7/19/07
I need to make more time for myself. For example I want to assemble and paint these Tau Fire Warriors. Next I want to make some Xenos Space Marines. Not Ordos Xenos, who are alien hunters, these would be a small band of Space Marines led by a descendant of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. What makes these Space Marines so strange is that they're made up entirely of aliens who have become unswervingly loyal to the God Emperor of Mankind. So I figure they'd have a few Tau, one or two Orks who WAAAAAGH for the Emperor, some Eldar and a Kroot.

I doubt that I'll ever play Warhammer 40,000 unless I hit the lottery considering the hobby is so expensive ($35 USD for a box of troops) and time consuming (assemble and paint figures no bigger than a quarter, let's not forget flocking the base). Right now I figure they would use Vulkan's geneseed from the Salamanders.

I have to clean up my apartment. At least get the living room and kitchen in good order. Let's forget about my bedroom because even though it's good for myself and when I have my mystery guest visitor I still have to rush around to make it presentable if I have visitors who want to use the bathroom or the plumber comes over with the landlord.

Maybe it's the heat, maybe I'm frustrated but I'm not having as much fun as I used to with training the skill of strength. The ride to Cassius's place is always quiet and solemn.

 

I blame myself for this.

 

Heck it has me feeling weird about running Asbury Park by Night. Read into that statement if you wish, fellow gamers, or tell yourself that your ever-lovin' game master is yanking your chain to build tension and drama for the players.

Lately I've been getting a lot of compliments on my beard. At first maribou expressed some admiration but mostly after I had showered and used conditioner on my beard. Now I'm getting these glowing remarks about my facial hair which border on reverent and envious.

This makes me wonder why more people don't have beards. Brian's mother would admonish him for having a beard and say only men with weak jaws would have beards. Ever since The Great War short hair and clean shaven faces have become the norm, part of the deeply ingrained military culture of the Republic. The military claims that being clean shaven is important for wearing gas masks and surviving chemical warfare.

Let's not forget the shrews that complain about being scratched and general and subjective "grossness".

Of course a beard is only scratchy if it's being grown by someone who has always shaved their face. Once the beard has been trimmed once to get rid of the stiff ends it's just as soft as the hair atop one's head.

Anyway I reckon that everyone, women included, should grow a majestic beard just once in their lives.