I upgraded my gaming box a few months back when I moved away from college. I finally dropped the awesome-but-dated look of the Guardian case and bought a black Lian-Li aluminum number. Since I only have the one hobby, I also splurged on accessories fitting a true gamer, viz. a Logitech G15 keyboard and G9 gaming mouse.

The result is a system that looks very cool. Unfortunately it lacked the personal touch requisite for it to feel like it was really my rig. Hence, I yet again commissioned my girlfriend to draw me a design for a custom gaming mousepad.



As the erudite have gathered, the design is similar to ancient heraldic imagery. The mythical beasts of yore have been substituted with mythical beasts of modern relevance. The cross is composed of Garand and K98 rifles in silhouette. The shield is flanked by guns gravity and portal, wreathed in barbed wire, and crowned by the 'Uber' helmet done up in pickelhaube style. The motto I have borrowed from the family Shaftoe.



The mousepad itself was made by FUNC Industries and features reversible surfaces of different roughness. The G9 performs on it flawlessly.