Journey to everywhere
March 3rd 2010 00:37
“He forgot that it’s not about badges and rank,
It’s supposed to be about the filing!”
-- from “How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back,” Futurama season 2
To some people, Magic is like a 1,000-piece Ravensberger puzzle: there is only one “right answer,” usually the best deck in the format. To others, Magic is like dancing: make the right step at the right time, and try and recover from any mistakes. And to other people yet, Magic is like base jumping: it doesn’t matter so much where you land, as long as you got a rush out of falling.
But to me, Magic is more like astronomy. We all walk along with our eyes fixed on a particular region of the sky, looking for the one thing that will make it all worthwhile, be it dark matter, or a Pro Tour trophy, or whatever. We look so hard for the perfect card, deck, or game that we don’t realize we’re sifting through – and often discarding – stuff that might be interesting, inspiring, or just really cool. Did you know that without the moon, there may have been no life on Earth? That the Path to Exile Gateway promo is a little like a scene from Tristan and Isolde?
Did you ever notice that when Chandra casts spells, her hair becomes fire – it doesn’t catch on fire, it is fire? Or that the sun sings? These little realizations are as much a part of the universe as anything that wins a Nobel Prize or a Pro Tour, and often much more profound.
It’s supposed to be about the filing!”
-- from “How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back,” Futurama season 2
To some people, Magic is like a 1,000-piece Ravensberger puzzle: there is only one “right answer,” usually the best deck in the format. To others, Magic is like dancing: make the right step at the right time, and try and recover from any mistakes. And to other people yet, Magic is like base jumping: it doesn’t matter so much where you land, as long as you got a rush out of falling.
But to me, Magic is more like astronomy. We all walk along with our eyes fixed on a particular region of the sky, looking for the one thing that will make it all worthwhile, be it dark matter, or a Pro Tour trophy, or whatever. We look so hard for the perfect card, deck, or game that we don’t realize we’re sifting through – and often discarding – stuff that might be interesting, inspiring, or just really cool. Did you know that without the moon, there may have been no life on Earth? That the Path to Exile Gateway promo is a little like a scene from Tristan and Isolde?
Did you ever notice that when Chandra casts spells, her hair becomes fire – it doesn’t catch on fire, it is fire? Or that the sun sings? These little realizations are as much a part of the universe as anything that wins a Nobel Prize or a Pro Tour, and often much more profound.
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