Everyone knows that you only shop for presents on the day before Christmas.

If you buy too early then you can’t return it should it be a failure.

I did myself presents though … but they’re for me, myself and I.

@sundancer no link to the Hobbit video that was recommended by the almighty one?

Pledge: Paint some of the Carneval stuff I never touched last week.

I’m at that point in life where no one knows what to buy anyone, so we ask what someone wants, or exchange pieces of paper with numbers on it.

Pledge – To finish Nobvember strong, just the Deff Dread to start painting. Unfortunately, the Snazwagon isn’t turning up until the December dispatch of Combat Patrol, as I’m slightly behind the delivery schedule because I signed up late. Therefore, Nobvember won’t be complete on time, which is sad. I might have to merge in a little of Dakkacember. Once the Dread is done, I need to finish up the bases and find an Ork HQ because I also missed out on that model due to the late sign-up. Hurrah!

The Christmas preparation progress so far is at 0%

Pledge: Finish off some teams for my FLGS to use as starter games. I’ll also be finishing off my 2nd ed. team.

Question: Pfft! 3 weeks of shopping? That’s an amatuer’s calendar. When you start the clock with 364 (5 in leap year) you know what kind of game you’re playing in. Its just like Carneval for Rio de Janeiro, you get this year’s production done and start on the plans for the next. It normally takes into account shit hitting the fan around June as its too damn hot to think as your tenders are soaked in the sweat of weakness and desperation while you debate life choices come December. Giftmas is a time when even the currents of the underworld get a little twitchy. For as threatening as the answering service in the John Wick universe may look you haven’t seen anything like an angry elf, hopped up on eggnog and cocaine, that has been told her 12 hour shift is extended after answering the desperate calls of parents trying to get in touch with The Big Guy. Tinsel can be lethal, felt and sequin outfits hide the glint of carefully hidden steel, and candy canes…. well.. you can just imagine.

All of this is the reason I do my shopping early and afford the time to sit on my butt worry free for part of the year.

Now since I’ve messed with some people’s heads as of late I’ll just pull something a bit more humorous

This week’s pledge is to wait for the December painting topic to get picked, then get started on it.

• Only a bit more than 3 weeks for shopping. Have you finished shopping yet? – Barely done any, but the plan is to get it done this week. I’ve been asking people what they want already so I know what to get in most cases.

• This reply was modified 1 month ago by danlee.

@grantinvanman I hope to drive our dear @sundancer mad by the end of the month… or atleast strain his fragile grip on sanity as Christmas comes barreling at us all. I say this and pointedly don’t mention a particular fried German Christmas treat that I promised not to speak of as it would trigger a member of his family to immediately hunt it down to consume. 😉

@pagan8th You say the value is in the paints and I would say it sits in the bases as well. With Secret Weapon gone, stock and rights to produce taken up by Elrik’s Hobbies, those bases and the rest of the resin are worth the cash.

@danlee I think that with the theme picked now you’ll have some good things to play around with in your head.

@zoidpinhead Having a shortlist for purchases is great to ease stress. The fact that you want a hot gift like so many other people is the inverse. I’ve heard some of the guys at my FLGS talk about that over their sessions of HALO with excitement that I’m sure would be on par.

On with making the Tim as crazy as Ludwig II