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DC Hauser
@dchauser.com
Gamer. Musician. Writer. Geek. UGA Dawg. GenX AuDHD burned out gifted kid.

My day job is editing text files that make the internet work.

#amquerying : The Sanctuary Lock (fantasy)
#amwriting : The Thousand Doors (fantasy)

Website: dchauser.com
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For those following me, welcome! I'm DC Hauser, a tech geek by trade (DNS/DHCP SME), a UGA grad, long time D&D player (40+ years and counting), bass player, and fantasy writer. I'm also decidedly liberal.

So what are you going to get by following me? Let's do a little thread so you know:
I've discovered a Commander unwritten etiquette pet peeve. If, for whatever reason, you're having to end a game early and have said 'we'll stop after X person goes,' doing something on your turn that robs that last person of a chance to do anything meaningful/fun is just a dick move.
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Well, Wizards hit the right combination of things to get me excited about one of their Secret Lair drops:

magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
Secret Lair: Roll for Initiative Superdrop
Magic fans from Baldur's Gate, Ravenloft, and beyond—rally your party for the Roll for Initiative Superdrop on February 9, 2026!
magic.wizards.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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February 4, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I'm amused at the moment that the veggie pasta has more protein per serving than the protein pasta.
February 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
MtG last night was only three of us. I pulled out the Markov deck and despite being mana poor for about 5 rounds, it ramped quickly after that. I swapped to Sauron next (with a new version of Sauron as my Commander), and that game went longer as two of us tried to keep the zombie deck from ramping.
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Wordle 1,690 3/6

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February 3, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Wordle 1,689 2/6

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February 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I'm glad my brain decided to start clicking on game planning for today's D&D game. For various reasons, I was teetering on waving off for today. I woke up this morning with a plan for the game and how to progress things in a fun way.

Planning is now done and I can focus on other things.
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Wordle 1,688 4/6

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February 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
5 Classes I took in College:

Differential Calculus
Creative Writing I/II
Scriptwriting I
Badminton
Shakespeare I/II
5 Classes I Took in College:

Advanced Film Production
Science Fiction Literature
Fantasy Literature
Fencing
US Naval History
5 Classes I Took in College:

-Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion
-Shakespeare in Love: The Course
-The Crusades
-Early Celtic Narrative
-Roman Civilization
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Anyone else noticing all the empty seats at the "sold out" Royal Rumble?
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I have a client right now where they have a wallet in El Segundo. Every time it gets mentioned, I have to bite my tongue to keep from saying I left my wallet there.
January 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM
On other MtG notes, I have some very generous friends. The friend I went to WC with last night and I both started playing in the 90s. This means we have some old, very rare cards. She offered me several 3ED Dual Lands, and I had to push her to try selling them to the store first.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Last night, I went to the Commander Night at one of my local game stores (Win Condition Games). I have some thoughts about it:

- My friend who went with me was the only girl in a room of 50+ ppl. Years of LARP isolated me from a lot of the boys club feel of a lot of geek events.
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
As part of my hyperfixation with MtG and Commander currently, I've been watching episodes of Commander at Home. Given I started originally playing in the 90s, this episode is hilarious to me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCsW...
Ben Brode is BANNED! Or at least his deck is...feat DrLupo | Commander at Home Episode 53
YouTube video by Commander At Home
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Oh, and my daughter got her magic rite of passage last night. I used a counterspell when she tried to pull out a merfolk that would give all her merfolk flying.
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I guaranteed today my kids won't have the money for drugs.

I taught them to play Magic. And they both enjoyed it.
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM