Winning is too mainstream. . .

There's more to the hipster lifestyle than carrying around an iPhone. A few pillars of the hipster culture include:
 -Avoiding the mainstream (and scoffing at it)
 -Behaving ironically
and, of course,
-Enjoying things before they're cool.

 Now, I wish I could claim that third pillar in regards to my enjoyment of the collectible card game Magic: the Gathering (MTG), but I can't. The game was cool before I received my first Unglued card back in 2001. The game will continue to be cool long after I've sold my collection and retired to a nice place you've probably never heard of. . .

Often, when someone asks me what I've been up to or why I didn't get back to them all weekend, I'll say,
"I was playing Magic."
They'll reply, "What is that?"

That's how I know I'm still safely out of the mainstream. For now.


I hate counterspells. They really ruin everyone's fun. The blueballs of blue. I sometimes use counterspells, though.
Ironically.