Season of good will and peace on Earth, but I have this strange craving to revisit an old classic and immerse myself in a game of Dungeon Keeper. Is it even downloadable for windows 8? Maybe someone who reads this will know. Other than that it appears im home alone tomorrow so Ramona and I are on bunny duty for the landlady Susie. Gonna try and sort the compost heaps out too tomorrow. The stuff in the bin is ready and just needs sieving off. The current mix is doing ok too although the winter temps hindering it a bit.
Good to see Jonathan Greens’ Fighting Fantasy book Bloodbones has been given the App treatment by the great Tin Man Games. Play this epic adventure!
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I’ve been a bit slow on the uptake be Geocaching sounds like a good way to keep me occupied while my lady is absent and I could do with the fresh air and exercise.I have a bit of catching up to do though now we have changed ISP’s. Last night I wrote the backstory of the Fighting Fantasy style adventure I am writing. I need to plant the rest of the spring bulbs in the garden, do laundry and tidy up. Furthermore I believe I have found a way to promote this site even further after Wednesdays successful method. So….lets get to it! Incidentally, good luck my darling Diane in your new job tomorrow.
Todays joke:
Saw Michael J Fox at the garden center thethis morning. He had his back to the fuschia 😉
Not as bad as the title and cliche suggests but big thanks to ‘them’ I’m well chuffed with it and will get an order in shortly for more.
My last day at work for a week and looking forward to some time off. Moods have been a bit dodgy again lately so hope to come back to a better atmos. Finished reading You Are The Hero by Jonathan Green last night. Still a thrill seeing my name in print. I hope he does a similar project someday. Got three new Fighting Fantasy books to read of course so will be throwing some hours in their direction. Payday only a week and a half away now. Just hope my omeprazole supply holds out till then. Got to pay Mr Aukett off for his contributions. My overtime should cover that. Need to start saving for Xmas now too. I like it but…ruddy hell. Should atheists really be taking part? 😉 Guess so on the commercial side of it. What is myrrh anyway…think somebody I met recently knows.
Well today (7th, its just passed midnight) …Mr Lain, Mr Leicester and myself made it to the Fighting Fantasy Fest. It was a bizarre experience, turning around a corner in a hotel and seeing your childhood heroes. Star struck…I pigeon stepped over to the first two familiar faces I recognised was Ian Livingstone and Russ Nicholson. They briefly, looked up from what they was talking about and said hello. Well all the questions I could have asked had flown out my head but we all shook hands and Russ showed me through his artwork folder.
I would then continue around the rooms gathering signatures for my copy of You Are The Hero from the likes of Chris Achilleos and Leo Hartas. Then, for me at least came the daddy of them all. Steve Jackson who’s work first introduced me to the series with his Sorcery epic. We had a really good chat about how he found it easiest to write his books and how I got into collecting. Thinking things couldn’t get any better, the most surreal thing happened. Malcolm Barter, one of the earlier illustrators asked, “Hello, you’re Jam arnt you?” He had recognised me from my Facebook profile pic which had made him laugh several days before. A really nice gentleman, I hope if more books make it to market he will have another outing as interior artist.
Then came along the guy who organised all this. The one who has been working like a nutter over the past two years to bring this and his You Are The Hero book to light. Jonathan Green…once again recognised me before I even spun around and said hello, and thanked me for doing a few graphics for his Facebook group. The day would go one with mass signings, fancy dress contests and an auction held by Ian with some rare related artefacts. I did put in a bit of 25 pounds on a promotional item from the Deathtrap Dungeon release. Ian misheard and thought id said 75! Luckily I corrected him and maybe even luckier someone outbid me. I did mention I’d have liked the one that was wielded by a then unknown Kelly Brook which raised a giggle. All in all the event was very pleasing and the atmosphere very good. A special thanks goes to Mr Lain for getting me there and back, Mr Leicester for making the night before a good evening, and Mr Aukett for the books he’s sold me to patch up some of the ones missing from my collection.
Words cannot express the ineffable pride I am feeling right now even though still recovering from a bout of sciatica. Special thanks to Jonathan Green who has immortalised my name in a recent project very dear to me. See you Sunday! More gloating and showing off about that soon.
I returned to work today and managed to do a little catching up so I am certainly on the mend. Tomorrows the big day when Mr Lain and I hit the road for Sundays event. As much as anything else I am looking forward to going to that posh Italian restaurant Mr Leicester has booked. Already chose what I’d like. Hope it doesn’t give me the shits. Everything is packed and the taxi is booked for just before noon tomorrow. Hope to get there safely. Especially now I have a love interest… wink wink 😉
I hear Most Haunted may get another outing. Do people still take this crap in?
…she died in 1763 and her name was Mary…..Mary Hinge… thankyou Jam!!
Old age creepeth on. Echoes of my back injury when I was seventeen have surfaced, and I am struggling to get about with a grumbling sciatic nerve. It hasn’t been this painful since the accident. Taking a couple of days of work to see if it gets any better. Hope so with our trip to the Fighting Fantasy Fest in Ealing this weekend. Have experienced a couple of clicks in my back so maybe its locking back into place. Time will tell. Wonder how ‘they’ at Romec will react with me having phoned in sick. First time in over two years so they needn’t get cocky.
Well I am all booked up and going to the Fighting Fantasy Fest in Ealing, London. Will be heading down there with Mr Lain aka Malthus Dire and also meeting up with Steve Leicester for a preliminary few pints and some swanky nosh. It’ll be a grand event. For more info see yesterdays youtube clip post.
Managed to get to the laundrette today. Despite the price its a faster way to wash your clothes. Might have to do it more in the future. Made a little cartoon for my youngest sister today. During production a rather living Minx turns up to return my possessions. The text I sent her yesterday has left her fuming. Well, can I be blamed for the women have treat me in the past? To hell with being the gentle giant, I’ve finally manned up to the occasion. Yea I’ll miss her but six of one and half a dozen of the other.
I was hoping to maybe do some cycling tomorrow but the wind and rain are going crazy outside. Early is the key though, the roads seem much quieter. Beyond The Pit, sequel to the Fighting Fantasy guidebook Out Of The Pit is now available to buy.
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