My hardback copy of The End and the Death hasn’t arrived, so diving on in with the audiobook version instead

a screenshot of the Audible iOS UI. The in-progress book is The End and the Death, by Dan Abnett

I’ll Find You by Hundred Reasons still slaps hard 🎵

I’ve got my AZ-400 exam booked for May. I also need to renew my AZ-204 by the end of March, so there’s lots of studying in my near future. On a sidenote: I’ve probably rescheduled AZ-400 around 10 times at this point, because stuff just keeps on getting in the way.

Every year Mrs K doesn’t just give me a birthday candle, but a whole candelabra… sometimes in every meal 🎂

Finished reading: Briardark by C L Werner 📚

A cat, asleep on my bed; it is not my cat 🐈‍⬛

Currently reading: Briardark by C L Werner 📚

Me, when buying a FDM 3D printer: “I’m going to print so much wargaming terrain!”

Me, 3 months later: “terrain takes way too long; let’s just print dozens upon dozens of bases that have pre-made magnet slots.”

Finished reading: The Hollow King by John French 📚

Second breakfast, at Books and Beans 📚☕️

Books! Books! Both old and new 📚

I’ve been playing the new Hitman mode “Freelancer”. It’s really good so far, but the random starting points can be unexpectedly difficult. The game just dropped me into a trespassing area of an altered territory that had 4 guards right next to me 😬

Me: no experience or skills in 3D modelling, beyond resizing some things in 3D Builder.

Also Me: “let’s spend Saturday evening creating and adding a neck joint that’s compatible with the new Cadian kits to some pre-existing STLs”

Back at the resin forges once more

I got sniped at the last possible second on an eBay auction for the books from Warhammer Fantasy 5th edition. Which sucked. But then I found a cheaper Buy It Now and a 4th edition Dwarf army book, so it all worked out in the end

I’m not happy with a paint job, so I’m going to try dousing it in oils and enamels, to see if it helps. It’s a Chaos project, so I can totally play it off as just being “grimdark”

Well that was very weird. Just had a filling come away from a tooth, completely whole. For a moment I thought it was a bit of metal in my toffee crisp, then realised the profile of the tooth felt “off”

Todays job is sorting out the utter state of my primary hobby space. Believe it or not, this is the tidiest it’s been in months, as I can actually get into the area!

a very messy desk, covered in miniatures and junk, surrounded by racks of paint and tools

I’m dangerously close to perfecting my fries cooked in the air fryer. So far:

  • frozen fries go in at 160°C for 8 minutes
  • once done, shake, spray with oil, season with salt, and pepper + garlic steak seasoning
  • cook for a further 6-8 minutes at 210°C

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Finished reading: Hallowed Ground by Richard Strachan 📚