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Defeated feeling after games

 Thoughts after some games we played today - these are the thoughts of Jen. Today we played a couple of games and the first game seemed to be moving along, but my deck was not quite at the same level. It felt bad. Then I started thinking about it and I do not need to feel bad, I do need to recognize sometimes decks are not matched up and that is going to happen. I do not typically interact with the game in a way that prevents my opponents from doing what they want to do unless it has an impact on what I am trying to do. I do not enjoy playing against decks that interact with the game often as I feel this puts a damper on things. I am not saying there is anything wrong with playing a specific way, I am writing this to help recognize how I feel.
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The rest of March

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  How March looks for us for the rest of the month. We will be guesting in a few places and having some streams. Our Streams: 03/20 - all Xander Pod 03/23 - Greg Birthday Pod 03/26 - Oathbreaker game
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Streaming on Twitch

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Streaming on Twitch has opened so many doors and windows for us. We took a break from Magic and then we came back to it. When we came back to it I started with Instagram when I started seeing posts for Magic. I was like wait, what is happening here.  I tried Twitter, and honestly at first it seemed toxic and I did not want anything to do with it. In time I learned it is only as toxic as you make it or allow it to be. When Doni and I got more active on Twitter we found Twitch. There was some Twitch before that, but I had no idea how many streamers there were who played paper commander on stream. We guested as much as we could and continued to play off stream as well.  Once we started our own stream with the help of so many friends who got as started it opened so many possibilities for us and we have met some amazing people. One day I reached out to Sheldon of the Rule Committee and said: He wrote back almost right away and asked me to guest on the RC Stream! I was blown away. Every time
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The Games

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This year we are taking things one step further when it comes to our games of commander. I will be keeping track of how we die and what turn we die on. I am interested in remembering more game detail and keeping track of how things play out. I started a HIT List for Doni and I, this way I know who I want a rematch with.  Yesterday Doni and I played 2 games with BenjitheBrewer and Andy Zupke from Twitter. I played My Angels/Equipment deck led by Zamriel from the Game Nights : Free for All. In game 2 I played my new Gruul Dragon deck lead by Ganax and Background as the Acolyte of Bahamut. This was only the 2nd time I have played either of these decks. on Turn 5 playing Ganax/Acolyte I was able to play Jeska's Will when Benji had 7 cards in hand. I was able to play 2 dragons that turn: Nesting Dragon and Dragon Broodmother . The very next turn was Benji's and he played Mutilate and it was enough that it killed all of my current dragons including my commander. I was hoping to pl
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Making Time for Magic

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With both Doni and I working full time jobs to live we also want to do all of the Magic things too! Finding time and balance has been tricky. 😕 We get a few hours in the evenings and have to choose between playing Commander or doing other Magic related things we want to do. do we sort - we have our collection and our trade stock which always requires upkeep do we manage inventory - cards to be added to inventory from purchases and/or trades do we build or update decks do we socialize on Twitter/Instagram do we watch streams on Twitch do we create content blogs Twitch Youtube Tiktok Sometimes we watch a movie or just catch up on our days. I am thankful to have Doni to share my hobby and passion with. I am thankful this is something we do together and we both enjoy it!
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January, here we are

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 What do we want, what is the end game here? This is a question I have been thinking about and one I have been asking Doni. Do we want to make money as content creators for Magic? Do you do this just for fun? I do not have the answer to my own question. I only know that I enjoy this game and I enjoying having this experience with Doni!💑 For now, we enjoy Magic and Commander will continue seeing where it takes us.😀 It is January 1 and we have several projects I enjoy TikTok card of the day Instagram  - Commander Sunday, General MTG Tuesday and New Card Thursday Instagram - general posts about us and what we are up to when it's more heavily about pictures Twitch - we stream every Saturday morning at 9am pst Talking about and supporting other Streamer s We have a discord that we need to do more with and be more active in. We are attempting to start a Podcast on YouTube.   - we just finished the first episode  I feel like I'm growing as a player and it's being noticed. We ar
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