So, beginning another week in the seemingly endless
quarantine J… We have a large and probably growing number
of Cats here, all of whom feel like this is “Every Day is Caturday”. They are thrilled that their people are here
in their home almost all day, every day.
So, they are thrilled by all of this…
Being VERY social little creatures, they have been working on their pack
hunting… Amusing when the 9 here decide
they are hunting something… My wife’s wee
dog is “less thrilled” by this behavior as he is smaller than almost all of the
cats now and it is frankly kind of terrifying when the lads DO pack hunt
something… But I usually have 2-4 of
them down on and around the dining room table where my ad hoc “desk” is set up
to work from guarding me as I DO work from home. Amusing until they decide that it is
attention time and Heimdall for instance decides that my beards needs to be
groomed like he just did J… So a pause while typing for a bit.
Gaming wise? Not a
lot going on. I cleaned out a bit of my
basement and rebuilt my painting station there in a different location. And have been painting a LOT of Legion things… So I should have two fully painted 800 point
armies easily for my factions there.
Rebels of course have FAR more options that I could field as the original
faction in the game. Republic is
limited, but I have more than enough to field a decent force there by now. Only have my Sabre class tank to assemble and
paint and I have everything currently produced for the faction… Waiting on more releases, but of course with
the global issues we are all waiting it seems.
I HAVE TTS and Vassal on my computer but have yet to carve
out the time to play a game in either system.
So, actual gaming? None. My Hyperspace list is set with the 4
Aethersprites… Fun at least. Not sure I’ll ever actually WIN anything with
it, but this is a list I will enjoy flying so I am going with this.
The leaked “upcoming” stuff from Europe indicates that the
V-Wing and ETA-2 will be coming at some point…
The ETA-2 should be interesting as the last Jedi starfighter, and an
improvement on the already excellent Aethersprite? Yes, I DO think I will take a few of those. Actual screen time for these in at least the
one movie and of course the “Clone Wars” TV series. The specs indicate it is closer to the TIE
perhaps? Well-armed, maneuverable and
lacking Shields. Maybe they will not
make it as powerful as the Aethersprite, but I suspect it will be an
improvement in many ways. Base 3 Attack,
probably 3 Agility would be where I suspect it will start. 3-4 Hull though making it a powerful but
fragile platform… Rewarding Ace play and
punishing mistakes. And as Anakin
Skywalker was one of the main Pilots flying these things, there should easily
be the I6 there… So things to look
forward to I guess?
Legion? Not a lot… Painting and I ordered some acrylic silhouettes
for the new LOS rules… Waiting on the
physical release of the new stuff? So,
nothing much on there for me…
Gen Con? Still
officially “on” at this point I suppose…
Kind of annoying that I get the downtown hotel attached to the Con Center
the year that it seems somewhat unlikely that there will even be a major
convention… At this point I am not
entirely sure that the convention will even be a go at this point… And with the complete dearth of events this
was the one I was REALLY looking forward to…
They have delayed the release of the event catalog and REALLY hedging to
get to this one for both X-Wing and Legion…
Guess we’ll see. I am leaning
toward not going though as I suspect my wife will not be interested in going… So maybe drive over for a day or two? We’ll see I suppose…
Job front, holding the line here at my current job… Things are going fairly well as we have done
the transition to “online only”… There
are a number of things upcoming and fights I am looking to avoid as directions
are coming from our CIO… Coming from a
Military and corporate IT background, it never occurred to me to question them
as “them’s the orders”… Will see how
things go I suppose, I am personally OK either way it goes as my own concerns
are not those of the folks who are dead set against it…
Still in the running for that position I have interviewed
for I suppose? Waiting on word for
that. If I get an offer, I’ll be figuring
out the living situation. It is a REALLY
good position, and Texas appears in a much better position over Illinois going
forward… And that University looks
amazing. So, wait and see… Travel restrictions prevented an early trip
for an in person interview, but I am of course willing to travel either by air
or just drive… J Yes, THAT motivated for this opportunity.
Running 3x/week still and getting back to “in shape”… Weight loss is continuing, and starting to
work out more while we are in quarantine…
Projects around the house getting done…
Wife and kids are healthy and finishing school for the year so all in
all, things are actually going well for us…
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