It was a crazy busy in the bookshop today. I took almost four times what I'd expect to take on a normal Weds. I guess the ramp-up to Christmas has started, which is good news. Independent bookshops make around a third of their yearly income over the seasonal period, so remember to shop local!

So according to this new Robin Hood series the Normans brought Christianity to England. This will be news to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

www.bbc.com/news/article... In a world plagued with uncertainty, it's a relief to discover that an Italian admiral looks exactly like you hope/expect they would.

Bring me your most gaming adjacent beer!

The worst thing about being ill is that lovely beer won't make you better. It just doesn't seem right.

People are still on holiday, so this morning's 90 (NINETY) minute meeting is in danger of not overrunning by 20 minutes, as is the common practice.

After reading some Eric Ambler, it occurs to me that there's a rich seam to be mined from 1930's British adventure fiction. Is time for Bertie Wooster: Nazi hunter?

Why Catalyst Games haven't done Battletech vs Cthulu yet I will never know.

Microsoft SharePoint would be a strong contender for one of the worst pieces of software ever created, were it not for Microsoft Teams.

Smugness intensifies... 😇

One of my collection favourites; this Eaglemoss Hero model of the Nostromo. It's great to see the ship 360 and the detail is good. The stand isn't perfect and it would look better with all the vanes in place and perhaps with landing legs, but it looks great and increases my appreciation of the ship.

Young actors do large dramatic things so that you notice them. Old actors do small things to beguile you and draw you in. It can take a long time to learn that less is more.

I see that Zoom meetings now have an option to join as a companion. Knowing my luck, I'd end up as Adric.

Last week, the new Warhammer Fantasy RPG book, Sea Wardens of Cothique, was released. Inside, you can find some of the maps Angela and I created for this fantastic book, entirely dedicated to the elven kingdoms! Below you can find the large map of the city of Tor Koruali.😊🧭🗺

Has anybody run The Morrow Project? It's got a great premise, and it's sat in my collection for years, but I really struggle to understand what the characters will actually *do* (1/2)

Those of you who've followed me for a while know I generally only run a sale for an unplanned expense, not for regular bills like workshop rent or materials. So here's a 20% discount to help me pay for an unexpected emergency vet bill for Fenris co-pilot Oz. Use code OZVET20 at checkout. Thankyou.

If you have a YouTube channel dedicated to film and all of your clips have motion smoothing on, I highly doubt the sincerity of your endeavour.

Accurate.....

www.kickstarter.com/projects/joc... I tried to write something like this forty years ago, mostly as an excuse to buy and make 1/144 planes. Beer and indolence got in the way back then, but they have never been an impediment to me backing a kickstarter. In fact, beer has "helped".

This evening I have watched Barbarian. Now looking forward to a good night's sleep.

A frankly ridiculous amount of Savage Worlds Deadlands on Humble Bundle. www.humblebundle.com/books/deadla...

The reward for your hard work? More, even harder, work of course.

Apparently Friday was world Goth day. Nobody told me, so now I'm all mopey and sullen.

Spending my Sunday writing a proposal for work. Listening to the Conan soundtrack to help me power through. To crush my funding body, see them driven before me and hear the lamentations of their spreadsheets.

Not yet 9 o'clock and I'm already in Bristol. Things are about to get #Lawless

Matrons of Mystery at Dice on the Borderlands. Niamh got cake for us during the mid session break. This is the new high watermark for player contribution to game experience excellence. Thanks to @bonhomiegames.bsky.social for awesome organisation and thanks to @chaosium.bsky.social for their support

Am I being characteristically dense, or does YouTube really not have a "do not show me search results from this channel" feature?

To those of you in the UK, if you have local elections today, don't forget to vote. Also, don't forget your photo id otherwise they'll send you away. If you're in the Runcorn area, there's a parliamentary by election which would benefit from a good turn out.

Had a fun time at the Dragonmeet event yesterday. My I-Spy Grogs book was sparse, but of outstanding quality @pookie-uk.bsky.social, Niamh and Robert Carnel (both of whom I should be following but can't find). My non-grog highlight of the day was playing Battletech Alpha Strike

28mm WW2 Project: I've finished building a train, which is reminiscent of the Sarissa Precision kits you can get. It fits quite nicely within the 28mm scale & at £3.29/€4.30, it's a bargain! If you're in the UK, you can get them at The Range. Now I just need to paint it! 😳

Why did I wait so long to start Charles Stross' Laundry Files series? It's got everything, Cthulu adjacent creatures, secret government agencies, bad wartime Germans, parallel dimensions, office based bureaucracy and best of all, lots of IT. Awesome.

Our NHS is not for sale. With Trump ramping up his trade wars trade talks must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Agree? Add your name: 38d.gs/april_bsky

www.bbc.com/news/article... I'm a peace loving man, but if you go after the BFI, there will be trouble.

I have never understood why restaurants served me food with the inedible leaves still in them. Given I eat like a starving dog in a room full of other dogs, it's an accident waiting to happen.

I just learned about Ctrl + Backspace. Why did nobody tell me about this before? All that time wasted. (It deletes the last word rather than doing it one character at a time like numpty me has been doing forever)

O'bannon Class Tug

Remembering Captain Marko Ramius for today's celebration of Lithuania Independence Restoration Day.

There is a special circle in Hell reserved for people who book meetings at lunchtime because "everybody's diaries are so full". 😤

But why are the celebrities hunting the bear? What has it ever done to them?

Oh Google AI search results, truly you are the most advanced of all technologies and well worth the ruinous energy costs. The original question was "distance Oxford to San Francisco". The answer: very great 🫤

My meeting has turned to the topic of malicious robots. 🤖 Sadly it's just about web pages. ☹️

Fancy playing a tabletop roleplaying game in a 1,000 year old castle? Still spaces for available at Dice on the Borderlands mini rpg-con but nip in quick before the portcullis drops! Venue: Chepstow Castle Date: 10th May Cost: Free DM for details or check out bonhomiegames.uk/Dice-on-the-...

A 1970's TV series about Second World War RAF Pathfinders on YouTube? Don't mind if I do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7v...

Microsoft Teams is like an old valve TV set, you have to give it 5 minutes to warm up before you use it.

...and now the Wicker Man has come to life.

There's a festival going on at the Castle in Perilous Lands. Grogmeet 2025

Just got my "see you in a week" email from my Grogmeet hotel. Eek! I need to get on and finish my game.

It's arrived! Lovely work from Lulu. (No need to rebuy if you already have the print - other than a single typo the only change is the fonts.) (But if you do... www.lulu.com/shop/sue-sav...)

New Hardcore History podcast to help me through a day of chores. Marvelous.