Saturday, December 4, 2010
Big' 'Ol Model!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
A bit of progress.
Best find ever!
So, my wife had this hiding in our pantry, and since she never found a use for it, it became mine. :)
I would highly recommend one of these for people that have trouble keeping their paints organized and out of the way. I used to just spread my paints all over my work space and would have to search for them. With this though I seem to be much more productive and save a lot of time trying to find the right paint.
Rubbermaid, Stackable, Turntable
I would highly recommend one of these for people that have trouble keeping their paints organized and out of the way. I used to just spread my paints all over my work space and would have to search for them. With this though I seem to be much more productive and save a lot of time trying to find the right paint.
Rubbermaid, Stackable, Turntable
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Toy Story 3
I'm not sure but maybe I'm a heartless bastard.
Last night I watched Toy Story 3 with my daughter, I'd heard reports that it was an amazing movie that was incredibly touching and would make you cry at the end - well I didn't cry !
I'm not saying that Toy Story 3 is a bad movie, far from it , in fact I enjoyed it but it just wasn't the amazing movie I'd heard it was and by introducing a sympathetic character into the film with no motivation other to play with and love toys they telegraphed the ending to the movie long before it happened so that it wasn't a bittersweet but a logical conclusion to the film.
Toy Story 3 serves as a fine conclusion to a series of films and hopefully Disney / Pixar have the wisdom to end the series here rather than run the franchise into the ground.
I did enjoy Toy Story 3 but I found the movie predictable and to some extent more of the same, the opening sequence was a lot of fun but then the movie settles down to deliver more of the same antics that we saw in the first two films and for my money never quite manages to equal Toy Story 2 in terms of viewing pleasure.
I must mention that the Blu-ray looked and sounded great and I thought the Day and Night animated short was sheer genius.
First Dark age Figure.
I have been looking at the Game Dark Age for some time now. With the soon to be released second edition of the game, and having a few friends jump in with me I thought I'd better Get crackin on throwin down some paint on my Skaard figs.
Here is the first one with more to come soon.
Here is the first one with more to come soon.
First post!!
Well, i decide to get on here and start a space to Document (and show off ;}) all of the goings ons in my gaming World and other Random tidbits I deem worthy.
So here goes nothin.
So here goes nothin.
IT'S A SNOW DAY! (but in case you get bored...)
Good morning world!
It's a snow day, so I'm officially just chilling (No pun intended) in bed, surfing the internet and generally just having a lazy day.
I'll tell you what's happened today so far anyways.
I got up (always a good place to start) and was slowly trudging along with my morning routine, you know, eating breakfast, brushing teeth, getting dressed etc. and by the time I had finished, the time was 7.40.
So I phoned the school's emergency number to see if the school was shut, Mr Whyte's recorded voice came on.
"Due to significant snow fall..."
Yeessssssss...
"The school will be operating on it's lunch..."
*slams phone down*
Words were screamed at the phone, let's just leave it at that.
Braved the elements and went out of the house (it was snowing. Again. Big suprise) and got to the bus stop.
The traffic was ridiculous. It was going at a snail's pace, just a huge mass of smoke coming from the exhaust pipes and the occasional squeal of a tire caught in snow.
We were FREEZING. Linzie made this cute little squeek because a snowflake went into her eye.
I whapped out my wand (as you do) and tried to stop the snow by saying "Snowius Stopius"
Didn't work. Must have the wrong spell. Or the wand broke. Unsure which one.
That might be Latin in all honesty...
ANYWAYS, the snow was pretty heavy by this point, and Linzie, John and Kelman were beginning to look like snowmen/snowwomen.
And my bag was open... so had to force that closed.
Then this man, this absolute legend of a man, rolled down his window and shouted "School's off" (okay, that wasn't what he said but it was along those lines)
Waited for confirmation from Kelman's Dad, got it, hopped up and down three times and then went our seperate ways.
I waited for Ashleigh, who was actually on her way to school, but someone on the bus got the text and around about three quarters of the bus piled out. And you know what?
The 5th years were the happiest to be off.
I walked Ashleigh to the Cove Dental surgery. I would have walked further but the truth is, I had lost all feeling in my fingers.
We Jumped into a big pile of untouched snow too, bliss! (Simple pleasures in life)
Anyway, that been my day so far! What about yours?
Just thought I'd try and add some links/stories/pictures for those who are pretty bored right now.
1. http://www.fmylife.com/
Schadenfreude, the German word for feelings of pleasure over the misfortune of others, springs to mind here.
Some great stories here, my favourites at the moment are
Actually epic, she posts little pictures and videos, updates daily most of the time, it's so cute ^_^
http://yelyahwilliams.tumblr.com/
3. Myke Black's new video
It's a cover of "Walking on sunshine", which he totally makes his own.
This guy is awesome. He's so down to earth and it hurts me that so many people have never heard of him.
He has got a new album out, His first album might I add?
By new, I do mean a few months old but hasn't hit the charts yet (sadly) but you can buy it from iTunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh6SCONaGdA
4. Everyone is getting set for Christmas, have you done your Christmas shopping yet?
NO!? Then try http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/, awesome little gadgets and quirky stuff to give people :)
5. Go to starbucks (if you can get to it) and get a Toffee Nut latte. You know Christmas is on it's way when you start seeing the red cups around town.
Okay. Think of any other good things to do on a snow day?
Lauren xxx
It's a snow day, so I'm officially just chilling (No pun intended) in bed, surfing the internet and generally just having a lazy day.
I'll tell you what's happened today so far anyways.
I got up (always a good place to start) and was slowly trudging along with my morning routine, you know, eating breakfast, brushing teeth, getting dressed etc. and by the time I had finished, the time was 7.40.
So I phoned the school's emergency number to see if the school was shut, Mr Whyte's recorded voice came on.
"Due to significant snow fall..."
Yeessssssss...
"The school will be operating on it's lunch..."
*slams phone down*
Words were screamed at the phone, let's just leave it at that.
Braved the elements and went out of the house (it was snowing. Again. Big suprise) and got to the bus stop.
The traffic was ridiculous. It was going at a snail's pace, just a huge mass of smoke coming from the exhaust pipes and the occasional squeal of a tire caught in snow.
We were FREEZING. Linzie made this cute little squeek because a snowflake went into her eye.
I whapped out my wand (as you do) and tried to stop the snow by saying "Snowius Stopius"
Didn't work. Must have the wrong spell. Or the wand broke. Unsure which one.
That might be Latin in all honesty...
ANYWAYS, the snow was pretty heavy by this point, and Linzie, John and Kelman were beginning to look like snowmen/snowwomen.
And my bag was open... so had to force that closed.
Then this man, this absolute legend of a man, rolled down his window and shouted "School's off" (okay, that wasn't what he said but it was along those lines)
Waited for confirmation from Kelman's Dad, got it, hopped up and down three times and then went our seperate ways.
I waited for Ashleigh, who was actually on her way to school, but someone on the bus got the text and around about three quarters of the bus piled out. And you know what?
The 5th years were the happiest to be off.
I walked Ashleigh to the Cove Dental surgery. I would have walked further but the truth is, I had lost all feeling in my fingers.
We Jumped into a big pile of untouched snow too, bliss! (Simple pleasures in life)
Anyway, that been my day so far! What about yours?
Just thought I'd try and add some links/stories/pictures for those who are pretty bored right now.
1. http://www.fmylife.com/
Schadenfreude, the German word for feelings of pleasure over the misfortune of others, springs to mind here.
Some great stories here, my favourites at the moment are
"Today, I managed to not think too much about how alone I feel living in a strange city, and I went out to find a quiet place to write and eat. After I ordered my meal, I saw that I was the only diner that was sitting alone at a table. Then 'All By Myself' came on the radio. FML"
"Today, I got punched in the back by elderly woman because she thought I was mocking the way she walked as I passed her. I was walking funny because I have a brace-boot on my foot due to the fact that it got run over. FML"
"Today, I had drunk sex with a girl that I barely know. I didn't have a condom and was nervous about getting her pregnant, but she assured me that I could pull out. Right when I was about to pull out, she wrapped her legs around me and yelled : "BE MY BABY'S DADDY!" I couldn't get out in time. FML"
"Today, I saw a video of me last night, hammered, climbing my wardrobe screaming "I WANT TO GO TO NARNIA" naked. FML"2. Hayley William's blog
Actually epic, she posts little pictures and videos, updates daily most of the time, it's so cute ^_^
http://yelyahwilliams.tumblr.com/
3. Myke Black's new video
It's a cover of "Walking on sunshine", which he totally makes his own.
This guy is awesome. He's so down to earth and it hurts me that so many people have never heard of him.
He has got a new album out, His first album might I add?
By new, I do mean a few months old but hasn't hit the charts yet (sadly) but you can buy it from iTunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh6SCONaGdA
4. Everyone is getting set for Christmas, have you done your Christmas shopping yet?
NO!? Then try http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/, awesome little gadgets and quirky stuff to give people :)
5. Go to starbucks (if you can get to it) and get a Toffee Nut latte. You know Christmas is on it's way when you start seeing the red cups around town.
Okay. Think of any other good things to do on a snow day?
Lauren xxx
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