The Cycle Rolls Over

I do not make New Year's resolutions. I have considered them, but the way I figure, if there is something I was not going to do then I was unlikely to do it merely because the date changed.

I tend not to perform a focused reflection on the past year either. I am constantly looking back at my life. It's just not normally in a compartmentalized way such as placing events in boxes marked by years. In fact, I rarely put the past away at all. I simply leave it open like a festering wound to watch it turn green over time as I focus on it and seldom address the past in a meaningful way other than to permit it to depress me and attribute to my inaction in the future. Maybe this is something I should try.

I'm a Lurker

One of the friends I have met through online gaming was one of the inspirations for me starting my own blog. She has been receiving solicitations from parties interested in a mutual exchange of advertising. You can read more about it here. She quoted the solicitor a figure she would accept as well as possible topics she felt were appropriate to her blog.

I do not have that kind of money to be spending on advertising for something I do not draw an income from. I also do not have any shame however. I decided to commandeer her suggested topics for my own blog so I do not have to think up more topics myself.

Here is her list of topics I totally did not steal from her and insert my name into.

- Nymie the Pooh's thoughts on Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor, and what that means for the series vis-a-vis its return to the "cranky old man" doctor of the 1960s versus the "pretty boy eye candy" of recent years.
- What s/he thinks about the upcoming 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, and which edition is its favorite. (Note: Pathfinder is also an acceptable edition.)
- Which would win in a dogfight: a Viper Mk.VII from Battlestar Galactica, or an SA-23E Starfury from Babylon 5.
- Which My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic pony is the best pony, and why.

These are some specific topics that are representative of what is covered by her blog. Two broad categories that are subjects on her blog but not touched by that list includes firearms, and the outdoors/wilderness/survival skills and products.

I realized I hit a gold mine on possible topics I could utilize for my own purposes. A blogging god might be capable of compressing all of these topics into a single blog post. Us mere mortals however need all the help we can get for creating new content. Each of these topics will receive its own blog post from me over the days to come. I will update this post with links to each blog post as I upload them.

Articles in the Lurker series
Prelude: This post
Ha ha! She said Peter!: Thoughts on Capaldi as the Doctor
Fifth edition preconceptions: What it says on the tin
I have no dog in this fight: Coming Soon (tm)
Da Besterest Pony!: Coming Soon (tm)
Dakka Dakka: Coming Soon (tm)
Surviving with Disabilities: Coming Soon (tm)

All unreleased blog posts are working titles subject to change.

State of the Blog - 06 Jul 2014

Looks like the camera is dead. There will not be any posts with pictures of my models for the foreseeable future unless I use some older pictures.

I am uncertain where exactly this leaves my blog. While this blog is a place for me to post whatever I want, it was developing a focus on miniature painting. I will still post, but there will likely be quite a bit of stumbling around while I try to find my footing again where the blog is concerned. I have a few ideas for content, but nothing concrete as of yet.

I hope to have some other forms of regular content developed to help round out the blog by the time there is painting to share again. I am still not going to have specific posting days on particular topics. My life really does not support that style of blogging. On the other hand I may try out a few different modifiable titles to see if they fit.

Thank you for your patience while the blog undergoes remodeling.