Friday night after a long, slightly stressful day with only slightly disappointing results but optimism of weekend results for monday morn, I arrived at Kels place to enjoy some time with little Alex, the wonderful cooking skills and conversation with Tash, and gaming with a Kel in dire need of a good Scotch. Of his collection of 3, I have had 2: The 12yo and the 15yo. I can't remember which one is which, but there's a Glenmorangie and a Lefraige (Lefroy? - I know I have those spelt incorrectly). This time it was a 10yo that had the reputation of tasting like Liquid Smoke.
Yes. Yes it did. And it's probably my favourite out of the three.
On top of that, I picked up a few purchases I made a few months ago and hadn't been able to pick up. Kel had them at his place because the last chance I had to pick them up I forgot to set my alarm so I slept in until 12. So I left it too late to head over there and do the other stuff I had planned that day. But Kel had my Dystopian Wars stuff, a Dreadnought, Escorts and Destroyers.
I gotta say, the FSA Dreadnought is a lot bigger than I thought. I knew it was going to be bigger than a Battleship, but the image doesn't do it justice. I'm glad too, because the other Dreadnoughts are massive (The Kingdom of Brittania one is just FAT) and I was a little worried about having a little Structural Envy when my models got in hand. Now I'm not so worried. I have my giant Paddle-ship, and I am pleased.
But for the Lads night, we played Battletech. It's a beer and pretzels game, but with a turn out of about 11 people, it made for a bloody party map. I got stuck in the middle and figured I was screwed because I was practically surrounded by about 4/5 mechs. But they in turn were closer to other mechs, so I got in the clear pretty easily.
Saturday was wrought with organising for my trip. There's less than two weeks to go before I head and I need to make sure I have everything ready to get packed. Laptop, Camera, DVD's (Outrageous Fortune to be specific), and books that I've been meaning to send her. They've all got to get packed alongside my clothes to wear. I do have to pack warm because it's started to get cold according to Jenny, so better safe than sorry.
That was until eventually Aaron turned up, much earlier than usual, to head to D&D. D&D was a... completion of an encounter. We arrived at Scottys after picking up stuff from Pizza Hut to find Scotty and Family expecting us to be there and help them with a new water tank. We didn't know they wanted the help, and would've gladly helped if they waited, but all well.
Aaron discovered that certain enemies aren't appropriate against certain players. Particularly regenerative, weakening characters against a very lonesome Scott. I also discovered that my temporary character, Rye Po'sté the Half-Orc Rogue (I fell a little flat with the character name), doesn't have the same impact as Skarburn, the Orc Barbarian. But I have made my choice, so I will stick with it. Though I think I would've preferred to make a Warlord.
But before we all left, Scott Put forward his possible suggestion for his Birthday. His Birthday isn't until the 8th December, but he wanted to make plans for it anyway. His plan was to have a LAN party, of sorts. But rather than go to something like the Bunker, he wanted to go to just do it at his place, everyone brings over a TV/Monitor and their Xbox's, and we'd all go nuts for the day playing Coop and Multiplayer games.
The problem is that my Xbox currently is dead. It copped the Red Ring of DoomTM and so I haven't been able to finish off Borderlands "Secret Armoury of General Knoxx" and "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution". Which frustrated me at the time, mostly because it is distantly out of the Extended Warranty that consoles received when it first came out, so if I got it fixed it would cost just about as much as getting a new console. So I've left it and focused on my PS3, and for Scottys Bday I would share with Aaron or Scott, so I wouldn't be left out.
Sunday was the first time I went out to the movies with Mum in a loooong time. I owed it to her, and I had the chance to do it so we went for it. We rocked up to Chermside and found that Harry Potter 7.2 was the only thing we really wanted to see from what was available. (Sorry Jenny, but The Help wasn't on at the time we wanted to see it)
The flick felt a little confusing, but I think that's because the last time I saw Harry Potter, it was a LOOONG time ago. So I've forgotten most of it and just came in at the end of it. So that's why I felt it was a bit of a piss poor effort by both parties.
Afterwards we had a wander and I mentioned to Mum about Scotts Bday party, and that I wanted to do some quick price hunting after the movie to see what I would be looking at to buy it. The worst deal we found was at Target, who were selling the 4gb model at AU$450. The best deal we found was at Game Traders who were selling the 250gb model at AU$380, on the condition of buying a game with it. Then Mum bought it for me, on the condition of paying her back.
Now I'd like to put this out there: I did NOT ask her to buy it for me. I may be a bit of a brat, but I only wanted to go price hunting. So I'm lucky she knows I'm good for a loan, but damn it's pleasantly unexpected. And I bought with it Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a Scifi Action RPG. I've heard nothing but good about it.
With all the time Mum and I spent watching Harry Potter, or Happy Potter as my phone continues to type, I tried to plan to go to Good Games and pick up my Models in the afternoon. Y'see, Thursday afternoon, I knocked off work at about 1pm to go to the Immigration Department and to drop a few Battleboxes off at Good Games for Sunday.
Now for some reason, I expected the Immigration Department to be more Personal than what it was. Like an open office with desks, possibly amongst cubicles, for people to sit down at and discuss things. Nope, it looks the same as the Licensing Department. You line up, grab a ticket and wait your turn.
Unfortunately, it wasn't as helpful as I hoped it would be. I don't quite understand the options for getting Jenny over here from the Website. I understand most points, but it would help me understand better if someone sat down with me and answered some questions about what we would have to do, what we could provide, that sort of thing. Unfortunately, the guy at the counter couldn't really explain much and gave me a Spouse Sponsorship Visa and recommended that I go to an Immigration Agent.
After a little bit of rant on Twitter, I got a few things explained from friends of ours who have been through similar processes. So now I've got a direction and am going to beat a path right to it's door and bust it down like the Hulk on Police Duty. I don't know why I thought of that, but the Hulk in a Police Hat sounds funny.
Anyway, I beat tracks after that towards Good Games in Spring Hill to drop my Battleboxes off for Liam to play on Sunday. Due to the afforementioned plans with Mum, I couldn't attend. But Liam was bringing some mates who were just wanting to start, so instead of having them sit down and twiddle their thumbs, I left them with my Battlebox models. I got word back from Liam saying they had the best day and the next Sunday he's going to bring a few more mates to play. I'll make an appearance and give them demos myself.
So that's been my weekend. It's been Productive and Rewarding. Bring on the week.
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