Shawn Doherty

Played in Day 1 of the Arena Championship 11 today. I was able to go 6-0, so I get to play tomorrow as the 1-seed. The result also qualified me for the upcoming Pro Tour in Las Vegas.

Last of the Magic art cross stitch projects that I got back from framing. The matting has a metallic pattern which goes well with the subject matter: Mox Opal - Kaladesh Inventions

I had already done a cross stitch for Top, so I figured I needed to do this one as well.

An iconic image that I was excited to turn into a cross stitch project. I think the mat brings out the green in the background.

I saw Ok Go open for They Might Be Giants in 2001 while living in Chicago.

When I was getting my new cross stitch projects framed, I had an older one reframed. Here’s the Sapphire Medallion.

Congrats on the Top 32 finish! That's a great accomplishment.

Finally got my last few cross stitch projects framed. I think they all turned out great! I’ll post them all in the next week, but I’ll start with the most recent one: Aeolipile

Started a new cross stitch project. Working from the upper left portion of the pattern. Can you tell what it’ll be yet?

Donate to Support Safe Spaces for Lexington's Youth, organized by Donut Dungeon We are the Donut Dungeon in Lexington Kentucky, we set out to create a third p… Donut Dungeon needs your support for Support Safe Spaces for Lexington's Youth

This is a place that's provides a nice place for local youth in Lexington, including some of my nieces. I was happy to offer them some support and share their message.
(and I heard they have great donuts too!)
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Finished! The final push on this project went much faster than I had thought. Super excited with how it turned out. I've posted the original Aeolipile so you can compare them.
Now time to figure out the next one...

Over the holiday break I had time to work on my cross stitch project while hanging out with family. Got quite a bit done and I think I’m on the home stretch.

At the start of the pandemic, I started walking 10,000 steps per day to keep myself active. I ramped that number up to 15K steps per day by the start of 2021. 2025 was the 5th year I've had this goal. I only missed that target 3 times last year and 19 in the 5 years (over 28.3 million steps).

I had taken a break from my cross stitch project during the middle of the year, but picked it up in the Fall. Still not finished with the lower right section, but wanted to get an update photo.

Congrats! I was able to Q today for the 1st time myself. Too bad we can't play Limited for it. :)

After playing 3 days of BO3 Sealed, I was able to qualify for the Arena Champs.
Went 4-0 in Play-In with R/W/g Lessons
Went 7-2 in Qualifier - Day 1 with B/W Airbend
Went 4-1 in Qualifier - Day 2 with 5-color Simic

Too late to get me, RFKJr!

YouTube video by jafinch78 UHF Conan the Librarian Dewey Decimal System

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A painting of a bird beside the text "I had a terrible dream about this bullshit"

"Octopus is closest to Onion Cakes alphabetically, so it's clearly the most appropriate substitution" - ChefGPT

You need to think like someone who wasn’t born in the late 1900s. If I had to guess, I’d say something like Minecraft.

I don’t have many people in my social group still in the grad school bracket, but it’s still worth sharing.

Glad to hear we get one in August. Wish Day 1 didn't happen the same day as the ACQ BO1 events.

Our Delaware: CAMP Rehoboth CAMP Rehoboth has served as a pillar for the LGBTQ+ community for more than 30 years, offering one of the earliest open meeting spaces.

CAMP Rehoboth started as a safe haven during the AIDS crisis. Today, it’s still expanding services and defending LGBTQ+ rights, including for trans Delawareans.

Hm, it looks like MTG Worlds 2025 and 2026 will take place 2 months apart. Am I reading that right?

Feels like it.

Sad that my opponent conceded before I could assign 10,002 points of damage to them.

40 years ago (aka middle of my childhood): I started humming each song as I read through the entire list.