Life According to Duck » 2008 » May

Clearly, my plans to post a new blog entry every 2-4 days have been met with mixed success. And that's really stretching the definition of success Things have been a little hectic the last few weeks, and blogging has been the furthest thing from my mind. Note that the rest of this post is going to be fairly random.

I'm working on a pretty exciting new project at my day job, which has also presented some new and unusual challenges. I won't get into too many details, but I'll let leak that it will incorporate a feature-rich web-based content editor that I'm essentially building from the ground up. Needless to say, there have been many javascript and browser-related problems to tackle. Where appropriate, I'll detail some of the challenges and solutions here.

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I've got a new article up at MiniWarGaming; this time, discussing a Painting Technique called Blending. Basically, you apply consecutive layers of really watered down paint over an area to slowly build a fade from one colour to another.

Though I've demonstrated this on a Necron Gauss-weapon Rod, there's all sorts of ways this technique can be used. Anyhow, check it out!

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I found myself a bit peckish after getting back from walking Callie, and decided that I really wanted a Peanut Butter Sandwich. I went to the fridge to get myself some Milk, and noticed I had half of a ripe Avacado sitting on the top shelf.

A few minutes later, my intended peanut butter sandwich became a small bowl of homemade Guacamole instead. No, I don't understand how my mind works either. I'll provide the recipe sometime though - it's deceptively simple.

On a more sane note, I've got another article up at MiniWarGaming.com, this time a detail of the Necron Summoning Core I've started building. This is my first piece of Terrain, so be gentle

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Tags: miniwargaming, necron, terrain, Warhammer 40K
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Akismet just caught my first piece of comment Spam today. My blog is now officially good enough to be targetted by spammers.

For some odd reason, I'm actually happy about this. I feel like I've grown up a little.

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This isn't a rant about shoddy retail practices or the price of gas - I've actually been robbed.

As Trish and I got into my car this morning to leave for work, I noticed a few odd things. First, the Storage Compartment in the Center Console, as well as the Glove Box, were wide open. Checking both, nothing was missing. A few coupons for Wendy's that were in the cubby hole in the dash, were instead sitting on the passenger seat.

Most notably though, two things were missing: A pair of sunglasses that were in the same cubby as the Wendy's coupons, and the Spare Change dish in the center console (more accurately it's an ashtray, but I don't use it for that).

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