Wonky Tomorrow

I have several things set to go out tomorrow, so I shouldn't be missed, but I wanted to let you know I won't be here for most of the day and have no idea how I'll feel once I return. Even when I don't feel well, I usually check the blogs at least once a day to moderate comments, so don't think I've forgotten you if you leave one and it doesn't appear within a few hours.

I still have no stove, refrigerator, or AC. I did get to take a shower the other day and wash some dishes today, but I still can't organize and decorate, etc., because I'll just have to move it all once they bring the fridge and move this old, funky, nasty stove out of here. It would just be way too much work. However, if they haven't handled the matter by Friday, then I am going to put this furniture in place and tell them they have to move it when they finally do come through...

This is no way to live.

I am taking the GURPS book with me tomorrow. The further into it I get, the more I remember why I never learned this system: it's deep and complicated. While I love that it covers so much ground, and is as in-depth as it is on those subjects, I already know several gaming systems fairly well. I'm starting to think it would be easier just to convert the Role Aids books to a system with which I am already familiar.

But I don't want to be a quitter; this would be yet another major project that I backed-out on once the going got tough and I don't want that. I left a lot of things behind when I moved here. It isn't far away from where I was, but I wanted to make it a fresh start and this project has become something of a badge of honor in those regards.

It also justifies the money I've spent on all these "generic" supplements, third-party utilities, and obscure systems over the years. The Land of Nippon will serve as the Orient and I think conversion from Bushido to GURPS should be pretty straightforward. I have to admit though, where once the idea of converting systems and combining disparate elements excited me, I now just see it as more work... I'm sincerely hoping something inspirational comes through and changes that.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009