In general how are things. I would say good and getting better. The other month saw me finish me latest application to the Leverhulme trust. This again would be the funding that would let me also do teaching for 2 years, and so has a significant payrise attached to it. Last year the competition was tough and this year I expect it to be no different. But there are a few changes this time round. Only those who have had phds in the last 5 years could apply. This means true early career researchers and so no competition from those who should have had their career sorted out by now.
Also at work I have 2 papers on the go. One is almost complete, with few changes, which I feel is a good measure of my own skills since my time back in Manchester. I'll be glad to see these two papers done since they are proof of principle type things and so anything after is the icing on the cake.
Home wise the cats are now all well since their operations a month ago. Yamato is just a big, athletic killer of a cat, while Kalina is just the same old cute, little cat. I doubt she will grow much more than she is, making her a 2.5 kilo cat. Tiny!
On the gaming front, the last week gone David and Aidan tried out 'Chaos in the Old World'. It's a Fantasy Flight game based on the idea of each player being one of the 4 Chaos gods directing the war of Chaos on the Old World in Warhammer. It is very good. Excellent gameplay, and great tatics involved.
The weekend before I had the chance at showing some of the guys 'Fading Suns' and essentially dusting off the chronicle I ran while in Manchester. It was met with enthusiasm and was seen as a great sci fi game while not being too heavy on the science in the setting, and really being great fun to play since the setting places the player characters in a position of command, while still being at the bottom of the rung in some respects. I can see this game being played more frequently in the near future.
Also on the roleplay front Changeling now creeps to its conclusion and I now prepare to run Exalted. I am both excited and scared by this prospect.
Finally, on the roleplay side of things I am near the completion of my Venice setting ebook for Changeling, and I have also co-hosted, and expect to do so again, on the Darker Days Radio podcast for White Wolf games. It was a blast and I eagerly await the next recording.
Onwards then? More papers, more recordings, more roleplay, oh and Combichrist are playing in Leamington!
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