Stuff ๐ ๐ดโโ๏ธ Bikes Currently in the market for a new bicycle. I don't want a mountain bike because I don't think that I will ever cycle up, nor down a mountain. The tyres are far too grippy for commuting, and the suspension is wasted for the kind of use
Family Life ๐ช ๐ Fishes We've upgraded our fish bowl to a tank this weekend. I prepped it yesterday, and we transferred the fish over today. It's got a built in light and filter so we can get rid of the naff pump-driven unit we had in the bowl. It should
Family Life ๐ช Back to School The boy went back to school today. The house was quiet for a whole load of hours for the first time this year. He was excited to go, and came back scoring his day 9 out of 10. We've been watching a lot of Come Dine With Me
Fun ๐ ๐ป Desktop Upgrades Happy 2021! It's been almost a year since I published anything. Whilst I guess it's a shame, I've been concentrating on doing things that make me happy.
Family Life ๐ช โ๏ธ Lockdown Diaries #2 It's incredible how much daily life has changed in such a short space of time.
Family Life ๐ช ๐ฆ COVID-19, and other updates So this is what it's like to live in a modern-day pandemic.
D&D ๐ฒ โ๏ธ D&D: A New Adventure in 5e My character sheet [https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/23788049/d9lhsR] is mostly complete! Caelynna 2.0 may actually map really well to the original 4e character. Sneak Attack is slightly better than it was, in that you can use it without advantage under certain circumstances. We maintain the teleportโmisty
D&D ๐ฒ TPK โ ๏ธ It finally happened. We were down to our last few healing surges after two major encounters. Instead of finding somewhere relatively safe to rest, we continued exploring the Duergar fortressโฆ
Gaming ๐ฎ RIP, Kinky Boots โ ๏ธ We attempted to defend our home base in the wormhole. Though we failed it was good fun!
Family Life ๐ช Losing Weight ๐ฐ I had never considered myself as somebody who needed support in this particular endeavour. I've been slowly growing rounder for quite a while โ watching as my trouser size gradually increases.
Stuff ๐ Farewell, Inbox ๐ง ๐ข This morning inbox got turned off. I had to open Gmail this afternoon, and it was not the streamlined experience I have grown accustomed to. What a messโฆ
Stuff ๐ The 'D' Word It's taken me months to start writing this. The furthest I got was the title, and it has been sat at the top of the post list as a draft.
Gaming ๐ฎ Planetary Interaction Continuedโฆ ๐ Continuing adventures with exploration of planetary interaction in EVE Online. A gas planet is set up and I finish my barren planet ๐
Gaming ๐ฎ Planetary Interaction ๐ Looking to boost the income through new streams, I have dedicated some time into implementing planetary production. It complements running reactions and doesn't require importing vast quantities of materials
Family Life ๐ช Brook Cottage, Dorset Our second getaway of the year has been a week long stay in the idyllic Brook Cottage [https://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/brook-cottage-buckhorn-weston.en-gb.html]. We chose a good week to go away, though as you can see the weather at Stonehenge was a littleโฆ ropey. We drove down
Gaming ๐ฎ Eve Online I managed to get the old band together once again to stage a return to New Eden
D&D ๐ฒ D&D: Irontooth ๐ก๏ธ Our latest encounter with Irontooth, or how the entire party nearly came to a dramatic end!
D&D ๐ฒ D&D: Caelynna โ๏ธ Character background โwhich is a work in progressโ and notes. I did however manage to get the model painted. ๐
Table Games ๐ฒ Genestealers, Kal Jerico and Mad Donna Ulanti!!! ๐ฝ๐๐ Lots of new models ready for painting, limited edition hired guns from long ago. A bit of progress was even made on painting the gang ๐
D&D ๐ฒ Exploring D&D: A Newbie's Guide โ๏ธ Thoughts and notes for learning and playing D&D, concentrating mostly on basic player character development.
Table Games ๐ฒ โค ๐ Miniatures Mic spends an evening watching paint dry, and hopefully work towards being a decent miniature painter ๐