I'm going to do it

Just finished watching Fellowship (monday), Two Towers (yesterday) and Return of the King (just now)

The next campaign I'm going to run is going to be in Middle Earth

I want art on the walls
music
LOTR (games Workshop probably) figure accumulated over time and painted to match the film characters
I'm going to complete the history of middle earth (only have the first 3)

And I'm going to finance it by selling stuff on Ebay specifically for this purpose

gonna have to rip chunks out of Pathfinder to make it fit the setting

this represents a ton of work and it's going to take ages (but since Rob wants me to run my current campaign until I'm about ready to retire thats ok :P  )

going to start with Book of lost tales

"It is the Fourth Age of Middle Earth............."


J

Listening to Slash on November Rain

I've been afraid

For years I've been afraid of life, loss everything but I'm not anymore

The sorting out of the flat the losing weight everything is clearing and I'm not afraid anymore

I'm not talking about things and not doing them anymore

I'm happy

I love somebody and she doesn't love me and even thats okay

I don't know where this is going but I'm walking there with 'head and sword held high' (Princes of the universe in case you were wondering)

I'm heading off with a smile on my face

J

23.85 stone as of this morning and dropping

got an image in my head of how I want the new me to be (image, weight, flat everything) the details have been dodging me for some time but nailed it

got to draw up a shopping list for stuff for the flat (paints,decor etc)

lie to get the most of the flat done by xmas

like to be 20 stone 'at least' by xmas

I am quite optimistic

J

had a thought it's not since march I've been dieting and what not it's end (ish) of May

Still about 24 stone which is about 2 stone - giving it some welly this week though

I said I wanted to lose 5 stone by the end of the year and have lost 2 - 3 to go in nearly 5 months

probably can't afford the Ipad but still

doing bits of the flat one at a time first up the little room. working on a list of stuff needed and trying to get a load done before xmas

so need paint (and brushes etc), shelving (and helpers) and a piece of remnant (and someone who knows how to lay carpet)..... er .. easy :)

nd thats just the beginning

J

Had a thought - in about  3 weeks I have the August Bank Holiday week off. normally I would be determined to have a clear out and stuff like that but what if I get it done before then I could do what I want that week guilt free (with a certain level of excercise of course)

decided that I need more specific figures for the games Theo's got some really good DND miniatures Giants which I have coveted and I have one Eldritch Giant - looking on Ebay the giants are somewhat expensive but there are these Titans which are cheaper and one would imagine on the large side so they may do

Also need more Dragons (well you do don't you?)

and some cool Demons wouldn't go amiss :)


J

Yesterday a brand new Livingstone written (he has an OBE you know) Fighting Fantasy book released (on order)

on the way home to get me to walk for a change I decided to bribe myself by getting the book from waterstones whicvh is on the way home - on the way I went into the British Heart Foundation near Broadmarsh Bus Station and found a Doctor Who novel I haven't got - nice condition £1.25 score!!

walk home wasn't very awful and the occasional visit to Waterstones will help

At some point I'm doing the Charity Shop Run

Bus into Arnold and start opposite the Library

Walk the length of Arnold looking in Charity shops (last time I did this I found Genestealers)

then bus (or walk if I'm feeling brave) into sherwood and do the shops there

then bus (or walk) into town and plot out some charity shops there

then collapse in pub somewhere

there are a few bookshops along the way as well thinking about it

J

It gets worse

Started thinking about the whole flat as a home for my interests instead of keeping to some conventions

Music and DVDs in Bedroom Shelving to go up and Music art posters etc for decoaration

Games (RPG/Board/War) in the front room campaign maps and fantasy art to decorate (had my eye on a massive canvas on amazon with Gandalf vs the Balrog on The Bridge at Khazad Dum for some time)

Little Room - Doctor Who/Tolkien and ...Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks (I Know!!) I used to love staying up late listening to the radio and doing the books with maps I'd draw out - some whoism and an Armchair I think in there

I may turn the area behind a mysterious panel I have in the hall into figure storage

there will be much measuring and listing and pricing of stuff this weekend and then we can begin

weight is still being lost

My outlook on life is still improving

Things .... Are .... Good....   (looks up expecting anvil)

J