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Looking Forward To Christmas

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On 24th December 2019

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I am really looking forward to Christmas, but then I always do, I am even wearing a Christmas jumper, albeit a Warhammer themed one!

Over the next few days, we are seeing Lindsay’s family, specifically Jane and her boys and George, we are having Mary and Paul over for Christmas dinner, Megan comes home so we get our Nintendo Switch and I go to the Durham Raiders long gaming day.

I did see Star Wars on Thursday morning, a 6am showing, with nachos and popcorn for breakfast, I enjoyed it, a lot, and I have thoughts on it, but to avoid spoilers I will talk about them next month, but I will say if you can, watch The Mandalorian Episode 7 first.

All in all it should be a good holiday season.

Happy Christmas everyone.

What I Am Modelling

I had a slower painting week than I would have liked, but I did get some stuff done.

I started with a Custodian Guard squad for the Adeptus Terra Zone Mortalis Challange.

And then I finished off the Godsworn Hunt, models which I really loved painting, if GW ever do more Darkoath Models, I think I will have to get them!

And then I painted the Plague Marines and Icon Bearers for my Death Guard that I got from Warhammer 40,000 Conquest.

And finally I painted the Imperial Objectives that originally came with Urban Conquest, but I got with Warhammer 40,000 Conquest.

I got this months Conquest delivery early, so I built the Haemotrope Reactor and the Plague Marine Champion. 

My painting queue currently looks like this, the Death Korps stuff has had to move back a little, I need a pot of Rakkarth Flesh and I am not getting anywhere near a Games Workshop until at least Boxing Day.Blood Ravens

  1. Blood Ravens Primaris Lieutenants
  2. Foetid Bloat-Drones
  3. Death Korps of Krieg Commissars, Quatermaster, Officio Prefectus Commissar and Severina Raine
  4. Mollog’s Mob
  5. Death Korps of Krieg Infantry Squad
  6. Legio Custodes Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought
  7. Ylthari’s Guardians
  8. Death Korps of Krieg Infantry Squad
  9. Plagueburst Crawler
  10. Blood Reavens Supressors

What I Am Reading

I am really bad and haven’t read at all this week, but I did listen to Broken Saints which was really good, I love this character and the acting in this was phenomenal.

What I Am Playing

I had a few hours playing Fallout 4, but nowt beyond that sadly.

What I Am Backing

My Munchkin Pathfinder 3 stuff arrived from the US, hopefully Steve Jackson Games will start offering rewards outside the US, I know I could have waited and gotten these at retail, but I really wanted the to be made and hit the stretch goals.

Other than that, still backing Car Wars Sixth Edition which is plodding along nicely

What I Am Cooking

I actually cooked, well it was kinda basic, I did some sausages in the oven, then added them to some microwave egg fried rice and some mushrooms, not gourmet but was filling.

I am currently roasting the meat for Christmas, but this is pre-prepared ready to roast stuff so not very taxing.

What I am Spending

I topped up my paints, although I still need a couple more and I treat myself to a new paint brush.

I also bought a £15 card for the Nintendo online store, which I will be using to get Catan when we set up our Switch.

Musical Advent – 23rd December

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On 23rd December 2019

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

Its time for some metal, in this case we are going with DragonForce a speed metal band from London who specialise in fantasy and video game influenced music.

This song is probably their best known song and was featured on Guitar Hero III, and is a really difficult song to so in that game, its really really hard.

Interestingly during the recording Herman Li snapped one of his guitar strings during the recording of the dual-guitar solo, and they kept this version and used it on the album.

Through the Fire and Flames is an epic 7 minutes and 22 second song, although the official video cuts that down to 5 minutes, but I highly recondite listening to the full song because its fantastic, and its an amazing D&D anthem.

Musical Advent – 22nd December

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On 22nd December 2019

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Almost there and now we have the grandfather of nerdcore, MC Frontalot and many consider him to be the first nerdcore artist, but he acknowledges that others came before him and that they are his peers.

He has been performing nerdcore since 2000 and has seen the scene grow into the niche of a niche of a niche that it is today.

In 2002 Penny Arcade names him their rapper laureate which lead him to record the Penny Arcade Theme.

This song, is a collaboration between MC Frontalot, MC Hawking and Jessie Dangerously and is from his debut studio album Nerdcore Rising.

This song is about how awesome nerdcore is and what a threat it poses to gangsta rap!

Musical Advent – 21st December

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On 21st December 2019

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This band are reputed to have coined the phrases nerdcore and nerd rock, and I love them.

Named for the insult thrown at Han Solo by Princess Leia, Nerf Herder have been rocking since the mid-90s and are highly linked with Buffy The Vampire Slayer, having written the theme tune and were the last band to appear on the show at The Bronze.

This song is from their album American Cheese and is just perfect for Trekkies, with lots of imagery from Star Trek with some specifically taken from Arena.

It’s a great song and you really will love it, it’s also been amazingly covered by Meri Amber acoustically.

Musical Advent – 20th December

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On 20th December 2019

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Garfunkel and Oates are a comedy folk duo consisting of Riki Lindhome who you might know from The Muppets and Kate Micucci who you will know from Steven Universe, Scrubs and DuckTales.

They had their own show back in 2014 which ran for 8 episodes and they are known for putting out some brilliant and occasionally risque songs.

The song of theirs that I have chosen is Such a Loser and its a brilliant song, which highlights my personal philosophy in life, you are better off for trying that not.

Its from the album Secretions which is absolutely brilliant and hilarious, they also did a special on Netflix a few years ago, called Trying to be Special so go check that out.

Musical Advent – 19th December

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On 19th December 2019

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Today is Star Wars day for me Lindsay and Megan, and had I thought it through, I would have saved the song from the 12th for today!

So I have had to change plans to bring in another Star Wars piece, and it’s once again nerdcore this time by mc chris, a rapper who spent a long time trying to maintain he wasn’t a nerdcore rapper when he clearly was a nerdcore rapper.

Anyway he had made peace with the nerdcore community now after a few years of bad blood, not that nerdcore rap rivalries are dangerous like those of gangsta rap!

This song is called Fett’s Vette and is about, well you guessed right Boba Fett, and is from mc chris’s first album Life’s a Bitch and I’m Her Pimp and was featured in the Kevin Smith film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

Musical Advent – 18th December

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On 18th December 2019

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Today we delve back into the world of nerdcore to bring you a song by Raheem Jarbo more commonly known by his stage name Mega Ran, although he was originally called Random.

This song, Splash Woman comes from his 2009 album Mega Ran 9 which is based on Mega Man 9 and was released with the blessing of Capcom.

Mega Ran used to be a teacher before he dedicated himself full time to nerdcore and hasn’t looked back since, but he still talks about the transformative benefit of education through his music.

This song has even been featured on TNA wrestling, so that’s cool.

Musical Advent – 17th December

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On 17th December 2019

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This song really is one of my favourites, I just love its bouncy nature.

Its message is wonderful as well, if you put your everything into something, then you can do it, and the video shows this as well with a dude learning Chinese to be able to speak to the girl of his dream, assisted by ninjas. The Song is Nothing’s In Your Way by Meri Amber.

You can probably guess it, but I am a big fan of Meri Amber, I just love her bubbly nature and love of all things geeky and they way that translates into her music.

you can find this song on her debut EP, the Super EP and on her album Origin Story, both are worth a download and listen to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6XdsBFBvM

Musical Advent – 16th Decenber

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On 16th December 2019

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

Today’s song is a lovely little folk song by the incredible Marian Call from her album Got To Fly which is full of awesome nerdy songs.

Marian is a very talented folk singer who lives in Alaska and this song really is her nerd anthem, and hits out at the way that nerdy culture was chic at the time.

I’ll Still Be a Geek After Nobody Think It’s Chic really sums up my feelings about my nerdery, it’s part of who I am, and always will be.

Also this song is cool cause like with a number of her songs, she uses a typewriter as an instrument!

Goodnight Cookie

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On 15th December 2019

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This is a post I never expected to be writing so soon, but our darling Cooking Fat, generally just called Cookie, passed away very suddenly on Saturday night.

We think he had a stroke, but it was very rapid and he was gone within a few minutes of it happening, it was quick and hopefully painless.

He once lived with me and Lindsay when he was just 1, and in that time, he got both Misty and Sweep pregnant, we had been told he had his operation, he soon actually had it done.

He then lived with my nana for 10 years, she looked after him on a Christmas when me and Lindsay went away and she decided to keep him as she had fallen in love with him, we let her because she really was enamoured with him.

Then he returned to us after my nana had to go into sheltered accommodation, and he and Megan quickly bonded. He would sleep with her, either cuddled up in her arms, wrapped round her head or on her waist.

They were so very close and he made her feel so much less anxious as he was a very calming presence to her.

He was a bit of an idiot though, even with fresh water for him, he always preferred drinking out of the toilet or from my dirty paint water, he used to constantly get in the way and I fought with him every night about who got to use my pillow.

He also had a unique talent of managing to set his tail on fire, either by deciding to sit on the toaster, climbing over the hobs when we were cooking or sitting in front of gas fireplaces.

But he was so lovely, he had an amazing personality and was friendly to everyone, he would make you fall in love with him within a few minutes, even Paul tolerated him sleeping with him.

It feels like he was snatched away from us, just shortly before he passed, he and I had cuddles and he was his usual bright eyed healthy pain in the arse.

I will miss my pal, and I know it will take a long time for Megan to come to terms with it.

It’s been a rough year for us with pets, first Lorgar, then Argel Tal, Sweepvand Fibally Cookie.

We took him along to a place in Newton Aycliffe this morning to have he cremated, and we should get his ashes back tomorrow, we plan to scatter them in Waldridge Fell.

What I Am Modelling

It’s been a slow week I only did three units, the first two being done at the same time, and those were the Poxwalkers I got from Warhammer 40,000 Conquest.

Next I did a unit of Death Korps of Krieg Infantry for Niki, along with a lost artilleryman.

I am currently working in a squad of Custodian Guard and the Godsworn Hunt.

I have washed the armour of the Custodes and gotten the skin and faces of the Godsworn Hunt painted and have just started work on the first fabrics.

My current painting list looks like this.

  1. Plague Marines & Icon Bearers
  2. Imperial Objectives
  3. Death Korps of Krieg Commissars, Quatermaster, Officio Prefectus Commissar and Severina Raine
  4. Blood Ravens Primaris Lieutenants
  5. Foetid Bloat-Drones
  6. Death Korps of Krieg Infantry Squad
  7. Mollog’s Mob
  8. Legio Custodes Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought
  9. Ylthari’s Guardians
  10. Death Korps of Krieg Infantry Squad

What I Am Reading

I got through the Sisters of Battle Omnibus and I loved it, Faith and Fire was as good as I remember and Hammer and Anvil was just brilliant, the new story Heart and Soul was also pretty good.

Dammit Jim, get more written for Miriya and Verity!

I have just started Requiem Infernal by Peter Fehervari and so far that’s pretty interesting.

What I Am Playing

I played two games of Warhammer 40k this week, both were on Tuesday, both were 500pts games and I used T’au Empire in both of them.

The first game was against Aaron and his Chaos Space Marines, he had four Greater Possessed, a Chaos Lord and a Venomcrawler.

I lasted to turn 5, but had lost it in turn 2, all I managed to kill was two of the Greater Possessed.

In my second game I played Tristen and his Black Templar’s, and he played the silly list after offering me a sensible list or the silly one.

His army was a Crusader Squad, a Techmarine and a Land Raider Crusader. I quickly killed off his Crusader Squad, but couldn’t finish off the Land Raider as the Techpriest kept healing it.

I lost that one on kill points, he killed three units and I only killed one.

What I Am Backing

Still just Car Wars Sixth Edition, it’s in that plateau now where it’s going up much slower, but we do have a couple more road tiles and another mini added.

What I Am Cooking

I cooked a pizza in the oven I got from the CoOp for lunch on day, so that’s progress right!

What I Am Spending

Along with Lindsay and Megan I bought Ticket to Ride London, because it was only £16 at Game, but other than that not a penny.

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