I've been working on organizing my #wargaming supplies. Clear bins are nice, since I can see everything inside for quick access.

Two months ago, I began #minipainting with #battletech #AlphaStrike. It was a great starting point. I learned a lot and would like to paint more mechs in future, perhaps when the new core box comes out. These days I'm working on #blkout. Glad I got some practice in first.

Watching the rain stirred up sad thoughts. My stress level has been high, so it's good for them to come out. There are several important matters which feel utterly hopeless, but I want to be careful about draining the energy of those around me. Still, it's best not to dismiss emotions too quickly.

I bought these dice for Sword Weirdos. I'm really looking forward to playing it! caseyg.itch.io/sword-weirdos

I'm glad everyone can enjoy #minipainting their own way. We all have our own styles and preferences. Thank goodness for that great diversity, and that we can share our creations with each other. Happy painting, everyone!

Finished #minipainting the Manticor Borz Group for #blkout. What do you think?

I had to leave work early with a severely upset stomach. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

I have to get up for work because of Kant's moral imperative. 😫

The #minipainting ink wash is drying on my navy blue Manticor Borz Group for #blkout. Lava Orange will energize the helmet highlights and imply thin visor slits.

I'm a solidly imperfect person, but I was just thinking about all the toxic nonsense men tried to push on me in my youth. It took life experience, but I've rejected all of it. I feel good about that.

At least if you get trapped in the backrooms, you don't have to go to work.

In-process, but I'm so unhappy with the #minipainting on these #blkout models that I think they're going to have to go take an isopropyl alcohol bath so I can start over. 😡

Why do my eyes water whenever I try to give a sincere compliment to someone else? If I wrote a character like that, they might seem ridiculous. The answer may be that I am ridiculous.

It must be common that DnD characters sleep in their armor. If I remember, plate takes ten minutes (100 combat rounds) to don. That's a long wait if a monster wanders by while you're snoozing, but I don't see how anyone could rest properly while wearing heavy metal armor. Gambeson at best!

90% of my week's homework, done on Monday night. I have to work overtime this week, so I've done my future self a favor.

A house centipede the size of a bratwurst just skittered by me as I was sitting on the toilet. As long as its leg hairs don't brush with mine, I'm fine with it.

#minipainting Manticore Borz Group for #BLKOUT. I'll be using Army Painter's historical Soviet paints and a few others to create a navy, maroon, black,and brown color scheme. Gemstone red is for the visors.

One table top ready toad bandit. #miniaturepainting #nerdlings #dragontrapperslodge

Forget baby shoes. Someone just told me, "We are out of baked potatoes." There's your six-word tragedy!

#minipainting for #blkout

Night stairs 2

Read books, absolutely, but don't forget to also read the sky, the room, the eyes and hearts of other, the course of rainwater, the sway of wild grass, the things that go unsaid,and most of all, the subtext of your dreams.

I'm grateful for the kindness of those who have interacted with me here. Some days I can only go on because I know I'm surrounded by good people. Thank you.

The nice thing about squad-based #wargames and #wargaming like #blkout is the squads of guys can live in a little acrylic organizer next to the game table.

#wackywednesdayart "Vibes" Art by The Dancing Cat Greg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social

I would like #Frostgrave even more if it let me pick items for my soldiers so they could be more wysiwyg to the minis I own. For instance, I have an "apothecary" mini with a sword, and one with a dagger, but in-game they can only have staves.

Over the last two months I've learned the joy of making things with my hands and senses, and find the times I have to stop regrettable.

Getting that 28mm Inner Sphere battle armor painted up! #Battletech #battletechminiatures #battletechhobby #mechwarrior #paintedminiatures

I got these cardboard craft crates from Tinkerturf. Infuriating to put together due to unclear instructions, but I got there.

I've taken a few months off from writing so I could live my life and fill my direly depleted mental/emotional well. I'm thinking about my novel again. Instead of expositing so much in the early chapters, I'll start the story sooner and show more of the world. This is a big rework. #creativewriting

#minipainting done! My #frostgrave players are going to be surprised if they roll a full-on demon on the random monster table.

#minipainting work in progress for #frostgrave.

I did too much #minipainting for #frostgrave today...

#minipainting zombie and demon for #frostgrave.

#minipainting for #frostgrave

Imps and minor demons for #frostgrave. #minipainting

The minis were really cheap, but I think they came out looking decent! #minipainting #frostgrave

AC full blast, 88F/31C in my apartment. Starting to feel ill.

Not sure I love the effect. What do you think? #minipainting

I got a nice set of stackable acrylic bins to hold #wargaming supplies. I can take the one I need right to the table. If I get into another game, I can stack another bin for it. Sometimes, tokens from other games are useful, too.

Here's my #drawing of Oda Nobunaga as a marmot.

This illustration was drawn with a black lining pen and the four colors on the right, sometimes layered.

I'm not made for summer. Here's a photo I took last October. Feel free to absorb its cool and calm.

I think it's important that I stay fat so I can continue mastering hobby after hobby and skill after skill as I do anything other than diet and exercise.

A few weeks ago, I decided that radical optimism, even if unfounded, is less harmful to me than realistic nihilism. I was out of hope and that was killing me. I believe a better future is possible. I believe I will have real opportunities to show my love for others. I believe I am not alone.

#minipainting Task Force Boone for #blkout. It's been really fun just to put in two hours or so each night after work. These guys are about 1/3 done, but I'm not in a hurry.

Lately there are thoughts which cause me great distress, and they return to me often. It's taught me that intellectualization is something I've done to keep the world at a distance. If something is a fact or phenomena, it's inevitable or remote. Emotions live inside, and cannot be denied.

I bought this for #minipainting #blkout by the way. It seemed like the perfectly-suited set. I want to try painting the Manticor Borz Group in navy and drab spruce instead of the traditional black and red. The rust effect paint is going to become ABOL's dusty red dirt.

Just in case you didn't believe that these were really the same paints that Stalin used on his Warhammer stuff.

I had a piece commissioned by The Yale Review. However, since they published Christopher Sorrentino's sophomoric, frankly pathetic ode to using generative AI for his writing, I have told them in the strongest possible terms that I no longer have any interest in writing for them.