HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY, BONGOLESIA BLOG!!!!

Wow...the time sure flies when you are having fun...
And this blog marks it's fifth birthday today...

102 posts, 72 followers, 25K + page views...

And the hits just keep on coming!

Once again I am humbled and appreciative of those folks out there that continue to read this blog and support my Imagi-nation, my third world African Hell-hole...

This year saw some interesting changes...The creation of Two Facebook Pages, (One group page, and one "Official Government Page"), and this blog being awarded a "Stylish Blogger Award". Also, it's been graciously mentioned by a few others in the creations of their imagi-nations.
Sadly though, the game I was going to run at Origins fell through, and it seems like next year will be a bust also, as the date is now Memorial Day Weekend...but I still have Gencon...muah hah hah!

Bongolesia has charmed many, infuriated some, upset others, disgusted a few, and really rankled those with very thin skins and sensitive personalities. Yet, those who see it for what it is, see it for what it is,,,a dark satire; gallows humor.

And that it's not "Real",. (despite the USPS sending mail there), and is just a place to have imaginary battles and shenanigans with little toy soldiers...

From myself to allow me to keep this blog going for five years...I offier my most sincere thanks and gratitude...

LONG LIVE THE NATION!

HAIL BONGOLESIA!

"Taking Stock of What I Have..."

"An Inventory of sorts...."

Also known as "inventorying my stuff"...It's gotten to the point that I am starting to lose count and focus of what I have and what I need to work on...sigh...this past T-giving weekend, I ran a couple of introductory games...and had problems finding the right pieces of terrain...So I've decided to actually get an inventory of some sorts down on paper.Thanks to Excel, I now had a 5 sheet excel workbook going on my 15mm Moderns.I'm starting with my 15mm Moderns and currently am just working on the "painted and ready to play stuff"...

Sheet 1: is figures, # of bases and # of figs : 204 stands, 472 figs...
Sheet 2: is vehicles, (ground and military): 131 including 40+ civilian vehicles...
Sheet 3: is aircraft and watercraft; 15 aircraft, 3 boats...
Sheet 4: is buildings: TBD
Sheet 5: is scenery: The misc little pieces that I have, (fences, signs, billboards, etc...): TBD

The eventual goal is to get all of the stuff on the inventory. For buildings I will number them on the base and have a photo of each.After this, will come a list of the "UNPAINTED" 15mm Moderns. This will give me an idea of my "mountain of lead", and what needs to be done...
Years from now after I regain my sanity, I will continue this project with my 15mm ACW, and my 20mm Vietnam, and my 25-28mm, Pulp, Cowboys, Pirates, Horror, Fantasy, and Colonials...
It will make me cry, but it will give me an idea of what I have....
And then I will cry even more...