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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
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8:02 pm
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July 21st, 2008.
Identifying very strongly with Rorschach. Disturbing. Leads to troubling questions.
Also, welcome back.
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| Friday, October 12th, 2007
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11:44 am
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I promised you that I'd update once a day, didn't I? Well, here's your update, fresh and hot, just as promised. Don't mind that it's not meaningful, just enjoy the damn thing.
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| Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
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9:09 pm
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Quick update button? That's a new one. TITTIES!
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6:09 pm - Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!
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Good lord. Is it possible? You'd almost think I was dead, the amount of new text you see spill into this little receptacle of online debris. To constitute a Livejournal, surely it logically follows then that I have to keep it fed and occasionally let it out to poop. Well, so much for the former. There's certainly enough poop floating around, though.
This is me, returning from the dead. It's been a very, very long time since I last updated, and a lot has changed. It would be difficult to think of anything in life as interesting, of course, as the hum-drum of each day is a little less wearying than the last. To try and fill it all in would be impossible, so I'm going to try to keep up with a post each day, letting you all know - those of you who still care enough or even vaguely recall who I am - what exactly is 'up' with my life. In short? Nothing much. I'll make a list, that ought to help.
- Single. Again. Bothersome.
- Potentially not single again! Awesome.
- Still working at Games Workshop, and still very good at what I do. Cool.
- Still playing bass. Much better than I was, when last you may have been informed.
- Um... Mm, yeah, that would be about it.
Obviously, there's more to what's going on every day than that little snippet of information. Still, having to type up the last two years of my life as an itemized list might do a little more than break LJ, despite its claims of infallibility. I've finally seen Firefly, I've finally got myself a laptop, and if I could only just secure for myself a stable connection, all these little things might add together to make me an incomparably happy Troy. So, whew. That's that out of the way. You all know I'm back? Good. I'm not rotting internally nor suffering from parasites, so you can rest assured I won't die again in the near future.
Last time I updated this journal I was young, foolish and pretentious. I'm now slightly older, have more excuses for my foolishness and am at least wise enough to know that while I do know everything, nobody gives two shits and I should probably keep my mouth shut. The last year, in particular, has been an interesting time in which I thought to discover a little more about myself beyond 'guy that likes toys and guns.'
So, then. My update for today. What to tell you about? Nothing really very interesting happened, which is what makes this difficult to fill in. I half-painted one of the new metal Commissars from the Warhammer: 40,000 range, for those of you who wouldn't recognize the name instantly. Except, perhaps, as anything other than the enforcers of Russian discipline during days past... and yes, in the game, they do much the same thing. Run away from the enemy, indeed, sucker. Or should I say, 'sucka'? We're gearing up at work for the last few days before the release of Apocalypse, which is going to be an awesome day. Most importantly, we're going to be dressing up as idiots, which should make for an awesome and hilarious day. The awesome Mr Bryce Lee has agreed, perhaps foolishly, to be the prize artist for the winner of our costume competition. On top, there's going to be hazard tape everywhere, spot prizes, giveaways, and a limited edition figure from years back being given to one lucky customer that picks up their copy of Apocalypse on the day.
It's going to be quite exciting. Pictures will be forthcoming, I promise. I'm a Cadian Captain. :D
That's it for today, I think. I'll leave you all with that. Another post tomorrow, probably filled with more inane bullshit for your reading pleasure.
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| Friday, September 9th, 2005
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7:16 am
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| Friday, July 15th, 2005
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7:31 am - I just couldn't resist this. It's all so perfect.
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| Friday, May 13th, 2005
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9:54 am
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Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. I never wanted to believe it, but it's true.
Most shit ending ever.
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| Thursday, April 14th, 2005
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7:18 am
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| Friday, March 25th, 2005
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10:01 pm
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Put your playlist on shuffle. Pick the first 20 songs that come up and add 'in my pants'.
( Avast! Heyr be idiocy! )
current mood:  amused
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| Saturday, February 19th, 2005
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9:12 am - Meme-me!
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Doot.
( Heyr be dragons. )
current music: 'I Can't Get Behind That!', William Shatner & Henry Rollins
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| Thursday, February 10th, 2005
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7:11 am - I am amused!
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This was all actually kind of eerie.
LJ Friends Meme by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) coolerq• You must tell forty-two people about this game.
• Stormi is the one that you love.
• Jenn is one you like but can't work out.
• You care most about Tim.
• Vance is the one who knows you very well.
• Jules is your lucky star.
• For Whom the Bell Tolls is the song that matches with Stormi.
• Supermoves is the song for Jenn.
• Master of Puppets is the song that tells you most about YOUR mind.
• and I am a Dalek is the song telling you how you feel about life
Take this quiz
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| Friday, January 21st, 2005
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4:42 pm - By the center!
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I may actually have discovered a career. I'd never envisioned myself anywhere but in the Army, patiently slogging my way through mud and muck with a few qualifications under my figurative arm as an assault pioneer - on leaving the Army, I'd be a veritable jack of all trades, able to do any odd jobs and make fairly decent money under my own power. However, moving to England, put something of a damper on that, since I can't ever envision myself fighting for a country which isn't my own. To hell with the War on Terror; my fight is elsewhere - my mood isn't really helped on discovering that I actually have to pay to apply to stay in the UK for longer than the two years my first visa covers (£150 to stay? What the fuck? I paid to come here in the first place! That's my trip to Canada fund in ruins. ;_; FUCKING GOVERNMENT.). I hadn't thought of McDonald's as career material, however, I may have inadvertantly found myself just what I'd always dreamed of, but never really considered as possible. Games Workshop, yes, and then some.
It was suggested to me by my manager Rob Redman, who used to work at the studio itself, that I apply for a job at the Games Development Workshop. This is the man who smiled knowingly when I mentioned I needed a job that wasn't McD's and said, "Apply for a job here!" So... at this point, I don't have too much trouble believing there's something good at the end of the figurative rainbow. See, I voiced a question which has been asked by many a seasoned gamer in the GW sphere: "Why is there no 40K equivalent of Blood Bowl?" The answer is usually that it's insane - it'd be too much like Blood Bowl, to begin with, and you may as well play that. Ice hockey was brought up, but quickly shot down as too impractical. However, rather than most, I actually came up with a solution. What combines all the characterful elements of the 41st millenium, the dark and forbidding future that GW paints for us, with fast-paced fun and action that people can readily identify with? I came to the answer, and it is petrol-scented. So far, the 'Octanus Racing League' has taken GW Gloucester by storm, with sporadic reports of it being played by those in GW Gloucester and Bath - which is really something, considering the rules aren't finished and there's nothing more than basic one-off race stuff. People are keen, excited, enthused, and having a load of fun converting bikes to enter into the first 'edition' of Octanus (which really needs a better name).
I'm still working on more rules and expansion stuff - full leagues, experienced riders, skills and dirty tricks to upgrade your bike with - as well as a set of rules to allow a similar league using buggies, trucks and assorted light vehicles. Rob peered intently at the very first, ugly, hard-and-fast set of rules on just three pages of A4 and said, "Hey, that's neat." Then came the kicker about working in GDW. Dude. Seriously. I'm going to hit up Jenn and Stormi, see if they want a piece of the action in the form of 'artistic directors' or somesuch. I'll work on producing a nice, one-off rulebook once everything is complete and playtested, then send it off to development with my CV and a little note saying, "Imperial Guard rule!"
Y'never know.
current mood:  chipper
current music: 'I Can't Get Behind That', William Shatner and Henry Rollins
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| Friday, January 14th, 2005
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7:18 am
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While I work on the specifics of a bike racing league for WH40k - yes, Octanus IV is going ahead - here's a meme for you folks.
( This meme was brought to you by... )
current mood:  cheerful
current music: 'The Incredits', Incredibles OST
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| Wednesday, January 5th, 2005
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9:21 am - Fall out; debrief in twenty.
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It's official. The documents are signed, my bank details and proof of eligibility to work in the United Kingdom have been verified and my name tag has been ordered. My name is Troy Dean. I am an employee of Games Workshop. I am immensely pleased.
current mood:  GEEK LORD!
current music: 'Smack My Bitch Up', Richard Cheese
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| Saturday, December 25th, 2004
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6:32 pm
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Merry Christmas.
Now it's over. Please, enough.
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| Monday, December 20th, 2004
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6:08 am
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Step 1: Get your playlist together, put it on random, and play.
Step 2: Pick your favorite lines from the first 25 songs that play.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from.
Step 4: Cross out the songs when someone guesses correctly!
( The Songs. )
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| Thursday, December 16th, 2004
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8:33 am - Random bullshit in lieu of content
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1. Think of a word you would use to describe me.
2. Go to Google Image Search and search for that word.
3. Select the picture you see as most fitting, and post it as a reply.
4. Post this meme in your journal if ya wanna.
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| Saturday, December 11th, 2004
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7:59 am
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7:17 am
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| Friday, December 10th, 2004
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8:52 am - Die List
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| Wednesday, December 8th, 2004
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10:11 am - Cotton Eye Joe, where ya'll at, boy?!
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So, perhaps you're wondering why you haven't seen me around. Because I'm beset on all sides by asshats would be one possible reason, asshats with Freemasons for fathers and Illuminati for in-laws, whose sinful perversions revolve entirely around making my hitherto enjoyable life a neverending torrent of annoyance and misery. Let's recap.
1.) BT Broadband. Asshats.
2.) McDonald's. Asshats.
3.) England. Asshats.
This is all without mentioning the owner of this particular machine, who has somehow, somehow managed to block all outgoing telnet connections, which means no MUCKing. For paranoia's sake. Well, thanks. I guess that means all the work I've done can sit and stagnate, and in some cases be idle-deleted. That's just funky-fine, dude. I haven't been able to write a thing, or sit down to do any one task for more than twenty minutes, out of sheer anger over the current state of affairs. My boss is almost literally asking me to bend over, for example. I'm working six days this week. Five of them are night shifts. Two of those are double shifts. Now, I don't know about you, but doesn't common human decency suggest the good, kind thing to do might be to come and ask me if I'm able to work that long within the space of a week? Apparently not. The first I heard of this was when I looked on the weekly schedule to see my shifts, and caught sight of the total hours: 53. That's right. I'm working fifty-fucking-three hours this week, at a job I HATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATE!
Fuckshitcockbastard.
I used to laugh at myself whenever I considered the possibility that the world was against me. O-ho. Where be the mirth now?!
current mood:  royally pissed
current music: 'Please Don't Touch', Motorhead and Girlschool
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| Wednesday, November 10th, 2004
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6:46 pm
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1. Stop talking about politics for a moment or two. (Done and DONE!)
2. Post a reasonably-sized picture in your LJ, NOT under a cut tag, of something pleasant, such as an adorable kitten, or a fluffy white cloud, or a bottle of booze. Something that has NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.
3. Include these instructions, and share the love.
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| Friday, November 5th, 2004
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11:19 am
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I just had to include this.
And don't you forget it!
current mood: amused
current music: 'Flagpole Sitta', Harvey Danger
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| Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004
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9:03 am
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I'd like, if I may, to give my thoughts on the current status of the race to the White House.
( Today, the world has changed... )
Edit: In a more light-hearted tone, I quote Professor Membrane. "The time for choosing is now!"
current mood:  frustrated
current music: Dead Kennedys, 'California Uber Alles'
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| Tuesday, October 26th, 2004
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11:33 pm
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