Tasteless and Artosis.

(Artosis, Tasteless - web image)

Tasteless and Artosis are the names of Ben’s favourite Starcraft 2 casters. Their commentary on SC2 matches is both funny and interesting, though incomprehensible to non-gamers. We’ve put the new Samsung TV to good use watching live net broadcasts streamed from Korea. The TV wasn’t so cool when, after only three weeks of use, it suddenly failed to operate. Fortunately the electronics store was happy to exchange and the replacement is functioning well. In other news of the month, the Mulgrave Country Club directors decided to suddenly remove the club’s pool tables. We plan to punish them financially by not renewing our memberships and ensuring that our vast entourage of friends and relatives are aware of the injustice. We did try another pool hall in Syndal but were quickly driven out by loud techno music. How anyone can skillfully pot pool balls with that playing in the background is beyond me. Ben’s had occasional outings with friends though most time is still spent at home. Painting of Warhammer models continues each day and painting skills are improving. Thus February finishes and we march into March.

Portal 2.

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Portal 2, the game that couldn’t be played back in August 2013, has been successfully completed. Ben has mastered the physics of the Portal gun, navigated labyrinthine levels, defeated the final boss and emerged from Aperture Science’s massive underground complex out into a golden wheat field that stretches to the far horizon. Farewell to GLaDOS and Wheatley, it certainly was a fun game for a non-player to watch with some very funny lines and that very catchy tune in the final credits.

Professionally perfected figurines.

Iwata compressor and air-brush.

The box contained an Iwata compressor ordered online from South Australia. The compressor runs very quietly and provides air for an Iwata Eclipse air-brush purchased online from Japan. Our Japanese friend Yumi kindly listed some of the many uses of airbrushes:

Possibilities: a) your car painted with never extinguished flame and naked woman, b) your house painted with rainbow colour walls and unreadable statements, c) professionally perfected figurines.

And we're going for option (c), although the Honda fuel tank would look good with flames. Rainbow house painters will need a much bigger brush.

As for why the kitchen table was so clean... that just happens from time to time. It's not clean any more.

What's in the box?

What's in the box? And why is the kitchen table so clean?