After a Year

So, hey everyone. Been a while. A year, in fact. I'd like to say that was intentional, but that would be a complete lie. I just fluked into it. And strictly speaking, I'm not back. Not properly anyway - I don't know that this is going to be a regular thing. It's just that, well... about two months ago, I got engaged. And I'm still very excited over it. Oh, it's Andrew talking, by the way, so there's not nerdy stuff going on. Well, not at the moment.

So, yeah - you've missed a lot. And, admittedly, that's my fault, but I'll try to fill you in on the details.

A year ago, I moved in with my then-girlfriend, which involved relocating to Hartlepool. It's fine, by the way - has a very nice nerd cafe called Tea-at-Hart, so if you're ever in the area, that's worth visiting. Unfortunately, the flat is less nice, so I'll be moving again soon.

Then in April - April? ish - we went on a family holiday to Spain and I basically realised that, yeah, this is the one. So, got everything set up, bought a ring, got permission, and popped the question on our anniversary.

She cried, threw it down, and slapped me.

But, she also said yes, so that's good.

So, yeah. I did manage to get a transfer, which made things easier, but also made cash a bit tight. Which kinda explains why I haven't really added to my collections. Except for Magic. My fiance plays too, so we're actually struggling to find room for our collection. Part of why we need to move.

But, essentially, that's been my life since last we spoke. Which might lead you to question why I posted here, just to let everyone know about the non-nerdy side of my life? Well, basically, because I've had something rattling around up there for a while now, and I want to get it out.

It's a bit of a change of pace, but... I was rather disappointed by certain elements of Assassin's Creed Origins, and I want to discuss that. So, to the best of my ability, I'm going to. As I say, it's different, so I can't promise anything will come of it, but over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to do a couple articles about where I think they went wrong, and perhaps what they could have done.

If it works, maybe I'll keep going. I do have some new models that I've just painted, and the prerelease is coming up next month, so who knows - you might have me til the move. Or even beyond. I don't know for certain, but we'll find out together.

Cheers,

Andrew.