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Para Sol: Complete! - Mortaine
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March 30th, 2011. The parasol is complete! I had to buy a new umbrella frame, because the one I originally bought was too small. Then I had to paint the new frame’s handle and tip… because they were blue. I added some lovely ribbons and bows, because why not? And a classy tag, because the new umbrella frame had a luggage tag thing in the handle (it’s originally a gold umbrella, $5 at Goodwill):. And another ribbon as the tie:. I finished it last night. Cross-posted from Mortaine's Blog. You can read it.
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Entries by tag: gaming. July 6th, 2011. I’ve been painting miniatures again, now that I have my D&D stuff and new paints. I went to the “paint and take” workshop at Strategicon over Memorial Day weekend and learned a lot of great techniques. As a result, I have a few dancing girls to show off. These are miniatures by Malifaux. I love the Malifaux minis because they’re a little dark and creepy, and they fit nicely into a “steampunk” vibe. Anyway, here are the three minis I’m most proud of right now:.
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Entries by tag: personal. March 30th, 2011. The parasol is complete! I had to buy a new umbrella frame, because the one I originally bought was too small. Then I had to paint the new frame’s handle and tip… because they were blue. I added some lovely ribbons and bows, because why not? And a classy tag, because the new umbrella frame had a luggage tag thing in the handle (it’s originally a gold umbrella, $5 at Goodwill):. And another ribbon as the tie:. I finished it last night. You can read it. I think i...
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Minis! - Mortaine
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July 6th, 2011. I’ve been painting miniatures again, now that I have my D&D stuff and new paints. I went to the “paint and take” workshop at Strategicon over Memorial Day weekend and learned a lot of great techniques. As a result, I have a few dancing girls to show off. These are miniatures by Malifaux. I love the Malifaux minis because they’re a little dark and creepy, and they fit nicely into a “steampunk” vibe. Anyway, here are the three minis I’m most proud of right now:. You can read it. I picked up...
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Entries by tag: musings. March 11th, 2011. I want to get something off my chest about American Idol. First, my disclaimer: I don’t like the show. I watch it, because John watches it. But I don’t find it very entertaining. I enjoyed Seasons 3 and 4, but after that, I’ve just had a really hard time connecting to any kind of story in the show. I mostly now watch it as a kind of side-show with votefortheworst. Now, my rant. Now, think about this purely from the point of view of the guy, ok? My rant is thus: ...
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Entries by tag: crafting. July 6th, 2011. I’ve been painting miniatures again, now that I have my D&D stuff and new paints. I went to the “paint and take” workshop at Strategicon over Memorial Day weekend and learned a lot of great techniques. As a result, I have a few dancing girls to show off. These are miniatures by Malifaux. I love the Malifaux minis because they’re a little dark and creepy, and they fit nicely into a “steampunk” vibe. Yeah– that’s just a lovely bonus! You can read it. Tatted black c...
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D&D Basic - Mortaine
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March 14th, 2011. Over the weekend, I ran a short, nostalgia-laden D&D Basic edition adventure for some friends of mine. This was the second time I ran the adventure, and both times, the outcome was similar. To save time, I had created equipment lists which included some gold for everyone except the elves (who had equipment, but only 1 gp each– elves are apparently unthrifty beings). So they went shopping in the PHB. After the shopping, I opened with “you meet in an inn! Mind if I sit with you!
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The Viper Vixens – Las Vegas - Mortaine
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The Viper Vixens – Las Vegas. June 28th, 2011. On Friday night, John and I went to the Viper Vixens. Show at O’Shea’s on the Strip. It’s billed as “burlesque ninjas” and I’d heard about it from a friend of mine the previous week. When we scored tickets, I was thrilled. The short summary: beautiful women dancing with weapons and taking their clothes off. Also, one guy. Who is also quite built. Really, though, the women are the well-deserved focus of the show. And through Fillaseat.com. You can read it.
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Ribbons! - Mortaine
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April 12th, 2011. The Para Sol took a blue ribbon at the county fair, and won 2nd Best in Class. Rating Total: 96/100 (The math is wrong– this should be a 94). Judge Recommendations: “Very pretty and creative.”. Here’s me with my pretty parasol and its pretty ribbons! John says when he picked it up, the woman working there said “does she tat? She should enter tatting next year! The prospect of a tatted parasol…. I might just kill myself. Cross-posted from Mortaine's Blog. You can read it. Or comment on it.
