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Last we met, I talked about going back to the ol’ grindstone<\/a>. Yip. I am definitely back to work. So much so that I sat around and forgot to write a blog post for today. Let’s see what I dream up in short order? How about a few random updates?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Photography Front<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is time to prepare to renew my Certified Professional Photographer<\/a> credentials. It is hard to believe it’s been six years, but here we are! This involves tabulating various conferences and trainings. To fill in the gap between where I’m at and where I need to be to fulfill my continuing education obligations, I’ll be watching some PPA<\/a> education videos. There is a lot of good information out there and it is a good kick in the pants to put my mind right from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of photography, I am always looking for new collaborations. How can I help your business, portfolio, or event? Let me know! Most of my past gigs involve taking headshots, either corporate or acting\/modeling. I am thinking about doing something different with that during the cold winter months. If the day job allows my mind to function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back To Work At The Day Job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I’ve already harped on this. January and February are particularly busy for one of the offices I assist. Let’s leave it at that. It is going well, but it is a pretty heavy brain drain at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaming and Miniatures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This looks to be another year of fun games and painting miniatures. For the first time in close to twenty years, I got a game of Mordheim in last weekend. It was fun to pull out the old models and terrain and spar with half-remembered rules. In a few weeks, the DnD campaign I’m running should get back on track. Then there is the one I am a player in that is about to take an interesting turn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For painting? I finished 509 models in 2023. Almost all are what would be considered table-top quality. One earned a silver medal at ReaperCon. This year, I am slowing down a bit. I simply have too much going on and time to paint is narrowing. However, I am hoping to stay ahead, painting more miniatures than are added to the unpainted stock. That could be tricky. We shall see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There You Have It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My “what can I talk about and type up in five minutes” blog post for today. Not bad? And I didn’t even mention the part about considering doing some video content again. We’ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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