01/12/2011
05/11/2011
Arachnarok Spider
So, I have decided that I no longer have the patience to continue with my Arachnarok Spider. His decking area keeps falling apart and so I am lacking faith in my goblins (who are not painted) or even the Flinga itself staying together if I bother finishing them. As a result, I am going to post photos of him as he is, with the bits that will sit on top, sat on top!
Et voila;
25/10/2011
Checkout Etiquette
At my place of work we are small enough to have what is known as a "kiosk" instead of the normal type of tills with the conveyor belt-type set up. There is a bay on the customers' right of each till which is big enough to place baskets in. Similar to the set-up of a self-service point. Of course this does mean that there is one on either side of certain tills, due to the set-up of the kiosk, but that I might save for another rant. Today we are here to discuss etiquette when you do not have a basket.
Ok, so. If you have gone around and collected, say, your milk and bread without a basket (understandable, just two items in a small shop) why does it not still stand to reason to put the items in this area? Why is it suddenly so unclear as to which side of the till you should place your items? (This does more specifically apply to those of you who have the brain to approach the tills from the correct direction… there is no help for those of you who somehow manage to still approach from the front of the store despite clearly being old enough to know better.) You walk over, I turn to greet you and there is a bay on the same side I greet you! What do you think that extra bay is even for on the far right? Just to make it look pretty? This happens with basket people, too, but it seems to be those with loose items who seem the most confused and I just don't understand.
Further more, I know that the dip is not at the same level as the till, but it really is not that far down. Just put the items there for me, rather than trying to put them on the area right on front of me. My weighing scales are there so if you have items that need weighing I will then have to clear everything back off and that is just hassle that I do not need. It is really not making my life any easier and it is quite clearly not helping yours, either, as you are attempting to balance all of your shopping right on the edge of my till. I have now taken to politely asking customers to "just pop them there, for me", but it does not take much to realise that this is the more logical plan, surely?
And finally, I can understand handing them to the member of staff behind the tills, that's fine. We appreciate it, if you are happy to wait between scans and whatnot. But please, please, please commit to that decision, ok? We do not appreciate following the item as you slowly get bored and lower them to wherever you feel fit to place it as we are trying to retrieve them from your grasp. Thank you.
16/10/2011
The Eden Trilogy
Just a quick post to advertise my lovely friend's book being published on Kindle. The blurb reads thusly;
"Evangeline Cass saw the man who murdered her parents, she knows he is a vampire, and she has spent her life trying to find him. A Professor in Literature she spends her time teaching the subject she is most afraid of, the Gothic, using her job as a cover for her desire to learn about vampires. But Eve's life is more entwined with the dark and unknown world of the supernatural than she realises. When Eve meets Dante, a beautiful and intelligent young man, who sweeps her off her feet, she finds herself learning all about the real world she lives in. The secret that her neighbour and friend Rafael has kept from her for her whole life, and the reason why he holds such deep fear and hatred for Dante are one in the same."
You can find out further details by going to her website or just buying her book on Amazon. If it's not for you, but you think that you know someone who would be interested, pass it along.
29/05/2011
Finecast
Ok, so I just bothered looking at these new "Finecast" models and I'm now quite excited about buying a few and about the fact that there are several Orcs and Goblin models I wanted but was scared of buying metals models of... well, mainly just Azhag the Slaughterer but then they've done a Gorbad and it sounds like a a good excuse to paint him again!
It will be interesting when I get a chance to take a peek at my 'local hobby centre' (as I believe they like to be called now!) and see how much clearer the detail is... but the fact I can get a big Orcy dragon without the hassle of a metal model is a good thing on its own!
On another note, I know I've not been updating much, I've been busy with other things. My Arachnarok Spider is nearly finished but I am determined to finish him rather than upload a Work in Progress image and ruin the surprise, so say tuned!
[UPDATE | 24/06/11] I have now got my own set of paints, which means that the journey to getting Mr Arachnarok finished is nearing its conclusion. Don't turn that dial, watchers!
[UPDATE | 20/09/11] Ok, so his Flinga is now completed, but keeps falling apart :( And I need to invest in a knife to get the goblins sorted out. He doesn't really NEED a crew, right? I reckon the little spider would do a good job all on their own... ... right?
It will be interesting when I get a chance to take a peek at my 'local hobby centre' (as I believe they like to be called now!) and see how much clearer the detail is... but the fact I can get a big Orcy dragon without the hassle of a metal model is a good thing on its own!
On another note, I know I've not been updating much, I've been busy with other things. My Arachnarok Spider is nearly finished but I am determined to finish him rather than upload a Work in Progress image and ruin the surprise, so say tuned!
[UPDATE | 24/06/11] I have now got my own set of paints, which means that the journey to getting Mr Arachnarok finished is nearing its conclusion. Don't turn that dial, watchers!
[UPDATE | 20/09/11] Ok, so his Flinga is now completed, but keeps falling apart :( And I need to invest in a knife to get the goblins sorted out. He doesn't really NEED a crew, right? I reckon the little spider would do a good job all on their own... ... right?
12/02/2011
Orc Warboss and Boar Banner
I have decided to try to get over my fear of painting huge, flat areas and chose to build the orc on the boar as a standard bearer. It wasn't an entirely successful exercise, but it doesn't look as awful as I was expecting, which is a bonus! I have also realised that I forgot that I hadn't done the eyes on the orc and his boar, but didn't want to do that and re-take the photos. So here we are;
In the set was the option to also create an Orc Warboss, who could have been on the boar but mine is on foot with a big choppy axe! Like so;
I have also decided to get a picture for you guys of my Night Goblins so far… it's slow progress because, well, I'm not actually doing them for an army. So there's no point doing too many of the boring bits and getting fed up, really!
That is 5 with spears, 5 with bows (one's missing cos I didn't want him sitting on his own), 3 heroes, one shaman and one banner. I have noticed that the guys on the right of the picture need their eyes doing in red. I forgot I was doing that when I did them - oops! Isn't the little squig cute?
On a final note for this entry, have people seen the new Giant Spider Games Workshop are bringing out? Looks like a major painting project to me. I'm looking forwards to investing in one of those beasts. There are a few other new bits I like the look of, but he's the main one. A bit daunting (and he makes my skin crawl a little...), but he should be a lot of fun. Or could it be a she...?
In the set was the option to also create an Orc Warboss, who could have been on the boar but mine is on foot with a big choppy axe! Like so;
I have also decided to get a picture for you guys of my Night Goblins so far… it's slow progress because, well, I'm not actually doing them for an army. So there's no point doing too many of the boring bits and getting fed up, really!
That is 5 with spears, 5 with bows (one's missing cos I didn't want him sitting on his own), 3 heroes, one shaman and one banner. I have noticed that the guys on the right of the picture need their eyes doing in red. I forgot I was doing that when I did them - oops! Isn't the little squig cute?
On a final note for this entry, have people seen the new Giant Spider Games Workshop are bringing out? Looks like a major painting project to me. I'm looking forwards to investing in one of those beasts. There are a few other new bits I like the look of, but he's the main one. A bit daunting (and he makes my skin crawl a little...), but he should be a lot of fun. Or could it be a she...?
09/02/2011
New Year's Update
So, I thought that since we are past the first month of the year, I would update you all on how I'm doing with my 'resolutions'. I have been thinking about writing this up for a while, but I've been either too busy or too tired!
The first few weeks of this year kind of threw off my hope to watch less TV. There was a death in my boyfriend's family. It was (obviously) a very sad time, where sitting watching rubbish and just thinking was the order of the day. However, I did put effort into reading. I have completed two more of the books in The Morganville Vampire series, which I am enjoying a lot! I'm a bit of a freak for teen-fantasy-fiction type books.
I have also only just started painting again, but I did recently buy a case of my own and the set of Orc Warbosses and have put together one on foot and another on his boar which I am looking forwards to painting… once I have done four more Night Goblins. Because otherwise I'll never get them done! Thankfully I had a long morning today, which is why I have started painting these little guys and why I have the time to update this blog.
I have recently accepted an invitation to a party with a group of ladies I have only met a few times, which is a daunting idea for me. This is probably the only example I have of saying 'Yes', but it's a good start!
At the end of last month I managed to not only remember, but also buy presents for, my brother and one of my good friend's birthdays, which is something I wouldn't normally manage do. In fact I sent all my siblings cheques last year to do with as they wished. I really enjoyed doing it this way, though. Now to just keep it up for the next 11 months. And since it was my brother's birthday, I've also managed to see my siblings and dad… and talked to my mum for help picking presents! I've also organised to go and see my sister at University next month during my week off and will have to talk about going to my mum's one weekend to see my 'baby' sister for a couple of hours.
On the Ceroc front, I have been told that they no longer need my help. This means that I won't be able to afford to go as much as I was hoping to… however, I hope to be able to go at least once a month and might have to find something else to fill the gap.
So, yeah. It's not going so bad, me thinks. I hope that everyone reading this is also having a good 2011 so far!
The first few weeks of this year kind of threw off my hope to watch less TV. There was a death in my boyfriend's family. It was (obviously) a very sad time, where sitting watching rubbish and just thinking was the order of the day. However, I did put effort into reading. I have completed two more of the books in The Morganville Vampire series, which I am enjoying a lot! I'm a bit of a freak for teen-fantasy-fiction type books.
I have also only just started painting again, but I did recently buy a case of my own and the set of Orc Warbosses and have put together one on foot and another on his boar which I am looking forwards to painting… once I have done four more Night Goblins. Because otherwise I'll never get them done! Thankfully I had a long morning today, which is why I have started painting these little guys and why I have the time to update this blog.
I have recently accepted an invitation to a party with a group of ladies I have only met a few times, which is a daunting idea for me. This is probably the only example I have of saying 'Yes', but it's a good start!
At the end of last month I managed to not only remember, but also buy presents for, my brother and one of my good friend's birthdays, which is something I wouldn't normally manage do. In fact I sent all my siblings cheques last year to do with as they wished. I really enjoyed doing it this way, though. Now to just keep it up for the next 11 months. And since it was my brother's birthday, I've also managed to see my siblings and dad… and talked to my mum for help picking presents! I've also organised to go and see my sister at University next month during my week off and will have to talk about going to my mum's one weekend to see my 'baby' sister for a couple of hours.
On the Ceroc front, I have been told that they no longer need my help. This means that I won't be able to afford to go as much as I was hoping to… however, I hope to be able to go at least once a month and might have to find something else to fill the gap.
So, yeah. It's not going so bad, me thinks. I hope that everyone reading this is also having a good 2011 so far!
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