What exactly have I been up to?

So around in early January I sat down at my modelling table (which is a gorgeous and covered for 3 consecutive years pool table) and carved up my thumb really really good.  Between the dry temperatures and constant irritation from shoveling snow the healing took longer than normal.  So now it is (mostly) healed and hobbying can resume.

Of course there is a catch...
I finally found some to buy my hobby table, er, I mean pool table.  For those who have been in my basement over the past 4 years, that giant 8x4 gaming/utility table was actually a pool table.  I am close to finalizing  deal to get rid of it, which will change the way I hobby.  Soon the basement (at my pace soon should be about 2015) will be transformed from a carpeted workshop to a remodeled den and sitting area complete with gas fireplace.

The end of Star Wars Miniature Battles...
This cute little game from Wizards of the Coast is slated for retirement along with the rest of the Wizards' Star Wars lines as they have opted to not renew the license.  On the one hand it saves me money as it is one less thing I can spend money on, while on the other gaming loses a great gateway/casual miniatures product.  This may or may not open up the Star Wars license for newer and better things.  Only time will tell.  As I already own   nearly every model for the game, I should not have any issues with crazy binge buying.

The Great Purge...
So with the pool table going, my hobby/collecting/gaming habits need to change.  It is time to once again start drawing down on stuff I bought and will never use.  There stuff down there I know I will never use already, so what i the point of keeping it around.  I mean honestly, what am I going to do with a Bretonian, a High Elf and two Catachan unopened battalion boxes?  Time to find some kids getting into the hobby and give them a head start.

The Blizzard of 2010  (assuming we don't get another one)...
I shoveled a lot of snow.  My roof and gutters appear to have suffered minor damage.  Damage which of course I don't have a three story ladder to reach.  I lost a few shrubs.  Nothing major when it is all said and done. The big loss from the storm was my ice rink collapsing.  No more playing ice hockey for probably a year or more.  So I am one more step towards becoming a hermit.

The random new Hobby...
So I bought a new DSLR camera in October.  I have really taken to it.  At first I was just shooting my miniatures, but I have started taking pictures of all kinds of stuff.  recently, I thats been origami birds in strange locations.  For those of you who think wargaming is expensive, try buying professional grade Nikon camera lenses.  I am slowing learning how to deliberately adjust the shutter speed and aperature to create cool pictures.

Star Trek Online...
Over the snow break, I played way too much.  After that initial 40 hours, now I am settling into a nice 20-30 minutes a day of it.  Game while now much less buggy and more user friendly, does seem like bare bones ans unfinished.  Now that the game play is fairly sound (not perfect, but good), Cryptic Studios needs to add content at rapid pace.