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Project was clearing out a group of Boxelder that were encroaching on the neighbors yard + made room for those Red Maples to get some sun--they were getting strangled by the faster growing box elder and they're a nicer tree imo. Looking forward to see how they develop

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Taking a chip out of one side, and then cutting through horizontal on the other, helps it fall in the chip direction This tree was leaning heavily but I still got it to drop straight, and away from my fence Not a perfect science. Larger trees you'd use a wedge and a rope to guide it and be 100%

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Definitely the most fun deck of the night. Some nice turn 4-5 kills in there. also had fun brewing with darklight pheonix! standard is fun right now

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

standard is silly (turn 4 and very dead)

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So, when we were in Romania my wife got her back patch signed by her favorite band, and was uncertain how to preserve it I messaged the local embroidery group and asked if anyone could make the sigs permanent. Snuck jacket out and back.

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

another clean 7-0. this is exactly what I want my unpowered decks to look like, lots of early interaction to slow down the opponent + ways to outgrind once they're slow twitch.tv/calebdmtg

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

psa: turning a prepared creature elk doesn't unprepare it. Just a sickass elk about to summan an emrakul here:

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

time walk waiting room twitch.tv/calebdmtg

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

nutty little deck. Got a turn one kill for the trophy 💪

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Start of the day vs where I'm at now. Probably about halfway through installing the decking. Feels great to walk on it finally After it's in I'm going to snap a line and run a circle saw along the decking overhang. Makes more sense than cutting each board ahead of time

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rewatched the OG resident evil last night and was reminded of what an all-timer soundtrack it had. I think Freddy vs Jason gives it some competition for early 2000s metal Any others come to mind?

Slipknot - My Plague (New Abuse Mix)
Marilyn Manson - The Fight Song (Slipknot Remix)
Coal Chamber - Something Told Me
The Crystal Method - Name of The Game (Clean Name)
Adema - Everyone
Fear Factory - Invisible Wounds (The Suture Mix)
Static-X - Anything But This
Rammstein - Halleluja
Depeche Mode - Dirt
Ill Nino - What Comes Around (Day of The Dead Mix)
Mudvayne - Dig (Everything And Nothing Remix)
Method Man - Release Yo' Delf (Prodigy Mix)
Saliva - 800
Five Pointe O - The Infinity
The Umbrella Corporation
Marilyn Manson - Resident Evil Main Title Theme
Marilyn Manson - Seizure of Power
Marilyn Manson - Reunion
Marilyn Manson - Cleansing

"How Can I Live" Ill Niño

"When Darkness Falls" Killswitch Engage

"Beginning of the End" Spineshank

"Sun Doesn't Rise" Mushroomhead

"Condemned Until Rebirth" Hatebreed

"Snap" Slipknot

"Army of Me" Chimaira

"The After Dinner Payback" From Autumn to Ashes

"Leech" Sevendust

"Bombshell" Powerman 5000

"Welcome to the Strange" Murderdolls

"Out of My Way" Seether

"Inside the Cynic" Stone Sour

"Swinging the Dead" DevilDriver

"The Waste" Sepultura featuring Mike Patton

"Middle of Nowhere" The Blank Theory

"Ether" Nothingface

"Trigger" In Flames

"11th Hour" Lamb of God

"(We Were) Electrocute" Type O Negative

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Passed! Now I need to install the decking, stairs, and railing. The railing needs to be accounted for with blocking before the decking goes on (so it has something to bolt into). But that's mostly done

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Going live with kind of a weird one. 2-0 so far with this twitch.tv/calebdmtg

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Reminds me of the rejected Foglio Braingeyser art

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just gotta do the blocking for the top-down railing (using up some scraps from the project in the process), install some tension ties, and I'll be ready for the next round of inspections

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

View from my slider door. Starting to look like a deck! Needs blocking/bracing, but hopefully I can get to the second inspection by Friday

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Deck beams installed! Everything nice and level just like I knew it would be 😅 Tomorrow the joists go up. Going to be using a lot of screws to give my hammering arm a break. Glad I got a mix of screws/nails After that, inspection #2 and then the fun/tedious part of putting on the actual decking

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is probably the coolest card I found for a mono white cube. I'm picturing it in a tokens strategy. You play some spell or planeswalker to make some shitters, the opponent plays a big chonker, you slap this down and clean up

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

First off, love that the Shandalaar baddy got a card Letting him be your commander is fitting. He's the boss of all bosses. 5c makes sense The abilities are a little uninspired. Lotus makes sense, but overall they undersell the deep chaotic weirdness of this game/boss fight

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Couple deck picks at diff angles cuz of glare. Grixis rean/sneak with some quality. Emissary's ploy on 1 for a few green cards is the only interesting thing. Hoping to t1 a birds off Library of Alexandria

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

How it ended up Wish my nana was a little better but I had a 4c guy next to me

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Happy! 4 aks. Playing icy over monolith #2 because I'm afraid of critter lands. Monolith mostly juicing decree

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My start to the world championship cube!!! This one was my former champ pick for the con so I'm glad I got to draft it 😁

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1-1, just lost to a nutty looking Random Encounter (though my frame of reference is limited) Fanatic rebought Olivia too, so there was even more hasty nonsense coming in I was at 5 😭

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Deck pool and build. Sorry about the glare Valued stuff to do under 6cc very high. Hope it doesn't hurt my power level

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Liking my start to the 6 drop cube Special rule of this one is everyone gets a temple of the false gods in the command zone

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Mono red cube how it started how it's going

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Not sure how many drafts I'm going to get in this cubecon but I'm stoked about this one 😍 Got to discard a glory in response to a removal spell ftw

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Makes sense. We visited the UK a few years back and there wasn't much there, but I remember a lot when I went to France back in High School.

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One couple gave us a tour. They didn't speak English, but called up their daughter to translate and describe what they were doing In Horezu the work is separated by gender. The men gather the clay and throw the pottery, while the women apply the intricate designs. As a team they can make 100s/day

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We spent the final day in Horezu, a small town known for its pottery. Their craft is recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The top left image is our haul, the others are cool pieces. Prices ranged from 3$ to 20$. That is bonkers cheap for hand thrown pottery

Our haul! About 40$ (we tipped a little extra, which they were startled by. I don't think they see many Americans). The work of four different artistic families. The rooster and the tree of life are traditional themes. The white base they use as a base to paint on is very specific and somewhat rare, and imported from another part of Romania. The blue dye is also imported. The earthy tones are common because they use local clay colors

The snake is a common symbol of protection. Apparently it is tradition for families to have one snake they never kill around the house to protect the home. A sort of inverse Riki Tiki Tavi

Also part of our haul. A nice Caleb sized mug

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CalebDMTG @calebdmtg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We flew to Romania to see Dordeduh and they signed my wife's battle vest and dedicated a song to us I'm so happy Incredible show.

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After our meal we explored the citadel a bit more. Pretty little area full of history, food vendors, and cool sculptures. Also the venue for the metal fest we're in the city for! And right across the street from the hotel

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Dessert also came out sizzling. A classic saxon recipe of stuffed crepes with fruit chunks and vanilla sauce Dessert here has been bonkers good Whole feast including 5 drinks came to 110$, by far the most we've spent on a meal here.

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Oh, in case you want to see the sizzle:

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We had a bonkers dinner inside the old Roman cathedral the city is built around. Sizzling bone marrow appetizer, melt in your mouth pork neck, and the best cut of aged pork I've ever had in my life The potatoes were ridiculously good as well. Couldn't quite place the seasoning

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I was kinda surprised to see a statue of Woodrow Wilson, but apparently his post WW1 diplomacy, particularly his emphasis on self-determination, played a big role in Romanian unification Equally important, this cool cat

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We left the somewhat industrial city of Hunedoara for the more historic and artsy "other capital" of Romania, Alba Iulia. We dropped our laundry at the laundry mat (a worker offered to rotate for us!) and killed some hours grabbing lunch and cold drinks

The roads are so pretty. Short and sweet single hour drive

Some lemonade on a hot day! Actually gave myself brain freeze

Buying coffee at a ritsy place continues to be the most reliable way to get free water. This was a tasty blueberry espresso thingy

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