Hi all, and welcome to our monthly update for November 2021!
Each month, one of our curators looks back at what they’ve been up to over the past weeks and what we can (hopefully) expect from them in the not-too-distant future.
This month, Peter will take you through his experiences in the speculative genre over the past month. Curious what models are on his painting station or what books are on his night stand?
Read on!
Past month
In a shocking turn of events that absolutely no-one saw coming, my job as an attorney at a large commercial law firm has kept me off the streets (and off my hobbies) far more than I woul’d’ve liked.
Even when squeezed for time, however, I have found a few moments to dive into worlds that don’t exist except in your imagination.
Of last month’s post, I want to highlight Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (one more time!)
I went to see it in the cinema again, this time with my parents, and even though it was the fourth time, it still didn’t disappoint – if you still have the chance to go see it on the big screen, get out there and do it, this movie is made for it.
Upcoming
As I said, I haven’t had all the time I would’ve liked – but below are some of my exploits over the past month. Reviews are hopefully on the horizon, but we all know how life gets in the way sometimes…
I finished Strangeland, a point-and-click creepy circus horror game by Wormwood Studios – the same folks that made Primordia, one of my favourite games.
I’ll be uploading my review of Strangeland ASAP, but in the meantime, if you haven’t played Primordia yet… what are you doing with your life?
I wanted to take a picture of the models on my work station, and then I realised it is an absolute mess. This always happens while in the middle of a painting project. I’m currently working on Théoden’s doorwardens – a number of unnamed Rohan Royal Guard, as well as Háma and Gamling. I’m especially happy to finally be painting the mounted version of Gamling (easily the best sculpt of the bunch). I know he doesn’t have his banner with him, but then I like my friends to keep playing with me.
(yes, it’s that powerful in game)
I’ll post a picture on our socials once the squad’s all done!
You might remember my posts about Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Lions of Al-Rassan from Andalusia – I still haven’t managed to finish it (I’m nearly there, really!).
Disclaimer: it’s my job’s fault, not the book’s.
You’ll get a review as soon as I manage to find the time!
I’m listening to Ursula le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness (finally!), and while it’s not bad, I feel the book doesn’t quite manage to live up to it’s hype yet. Perhaps the audiobook doesn’t quite do it justice – maybe I’ll be putting this one aside to read on paper at a later date?
That’s it for this month folks!
Have you played Primordia yet? Do you like to stomp your friends with an optimised Riders of Théoden-list in GW’s Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game? Should I be reading The Left Hand of Darkness on paper? What have you been up to over the past month?
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