{"id":357,"date":"2019-09-06T00:16:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T00:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=357"},"modified":"2019-09-06T00:16:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T00:16:54","slug":"magicfest-birmingham-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/09\/06\/magicfest-birmingham-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest Birmingham 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Birmingham, we have 3 new judges to Welcome to the Fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Charlie Ann Page<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/9030276343\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=9030276343&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Charlie Ann Page<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/she\">She\/her\/hers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bath, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 2008! Lorwyn block.<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> January 29, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Faeries!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> PhD researcher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I once turned up to judge a local draft in a corset after seeing Rocky Horror.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> I really love getting to grips with new systems and ways of working, and I loved the fact that I had to think on my feet and very quickly understand how things at the MF worked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Hary Barlow, Erin Murphy, and Winter Hughes have all helped me greatly in my short time as a judge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I&#8217;m naturally conflict-averse, and I&#8217;ve struggled historically to deal with pressing for more details or dealing with difficult interpersonal situations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve developed confidence through doing and through discussing different strategies with other judges. I&#8217;ve had to actively push myself to get better at it, and it&#8217;s really paid off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rachel Parkes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8203826857\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8203826857&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rachel Parkes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Birmingham, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cat Ramsay<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/6102777890\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=6102777890&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Cat Ramsay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Wirral, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Birmingham, we have 3 new judges to Welcome to the Fold! 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