Tr1gger

Where to start..

Trigger — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:03:17 +0000

Well, so much stuff has happend since I last posted.. I think even just summarising brings back some funny memorys

So, here goes..

Went into a relationship, happy days..
Broke up from said relationship, hindsight shows I wasnt ready.. nor was she (which is a shame, she is still a great girl in my eyes)
World cup.. meh..
Flat stuff going swimmingly well, life looking grand..
Problems at work, stress stress oh and.. stress. People leaving left right and center. 10 or so people within 8 weeks. Crazy.
BBQs, lots and lots of partys also..
Housemate finds a new job.. 2 hours drive away, so needs to move.. we put flat up for re-rent.
As a result of my housemate leaving, means no holiday or sickness cover.. move shifts, 3 times in fact!
Flat hunting sucks, every appointment leads to dissapointment.. either too small (for 1) or the ones I want are claimed 30 minutes before I get there to view.
Further flat hunting and negotiations result in a new flat! Woohoo! (i’ll post more sooner the time)
Lots and lots of Warhammer 40k games, I’m gradually getting the hang of it, but winning a number of games has helped!
New girlfriend! She is simply amazing, weeks are flying by and we love each other very much..
A few festivals, car shows etc.. nice to get out and ‘tanned’ given shift work.
Getting fitter, its nice to see the belt sizes come down, once I can get it to a certain point I’ll join a gym or something.. since I really need to work a lot harder to shift more weight. Starting with food/regular exercise so far. (walking)
Brighton, went for a few days away.. relax and be with the new girly.

All in all, its been a fun few months. The house stuff couldnt be helped, fully respect what my sharer was planning on doing, wish him all the best. I’m almost totally packed on the old place, waiting for the 16th September for the new place.

I’ll post some pictures of the new place once I get the keys

Hope everyone is doing well.

Blood Angels!

Trigger — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:51:49 +0000

Right, starting sooooon, I’ll be designing a new site/blog for my Blood Angels Battles… hurrah!

Keep checking back and I’ll Link it here some time over the weekend.

No posts in a long time

Trigger — Mon, 31 May 2010 09:18:39 +0000

Yes I am still alive, but not posting for a while has given me time to think.

Some updates as to whats been happening..

Sold (or selling) my Warhammer 40k Tyranids
Buying (or bought) Warhammer 40k Blood Angels, Space Marines.
Thinking of buying a Warhammer Fantasy army, since some people at work play that (although I was never a Fantasy fan)
Lots of nights out, found a new Steak House (Miller and Carter) in Shirley, which has been nice to eat at.
Training, lots and lots of CBTs.. Linux/Windows and if I can bring myself to start it, CISCO.
Lots of US TV shows, Smallville/Supernatural and anything else I can get
Lots of Movies, I’m almost up to date on everything out now..
Trying to get fit.. or at least fitter. Having not done weights in a while, its taken me time to get used to it all again
Eating more healthy, no chocolate has been a killer!
Proper shift pattern, means I have been able to sleep better.
New flat has meant I can relax a lot better.
New flat issues, boiler broken.. and many other new house stuff.
Catching up with friends and family, something I dont do enough.

So, thats all I can think of right now. Of course I’ve been up to more, but I cannot document it all.

Enjoying the Warhammer 40k games I’ve played, lost both my games I’ve played. played a 1vs1 and 2vs2, I was unlucky on both games, since 1 game I think i would have won if not for some rules I had not put into better use.

I’ll post some pictures of the new army once I have finished painting. There is something like 30+ models. I’ll make a seperate post for the full list of what I have

Hope everyone is doing well, those of you who are still checking this site.

The start of another set of shifts

Trigger — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:03:14 +0000

So, 4 days down time and with that… more painting and planning on the Warhammer 40k army. I’m really enjoying the collecting and painting, but learning the rules seems a pain. With the rules, I bought the new ones for my army… interesting read through. I bought some new guys as well, flying Gargoyles and also some Hive Guard… tank type creatures. Great fun.

I’m working tonight, 7pm to 7am for the next 4 days… looking forward to catching up with people at work.

Once this set is over, I’m then 12 days off… figured I would have a big break and relax. Probably paint some more minitures.

Long shift, done

Trigger — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:33:12 +0000

Yesterday was a long day, stuck at work because of an accident on the road. 27 hours later and I was home and fast asleep. Knackered.

Today, waiting on deliverys and relaxing infront of the TV catching up on things I missed whilst working.

Warhammer 40,000

Trigger — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:16:21 +0000

I’ve recently got back in to playing Warhammer 40,000 but this time, I’m not picking the over powered Space Marines (Space Wolves) like I did before… but I’ve decided to go with the Tyranids. These little beasties are like the monsters from the Alien movies.

Here is a picture of one:

I’ve sooooo many to paint its unreal, but the 30-40 I’ve painted so far have really been a blast. Right now I’m finishing off the remaining Hermagants and Termagaunts, the worker ants. Then I’ve got 6 Warriors to start… a Carnifex (huge monster) and then to start on a Hive Tyrant (the chap above) and then 2 Hive Tyrant Guards (think the Tyrants personal body guard.)

I’ve about 700+ points so far, if I start playing a lot I’ll think about writing a blog and call it something like ‘Invasion’ or something similar.

So New Year, New Post…

Trigger — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:42 +0000

Its tough to think that its another decade down and we are now in 2010. I can only hope this year is better than the last. Don’t get me wrong, some highs but the lows really kicked me when I was down. I really want to do a lot more in 2010. I hope to travel over to see a friend in the US, get a lot fitter than I am now (another year feeling crap), find a new job… seriously need to do this. Something else that has re-surfaced is the wanting to go back to school. I’d love to go do a Degree but in what? My OU in Computer Science was just depressing. I was thinking History or Art. Both highly thought of Degrees and both interest me a lot. I’ll probably spend some time on my days off looking at the various courses and see if by June/July I can make the leap and head back to school. For now, this week, I’ve been back on the Linux trail… scouting out for work what we should use for our next big game… since no one has any real work experience with Linux and I have. Its ok, but trying to get my point across of ‘free’ doesn’t mean ‘good’. At some point I’ll have to come in on a day off to lay the smackdown but for now I’m doing my best with emails. I’d say its exciting but it really isn’t, you get more annoyed with the fact the company isn’t making an effort to get people trained… oh and we need all this up and running within 2-3 months.

Anyway, last hour of work… it’s my Birthday today, I am working tonight as well. Had a few happy birthday messages already, thanks for those.

Happy New Year!

Trigger — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:00:14 +0000

Happy New Year!

May 2010 be better than 2009!

Birthday… moved!

Trigger — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:19:43 +0000

Seems I am working a lot in the coming new year, lots of stuff going on, which means I missed the chance to book my Birthday off (well, someone booked before I could)

I’m out tonight instead, friends and family. We are going to a great place in town, best steaks I’ve ever tasted.

Christmas was awesome!

Trigger — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:04:09 +0000

Christmas was excellent this year, enjoyed every minute of it and was good to see my older brother.

The best thing this year was the food, we had so much but all perfectly prepared by my mum and dad. The Turkey was perfect. Didn’t drink a lot this year but we all had a merry time, even my nan.

As for presents…

Xbox 360 game, Brutal Legend
2 Pairs of trainers, some Nike walking shoes and a pair of training shoes… hopefully to help me get in to shape
New jacket, much needed since my old one is falling apart.
Socks (always socks… always)
Some pictures for the flat, some of me and some celebs I’ve met over the last year (Craig Charles etc)
Chocolates (boxes upon boxes, all given to my mum and dad, really am trying to cut down)
Shirts, new shirts… some very cool designs as well (even a Superman shirt!)
Baseball cap (Baltimore Ravens)
Xbox 360 + 4 games
Mobile Phone (HTC Hero (G2)
Lots of other stuff I need to sort out when I get back home…

So yes, good few days. Lots of laughs… lots of bad cracker jokes!

Oh, here is a picture:

Christmas

Hope everyone else had a very good time, what did everyone else get?