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Melomel, Malifaux, and Melee




Malifaux Dead Rider

So, it has been a while. Since we last saw each other, I was living in Indiana. Since then, we have moved to North Carolina and started a whole new mix of adventures. For starters we found the love of war gaming miniatures. It was something I was always enamored with, but never had the money as a kid to play. Now, I have found a new love of it and the money to spend on something such as this. It really is the closest thing to drugs I will get to these days.




My local group plays games at Atomic Empire in Durham, North Carolina. We just started a campaign series which gave me the opportunity to play a new faction. I started with Gremlins which has been a total blast, but for a new series, it demanded a challenge. Thus I turned to the second faction I had been interested in which was Resurrectionist. Hello? Zombies for the win right?

The first three games I played, I didn't do so well. It is a new crew and I am learning the mechanics of the different style of play. Imagine it more like a large chess board where every piece has a different move mechanic and attack style. Each game you play is different with a different strategy and set of schemes to play.  Needless to say, it is the cause of my addiction to miniatures. I even have a new love of painting miniatures. When I started, I absolutely hated painting. Now, it is such fun and a great stress relief.


My other sport I am training for is Armored Combat. This is where you where a full set of armor and go at each other full bore. What better sport to combine my love of fighting, OCR, running, and power lifting? Hello ACL/ITOC/HMB/BOTN! My local group the Durham Dragons gets together and trains weekly at Tactical Kung Fu and MMA. It is also the school I teach fighting and Kung Fu. I also might start teaching Sun Do Won Tae Kwon Do in the very near future. I will keep you posted.


This past weekend, Jennifer and I attended the wedding of her College roommate Katherine. It was a beautiful wedding and a much needed getaway for Jennifer and I. One of our gifts to Katherin and Patrick was some of my Melomel (blueberry mead) for the honeymoon. It is supposed to be the traditional drink for new couples to aid in marital bliss. Congratulations to Katherine and Patrick. I hope that you have a long, prosperous, and fulfilled lives together!

So, next week we head to Indiana for visiting family and friends and then finish the week at the Indianapolis Spartan Sprint. Too much fun to be had in one week? Well, let's try!

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