Assembly of Mars - Prelude
Before I go into the main topic of this post, just a quick update on my ulcer outbreak. No, they're not gone ye. In fact, far from healing, they have decided to occupy more prime estate on my tongue, destroying the neighboring taste buds in their conquest for land grab.
Right side of my tongue. All show signs of inflammation and growth.
Left side of my tongue. Th condition here isn't any better. The smaller ones seem to be thinking of forming strategic alliances to boost their capacity to cause pain.
The underside. The original 4 gain resources to grow - presumably from bacteria and other organisms living in my oral cavity - and given the low barriers of entry, another new entrant decided to join in the fun.
As you can clearly see, there is no improvement whatsoever. I'm expecting every single one of them to get bigger. Let's see how things go, eh?
OK, now to the main topic. I'm due to attend a gathering later in the evening, something I call Assembly of Mars. It started sometime last week when I got a call from Dear.
*Mobile rings*
Me: Ya, what's up?
Dear: Hey, next week we got a gathering leh.
Me: Oh... OK. Great, have fun then.
Dear: The girls suggested bringing boyfriends.
Me: Ermm.... Can I don't go? (This is my classic line, by the way.)
Dear: No, you must come. You have no choice. (This is her classic line to counter my classic line.)
Me: OK lor. So what will we be doing?
Dear: Hmm... Eat, talk, play games. I also don't know.
Me: You want me to go, can. But at least tell me the itinerary. You go find out more then let me know, K?
Dear: OK, can.
So, there you have it. Dear and her girlfriends decided to meet up for a meal and guess what, boyfriends included. So, I'm in as well. By now, it's pretty evident why the title of this post is as it is.
Honestly, I'm not too big on this idea. I bet none of my fellow counterparts are. The reason is simple. Men are hunters. We don't sit around in caves and talk. The only time we do that is when we come back from a kill and sit around a fire to share the spoils. The other time we gather is to fight, either for mating rights or territory.
So, meeting up and exchanging small talk is more of a women thing. This is so hardwired in our biology for millions of years and I guess it's pretty difficult to change. That said, I'm quite OK with it la. As I told Dear, it's a "make or break" kind of thing. If it turns out bad, I'm probably never going to attend another such Assembly.
I was playing Magic: The Gathering on my computer recently and as this meeting date came nearer, I thought of a great card that can be used.
Name of card: Assembly of Mars
Casting cost: 3 colorless mana, 3 red mana
Card type: Sorcery
Card abilities: For each Girlfriend creature you control, put a 2/1 Boyfriend token in play.
Card quote: Men may be hateful at times but always indispensable.
Cool card, right? It's like doubling your creature count but only for a low cost of 6 mana. Beats those creature creation cards like The Hive and Serpent Generator.
Oh yes, another card that came to my mind was an inspiration from my ulcers.
Name of card: Ulcer Outbreak
Casting cost: X colorless mana, 2 green mana
Card type: Sorcery
Card abilities: For each X you pay, target player is unable to cast any spells for X turns.
Card quote: Let's hear you intonate that arcane verse with your swollen tongue.
This card is a killer. Without the means to cast spells, a player is as good as dead. I initially wanted it to be a black spell but I figured out that some may just spam 4 Dark Rituals at one go and ensure nothing but a sure win. Green seems to be fine. After all, ulcers can be considered a nature occurrence, right? haha~
Right side of my tongue. All show signs of inflammation and growth.
Left side of my tongue. Th condition here isn't any better. The smaller ones seem to be thinking of forming strategic alliances to boost their capacity to cause pain.
The underside. The original 4 gain resources to grow - presumably from bacteria and other organisms living in my oral cavity - and given the low barriers of entry, another new entrant decided to join in the fun.
As you can clearly see, there is no improvement whatsoever. I'm expecting every single one of them to get bigger. Let's see how things go, eh?
OK, now to the main topic. I'm due to attend a gathering later in the evening, something I call Assembly of Mars. It started sometime last week when I got a call from Dear.
*Mobile rings*
Me: Ya, what's up?
Dear: Hey, next week we got a gathering leh.
Me: Oh... OK. Great, have fun then.
Dear: The girls suggested bringing boyfriends.
Me: Ermm.... Can I don't go? (This is my classic line, by the way.)
Dear: No, you must come. You have no choice. (This is her classic line to counter my classic line.)
Me: OK lor. So what will we be doing?
Dear: Hmm... Eat, talk, play games. I also don't know.
Me: You want me to go, can. But at least tell me the itinerary. You go find out more then let me know, K?
Dear: OK, can.
So, there you have it. Dear and her girlfriends decided to meet up for a meal and guess what, boyfriends included. So, I'm in as well. By now, it's pretty evident why the title of this post is as it is.
Honestly, I'm not too big on this idea. I bet none of my fellow counterparts are. The reason is simple. Men are hunters. We don't sit around in caves and talk. The only time we do that is when we come back from a kill and sit around a fire to share the spoils. The other time we gather is to fight, either for mating rights or territory.
So, meeting up and exchanging small talk is more of a women thing. This is so hardwired in our biology for millions of years and I guess it's pretty difficult to change. That said, I'm quite OK with it la. As I told Dear, it's a "make or break" kind of thing. If it turns out bad, I'm probably never going to attend another such Assembly.
I was playing Magic: The Gathering on my computer recently and as this meeting date came nearer, I thought of a great card that can be used.
Name of card: Assembly of Mars
Casting cost: 3 colorless mana, 3 red mana
Card type: Sorcery
Card abilities: For each Girlfriend creature you control, put a 2/1 Boyfriend token in play.
Card quote: Men may be hateful at times but always indispensable.
Cool card, right? It's like doubling your creature count but only for a low cost of 6 mana. Beats those creature creation cards like The Hive and Serpent Generator.
Oh yes, another card that came to my mind was an inspiration from my ulcers.
Name of card: Ulcer Outbreak
Casting cost: X colorless mana, 2 green mana
Card type: Sorcery
Card abilities: For each X you pay, target player is unable to cast any spells for X turns.
Card quote: Let's hear you intonate that arcane verse with your swollen tongue.
This card is a killer. Without the means to cast spells, a player is as good as dead. I initially wanted it to be a black spell but I figured out that some may just spam 4 Dark Rituals at one go and ensure nothing but a sure win. Green seems to be fine. After all, ulcers can be considered a nature occurrence, right? haha~
posted by hg @ 14:43
1 Comments:
At 12:09 AM,
Unknown said…
I would guess these ulcers are from some sort of infection or reaaction to a illness of soe sort. I really suggest two things: get yourself some listerine and swish/gargle with it and go see a dentist or oral doctor about this. If it is spreading or getting worse,that is a little scary. good luck with it.
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