Ryan Markel
@ryanmarkel.com
Human leader of humans. Customer experience professional. Esports/FGC behind-the-scenes. Doing my best to lead with empathy and be a calm in the storm.
Knocking on the sky; listening to the sound.
Knocking on the sky; listening to the sound.
Look, I grew my hair out around COVID. It was… a questionable decision. I’m down 45 pounds since then, and I think 5 was hair.
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Look, I grew my hair out around COVID. It was… a questionable decision. I’m down 45 pounds since then, and I think 5 was hair.
Always worth the long walk at IAD to get Ben’s Chili Bowl.
October 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Always worth the long walk at IAD to get Ben’s Chili Bowl.
Some days, not too many people are headed to Chicago.
Some days, feels like they all are.
Some days, feels like they all are.
October 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Some days, not too many people are headed to Chicago.
Some days, feels like they all are.
Some days, feels like they all are.
Men will gatekeep women from any and all physical or virtual third spaces (hell, SECOND spaces, too; look at workplaces) and then wonder why none of them want to spend time around or with them
October 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Men will gatekeep women from any and all physical or virtual third spaces (hell, SECOND spaces, too; look at workplaces) and then wonder why none of them want to spend time around or with them
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
One more runback with nature’s most perfect food.
September 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
One more runback with nature’s most perfect food.
For the next thirty minutes, most is right in my world.
September 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
For the next thirty minutes, most is right in my world.
Need to talk about something trivial right now while it feels everyone in my circles is holding their breath.
Found an awesome Etsy store from a dude who makes these 3D-printed drawers for MTG cards. They fit depth-wise in an IKEA Billy and are modular/interlockable. www.etsy.com/shop/TCGStor...
Found an awesome Etsy store from a dude who makes these 3D-printed drawers for MTG cards. They fit depth-wise in an IKEA Billy and are modular/interlockable. www.etsy.com/shop/TCGStor...
September 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Need to talk about something trivial right now while it feels everyone in my circles is holding their breath.
Found an awesome Etsy store from a dude who makes these 3D-printed drawers for MTG cards. They fit depth-wise in an IKEA Billy and are modular/interlockable. www.etsy.com/shop/TCGStor...
Found an awesome Etsy store from a dude who makes these 3D-printed drawers for MTG cards. They fit depth-wise in an IKEA Billy and are modular/interlockable. www.etsy.com/shop/TCGStor...
I bought exactly ONE collector booster for Edge of Eternities. Pulled the @tenjin-hidetaka.bsky.social showcase Endstone, which I'd been planning on ordering as a single as a fan of his work.
Gonna leave that as my only collector booster experience. :) Maybe someday I can get it signed.
Gonna leave that as my only collector booster experience. :) Maybe someday I can get it signed.
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I bought exactly ONE collector booster for Edge of Eternities. Pulled the @tenjin-hidetaka.bsky.social showcase Endstone, which I'd been planning on ordering as a single as a fan of his work.
Gonna leave that as my only collector booster experience. :) Maybe someday I can get it signed.
Gonna leave that as my only collector booster experience. :) Maybe someday I can get it signed.
Finally hit the moment where it was appropriate in a post-dinner conversation to share this all-time banger of an FFXIV tweet with some of my children (no; I am not the author)
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Finally hit the moment where it was appropriate in a post-dinner conversation to share this all-time banger of an FFXIV tweet with some of my children (no; I am not the author)
Walked the entire length of the IAD A/B concourses for a Ben’s Chili Bowl chili half-smoke.
Totally worth it.
Totally worth it.
July 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Walked the entire length of the IAD A/B concourses for a Ben’s Chili Bowl chili half-smoke.
Totally worth it.
Totally worth it.
Hard to get once the event is in swing due to the wide-ranging nature of our roles, but we would absolutely appreciate it as well. Here's the phone pic we ended up with after the end of the event.
June 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hard to get once the event is in swing due to the wide-ranging nature of our roles, but we would absolutely appreciate it as well. Here's the phone pic we ended up with after the end of the event.
I might be back
Any homies planning on being on Arena or have been on Arena recently? Might be interested in some netplay, too.
Any homies planning on being on Arena or have been on Arena recently? Might be interested in some netplay, too.
May 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I might be back
Any homies planning on being on Arena or have been on Arena recently? Might be interested in some netplay, too.
Any homies planning on being on Arena or have been on Arena recently? Might be interested in some netplay, too.
Looking forward to seeing my FGC fam in a week and change.
You should look forward to seeing a bit less of me this time around. In one manner of speaking.
You should look forward to seeing a bit less of me this time around. In one manner of speaking.
May 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Looking forward to seeing my FGC fam in a week and change.
You should look forward to seeing a bit less of me this time around. In one manner of speaking.
You should look forward to seeing a bit less of me this time around. In one manner of speaking.
We officially have our first kid with a bachelor’s degree after this week.
I am also officially old.
I am also officially old.
May 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We officially have our first kid with a bachelor’s degree after this week.
I am also officially old.
I am also officially old.
Happy Piccolo Day to all who celebrate
May 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Happy Piccolo Day to all who celebrate
If any mutuals or second-degree mutuals connected to people I trust are interested, I'm looking for folks who might be interested in a Destiny 2 raid group.
Requirements: inclusive, forgiving, chill, kind to a fault. Neurodiversity not required, but come on, we already know you are, as are we.
Requirements: inclusive, forgiving, chill, kind to a fault. Neurodiversity not required, but come on, we already know you are, as are we.
April 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If any mutuals or second-degree mutuals connected to people I trust are interested, I'm looking for folks who might be interested in a Destiny 2 raid group.
Requirements: inclusive, forgiving, chill, kind to a fault. Neurodiversity not required, but come on, we already know you are, as are we.
Requirements: inclusive, forgiving, chill, kind to a fault. Neurodiversity not required, but come on, we already know you are, as are we.
these are some weird-ass-lookin Magic cards
what kind of mana you need to cast these anyway
what kind of mana you need to cast these anyway
April 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
these are some weird-ass-lookin Magic cards
what kind of mana you need to cast these anyway
what kind of mana you need to cast these anyway
Achievement unlocked: saw a Sailor Moon musical performance in person.
April 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Achievement unlocked: saw a Sailor Moon musical performance in person.