Cheese and Magic

I don't know how but i have actually managed to get some good time in on the ladder over the weekend! I wish i could spend another few hours playing but i have to get on with coursework at some point. I sense that now i have won a few games my addiction will flare up once more.
So i took it under advice the other day to get back on the build orders. I have set a target of learning three BOs solidly before i start experimenting again. Today's lesson was how to pull off a 3-Rax semi-ll-in build that Force Strategy Gaming put up on his youtube channel last week. Up until now i have been focusing on macro orientated approaches to games but i thought it would be a good idea to get some early pressure under my belt too. So far today i have played 7 games on the ladder and won 6 of them! That's a pretty good sign i think!
Now i know that i have gone on in previous posts about how much i hate cheese, and i know that a 3-Rax could be considered cheese but it's a valid BO as long as it doesn't become the only thing that i do. I really want to master the 1/1/1 with fast expand build next as that has been great in previous games. The supplementing early defence for a massive economy push after about 10/12mins is SICK!

Other than that i have been out and about with mates in central London and getting electrocuted at the hospital for about an hour or so... Don't ask! Started selling off stuff on eBay so i can afford a new PC too. So far i have put up a few bits of audio equipment that should net about £300-£400 between them and now i am thinking about selling off my Magic The Gathering cards... :

It feels a bit sad to let these go but I really don't have much interest in getting back into deck building. MTG is possibly the greatest card game there is and is second only to SC2 for strategy games but it just costs way too much money and takes up far too much time. I think I'm going to invest the money in the new PC and keep some back so i can carry on playing sealed MTG tournaments - basically where you buy 6 booster packs and get 20 mins to build a deck for the tournament. Much more skill intensive than spending days and hundreds of pounds building a deck because it gives you a far broader game sense. If anyone who reads this wants to get into MTG or if they want to buy a load of cards cheap to bulk up their collection just email me. I'm thinking of selling off the cards in £25 or £50 lumps of random cards and maybe getting rid of the better rares on eBay.

Anyway, hope this finds you all well. Again big shout out to @Resivirus , @TehKrizz and @Day9tv
Peace out peeps
JC