Today was a nice, 60 degree day in the little Nebraska town where I live, so I decided to walk to the only store in town that sells Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. To my surprise, the store had restocked their supply of Storm of Raganrok booster packs. That store is usually terrible at restocking their merchandise. Anyway, I usually buy only two packs at a time, but as I took the first two packs off the rack, I noticed that the upper left-hand cardboard package of the fourth pack on the rack was bent. Now I'm a little superstitious when it comes to buying booster packs, and I thought that perhaps that bent corner meant something. So I took that fourth pack off the rack, bought all three packs, and went home. When I opened the pack that was in the bent package, the I discovered that the first card in the pack was damaged. The bottom was crimped. It probably happened when the wrapper was sealed. That was the only damaged card. Unfortunately it was also a card that I could have used to power up my Six Samurai/Obelisk the Tormentor deck. Still, the card was a common one, so I'll probably find another copy of it sooner or later. I put it aside and looked at what the other cards in the pack were. To my surprise, the rarest card in the pack was Odin, Father of the Aesir. It turned out that my feeling about that booster pack was right. I'll need to find the Nordic Ascendant Tuners before I can use Odin in a deck, but this was quite a find. Now my familiarity with Norse mythology is a bit lacking, so after I tried taking my cat out side for a walk (that's right, I walk my cat on a leash), I got on Wikipedia to find out more about the myth of Odin. I know Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source of information, but it's a good way to find out general information about something. Just don't use it to write your school papers. Anyway, her are some interesting fact I found out about Odin.
- He had two ravens named Huginn and Muninn who'd fly around the Earth daily to report information about world events.
- Odin road an eight-legged horse.
- Odin also had a severed head that foretold the future.
- He commanded a pair of wolves named Geri and Freki.
- Odin consumed nothing but mead or wine.
- He tore out his left eye to gain knowledge of the past, present, and future.
- Santa Clause is apparently based on both Odin and Saint Nicholas of Myra.
Quite the interesting mythological god, huh? Anyway, that covers the most interesting highlight of my day. Now for no reason, here is the full version of the song, Clear Mind, by Masaaki Endoh. Enjoy.
