/money with old milsurp rifles. There is something very nice about a hobby where you don't need to interact with another human being, let me tell you.

I bid you the best of luck.

[TsumiBand]

Thanks for the well-wishes.

@ what guitar - primarily I've played an Ibanez Talman on stage. As with most of my gear it was a gift, and this was a gift from the mother of my first child (almost 17 years ago, jfc). Recently my brother gave me an Epiphone Les Paul, I've wanted an LP for a very long time and now that I have one I'm almost too busy to play it, between working full-time and opposing shifts from my wife, as well as being dad to my 3.5 year old. Fortunately I can keep a guitar at the office so I'll use my break time to like search for a Troy Grady video and practice some of that shreddy right-hand stuff.

[warfordium]

no greater honour than being sig'd, if you ask me!