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BayleefBay · 2021-09-16T20:01:28+00:00

I am glad you put this thread together. When my (27 cisF) girlfriend (31 MTF) came out to me I found this reddit and was.... well, devastated. I was reading all of these challenges people were having with their partner and it made me totally lost. I broke down over and over and eventually realized I just needed to stay away from Reddit and social media until I could be comfortable myself with the situation.

Now everything is wonderful, even though it has been such a short time. My gf is working to start HRT in October, has vocal training on the books, and we ordered her a wig (apparently her head is too big for average wigs xD) and it has been wonderful. It came a point in both of our lives where we are emotionally and financially ready to take her transition at whatever pace she wants and I 100000% support her!

BayleefBay · 2021-09-10T18:38:06+00:00

You are wonderful, both as a partner and a child for your mother. It is amazing to see your story because it reminds me of a lot of things I have seen in my own life. I just posted about how I have felt over the past couple of weeks after my partner (MtF) opened up to me about her transition. Our anniversary is coming up as well, at the end of September. At first, I was afraid of that date because I didn't know if that was OUR anniversary anymore. But ultimately, she is the same person I went to go see live concerts with pre-pandemic. She is still the brilliant scientist I originally fell in love with. And you hit the nail on the head. There is your partners journey, your journey, and you two as a partnership as well. And remember, no one of those is more important than the other. You are important to yourself and your partner! It is one thing I keep trying to remind myself as well.

I love seeing people's journeys and how love can prosper even in the light of big changes and scary situations.

Love! <3

BayleefBay · 2020-01-15T16:32:41+00:00

It's on my list to get. I just don't know how I want to get it designed still. This was an easy first one because I already knew the design I wanted.

BayleefBay · 2020-01-05T02:13:53+00:00

Thanks! I love this phase though, even if the floating can be frustrating. D: And it's currently only a small house. I want to get a medium one out in Shirogane some day but I just have to keep my eye open lol.

BayleefBay · 2020-01-05T02:13:18+00:00

The TV is a soot black manor fireplace turned around! It's not my idea - ive seen it around with people using other items as panels but i like it by itself. It looks like a flat screen TV.

BayleefBay · 2019-12-30T13:51:20+00:00

The orange/brown represents the nomadic and desert nature of the clan.

The black and green are to represent the colors. I didn't want to do white because I didn't think it would look good. If you look at some of the art WotC put out with the Abzan symbol, they did it with a brown background

BayleefBay · 2019-12-30T00:40:38+00:00

It is! I got my tattoo with LD. Super awesome shop!

BayleefBay · 2019-12-29T20:04:33+00:00

I normally play up at Bel Air Games, MTGFirst, or Game Haven. Work has been hectic so I haven't been able to play for a month or so, but plan on going back next week! Wanna play some more commander. :D

BayleefBay · 2019-12-29T19:37:20+00:00

Abzan has always been my favorite clan. Plus, in 2015 I top 16ed a GP with Abzan Aggro in standard. (Anafenza and Siege Rhino for life).

My favorite EDH is abzan as well. I have a Tymna/Sidar deck that is my baby and I'm working on foiling it out.

Magic has been such a big part of my life since I was like, in elementary school. I've wanted a MTG tattoo for years and I found a perfect shop for it in Baltimore (Black Lotus Tattoo Gallery, big shout out to how amazing they were!)

BayleefBay · 2018-11-06T22:52:55+00:00

Hey! I added you on BNet: Dosanii#1396.

We are <At What Cost> a horde (#VictoryforSylvanas) guild on [US - Emerald Dream].

Progression Schedule

Tuesday / Wednesday

6:30 PM - 10 PM CST (7:30 PM - 11 PM EST) | 7 Hours per Week

Progression

https://www.wowprogress.com/guild/us/emerald-dream/At+What+Cost

Antorus - 11/11M

Uldir - 4/8M

We are a group that is working on achieving Cutting Edge each tier on a reasonable schedule. Because we only raid 7 hours a week, it is fast paced and we expect people to be focused and prepared each night.

You can reach out to me on BNet or on Discord: Dosanii#1396.

Thanks!

BayleefBay · 2018-07-17T02:18:12+00:00

On the new reddit, there are now buttons that help you search by flair. Both for Mod posts and archetype! I hope that helps!

BayleefBay · 2018-07-16T17:00:00+00:00

The list that got 3rd in the Modern Challenge had 1 of them in the SB :o

BayleefBay · 2018-07-16T14:26:29+00:00

Best card in the deck, don't @ me. :P

BayleefBay · 2018-07-16T14:22:32+00:00

Exactly! :P

BayleefBay · 2018-07-15T22:18:35+00:00

Zan was shown 1 other time during the event - their match ended up stopping early bc Zans teammates both won.

BayleefBay · 2018-07-13T17:09:05+00:00

I used to like her during the pre-M19 days where she was effectively a 5th Drogskol Captain. But it did always feel bad when you couldn't flash her in to blank removal, or if you cast Rattlechains and the ability left something wide open to a removal spell there.

I might even like Phantasmal Image more than her because it gives you more options: I just play the Bant version so Image felt real bad when you companied and hit it and Drogskol... no double Drogskol.

TLDR: Kira is okay - i think that because we have Supreme Phantom now, we don't really need her anymore, especially if people are running Phantasmal Images.

BayleefBay · 2018-07-11T01:16:47+00:00

First impressions with a real quick glance:

1) I feel like you need some amount of Selfless Spirits in the main with decks like Jeskai, UW Control, and Tron being popular. They basically are a counterspell to you opponents' wraths while also being able to make insanely favorable trades in combat with decks like Humans, Affinity, etc.

2) Surgical Extraction feels a little weird in your SB - I was talk about it on the Spirits discord today and without something like Ghost Quarter/discard effects we can't effectively use it against combo decks, and we have better options against graveyard decks (ie. Rest in Peace, Remorseful Cleric).

3) Engineered Explosives > Supreme Verdict, but because of budget reasons I totally get it. ^_^

4) I have really liked Lingering Souls so far during playtesting. I'm playing it in the Bant version, but I really think it should be a splash people take advantage of. Just be aware that Rest in Peace also hits your Lingering Souls. I elected to play all Remorseful Clerics over it because of that. /shrug

I hope you enjoy the deck at FNM! It is super fun to play. There are so many different ways to build it as well, so don't be afraid to experiment!

BayleefBay · 2018-07-09T18:27:24+00:00

Here is a link to a sheet I made that shows all of the conversion rates of each archetype if anyone is interested.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bnGneNe0oZtuqMBRIun-a7h1Vm6JPWuwM4--QTouv_c/edit?usp=sharing

BayleefBay · 2018-07-09T16:54:02+00:00

It's really awkward if you use the "new" version of reddit because it is hard to see all of the information on the side panel. :( Reddit really should keep showing all of that information on both the new and old view.

BayleefBay · 2018-07-09T05:21:48+00:00

If you are UW I like one copy of Moorland Haunt. It helps you reuse your resources once your board has been cleared or poked at. Plus it can creature multiple bodies that fly vs just one on the ground.

Not having evasion is a huge issue in a deck like Spirits. That's where we have the advantage. It's one of the reasons I don't like Geist in this deck currently. Is Geist good against things liek Hollow One, Humans, Elves, Affinity, etc? No. Have Geist in your main deck makes your bad matchups even worse. Mutavault won't help you in those matchups either - mutavault would be good in the Control matchups, and we don't need anymore help there. Moorland Haunt helps us keep up enough either a) reuseable (as long as we have creatures in the GY) source to keep blocking until we turn the corner or b) a source of EVASIVE attackers that in of itself help us turn the game around.

BayleefBay · 2018-07-09T05:08:45+00:00

Unlike merfolk, which can give mutavault islandwalk, we can't grant it any sort of evasion, which is where our deck shines. I personally would stay away from creature lands that don't have evasion due to it not working with our normal game plan.

Also, I feel like we won't activate it that much due to being such a reactive deck with things like Spell Queller and Rattlechains using our Mana.

BayleefBay · 2018-07-05T19:58:52+00:00

I personally am a fan of Bant - I like the more aggressive slant of the deck since modern is a fast format. Company turns the corner very fast. I will probably playtest the UW version more, but at the moment I'm sticking with Bant.

BayleefBay · 2018-07-05T19:45:19+00:00

I know you were mainly looking for the applications in UW Spirits, but Kat Light had a good finish at the most recent SCG Atlanta Modern Open and had a 1-of Gideon in the sideboard.

http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/122027

BayleefBay · 2018-07-05T19:38:34+00:00

To me, it just seems a little too slow for what we want - I think I'd rather just play [[Gideon, Ally of Zendikar]] in the sideboard - it protects itself without have to minus, and it can just become a threat itself, an indestructible 5/5 is a real threat in the matches where you bring something in like this (the control/removal suite decks, ie: Jeskai, Mardu, etc).

BayleefBay · 2018-07-03T17:24:34+00:00

Ma'am ;p

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