New Member Monday - Reading and Weeding

We've got a bit of a mixed bag this Monday - Sure we've got a new blog on the rolls, but we've also lost a few.

First up, our New Member:

GopherDave Abides... 
Keywords: Running a Game Store, Mostly pictures... with occasional words and deep thoughts...

For those of you who have been following Lo's weekly series, this is THE Dude she mentions all the time.  I think they're married or something...   If you've ever wanted some more insight into Lo's Musings of a Game Store owner, GopherDave's blog is the place to go.

Ok, that's the good news.  Now here's the inexorable and unyielding bad news.  We had to cut a few blogs from the rolls.

You see, any good collection needs to be weeded from time to time in order to keep it strong.  Your local library does this all the time.  Though sometimes in sneaky and secret ways since there are a lot of people who treat books with far too much reverence.  Oops, professional, IRL stuff there.  Moving on.

While I was digging around our rolls for the bizarro week Top X, I noticed more than few dead links.  So it was time to strip them out. Below is the list of blogs removed.  If you feel this is in error or your URL changed, please shoot us an email at info@houseofpaincakes.com  so we can fix things.

+++ Without Which Not +++
Omnis Arcanum
Combat Tactics
Imperial Life
Chaotic Paint Studios
FIRST BLOOD
Da Red Wunz Go Fasta!

I don't like to end on a sad note, so I'm making a bad news sandwich - two choice slices of goodness and good times on either side of a kind of depressing filler.  I'll admit t's a lot like a buying artisan bread from a local bakery and then slapping some olive loaf in it, but whaddaya gonna do.  here's slice 2 of the good news.

Those deleted blogs mean that there's a bit of room in the Rooty, Tooty, Big and Shooty and Belgian Waaaagh!-fles blog lists. Hit us up with an email if you want your blog to be moved up. Space is on a first come first serve basis and no requests made via the comments will be acted upon.

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Charity Game Auction-

Hello ladies and gentlemen.  There will be no Top X today since I want the following to be the focus for the day.  Our very own Loquacious is doing what she does best - being a good human being - and wanted to get as many eyes on this as possible.  This is not an advertisement for Armored Gopher or anything like that, they just happen to be the face of the good deed.  So please, with the spirit of the holidays in mind, please check this out.  Even if all you can do is pass it along to a friend, that't a bigger gift than you know.

Huge Charity Game Auction

Cordelia “Cee” Geiken is a wife and mom. Her small size may make her look  like a pushover, but Cee is a fierce and determined woman. Her son runs  track, is in band, and as a senior, is nearing graduation. Her daughter is soon to enter high school, and has endless possibilities ahead of her. Cee’s husband Deane is an enthusiastic, lively and passionate man, devoted  to his faith and family. Deane is also an active member of the local gaming community. The Geiken family  has been dedicated to serving others through leading youth groups, scouting, fundraising for public radio and many more service activities.

This generous and loving family has been hit hard by an accident in August. Cee was riding her motorcycle and had a serious incident that crushed her pelvis and created a tear in her aeorta. The first indications after the  accident were very dire- there was a serious concern that she would not  make it through the surgery intended to save her life.

As stated before, Cee is a fierce woman. She made it through the surgeries and is on the mend- but she has a long way to go. She is out of the hospital and is in a skilled rehabilitation center, working to get well
enough to go home for Christmas.

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She wants to go home for Christmas.  What a simple and tender wish.

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The community of people around her want to help her open GIFTS and not  bills this Christmas.


The ever-rising cost of her recovery and rehabilitation is a serious and pressing worry. The hospital stay, the surgeons, the anesthesiologists, the medications, the medical equipment (such as a specialized bed, wheelchair, and wound care), the ambulance rides to and from doctor appointments, the rehab facility, the physical and occupational therapists, and many more medical expenses have become daunting. In addition , the loss of wages,  extra tanks of gas for her husband to go to and from the hospital to home, extra meals out, the parking passes,  and numerous other incidental costs have hit them financially as well.

In an effort to support the Geiken Family, Armored Gopher Games is hosting a fundraising event, with all proceeds going to the Geikens to alleviate their financial distress.


Saturday December 10, 12pm-6pm


Activities include raffles throughout the event and a live auction (over $1000 worth of games) at 2pm.

List of items donated includes:

Fresco
Mordecainen's Magnificent Emporium
Ultra Pro 18 Pack 10 pocket pages
Isle of Sea Drake
Medieval Handgonnes
Great Expedition
Defense of the Rhine
Erich Von Manstein
KODT #180
Mutants and Masterminds Silver Age
Noble Armada
Malifaux Twisting Fates
Killer Bunnies Red (and 7 expansions)
Bugs
Munchkin Zombie Kill-o-Meter
Bankruptcy Card Game
Master of Devils Pathfinder Novel
Game Science Color Explosion Dice Set
Albert's Insomnia
Resident Evil Playmat
Yugioh playmat
FoW M10.3 GMC Tank Destroyer Platoon
Scavengers
Martian Dice
Ligretto Green
Crappy Birthday
Impossible Machine
Hecho
King's Vineyard
Master Builder
Kings of War:Elves
Dixit Odyssey
Frag Gold Edition
Magic Duel Decks
Guardians of Graxia
Alhambra New York
Thebes
Samarkand
7 Ate 9
Life -Vintage Edition
Monopoly-Vintage Edition
Risk -Vintage Edition
Magic: the Gathering Singles Binder (Mostly 2011 Uncommons but many others)
Crocheted Hat & scarf sets
55" Projection TV
Home Décor items
Art Prints
Avon Basket
AND MUCH MORE --

Please join in this effort to help an incredible family, going beyond charity and redefining community.

For more information, please see this article. To bid on an item or donate, please contact Loquacious

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New Member Monday - Bitter Tears, Freshness and Drawings

Hello, hello, hello!  Lauby here with another New Member Monday for you.  Well... there's actually a bit of OLD member Monday but that'll be explained later...

... OK... NOW.  I think that's later enough.

Kennedy who many of you know and love from 40k for the New Professional had all of his hard work reduced to this:

He has no idea why and the fine people at Google seem to be pretty clueless as well.  In any case he had to start over.  Which I don't need to tell you, sucks total balls. 

Since this is the kind of thing that would kill a lesser man's interest in blogging, I thought I do Kennedy a solid and re-pimp his blog at its new URL and urge you all to head on over there and give him a hearty slap on the back.

Also, in case you missed it, we changed the function of our blog rolls a bit.  So look to your right and tell us what you think.



New Member Monday


40k for the New Professional (Mk. II)
Keywords: 40k, Malifaux, Stupid Dumb Smart Crap, Life Coaching, Rising from the Ashes Like a Glorious Pheonix

Dice 'Til Dawn
Keywords: Warhammer 40k, Warmachine, Dystopian Wars, Warhammer 40k RPG, Brand Spankin' Newness


Flavour of the Month
Keywords: 40k, Ramblings, Opinions, Unskilled, Fluff, Brand Spankin' Newness


Wobbly Model Syndrome
Keywords: Warhammer 40k webcomics

No essay this week, so here's a song I've been grooving on recently:

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