So long 2013...

Yep, another review, but at least this time it's mine !

I don't know how to put this so I'll stick with the methodic way my job has taught me (being an engineer really does give weird habits in every day life...)

What I have painted this year :

That's 53 models (about one per week) if I'm counting right and that's apart from any moddeling or work in progress. I guess painting at the same pace but in a more ordered way could lead to having a nice collection but I'm afraid I'll keep the habbit of painting whatever I feel like painting...

What I have played this year :

• a couple of games of Neuroshima hex which I liked a lot
• a couple of games of Munchkin which I also happened to like
• A lot of games of coups d'un soir (I'm afraid If you're are not french or at least speaking french, you won't be able to enjoy one of the most funny card games EVER)
• A LOT of kid games with my 3 years old daughter
• Skyrim and finished every possible thing to finish in it until I had the platinum trophy
• Final Fantasy XIII-1 and finished every possible thing to finish in it until I had the platinum trophy
• Final Fantasy XIII-2 and finished every possible thing to finish in it until I had the platinum trophy
• Hannah Montanah the movie and finished every possible thing to finish in it until I had the platinum trophy (in 4 hours) 
• Dishonored and finished every possible thing to finish in it until I had only 5 trophies left
• absolutely NO GAME AT ALL of any wargame with actual models whatsoever
• absolutely NO ROLEPLAY whatsoever

I think you inderstand now how all of this could be improved...

Personnal side :

• I moved home twice in the year which is twice more than I could bear
• I made another child that has yet to be born but shall come VERY soon (matter of days now)
• I got my 1st Kyu of Kendo and I'm on my way for 1st Dan (black belt if you want but you probably don't)

Blogging and life on the net :

Stats wise, I end up with about 15000 views which is some sort of low average from what I see but since I'm not after numbers this is not an issue. 66 followers, I don't know if this is high or low figures but the more the merrier and the more I get comments and the more I get to know new people.

The views only started in April when Orlygg did me this very generous to promote my humble blog on his realmofchaos and this started it all (otherwise I had only 100 in 4 months before that). From this time I had the chance to get a lot of comments and new followers and this is clearly what I'm after. I've learnt a lot from you people and from what you've told me and apart from learning I also had really great fun and felt like connecting to some of you.

Yes this is kind of a love declaration but I really enjoyed getting to know some of you even on virtual level...

Honesty time : When I started this whole blogging thing I really was certain that there were just a fistful of guys talking about their hobby on blogs. I spent something close to no time on the net and so I got to discover ne blogs as new people were coming here. I came quite late on the old hammer train though I've been in the business for as long as I can remember.

I'm sorry if some of you came here and didn't find what they wanted but I'll thank all of those who stayed :

As far as articles are concerned I still don't really get if the views mean anything about their popularity so I'll stick with the comments left.

I've also registered on the oldhammer forum where I post once in a while (ok maybe a couple of times a day) and on the old hammer facebook group (even though I had promised to myself never to get on this site again) and once again, great people, great help,but also models and help offered in a world I thought rotten...

Some other things I started (and have yet to finish) :

• I wrote a book with a friend I have yet to correcy and publish
• I am making an open source old school RPG video game from scratch with a shitload of quests already written by me, a completely new engine designed by friends and original graphics by a real artist with musics composed by many people including me.
• I want to make an old hammer model become a reality and I want it to be something special.

This is of course apart from any half painted model... Those will just be finished as they come and as it pleases me.

What Do I want to do with the new year...

Well, I'd say finish at least more than half of what I start, I 'd like to meet some of you in real, I'd like to get as much fun and joy than I have this year and most importantly I'd like to keep a cool head and enough time for my family (without which nothing would be possible).

Whatever 2014 brings our way, be it good or bad, lead or plastic, I just wish you and I have enough fun getting through it to keep no remorse nor regret from it...

Now if you want a precise review of what I'm aboutto achieve this year, I have absolutely no clue so please just hang on with me and let's see where the path leads.

Thanks a lot people, see you next year !