  NEWS I’ m leaving for the states by December 15 at the latest.  My mom just popped it on us and all plans that I laid out for Christmas dried up and crumbled like some bad movie special effect.  It sucks that I can’ t run that GURPS power game I have planned.  After working so hard in mastering GURPS and adding it to the list of systems I’
ve managed to min- max under my belt.  I pat my own back telling myself its ok…  given what ever screwed up thing happened to me or in the most recent case I happen to screw up…  So there goes the 3 magi…  disappearing from their homeland.
 Its really no place for artists or craftsmen.  You can’ t make enough time in this country without causing one aspect to suffer.  On a positive note,  I’ ll be meeting Thomas in New Jersey.
 We could probably play some soccer while we’ re there.  I don’ t think I’ ll be touching much of my gaming stuff after all the shit I’ ve gone through this term.
 SOCCER The practice went well.  The sun was blazing hot and it was about 30 something degrees when we played.  It took out so much from us but the pressure from the heat at least taught us to maximize effectiveness while minimizing effort.  The heat was so terrible that we resorted to tactics so that we wouldn’ t tire so much.  We developed plays and we were beginning to get a hang of them.
 At around five…  some freshmen asked us to join them.  At that point we were so spent…  we hardly ran during the game.  But it was an amazing improvement as we began to score goals through sheer tactics.  The plays were beautiful as the timing was so carefully planned.
 We didn’ t run much,  and the freshmen were really fresh and sprinted back and forth across the short field.  I guess to us it was a victory cause…  you really can’ t call it a success when your racing against a cripple…
 and we were practically crippled with exhaustion.  But the fact that we scored with out running…  was no less impressive than a crippled man being able to finish a race.  PERSONAL …  You can’ t apologize to someone you don’
t know.  Despite how contrite you may be…  apologies require a connection that isn’ t so easily severed.  I learned something last night…  a simple lesson.
 But a lesson nonetheless.  I tried to see if I could still help out people who have the potential to kick so much ass but I ended up making someone feel like I was patronizing or getting something off my ego.  I was wondering if the person ever read my journal?  I didn’ t think so…  As a personal note…
 people who try to help other people…  may just be helping in the hope that karma might come around and help them.  The lesson about people who really don’ t want/ need help I guess applies in this circumstance I guess.  GAMES I made several breakthroughs in cheesing…
 I have found a way to maximize Protection through knowing when DRs should be high…  and armor reinforcement would be most effective.  I budget the creatures according to the following Mook fest:  give or take 25cp Mooks 75cp ( standard soldiers)  Effective mooks 100cp (
Strom troopers)  Elite mooks 150cp ( Elite storm troopers or Special forces)  Named mooks 200cp Antagonists:  give or take 50cp Average Badguy 300cp ( Elite Dark jedi)
 Elite Badguy 500cp ( Elite Sorcerer Swordsmen)  Named Badguys 700- 800cp ( Cyber- Arch-
magi)  Inhumans:  give or take 100cp Mook 100cp ( Elite LOTR Orcs)  Effective mook 300cp ( White Wolf menagerie)
 Elite mooks 500cp ( DnD Outsiders)  Named Badguys 1000cp ( bad.  very bad)
