I'm finally back from my holidays in the French Alps. The weather was nice and warm. At first we had fled the grim British weather, but now, i must say we finally are in the real summer. Erm. Next topic, of importance I might add: A few days ago I got one year older, but, because I was on holidays, I didn't receive any real present (ie, apart from the usual shirts/polos/socks...). Everything was waiting for me at home:
Je suis enfin de retour de mes vacances dans les Alpes, avec au menu chaleur et soleil. Apres la grisaille anglaise, ca me changeait. En revanche, la chaleur est desormais au programme ici. Pendant mes vacances, j'ai fete mon anniversaire, sans recevoir de vrais cadeaux (je ne parle pas des classiques chemises/polos/chaussettes). En revanche, de beaux paquets m'attendaient a la maison: Des figs Venexia, The art of War in italy par Taylor, et les Guerres d'Italie par Mallett et Shaw. Beau programme, non?
Lots of Venexia miniatures, The Art of war in Italy by Taylor, and the Italian wars by Mallett and Shaw. I guess you found what would be my next project ;)
Now. Since my return, I saw lots of bloggers answering 20 questions. I wondered why, but then I discovered Ray and Fran started it. Figures... As a member of the Rejects' French chapter, I had to answer them:
Depuis mon retour, j'ai remarque que beaucoup de bloggeurs repondaient a une vingtaine de questions. J'aurais du me douter de l'origine: Ray et Fran. En tant que membre francais de leur congregation de joyeux lurons, je devais y repondre:
1. Favourite Wargaming period and why? Periode de wargame preferee et pourquoi?
Tricky start. It changes a lot. But I'd say Ancients, simply because of the epics, and the feats from desperate generals fighting against hordes of barbarians... I guess it must be related to my vivid imagination.
Ca commence bien. Je pencherais pour l'antiquite, a cause des epopees, et des grands heros et generaux qui se battirent contre les barbares. En fait, c'est une periode qui me fait travailler l'imagination.
2. Next period, money no object? Periode en projet, l'argent n'etant pas un probleme?
I'd say Imagi-nations, in a XVIIth-XVIIIth fictional Europe, with at least 3 different countries.
Pour moi ce serait un projet Imagi-nations, situe dans une Europe fictive du XVIIe - XVIIIe siecles.
3. Favourite 5 films? Mes 5 films preferes?
In no particular order:
Alien
Aliens
the Seven Samurai
Tampopo
the first Star Wars trilogy
4. Favourite 5 TV series? mes 5 series TV preferees?
Battlestar Galactica
Band of Brothers
Black Adder
Doctor Who
Fraser
5. Favourite book and author? Auteur et livre prefere?
The Lord of the Rings, by Tolkien.
6. Greatest General? Can’t count yourself!!
Hannibal. He's the only one to really have scared the Romans to death.
Hannibal, car ce fut le seul a avoir effraye reellement les Romains.
7. Favourite Wargames rules?
Sadly? Fortunately? NONE! I like paying with everything
Aucune! J'aime jouer a toutes les regles, du moment que j'y prends du plaisir.
8. Favourite Sport and team?
Rugby, and especially the Bayonne Rugby (Aviron Bayonnais)
Allez, allez!
Les Bleus et Blancs de l'aviron bayonnais!
9. If you had a only use once time machine, when and where
would you go? Si je pouvais utiliser une machine a remonter le temps une seule fois, ou et quand irai-je?
Back to the ides of March to see if Caesar really said "tu quoque mi fili", or simply "mummy, it hurts"
J'irai a Rome lors des ides de Mars pour voir si Cesar a reellement dit "tu quoque mi fili", car j'y crois pas trop.
10. Last meal on Death Row? Mon dernier repas dans le couloir de la mort?
Here we go:
first, Foie gras truffe with a glass of Pacherenc
Then a Chicken a la Gaston Gerard, with a glass of Givry ( from a 2005 bottle, the best year in my opinion)
after that, a selection of cheese, with a glass of Rully (still a 2005 bottle)
and then, a Raspberry tiramisu with a glass of 1996 Sauternes (fruity, sweet, and a nice amber color)
11. Fantasy relationship and why? Relation fictive et pourquoi?
Jodie Foster: redhead, speaks a flawless French, and you can have a conversation.
Jodie Foster: elle est rousse, parle un Francais impeccable et on peut avoir une discussion.
12. If your life were a movie, who would play
you? Si ma vie etait un film, qui jouerait mon role?
Antonio Banderas (I'm half-Spanish, you know)
13. Favourite Comic Superhero? Superheros prefere de BD?
Hmmm, tricky, since I don't really read comics. But I'd say Asterix (from the Goscinny period)
14. Favourite Military quote? Citation militaire preferee?
" NUTS!" in 1944 or, "MERDE!" for the 1815 version
15. Historical destination to visit? Destination touristique a visiter?
Italy: you can see a lot of European History there.
L'Italie, veritable concentre d'histoire europeenne
16. Biggest Wargaming regret? Plus gros regret wargamistique?
None at the moment, I'm still young
Aucun, je suis encore trop jeune ;)
17. Favourite Fantasy job? Metier imaginaire prefere?
Jodie's private masseur ;)
Masseur particulier de Jodie
18. Favourite Song Top 5? Mes 5 chansons preferees?
I'm too eclectic for that, and besides I'm contaminated by my daughter:
- the wheels of the bus
- Bah bah Black sheep
- London bridge is falling down
- Old Mc Donald
- Hickory dickory
19. Favourite Wargaming Moment? Mon meilleur moment de wargame?
A memorable game of NPOW with my Friend Antoine, me playing the French, and He playing the Russians. We spent more time joking and laughing than actually playing ;)
Une partie inoubliable de Npow avec Tonio, Francais contre Russes. On a passe plus de temps a raconter des conneries et a se marrer qu'a jouer.
20. The miserable Git question, what upsets
you? Et enfin, qu'est-ce qui m'enerve?
Prepping the minis, rolling too many ones, paying the bills (not enough money for more minis), failing at following a good cooking recipe and the average level of cultural mediocrity in our modern and developped societies...
Ebarber les figs, faire trop de 1, payer les factures, rater une recette, et surtout le niveau moyen de mediocrite culturelle de nos societes modernes et developpees...
