I played in my first Magic sealed tournament yesterday with AC. I was the n00b, made all sorts of mistakes like drawing before untapping, etc.
I played against stinky, twitchy people who clearly dedicated their lives to this game...and lost, naturally. I even got mana screwed so hardcore on one of my last games that the guy was like, "just reshuffle your deck." :-[
So embarrassing.
But, they all did say I was pretty good. And I think I did, in fact, play really well. Even though there were a few cards I didn't understand completely and could have one at least a couple of games had I known how to use them properly. *sigh* But everyone who played me said that they were impressed. Which helps me not feel so bad.
I also got Petrone Silver last night. That made me happy about losing: after I lost, I went and took a couple shots, and came back with a big grin on my face. Plus, I got a really cool print of Jayce, the Planeswalker. It's a hot print.
AC made it to the semifinals. I was proud of him too.