I Just Had One of Those

Stuff accumulates.

Over thirty years (off and on) in the gaming hobbies (RPGs, miniature painting, wargaming, etc.) and things can really start to accumulate.  The horror of it is, though, that items are also continually disappearing.

Take, for example, the simple and ubiquitous box cutter.  Dozens of these bladed contraptions roamed the confines of many a teenager's bedroom, but a grown man can't find a single one.  They were never thrown away, and yet only a single cutter remains in the junk drawer of the computer desk.  The same thing happens with hobby supplies.

A pay stub from 2002 is easier to find than the most recent hobby knife.  Spare phone numbers, perhaps from a business associate or blind date--it's impossible to say which without actually calling it, are more common than a once treasured (and still much desired) board game!  It's as if there is an inverse relationship determining how likely things are to disappear; the more likely an item is to be useful or treasured, the more likely it is to disappear one day.

At least DVDs and CDs stay mostly on shelves specifically for them.  Those stay in place (mostly).  There may even be a couple that reside on those shelves through undetermined means.

But where, oh where, is that hobby knife?  It's at the store waiting to be purchased.  Now it has a new home with other hobby tools of its ilk.  Maybe this one will decide to stay.

Three reviews are being worked on, I hope to have the first posted near the end of the month.  Reviews four and five are in the planning stages but might make it before review two or three.

Introductions

Who am I?

"Strawhat" is as good a name as any.  I've gone by other names in other places, but this one suits me now.  I'm a nerd, and proudly claimed that title long before anyone thought it was "cool."  I used to do many of the usual nerdy things: play Dungeons & Dragons, read comic books, watched just about every sci-fi or fantasy show on TV, etc.  I didn't stop those activities because I wanted to change my life.  I stopped because I had a family and obligations, and no more room in my life for other things I enjoyed.

What do I Want?

To re-ignite my nerdy nature, and possibly to corrupt the wife and any future grandchildren as well.

Why am I Here?

Nerd + Internet + Empty Nest.  It's really not that complicated.

Where am I Going?

Where the journey takes me, be it near or far.  

This is likely to involve miniatures (some reviews, building, converting, and painting), wargaming, ice hockey, low-carb dieting, and other generally nerdy things.  I expect that I'll update once or twice a month as the mood takes me.  There might be reviews, project logs, general rants/praises, or any number of things.  If somethings chapping my hide, stuck in my craw, or otherwise becoming a such an obsession that I just can't see around it I'm probably going to go on about it here.