This post is later than planned but hey at least it’s here.
This past weekend I made my first ever trip to Glasgow and it’s not a bad place to visit, the people are nice and the city is rather pleasant.
I was demoing board games at the Resonate festival at the SEC, and that was a lot of fun, I learnt to play Cobra Paw, Maki Stack, Just One (this years SDJ winner), Pandemic Rapid Response, Dice Forge and Game of Thrones Catan, and the team I worked with we’re all amazing people, loved every one of them.
I have been out of video games for some time, ever since gamergate really, but it was nice to see that the community now, well at least in Scotland, isn’t just a bunch of white dudes, but it’s much more diverse with a lot more women and ethnic minorities there, so perhaps the community has changed for the better since I left.
I did have one negative experience, and that was tea on Saturday when we went to Pizza Punks, and I am gonna be honest here, it’s one to avoid, the food was very very late coming and was no where near as nice as Mod or PizzaStorm, so I will be avoiding the branch in Newcastle.
When I got back from Glasgow, Megan was keen on getting a new Hamster so yesterday morning we popped over to Pets at Home, and brought back Argel Tal, who is a lovely little boy, of a bit shy.
What I am Modelling
It’s been tough doing anything in the heat, but I did build my second Plagueburst Crawler.
Painting wise I did two sets of Thermic Plasma Regulators, one from Conquest, the other we got from Scottish Graham, Gabriel Angelos and Garreks Reavers.
I am going to clear off a few old projects from my desk next, so I have five Fire Warriors and five Tartaros Terminators I want to get finished as they have been in various stages of completion for about 18 months now.
What I am Reading
Slowly making my way through Last Son of Dorn, normally I would read quicker, but it’s just been too hot to concentrate.
What I am Playing
Other than the games I played at Resonate, I have played four games this week.
Last Tuesday, I played Megan at Shadespire, and I lost, big time, she just kept scoring this objectives, quicker than I could. Later that night we played When I Dream, and again I lost because I just did a bad job being the Sandman.
Wednesday we played a quick game of Monty Python Fluxx which I won and then last night we introduced Camel Up to Megan’s Mum, and as per usual, I came last!
What I am Backing
As expected I dropped out of backing Trial by Trolley, but am now backing Isle of Cats, which looks quite good.
What I am Cooking
I haven’t been capable of cooking this week
What I am Spending
I had a bit of money in PayPal, so yesterday I ordered Toofrippa’s Krew for Kill Team.
- Mood: Relaxed
- Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: 1
- In My Ears: Pinch Me by the Barenaked Ladies
- Game Last Played: Camel Up
- Book Last Read: Last Son of Dorn
- Movie/TV Show Last Viewed: Stranger Things
- Current State of Projects: Tartaros Terminators and Fire Warriors with initial base coats and washes done