Monday, November 30, 2020

Phare de L'hotel: Electric Bastionland Module

Cape du Couedic Light House on Kangaroo Island, Australia. www.travelswithtalek.com




Gray bricks carefully stacked on top of each other form layer after layer of circles evolving into a six story tower. The tower is topped with a large lamp whose cogs and spools are rusted. Above the lamp is a copper green stained roof. Fastened to the side of building are bright gold painted pieces of aluminum decorations. These geometric cascading shapes most often triangular and sharp, closely resemble the Art Deco architecture of the 1920s.



The red and white stripes of the lighthouse were repainted in colors best to compliment the cheap golden decorations, various blues with the occasional maroon and orange flourishes. The bottom floor extends out the back to create a large hall with glass ceilings. The whole look of the place is much of a disappointment. so much time and energy went to the remodel for it to look like a clash of conflicting themes and ideas. The modern sharp shapes clashing with he soft and dim nautical shell. This made it very uncanny and oddly disturbing to look at.
The lighthouse resides at the edge of a city, but barely located within the district to still claim to be apart of the sprawling metropolis. The lack of any body of water all the more contributed to the uncanny feeling. Only obscure historians and geologist know of the sea that it used to watch over. For much of the buildings life it shepherd ships through this perilous passage. Even though the sea has dried up the weather is still just as cruel and cold. The inhabitants of the Phare de L'hotel get only a handful reprieves from the rain, not that they would notice nor care. Due to the constant rain the bricks are on the outside are covered in moss and orchid like plants that bloom all year around.

Blue Orchid... yes this is the color they are in real life. My ...

Sunday, June 28, 2020

First* Post

Well I thought this was going to be my first post, but to my surprise I found I have beat myself to the punch. It looks like way back in 2012 I had actually started this whole blogging journey.
It was a bit strange, I thought I had created a new account and see I already had a post. It was like finding a time capsule that you bury under a tree. I have never been much of a person to journal and my memory is pretty shoddy, so it was a rare glimpse into 22 year old me. I have Facebook posts, but I can tell that because of the isolated nature of blogging, I was a bit more... authentic?

But that all an aside from the real purpose of this post; to unveil my new blog! and to outline the uses for it. I wish to use this a repository for my,

  •  OSR/ RPG Campaign Notes 
  • Reviews of RPG products
  • Talking about related concepts and ideas 
That's right folks, I am entering the arena of the Blogosphire. After spending a long time reading blogs, watching the Youtubes, hurling my money at kickstarters I have been struck with inspiration and a crushing feeling of loneliness. While my wife is amazing and tries her best she can only handle so much. Hours of reading Patrick Stuarts (http://falsemachine.blogspot.com/) witty and fanciful writing, exploring the many failed careers of Electric Bastionland  (http://www.bastionland.com/), and catching her up on the controversies (Zak S) have left her overstimulated on bunch of stuff she barley cares about. 

However, this blog will also include,

  • My philosophical ideas
  • My probably problematic and shortsighted rants 
  • My goals and obstacles
  • And what ever else I need to say
I will try to stay way from current events as much as possible, or cover my thoughts and ideas after the dust has settled. This keeps in line with my own philosophy of not participating in online movements.  

Well that's all for now.