Hrmph

I am getting impatient for them to start the online coverage of the Magic Grand Prix event in Kansas City, where fractal9091 and jmermin are competing today. They've been playing for 3 hours, and Wizards hasn't even posted the player list yet. I bet this is because there's also a Grand Prix Paris this weekend, which is getting competent coverage.

Mid-post update: Ha! As of the last 5 minutes, since I started writing this post, they finally have the page up. The first-round pairing link gives an "article not found," though.

All right, now it's working. jmermin is playing at Table 140, and fractal9091 got a bye.

Saturday by the numbers

Students completing my study by 10 p.m.: 18
Students wasting one of my valuable timeslots: 1
Series premieres watched in which the black sidekick was more sensitive and better-looking than the white hero: 1
Moments of wondering why castaways as clever and resourceful as Crusoe and Friday didn't simply build themselves a fine ship and sail away: countless
Cat-assisted naps taken: not quite 1
Big, tasty shrimp in one order of sopa de camarones: 10
Points scored by the Beavers against Washington: 34
Points scored by Washington against the Beavers: 13
Friends advancing to Day Two of Grand Prix Kansas City (day-end standings here): 0
Page attained in Mage-Guard of Hamor: 369