"The Great EDH Resurrection Project"

"The Great EDH Resurrection Project"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

It has been the 2nd month without a single Magic game for me this year. It can be quite hard with all the toys but no one to play with and so instead of focusing on that little fact I am simply going back to what always works. I have decided to restore all of my broken decks and store them until the day finally comes that I come play with them again.

Since I have bought my Keter tool box not recommissioned as carriers for my decks. I have been able to fit in 32 working decks. And the realization hit me hard that I had more decks than this. At my height there was more than 50 decks that I have built from scratch. And now those decks lay in incomplete states from my research and need to build EDH decks that can actually compete. After a lot of fine tuning pieces have been scattered. Some have complete shells but missing lands.

And this February I have embarked on the great EDH Resurrection project.My first restored deck is my Locust God deck that keeps on drawing and produces tons of insects.

I am now on my second deck...The Zacama Dinosaur deck that was gutted for other decks. I am determined to let it be the 33rd deck to go into the 3rd Keter Case. 

I will make it so.

"Rot"

"Rot"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

The Night stays lonely as clouds are lifting

In the city the dead are stirring

Staring at the gadgets as their eyes opened

Closed as it were they start walking

II

And they see but cannot see

Nothing but the enormous tragedy

And they write and moan

without knowing what it is to groan

III

And with their ears closed

Just go about their day

The matter in between of them

Just floating in decay.

Optum Bldg. N , Quezon City. February 04 , 2020 4:01 am

"Doc In , Doc Out: Free Corona?"

"Doc In , Doc Out: Free Corona?"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I was about to give a talk about the 2019 nCoV when I heard this:

Woman on PA: To all participants please proceed to training room for...(Woman Hesistates)....Corona Virus.

Me in training room: ("Ano ako mamimigay ng virus?")

"4 things from the Loona- Say What MV that you might have missed."

"4 things from the  Loona- Say What MV that you might have missed."

by:

The Vole

The Loonaverse is a long story that unfolded over time and there are elements of it spread over the whole Loona discography. Orbits have fun looking at the details and Say What continues where things have left off after Hi High.

1) Olivia Hye and her Burning

Olivia is still the wolf who is angry and at the beginning of this MV. Igniting a torch that will eventually burn the moon at the very end.

2) Heads Turning Back

With the girls from Eden , AKA Olivia Hye's other personas now able to live in the real world with the others  , they seem to be enjoying their lives but they sense that something is wrong. And hence a lot of head turning to signify the coming of the Burning Wolf.

3) Double Double 

Choerry and Hyunjin are paired together in this MV in the scene of the Toktoks. Almost identical in dress and hairstyle that you can see them as twins. And this signifies that the link with Eden and the Real World is stable. Allowing the girls to travel to and fro from each others worlds.

4) Haseul's Feathers

Haseul is not promoting in this era but they managed to work it out in the story board as well. Normally paired with Yeonjin the maknae , the latter seems to be out of control and wild in this MV a big difference from when her "older sister" was with her. I mean calmly running in the fields as opposed to throwing things and leaading a delinquent army.

With Haseul being hinted as destroyed in the MV or at least injured by Olivia Hye's actions it is now a question of what other significance she will play in the Loonaverse as all seems to be unraveling once more.

"A Cough"

"A Cough"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

I never thought that a cough

Could reveal so much of a person

Someone who is consumed by fears 

And then abandons all reason.

II

Dirty , unclean , not worthy

All ringing in their heads

You deserve it,damned and filthy

From their waking to their beds

III

Why is it that their humanity dies?

Is it something innate in them?

Self preservation at this price?

Closing their eyes as others die

Optum Bldg. N , Quezon City. February 04 , 2020 3:54am

"Eutropia the Twice-Favored: A little Simic Infect!"

"Eutropia the Twice-Favored: A Little Simic Infect!"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I have always wanted a Simic Commander for an Infect deck I was working on.And with Eutropia the Twice-Favored I think I might have found what I needed. 

She is a 2/2 who costs Simic Colors and a Colorless mana to cast. She has the triggered Constellation ability that allows you to put a +1/1+ counter on a target creature you control. It also gains flying until end of turn! 

Now imagine this , A Glistener Elf , And you cast Rancor on it...It becomes a 4/2 Flying Creature! With Infect! 

And there are some really good Auras in Green and Blue to make these Infect creatures even deadlier. Boar Umbra makes it a 5/4 Flying creature that can end an opponents life with two swings!

I think this has promise. And worth exploring further. 

"Uncut Gems:Not the Most Relaxing Movie."

"Uncut Gems:Not the Most Relaxing Movie."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Uncut Gems. If I would describe this movie with one word , it would be the world Stressful. Yes. Really really stressful. We are welcome to the life of Howard Ratner who considers himself one deal away from hitting the big time and solving all the problems in his life.

Deal after deal after deal while dealing with personal issues that all mix into one hodge podge of a mess.I was considering stopping the movie altogether because the pressure and anxiety that Adam Sandler was portraying is enough to crush a rock into pieces and probably produce a diamond. In this movies case the diamond is the movie itself.

I always like it when I feel something for what I read or watch and this has that all in spades and there was a part of me cheering on for the guy to finally hit the big one after all the crap that he had been through which in my opinion is also caused by just one person , Howard Ratner himself.

The Good:

The surprise ending. The feeling that things will head to a close. The feeling that there will be an end to this.The decisions that Howard Ratner makes.

The Bad:

The decisions that Howard Ratner makes. Yes. Those same decisions that are compelling to watch also turn out to be very bad ones which eventually turn to...well just see for yourself.

The Ugly:

The manipulative nature of Howard Ratner as he continues to hustle , the way he is both loved and hated by his family and those around him. The ugliness of the thing is in the thing itself as you his life told through all the deals that he makes  both spoken and unspoken with his family.

All in all watch this movie if you want to see Adam Sandler in a different light and his full range of acting. Do not watch this to relax. Too damn stressful hahahahha