Author: Chris S.

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OGRE Designer’s Edition

This monstrosity has been sitting in my house for the better part of 4+ years.  With the release of the 6th edition, in a smaller box, and the upcoming re-release of OGRE miniatures, my interest has gone up a bit in the last year or so.

Today I cracked open the Designer’s Edition for the first time in years, and found a bunch of unpunched counter sheets, which I proceeded to punch, along with reorganizing a lot of the smaller counters into ziplock bags.  The smaller counters were loose in the box and spilling over and out of the compartments that I had placed them in.

Earlier this week I found an unassembled OGRE Mk. III-B in metal, which I probably picked up during some sale at Steve Jackson Games when the original OGRE Designer’s Edition Kickstarter was running.  I proceeded to put it together, and tonight I sprayed some primer on it so I can paint it up.

OGRE tanks usually have 4-letter names, so of course this OGRE will be named…

PORG

Heck, the two main batteries scream PORG!

At least I have a paint scheme figured out.

Dark brown hull, light brown/orange around the batteries/missile silos/treads, silver/metallic detailing.  And maybe paint the nose/mouth in front.

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Ditko

Spider-Man was the second comic book super hero that I liked as a kid, after Superman.  My first Spider-Man comic had a cover by John Romita and interior art by Ross Andru.

I later got a copy of The Origins of Marvel Comics, and that’s where I first saw Amazing Fantasy #15, the debut of Spider-Man, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

It was a different look from what I was used to seeing, to be honest.

When I was 11, my parents bought me a set of paperback books that reprinted the early days of Marvel Comics, with the first 6 issues of Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk, and the first 12 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man.

And that’s when I really fell in love with Ditko’s work.

I think he’s why Doctor Octopus is my favorite Spider-Man villain.

Ditko also created other favorites of mine, including Ted Kord’s Blue Beetle and Doctor Strange.

The one character that I had no idea that he had a hand in creating?

Squirrel Girl!

All I really knew about the man was that he was a recluse, often compared to J.D. Salinger.

Coincidentally, The Catcher in the Rye is my favorite book that I read in high school.

Today news came out that Ditko had died late last month.

This loss hurts a lot because of his contributions to comics and to my personal development in my tastes in comic book fandom.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Ditko.  Thank you for all you did.

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Ant Man and the Wasp

Good, but the first one was better.

A lot of trailer dialogue was only in the trailer.

And the mid credits scene was great.

Recommended!

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Character Generation

Today I began to roll up a character for Mekton Zeta, an anime mecha role playing game.

They have a great background system called Lifepath, where you make some die rolls and it fleshes out your character’s background.

I was going to make a mecha pilot, male, professional level.

As I started going through the Lifepath system, I rolled 5 friends, the first being male, and… an ex-lover.

My first thought was to keep with the male character, for a same-sex relationship (Pride Weekend in SF may have influenced that thought), but I decided to go with a female, based on something else that I’d been watching lately.

She’s going to be based on Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop.

But still a mecha pilot.

And I’m going with the ‘Anime Babe’ rookie template instead of a professional.

Of course, who knows if my group will ever get around to playing Mekton Zeta.

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Fridge Purge

Today I dumped cans and bottles of various drinks and liquids, a majority of them were way past their expiration date.  Or they were things that I don’t drink, like coconut water.

The fridge is VERY empty.

After I use up the bottled water, it’ll be even emptier.

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Re-Kinect

Damn, the Kinect is needed in order for the XBox to turn on the TV and receiver.

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Dis-Kinect

The Kinect has bet disconnected from the XBox.

For the longest time it was only good for turning the XBox on or off, and sometimes not even off.  It never seemed to be able to do things as advertised, like ‘watch the Giants game’ or ‘watch Netflix’.

And to be honest, I had it on there for Dad, since he had difficulty with the XBox remote and the power switch on the XBox itself.  Once he turned it on via Kinect, he could use the cable box remote to change channels.

I was the one who usually turned it off before bed.

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Shows and Stuff

There’s a lot to catch up on, should I choose to do so.

  • All 5 DC CW shows.
  • Jessica Jones 2
  • Lost in Space (on episode 5)
  • Runaways (on episode 2)
  • Other Netflix series that I never started (Sense 8, etc.)
  • Cowboy Bebop (on episode 5)

Plus everything that I’d like to rewatch.

  • 24
  • Babylon 5
  • Star Trek/TNG/DS9/Voy/Ent
  • Person of Interest
  • Alias
  • Firefly

Problem right now is that I just don’t have the desire to watch anything other than World Cup soccer and baseball.  I started watching Luke Cage 2, and stopped about 10 minutes into episode 2.  I started Cloak and Dagger episode 4, and turned it off after the recap.

I may not be burnt out on super hero movies, but super hero TV is not that high on my list anymore.

Plus, I’d also rather be playing solitaire table top games, sports, wargaming, etc.

Hopefully I’ll get out of this funk.

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The Dresden Files CCG

I’ve had this game for over a year, played and enjoyed it solo.  The latest expansions are on their way to me.  I guess i should bring it out and give it another play or two.

Maybe not solo this time, too, yeah?