Reply To: [unofficial weekender] Stay hydrated

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You’re surprised about heat? Its summer so its always hot. Being in a high desert with little humidity means you’re always drinking water where I am. Its great for paint and sealant drying times. Primer and some metallics still require a good 24hr dry/cure but overall its nearly brush and forget, making it difficult to catch errant brushstrokes and pull them up when they happen.

I’ve actually turned to drinking something that is a Korean staple, roasted barley tea served cold. Its very good.

I hobby in a house that is very well cooled. I get somewhat annoyed because the AC runs and dries my paints. That’s why drying retarder is made I guess. I don’t think I’ll get the hand of wet blending with these conditions.

As far as drinking, yes I am. I am drinking to the life my dear furball has lived as I will soon lay him to rest after his 16 years of life. I complained that he never learned to drive or get a job to help pay for his food or cat litter but no more. Alas, he will not be old enough to vote this year or the next time they are held. My beloved furtard has reached the end and my high mileage cat will not suffer creakiness and pain much more.

*sigh* As anyone can guess last week’s pledge was a bust. This week I’ll do work on my minis despite the upcoming event. I got about to pulling out masking material from storage so it should end up an interesting pattern on my desert fighter. I also have other things in the works that might be getting pushed through. I’ve been wrapping my brain about putting this hobby into high gear and making a real bit of work but I’m not sure if it’ll pan out as most of the world is locked down and not likely to come out for at least a year (given medical advances/research).

Will we as a hobby community come out of this pandemic with no Piles of Shame because we’ve painted it all?

If our FLGS shut down permanently from the lockdowns is there no other way than to turn to forums such as this to show off what we’ve been cooking up in this crazy time of isolation?

Bah! I’m upset and this sucks… I apologize for the rant but there aren’t any other people I can rant to and commiserate with that would have an inkling of what I’m on about right now other than you lot. After all that depressing writing I offer a baby beaver. Here’s your Death By Cuteness segment for the week. @brennon I warn you that you might curl up and squee with glee heartily