And I'm back!

Alright, I think it's obvious to everyone involved that I have been a slacker lately. I have been playing, and I haven't been writing about it. Shame on me. No, seriously, I've been doing some really exciting things lately and I've been keeping my mouth shut. Well, no longer! So far in 2015, I have:

• Played in the Fate Reforged pre-release. For Fate Reforged I went to a midnight event following a day of work, and was so tired after 2 match wins that I misplayed horribly in round 3, lost that round 1-2 and conceded to my opponent 2-0 for the round to give him a better record, then dropped and went home at 3 am to try and salvage some sleep. I then promised myself "no more midnight releases". Let's see how that went, shall we?
• Played at Fate Reforged Game day. Now remember, Game Day for Fate fell on Valentine's Day this year. It was mid-afternoon, the store wasn't sure if they would have enough people to hold the event, and my plans with my with didn't start until later that evening. With her permission (trust me, Valentine's is her day, I needed her permission), I went to my local game store. Total competitors in the event? Four! And two of the players were running red aggressive decks, or Red Deck Wins. I beat my first opponent 2-0, then lost in the "finals" 0-2. I think I won a pack of cards. Nice.
• Played in the Dragons of Tarkir pre-release. Twice. First I did the midnight release at my local store. (Yeah, we all knew I wasn't keeping that promise anyway.) However, this time I was well rested, and had no work commitments the day of or the day after. I did much better. So much better, actually. I won first place! My Ojutai pack gave me an Ojutai Exemplars and a Monastery Mentor, so I ran everybody over with my amazing Jeskai colors deck. I'll post the list below. Lesson learned: Get some sleep before your tournaments. (Also, rebound is amazing!)