Misha, a tuxedo cat, resting his head on the edge of a circular cat bed.
Last night we said goodbye to Misha. We’re in a real bad way at the moment, just working through our immense grief.
We only had him for 9 years, but it was half his life, and he had an amazing run of relatively great health until very recently.
He was our lovely cuddlebug bastard, and we miss him.
#SydneyGeoQuest was two weeks ago, and it’s been a rough fortnight in which to edit and schedule this video, but it’s finally out! Please enjoy our shenaniganery! #Geocaching
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A selection of Lego construction minifigures atop a 32x32 plate in light green.
A selection of Lego minifigures conferring atop a 32x32 plate. Partially built onto the plate are two dark gray sidewalks and the foundation sections of a building, also in dark gray.
While I’m on observation duty for our cat, the crew have begun the work of yet another building in the city. #lego
I’ve got a pending edit for a #geocaching video lined up, so that’s going to be done, but #Lorcana league is going to have to pause for a bit while we take care of our boy. Gonna just invite our friends over for casual play in the lead up to Archazia’s Island.
Gotta think of more home projects.
The Megan and I have both really cried our hearts out for this cat - my first pet and Megan’s cuddliest - and at this stage it’s just monitoring his condition to see if he wants to keep going.
So far he’s been eating and napping, and he’s gaining back weight, which is a good sign.
So we’ve had Misha at home for 72 hours now, two weeks after the initial hospitalization for vomiting blood, repeated admissions and stays the vets, and a diagnosis of lymphoma.
With him being 18 and finally showing his age, we’re switching to pallative care to make him comfy and loved.
I don’t usually conduct interviews on videos - most of the vlog is just us going about us enjoying the event - but learning to respectfully interview people is a good skill to learn!
As part of the vlog’s adventure through #SydneyGeoQuest (a video I was supposed to start editing on Monday if it wasn’t for the emotional rollercoaster that was my cat), I ended up conducting four quick interviews with people related to the event.
Just looked at the footage and it looks great! 😮💨
A shot of part of the black, white, and gold Western Sydney Wanderers scarf celebrating 10 years since winning the AFC Champions League trophy.
Gear goals: I got that scarf I wanted. #wswanderers
After a some trepidation, I have finally bitten the bullet (as I have no nearby sports friends) and booked a seat to the Western Sydney Wanderers match tomorrow - because I’ve always wanted to go to one, and I’m so tired of waiting for someone else to come with.
It’s finally time (for me).
The third floor (break room and storage) from one angle.
The break room and storage from another angle.
The break room and storage from yet another angle.
The fully completed Lego modular, viewed from front-on.
Aaaaand done. #Lego
The front view of the modular, which is a Lego Store
A view from above of the second floor of a custom Lego modular, which is a Lego Store.
A zoomed-in shot of some of the builds within the second floor of the Lego Store.
Another view of some of the builds within the second floor of the Lego Store.
Build progress. #Lego
This build is coming together nicely. #Lego
Nope, still up, we put ours up in mid-December and we are very slowly crawling our way through January, hopefully before February?
Can’t be there (it’s a whole other continent to fly to) - but what is Turbo Pack Rush? (Or Turbo anything?)
A blank MILS baseplate with a teal brick separator on top.
Six large tubs of Lego pieces, a cat, and pet stairs.
Starting on the next modular - the cat is (not very) enthusiastic about it. #Lego
Sat down on the couch with the Megan, after almost two weeks of Christmas/New Years shenanigans + having people over + people staying over + mild family drama.
No one at home now except the two of us and the cat.
Just took in the serenity and silence.
Ended up starting the new year watching Kyle Kallgren’s nearly decade-old video essay From Caligari To Hitler: Imagining The Tyrant, and I feel like I’ve just locked into the mental frame I need to be in for the rest of 2025.
Happy New Year! The dude behind the counter was NOT prepared for punching in that many GCs but I appreciate his enthusiasm in doing so anyway!
(At the #Lego Store, Jan 1)
Me: Hi, I’d like to preorder the Tudor Corner set please.
Them: Yup, that’ll be $350.
Me: Great. (Unloads several sheets of paper) Let’s go through these gift certificates and see what that comes down to.
(Some time passes)
Them: That’ll be… $130.
Me: (mild fist bump)
A sealed Disney Lorcana - The First Chapter booster box.
The Megan invited me out to grab a couple of cleaning appliances for the house, and while we were out, we checked out an LGS and managed to score a boostie box of The First Chapter (which is either difficult to find or overpriced here). I call that a good end to the year! #Lorcana
Post-Christmas, Pre-New Year sorting, which is probably the quietest time to do it before we do more League scouting next year. #Lorcana
We are NOT getting through our Christmas leftovers fast enough.
A printed copy of the tabletop roleplaying game Fängelsehåla.
@diekugames.bsky.social my copy has arrived! #Fängelsehåla
A custom-built Lego modular building - a pub and arcade, plus a two story crafter’s apartment.
It’s done! #Lego
Do I:
1. Hop into the car early tomorrow morning and drive out to grab some suddenly discounted Into The Inklands boosties, or
2. Be content with the perfectly extant Ursula’s Return boosties sitting in the other room?
#Lorcana
On the other hand, they loved seeing the Vanellope rares so maybe making a Sugar Rush Speedway deck for them wouldn’t be off the mark as far as introducing them to the game…
So the Megan gave me a #Lorcana boostie box for Christmas. My younger cousins saw it they asked if they could open packs, so I took the time to explain how the game worked, only to be interrupted by the youngest, a 7yr old:
“How do we know which ones are expensive and rare?”
🫠
A booster box of Disney Lorcana - Ursula’s Return trading cards.
My wife has set me up for many rounds of Pack Rush with her.
I WAS going to ask the Megan to test her new #Lorcana deck(s) out as she’s now created a 🟣🔴 aggro/bounce, and some weird 🟡/? contraption - but with a bevy of holiday events the rest of the week, and with us running on fumes right now, this might have to wait until (checks) …Friday???