Reviews?

Should I do 'em? 

Some folks have approached me about reviewing their products. As you know, I tend not to pull any punches, being from the Honesty School of Opinion Writing, so it could be a fun exercise for all concerned. 

This isn't an attempt at filler, either. I have a backlog of photos for posts right now, and an even larger one of pending hobby projects (I hear you, ZOE Vic Viper). 

So what do you think?

Remembering 9/11/01...

Two images today, folks. One so you will always remember, and one so you will never forget.  


On 9/11 I was taking animation classes in Arlington, VA, just across the bridge from Georgetown and a few miles upriver from the Pentagon. A few of us went to get coffee. We heard the boom. We heard what happened. We got the hell out of dodge so fast we probably should have gotten a million speeding tickets. Cell phones were down. News services were shitting themselves. Every airplane aloft was grounded. When we got home to our loved ones, this was what awaited on our TV screens:

There are the civilized, peace-loving, free peoples of the world, and then there are monsters that perpetrated this atrocity. They will not be negotiated with, coexisted with, persuaded, or appeased, and it is foolish to believe otherwise. 


Flip them the bird today, and honor the innocent victims by living, where they could not. 


Happy Saturday, people. 

Thanks b.smoove!

Recently b.smoove over at A Gentleman's Ones had a design contest for the masthead of his blog. While my entry didn't win, it did place among the finalists:

I debated whether to use stylized pics of his minis (which turned out to be the key to victory), and instead opted for a "gentleman's club" approach. There were a lot of nice entries, and everyone involved had some fun. Good sport that he is, b.smoove rewarded all of the entrants with swag, which was awfully nice of him to do. I got some Necron stuff and a nice t-shirt:

If any of you haven't (you both know who you are) check out his blog yet, head on over to A Gentleman's Ones. I especially recommend his painting tutorials and super-cool kill team campaign. I know I'm not the only one envious of those sweet custom Space Hulk room sections he's using. 

Thanks b.smoove. You're a class act.