Wargaming ASKEW: The End of an Obsession

Looking back it was a good times.

You really did make my life so much easier to deal with. Long gone are those nights wondering how I will ever get anything done. Now I am moving on to bigger and better things. You really did take some of my fears and threw them away. So in all honesty you shouldn’t take this as a bad thing. We just grew apart. I am different man then I was three years ago. Back then I was young, scared never knowing what, where, and when to start. Then you came into my life and it just became easier.

No matter how daunting the project you were there. Any mistake I made you were there. You picked me up when I was down. You changed me moving all doubt. My friends knew I was a different person the moment I met you. I was more efficient and determined than before, gone were the lingering fears what the results might be. You revealed the statue behind the marble.

This was the high of newness. I should of known better. Slowly the shades of grey started to creep in. I couldn’t see, but it started with the jealously. The more we showcased ourselves the more I knew everyone wanted you. It was also at this time I started to grow jealous what others had. I thought to could I ever love you the way others loved. Also how far we could we really go together. Where would all this end? It was at this point I started to notice all the bad things you made become.

You made me messy and sloppy the more you came into my life. I started to slacked off. It was hard for me to challenge myself. I seemed to be running around in circles. It wasn’t until I notice just how dark you made everything look and feel. It was at that point I realized I wanted more color and detail in my life. So I started to experiment when you weren’t looking. There was always a risk, still it was exhilarating and over time I was becoming better without you. Still I even thought about incorporating you. I was trying to make it work.

Remember when we tried to mix it up a bit? Without you I was taught some new things and with the help of some close friends it became clear I had to move on. You were a great stepping stone for me– if it wasn’t for you I would never have been able to finally take that leap to the next level. To think that you were not even around just a few years ago. Well of course you were always around… it was just you became perfected and irresistible. How could I not want you! So this is it. We can always be friends just you remember that. So I hope if I stop by and ask for your help from time to time you won’t get upset.

It was fun Devlan Mud you got me through almost 200 Orks. Countless Tyranids and god knows how many Eldar Guardians. You sure did save me a lot of time. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for that! I just know now that I am beyond you and all the cheap tricks that came with you. It is time for me to move onto more advance techniques. Blending, edging, highlighting here I come!

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