"One swallow does not make a summer"

...but changing the clocks forwards helps.

That's not what Aristotle was talking about of course,  on his discourse into happiness--but like most I'm hoping the extra sunshine will mean a little extra happiness.

The ironically named SAD syndrome is a bit of a highlight into modern thinking that I need to stop the problem not address the cause.

Let's go on holiday to get rid of the blues or take some painkillers to get rid of that headache.

It always makes me curious when I see people knocking back paracetamol with their coffee when they admit to having drank no water the whole day. My words fall on deaf ears when I remind them that dehydration is the most common cause of headache.

Sometimes my eyes are so fed up from a week staring at computer/phone/tv screens that I just have to give them a break. Having been so busy this last year doing work on weekends that when all the screens are off it's difficult to know what to do.

Some kind of desensitisation comes over me that after watching a movie so gratuitous that it's the audio/visual equivalent of drowning in chocolate cake-- how then can you go read a book?

It's difficult to pull away from modernity but so very worth it. The result of which is partly below--and partly going towards my "summer"

My Fiancé Rama's 2nd ever painted model

My own latest Blood Angel

~Fraser

Food for Thought

Is painting your car in "impact blue" tempting fate?

Missing Aircraft

Malaysian authorities are being criticised by the Chinese people for being slow to act and provide information on the missing Jet that is now believed to have gone down over the Indian Ocean.

I understand the frustration at losing a loved one but the anger is totally misplaced.

The original suspicions were of foul play, that it may have been a terrorist hijacking. Would the Malaysian government have benefited from releasing the information from their investigation? Of course not.

The last thing the relatives wanted to hear was "we're investigating where we think the terrorists are." Only later to hear , "the terrorists have now escaped with the hostages. Somehow they knew we were coming. Maybe they watched the news."

When will people realise that if they really care about their loved ones they would rather not know and them have a chance to be saved than knowing what has happened and risk ruining the rescue efforts.

Maybe I'm too rational and not sensitive enough, but wanting "closure" over the safety of their families is a poor sense of judgement. Even if it is a crash, why take the chance?

~Fraser

Food for Thought

There's something innately satisfying about cutting down trees and chopping it into firewood with an axe. Almost primeval -- the adult equivalent of swinging on trees as a child. I think Mr Darwin might have been onto something you know.

~Fraser

Scottish Referendum

So Scotland is poised to make a monumental decision about whether to part ways from England, Wales and Northern Ireland and leave the UK.

It seems ironic after years of fighting for independence and romantic memories of a Jacobite rebellion albeit a distant one that when given the choice Scotland hesitates.

I'm waiting with baited breath considering it really could go either way. I wont labour on the political or economic ramifications but rather that many people will be forced with facing a question of nationality.

I'm British - half Scottish and half English. British is a neat way of tying me together with a single nationality. It seems odd that I might lose that, not get a say in whether it happens, or what it might cause.

While I find myself longing to go back to Scotland for my next holiday I don't ever want to see a border. A lot of water has passed under the bridge regarding our collective British history and I feel those wishing to split are either holding onto ancient grudges or see Britain as having too much sway on making Scotland what it is.

I can't help but feel the opposite. Scotland makes Britain what it is, the same as England.

Let's ditch the out of date expression United Kingdom, it's an obsolete phrase considering we are not a monarchy, despite the royal family we manage to maintain.

It's a phrase which sends out all sorts of bad messages as to who's in charge.

Instead let's stay united behind Britannia. A goddess, whom stayed long after the Romans to represent us as a people.

I can’t wait to be back in the Highlands and know I'll be going there as a Brit and hope I can say that for many years to come.

~Fraser

Food for Thought

Don't assume life is saving you the best bits for last

~Fraser

Blood Angels

Started painting my new 40k army this weekend. Practised the colour scheme on a scout. Always liked the old metal ones and picked up 14 on ebay some time ago.

Fluff wise I thought they made a good ships crew and in game expect them to switch roles between objective seizing and human shields to give my dreads some cover.

First models painted below. Codex inbound from ebay so looking forward to getting some games in when they're done!

~Fraser

Food for Thought

The horse in the field behind my house gave chase to a rook that had landed on it's scratching pole. The horse looked at me confused as I shouted over to it.

"Checkmate!"

~Fraser