Project update

Ok, I went back and did some fine tweaking of the "Aces High" rules. And started writing the Full House expasion. It is coming along well, and almost done. (I only need to write the optional brawling rules,and finish cards for all the Legendary Characters, then I am done.)

I am not sure how to publish them on here, as I would like to do a pdf format, but I don't know of anyway to post it on this blog as a pdf. So, until my "I.T. dept" (Hi Mike) lets me know.

Other than that I got the barber shop done. Now, I need to finish about 7 more buildings to get caught up.

I recently finished painting the "Gambler" figure. He looks good with his card.

That's all for now, back to work on Aces High.

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Love this song, and thanks to these guys I can listen to it over and over again...ok, maybe just once. (Warning NSFW)

Latest projects

Can it be 2 updates in a single day!? Yes my friends, I am posting again. This time, it will be to bring everyone up to speed on what I am currently doing. (If you care that is, if you don't care what I am up to, then why read the blog?)

So, I was sick for Haloween and couldn't take my son out to trick or treat, but my wife did, and brought him by to see me in his little costume. (He was adorable as a dragon)

Other than that I have been on a old west miniature kick lately thanks in part to Eric Hotz and his wonderful buildings. I have built several buildings, and ordered a lot of cowboy/western minis to paint so I can play a game that I wrote some rules for, based on rules written by Neil Pritchard and his "Fill Yore Hands" rules. I will post them here when I can get a finalized pdf of them. Also, I have started writing 2 expansions for the basic rules set that should prove to be interesting.

After I finish the Old West thing, I will move on to Pirates, and then Gladiators. (I don't know why Warhammer, and Warmachine are not doing it for me lately.)

In other news, I started seeing a therapist in part because I felt I should, and in part because, my wife said in order for us to go to marital counseling, (We need it.)
we should go to individual counseling as well. I agreed, and we will start marital counseling soon.
Things seem better with my wife as of now, but, like anything else it takes work and time.
This week, I am helping her move. My back is sore, and there is a lot of work left to be done. But, it will be worth it in the end, because she will be closer to where I am, and eventually we will move back in together.

I will post the rules for "Aces High" on here soon for all to see...if I can figure out how to post a pdf...

Update

Ok, last time I tried to update, I somehow became stupid and lost all of the saved post. (I had really written a lot too!) Oh well, now here's an update to keep the blog monkeys off my back for a while.
Things have been going pretty well for me, but as soon as I say that I know I am screwed so to speak. Therefore, I am better off saying I'm ok, you're ok...

Latest projects are listed in another update so, don't go looking here for them.

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Computer Problems

Sorry about the delay again in updating this blog, I have been somewhat without a computer, and it is too frustrating to go into detail about what is going on with my computer. For now I am just going to have to use my mom's from time to time. I will be betting a new computer soon. I am thinking about a laptop specs below;

Inspiron 1501
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TK-53
LCD panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
MEMORY 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated)
HARD DRIVES Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Card Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Should do what I need to. I had a laptop once, (and loved it!) before my father-in-law stole it and said the courts could settle the matter. I asked my lawyer about it, and he said it would cost more in fees than what the laptop is worth, especially since it is a few years old now. So, I figure it isn't /wasn't really worth the hassle. (A curse on both your houses Harley!) Ok, that was mean, I admit, and God does say vengeance is His...so I leave it in His very capable hands.

I started excersising today. I got up at 5:30 ran one mile in just under 15 minutes, I hope to start running greater distance and shorter time. (IE; avg time 10/mi or so.)
I did a few crunches, and 20 jumping jacks, and 10 push-ups. Some of you may be thinking "that isn't much", and it isn't for most, but I have been out of shape for a long time, and it is when you are out of shape and fat.
Now if I can get my diet down, I would be set. I have almost no self-dicipline when it comes to food. I like eating junk too much. If I just stop eating junk, then my body will get uesd to eating healthy again. I just have to make up my mind to do it. Lots of protein, fruits, and veggies, stay away from the junk food! I am getting ready to make breakfast. I am thinking eggs and some whole grain toast, some milk, and a bannana. I don't really like bannanas I do like bannana shakes and thats what I bought them for, however, I need to eath them before they go bad.
In painting news...
Left to Paint for 500 points of Cygnar :the Centurion,and Nemo .
for 750 points I have a Lancer, and Sam Machorne aand her Devil Dogs.
Then I should be good to go for a while on WM Now, if I can get the jones to paint up my Ogres and Imperial Guard, I should be good for a while on WH/40K.

Painting Update

In Memory of the victims and their families from 9/11/2001
I want you whom are reading this to take a moment and say a prayer for them, and for the service personnel and the leaders of our country.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog...

I finished Gorman, and a Lancer recently. Now, I am working on 2 stormsmiths and a Journeyman Warcaster. After that, I only need to paint: Centurion, Nemo, Sam and the Devil Dogs, and a Nomad.

Also, I am getting ready to place an order for gaming stuff. I have put off getting a case for too long. So, I figured if I get a case, I may as well get other things to get free shipping. Most of the other things I got are supplies.

On another personal note - why is it I feel the need to wash my hands like 30 times a day, and I don't want to touch anyhing that has not been sanitized after I wash my hands, unless I am wearing rubber gloves? I don't want to turn into

Howard Hughes

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Update

Too much has happened since my last update, and I apologize for the lack of updates and delay. Well, first the good news. My wife and I are getting back together, things seem to slowly start working out one step at a time. My son is growing up he says so much now. I got laid off of work right before labor day. (My company has seasonal layoffs, so I don't know if it is good or bad that it happened a little sooner this year.) I just finished painting my Trenchers and I am almost done with Gorman Di Wulfe. I will post pics as I get them. Here is a updated picture of my son to pass the time. Speaking of passing the time, I have just accquired about 30 hours of classic Looney Tunes cartoons!

Continued Employment

Well, I had the meeting with the "Bob's" today. (My boss and his boss.) If you don't understand the "Bob's" reference, then you really need to see Office Space. Anyone who has ever worked in an office environment should see it. Ok, time to cut to the chase. At the meeting, my boss offered me a new job outside of the sales department and more along the lines of customer service/ computer operator. I will be taking information from the sales team, and putting it into the computer. When I am not doing that, I answer incoming calls, and deal with current customers. All in all, a LOT less stress, and I remain at the same wage/hours as before. Life is good.

And under the "because I said so" department...

Hilary Duff is still hot.

Call me Mr Green...

I went to church for the first time in several weeks today. I wore my new black suit, white shirt, black tie, Ala Reservoir Dogs. (Hence the title of this post.) I purchased new sunglasses, and with the ear bud from my MP3 player in, I ended up looking more like an Agent from the Matrix. (I know, I am such a geek.)

Had dinner with my separated wife and little boy. Picture posted above. (He turns a year old a week from this coming Friday!) His vocabulary is improving; he says, "Dada", "ball", "mama", "duck", and can shake his head "no".

After eating, we went over to Toys "R" Us, so I could look for a present for my niece's b-day. I was thinking a rock-tumbler, or a crystal growing set. Which got me thinking about what to get for my boy. I ended up buying him a big yellow ball today. (He loves it.) After lunch and shopping we parted ways, and I went through the drive-thru at Tim Horton's for my daily dose of Horton's coffee.

I need to paint! For some reason, I lack the motivation. (Kinda like practising my guitar.) So, what do I do instead? I watch Fight Club. It had been a few years since I had seen it. I forgot a lot of it. I may buy it yet.

So, painting, I have to paint Rengrave yet. My version will be posted as soon as I edit the pics. I hope it will turn out as good as Privateer's catalog model.

I saw 300 yesterday, it was great! I may see it again. My buddy Mike paid for my ticket and snacks for my b-day (wich was last Monday). (Thanks again, Mike!)

ON a more serious note; my wife told me today that she has to put her dog down after having her for a very long time. I know it is hard to lose a member of the family that way. I may take half a day off work (if I still have a job, see below) to be there for her. When I had to put my cat down that I had had a long time, nobody was there with me afterwards, so I don't want her to have to go through the same thing.

With work, my sales were so bad last week, that three of the four managers met on a Saturday, when only one of them "had to work", to discuss my future with the company. I don't know if they will terminate me, or find a new place for me, and my boss told me he wasn't sure what was going to happen either. I have a meeting with him tomorrow to discuss it, hope all goes well. If not, hey, suddenly I have a whole lot less work-related stress, and a whole lot more financial stress!

Well, that was all. I know this post was kinda all over the place, and I apologize, but there was a lot to relay, and sometimes, I am a little "A.D.D".

Getting in touch with the rest of civilization.

I thought that after much debate, to start my own blog. (Much to my own chagrin, as I would assume that nobody really cares how I think, or what I think, and if they did, why wouldn't I just tell them as opposed to having them read an on-going log of my daily activities.) Some of my co-workers have blogs and are looked upon as being a bigger loser than a gamer geek, ( of which I am a proud member!) so, why did I bother creating one?
Perhaps because I need an outlet of sorts to vent my feelings of a long day of verbal abuse at the hands of the general populace. You see, I am one of the worse forms of human life, you guessed it, I am a telemarketer! Ok, it pays the bills, and it pays well, and when I am actually selling it pays even better. But, the stress involved is not so great, but blah, blah, blah poor me...yada, yada and so on.

In my spare time, I like to paint miniatures for games like Warmachine and Warhammer.
I will post some pics of my mini's on here from time to time. Or, maybe you can find them here.

Well, it is late, and I am tired, so off to eat dinner than bed.
And, if you think I am a loser from reading my profile, or first post, then guess what? You are the bigger loser for reading it all....HA!
(Just messing with you, you really are great!)