Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Too Much Fun – What Jake Did Next

Well DreadBall Season 2 is off my desk now, and apart from talking to you guys about all the fun stuff it contains¹ I can shift my focus onto the next project – but what’s that to be? Well the … Continue reading

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Space To Be Creative

I’ve been trying to make enough room to set up a permanent painting area. One of the things that constantly stalls my painting efforts is the fact that I’ve got to clear a space to do any. It may be … Continue reading

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5,000 Comments

Looking at my stats page I see that I’ve got a current total of 5,000 comments on this site. I have no idea whether 5,000 comments is a lot or a little, but it’s a big round number that keeps … Continue reading

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Kev “Goblinmaster” Adams Injured

Frankly, this makes me both sick and angry. Just getting reports that Kev Adams was attacked in his home by a group of knife-wielding burglars on wednesday. He was injured in the assault, though luckily he survived. As the report … Continue reading

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Spam, Spam, Spam

It’s amazing really, how obvious it is to everyone else that I am in urgent need of more tramodol, viagra, Louis Vuitton bags, Russian brides, anti-ageing everything, and any number of fake Rolexes. Judging by the spam, I really need … Continue reading

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One More For The Road

The last of these Trollslaying sonnets isn’t a sonnet at all, though it is still about Slayers. Having done the previous two in one form, I thought I’d try something different and went back to a style that is reminiscent … Continue reading

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The Song of Felix

Here’s the second sonnet on trollslaying. This one is from the viewpoint of the human, Felix Jaegar of Gotrek & Felix fame. If you don’t know the story, basically he got very drunk with a dwarf in a bar one … Continue reading

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Trollslaying Sonnet

Back when I was talking haikus, I mentioned that I had written some sonnets about Trollslayers. I did say don’t ask, but some of you insisted so here’s the first of them for your amusement: Trollslayer A silver glitter arcs across … Continue reading

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A Different Kind of Magazine

These days a shiny new KickStarter campaign appears over the horizon every few days – or at least it seems so. There are a plethora of worthy projects clamouring for your attention and it can be easy to miss out … Continue reading

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Secret Poetry

Well that was a pleasant surprise. My normal morning trawl through the emails included one that tells me I’ve won the haiku competition on TGN. Cool. The winning haiku was one of three I entered. My entry in total read: … Continue reading

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