Christmas Vacation

A few days ago, I left my apartment in East Lansing to come home to Beverly Hills for the holidays. Normally, I tote my two army cases, my paints, my backpack, and everything else I need to playing Warhammer 40k with me. Usually that means my complete packing list is a backpack (with computer and toiletries), a full laundry bag, a guitar and amp, and a second backpack and extra case for 40k.

Not this year. Since I’ll only be home for two weeks, I have to save my money (no gas or plastic crack), I didn’t want to make two trips down the stairs, I need to work on a research project, and since I’ll only be home for two weeks, I left all of my 40k stuff an hour away. Honestly, I probably could have even left my guitar and amp at the apartment as well, since only two weeks isn’t much time for practicing (although I am going to learn some Beatles songs for my mom…).

Before leaving, I figured that I should at least bring back the paints to start on the showcase army I mentioned previously, but due to space limitations in my backpack, they were excluded. I know that I’ll probably make one trip to Games Workshop while I’m home (I usually get a giftcard from my parents), so some plastic crack will make its way back to EL with me, but I’m not going out of my way to make this season a 40k-filled one.

I’ve even been severely lacking in my moderation duties, although that was more due to me having my hardest semester yet, plus being selected for a research opportunity, so my relative lack of excitement for 40k has been around for a while. I did play a game (1500, vs Eldar, Take and Hold, Pitched Battle) last Thursday, which was a close loss for me. I only needed one more turn, and I could’ve pulled off the win (we ended after six). Anyway, next semester I may be able to get back into things, but we’ll see…