So, after our little blowout last night, now *I* want to pick up writing again, at least a little a day. Here's some things I need to write about. Why we argued last night. What we can do about it. That's the nonfiction. I don't know, I feel like I got everything off my chest, though. We'll see what today brings.
Chris approached me to GM a game on a new virtual table he found called roll20. We'll do a few test games, and then maybe, hopefully run my Edwardian Noir World of Darkness campaign, I hope I hope I hope. That will require a lot of writing on my part, and I'm excited to tackle it. The one drawback is, I have to go through the ruination of our stuff next door, and find my gaming supplies and the notebooks where I started. I haven't even so much as seen my dice bag since Sandy. All my stuff is scattered, and that makes me sad. So, for fiction, I have writing to do for that.
I figure, as long as I put down a few paragraphs a day, I'll stay sharp.
Jan 29, 2013
Jan 27, 2013
Instead of Real Issues, here's a post about miniatures.
I could have written about Sandy. I could have written about Earl's long stay in the hospital and passing. I could write about all manner of depressing topics, but I don't feel like visiting that, right now. I do have the urge to write about taking up painting minis again.
The last time I put brush to mini was two days before Sandy. I brought my whole painting rig camping, and did a great Orc Chieftain out there in the woods, with natural light, peaceful music, and it was amazing. I wouldn't have guessed that's the last time I'd really do anything with the hobby for months. That was a Saturday, the Monday after was when Sandy hit, and when our house got pretty much demolished. The space I use for my hobby was sort of covered over with stuff from downstairs, and the bedroom stank, and I just fell out of it. Today, I finally went up there, and cleaned the area, and rearranged my whole table, and made the space ready for painting again. Also, I think having Earl suffering long was a weight on the whole family, and now that he's gone, I feel almost free to just do whatever, again. It's weird.
I look over my whole WIP shelf, and think "I have a lot of unfinished minis." But, that's not entirely correct, because I have a lot of them that are fully painted, right down to minute details and finishing touches, but not based. Apparently, I have to be in a certain mood to do basing. Painting is one thing, basing is a whole other, involving building, fussing, gluing. So, about 50% of my works in progress, are really finished, minus an amazing base. I should keep a whole other shelf for those, just to keep things organized.
Shelving is a whole other issue. The space up there isn't really finished. I keep meaning to put shallow shelves above the table, to hold minis, paints, whatever. It needs more organization. I want it perfect, because when I'm in the zone, I don't want to have to dig for anything, or wonder where anything got off to. I want to reach and find the right color immediately, or the right brush, or mini. Even the area I have, is a WIP.
The last time I put brush to mini was two days before Sandy. I brought my whole painting rig camping, and did a great Orc Chieftain out there in the woods, with natural light, peaceful music, and it was amazing. I wouldn't have guessed that's the last time I'd really do anything with the hobby for months. That was a Saturday, the Monday after was when Sandy hit, and when our house got pretty much demolished. The space I use for my hobby was sort of covered over with stuff from downstairs, and the bedroom stank, and I just fell out of it. Today, I finally went up there, and cleaned the area, and rearranged my whole table, and made the space ready for painting again. Also, I think having Earl suffering long was a weight on the whole family, and now that he's gone, I feel almost free to just do whatever, again. It's weird.
I look over my whole WIP shelf, and think "I have a lot of unfinished minis." But, that's not entirely correct, because I have a lot of them that are fully painted, right down to minute details and finishing touches, but not based. Apparently, I have to be in a certain mood to do basing. Painting is one thing, basing is a whole other, involving building, fussing, gluing. So, about 50% of my works in progress, are really finished, minus an amazing base. I should keep a whole other shelf for those, just to keep things organized.
Shelving is a whole other issue. The space up there isn't really finished. I keep meaning to put shallow shelves above the table, to hold minis, paints, whatever. It needs more organization. I want it perfect, because when I'm in the zone, I don't want to have to dig for anything, or wonder where anything got off to. I want to reach and find the right color immediately, or the right brush, or mini. Even the area I have, is a WIP.
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