Now, it's a little out of the timeline (by about a week), but I'd like to start with a brief rant about Ted's Montana Grill. Not about bison meat or watered down whiskey, because I am largely unconcerned about either of those (and I have no basis to claim that about their alcohol, I don't drink), but about their side dish of 'vine ripened tomatoes'.
Like the seasoning I added to them, I'm a little salty about that particular dish. It's $4 and delivers... 3 slices of A tomato. I'll grant them that the tomato is large, but cutting the tomato into pieces does not constitute tomatoes (plural), especially when I don't even get a full tomato out of the deal! Why is that even on the menu? I mean, really?
So, don't order that if you go there. Get the mashed potatoes or zucchini instead. Very tasty.
In other news, I got in a game of Zombicide last Sunday, and even encouraged at least one person to pick up the game! Playing with just Season 1 stuff, we all died (twice) on Mission 8 in the original book. All we had to do was open two doors... yeesh.
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| During cleanup... It doesn't look like much happened here, but there was carnage. |
My wife was there for game 1, which saw Shannon (her), Kim (me), El Cholo (Paolo), and the Cardboard Tube Samurai (Nick). El Cholo ended up locked in a fight for survival and pushed the experience tracker to Orange Alert, practically sounding the death knell for the party, and we were quickly overcome.
Game 2 tried to be a little more tactical. My wife had gone home to have a steak dinner, so Mansoor joined us and played as Amy. Nick changed to Crazy Ned, I moved to Raoul, and Paolo stuck with Danny Trejo... er, El Cholo. (Color coded base on model. 'Cuz I can.)
I was pretty useless for a good portion of the game, with Ned providing backup for me while El Cholo and Amy went for the objectives, even through an Abomination! It wasn't until Ned succumbed to an Extra Activation for the 8 Zombies in his zone, who ripped him apart, and unintentionally saved my life, that I came across a Chainsaw and swiftly avenged his sacrifice.
Amy grabbed the first objective while El Cholo chewed through undead flesh with his twin machetes. It didn't take long to push us into Orange Alert again, but we had a good plan to see us through. The Spawn Deck thought otherwise, and gave the Zombies TWO Extra Activations! Machetes and a Chainsaw weren't enough for that run of luck, and we were all devoured before we could make it to the bunker. Good times for all!
Back in the Batcave (or, as I like to call it, the studio) that night, I continued some work on my Relic Knights of the Black Diamond faction. It took me another night, but I finished a playable force. Or, at least assembled.
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| The Paramilitary Essence of Corruption: The Black Diamonds! |
The yellow is poster tack, as I still need to figure out how I want to base them. I like the purple bases...
Also, I finally sorted out my class schedule (which I hadn't mentioned before), as my Japanese class had decided to jump ship from Monday/Wednesday to Tuesday/Thursday, and overlap my Tech Math class. I just moved Math to M/W instead. I've never been to college before, so there's some anxiety for it. I'm sure I'll be fine once I start.
What else... Oh! Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 is out now! For those of you who don't know, it's basically a Magic: the Gathering simulator, with pre-constructed decks and a series of opposing AI decks to beat. You can unlock cards to improve your deck, and it's overall a very fun way to play Magic if you feel like vegging out for a while.
I did just that one of these past nights (can't remember), and am pretty impressed with the game. One thing irked me though. Wizards of the Coast has a 'Reserved List' for cards that shall never be re-printed. As in, they will never re-print these cards physically. On this list, I believe, are Dual Lands. These are lands that count as one of each type of their colors and come into play with no penalty. In short, very good. Well, in DotP 2014, Wizards did the cute thing and put Force of Will in a deck. It turns out that it was later released as a Judge Foil (special promo card).
Well, here we are at DotP 2015...
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| What tomfoolery is this?! |
Even more amusing (or frustrating) is that you don't even get to play with it! It's in an AI deck! Wizards, you so crazy...
I haven't beaten the game yet, but so far it's good fun. Download it on your platform of choice if it looks like your sort of thing.
Speaking of Magic cards, remember that small boatload of cards? Worth $1100 in store credit! Now I can stop spending real money on hobbies! I could even buy a real Tropical Island... or two!
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| Can you just feeeeel the hype? Me neither, apparently. |
This one was actually taken yesterday, while I was out walking Dog. I had been playing around with makeup to try and hide my 5 o'clock shadow. I also put on eyeshadow, but my Transitions lenses were doing their job, so you cant see it.
I'm really not a makeup person, so I was unsure of the outcome, but some foundation and a little bit of blush seem to improve some of my haggardness. I apologize for the apparent stink eye, but truth be told... the sun was in my eyes. :P
As for the breakfast, my wife has a soft spot for Reese's Crunch, or whatever it's called, so I had a bowl. Adults get to eat whatever they want!
Until next time, support your local merchants! (Heh, Psychonauts)
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| I'm an adult, damn it! |
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