Weekend
On my way into work this morning I was trying to think what I did on Saturday. When I got here John asked whether I’d had a good weekend and I had to admit that I really can’t remember Saturday. I think I just dealt with the weeks mail and then made a few cosmetic changes to my web site (still not the best thing in the world - by a long way).
Sunday, however, I can remember as I spent all day in the Quality Hotel, Hagley Road, Birmingham playing Magic: the Gathering. I only went along as my friends son and friends have started playing and they know I used to play quite a lot. The whole thing seemed to be a little less nerdy (but not a lot) than I remember from when I used to play back in 1997/8. Opponents were certainly more friendly. Maybe it’s me thats changed, maybe it’s the other players. There were only 2 or 3 faces that I recognised from back then so I guess a lot of people have left the game too. It does require too much investment in both time and money, with too little to gain, to be a viable long term hobby. I came 18 out of 50 after an apalling start (DLLWWW).