First!

FIRST!!  There, that's out of the way.

Welcome to My Blog, the Somewhat Pokey Mind of Magicpokey.  This is the home of my Magic: The Gathering video series, The Bargain Basement Brewery, wherein I build budget decks for magic online and try to compete with them.  This will also be my home for future announcements and random thoughts on life.

"So" I can hear you thinking, "Who is this Magicpokey guy, sounds lame!"

Well, dear reader, you can read my profile over there.  But here's the highlights:

About me:

My name is Brian Shoop, but call me Pokey or Magicpokey, my friends and family have been calling me that for many years and I answer to it reflexively by this point.

I am a gamer, Board/Card/Video/Tabletop you name it I play it and probably have waay too many opinions on the subject.  I probably spend the most time (and money) on Magic: The Gathering, though.  It's called cardboard crack for a reason.

I am 30, White, Goofy, and a married father of one.  I live in North Carolina (for now!), and I am finishing school to become a teacher.

That's the rundown.  I promise, I'm more interesting than I sound.

Re: my YouTube series (for the both of you that watch it):  I will be moving my old episodes here and posting new ones here in an easily embedded format.  YouTube is a great site but most of my 'episodes' actually consist of four or five videos in a playlist, this makes my channel extremely cluttered and unprofessional looking.  So watch this space for new content!

Last but not least (ok, a little bit least): You can follow me on Twitter (@magicpokey) for thoughts and updates.  You can also reach me via email at magicpokey@gmail.com.  You can also, also friend me on Magic Online (henceforth referred to as 'MODO') under the name 'Magicpokey'.

Not to mention you can leave a comment below, but I cant promise a response to comments.  I will respond via email or twitter as long as you aren't sending me spam, so if you really need to reach me you can do so there.

More content coming very soon!

-So long, may the Forces of Evil become confused on the way to your house!
--Magicpokey