The Subtlety of Grandness

Just another typical day in Plymouth, I suppose. Tomorrow is my first day off in 18 days.

So driving through town yesterday was a pain in the rear, courtesy of the Scream 4 production rolling to shoot some scenes. The bad news is that I missed Alison Brie. Le Sigh. About a week ago I noticed workmen constructing the most ghetto addition to one of the restaurants in town. In the parking lot next to the restaurant they were building a wood frame, but they were putting it atop the concret of the parking lot. Any layman will tell you that’s all sorts of crazy. Well, turns out it was for the police station in the movie, or at least, the external shot of it.

Also, slow on updating this month. It’s crunch time at work. Going on my 10th straight day at the office. Argh.

Another weekend, another weekend festival here in Plymouth.  Last weekend was the 4th of July festivities. This weekend it’s Art in the Park, which must be the biggest festival all year, because I’ve never seen downtown Plymouth so packed. It’s high summer, and there are thousands upon thousands milling about the artisan booths. It reminds me quite a bit of the U District’s annual street fair in Seattle. Anyway, since it is high summer and ungodly bright and hot outside, I dusted off the old DP1, since shooting in bright daylight is just about all it can do. With that said, it delivers amazing performance, especially for its compact size.

Damnit, honor and fanboyism and my gaming background pretty much require that I pick this up. It’s $80, too. At least you get a lot in the (big) box. This is essentially a tactical combat game with nearly 140 plastic figures, a big map, dozens of cards, a ton of dice, and more. Pit Lannister host versus Stark host with more factions to come in expansions. It doesn’t hurt that Fantasy Flight did a fantastic job with the diplomacy/strategy board game. It’s just, why couldn’t this have shipped before my birthday?