alchemist

I still maintain a tradition of having a calendar on my kitchen wall, mainly because it gives me a nice selection of pictures to look at through the year. Sometimes it's even a convenient reference to check a date. This year I'm doing unicorns:

The shortage of shipping containers is making the news in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55740063

I am reminded of the lift (elevator) in the building where I used to work, which would frequently develop faults. I was the one who discovered a particularly bizarre fault which caused it to move to the floor *above* the one for whichever button you pressed. When I reported the fault I had to admit that I did not have the courage to find out what happened if I pressed the button for the top floor...

I've never seen these before either. After a little hunting around on the web I found this image on what I think is a site in Guatemala:

It might be worth taking a look at the classic Grenadier wood elf range, still available from Mirliton. I think they have a kind of tribal vibe to them. Not big on gender diversity, unfortunately. I think they are around 30mm - so maybe a little smaller than recent Reaper figures, but not hugely different.

This is bone china. I inherited it about 16 years ago. I don't routinely use it.

I believe the forum filter renders this as an "Oh broccoli!". A very ambitious poker player. The slain kind, whose loot I am collecting.

I will show them my vacuum cleaner, and explain how only the strongest and bravest among them will be able to wield it to vanquish the dust in my house...

Happy: Westwind by Sky Sad: Gone Are The Days by Moya Brennan

Wait... what's that creepy-looking guy doing in my pocket!?

Reaper does sell packs of 12 caps.

I tend to view fake crowd noise in sporting events as being much the same as canned laughter in sitcoms, i.e. more of a distracting irritation than an enhancement.

I've actually been working my way through the whole run. Kind of like watching a cosmic car crash. I suspect it may hold some sort of record for the greatest quantity of truly stupid ideas crammed into a TV series.