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by Nikkita
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I do apologize for the late postings tonight but I've been spending some time recuperating from the weekend. And no, I don't mean from any dancing injuries I may have inflicted upon myself during last night's wedding reception. What I'm talking about are the welts that seem to be growing bluer and more tender as we speak and the surprise that I made it this far.
Gamervision was challenged by our local Mac store to a paintball match up at Skirmish, one hell of an establishment. For most of us Gamervisioneers, this was a first time with paintball and in the line of fire. For one, I'm proud of my colleagues/fellow soldiers for their good spirit though our skill was not up to par. Way to go team!
My elbow: not even the worst of my battle scars
As for the pain we've endured, there's one thing I have to say. Granted I have a pretty high pain tolerance, growing up with an older brother and all, but as much as a paintball stings upon impact, I was surprised how after a minute of catching your breath how quick you get over it. That is except for the bitching thigh welts I have accumulated. Those are some serious battle wounds I would like to whine about. One welt actually has a blood blister on it! The arms however look pretty nasty, but honestly those hits aren't even bothering me now. In the end if you have to get shot, getting shot in the mask is ideal (unless you're Coop and it gets in your mouth). It's not as startling as you'd think, and as long as that plastic is taking the hit, your skin is going to be pretty happy. On the other hand, neck injuries are nothing to mess with. I was fortunate not be shot in the neck (unlike Coop, that trooper!) and I think it's safe to say from what I've seen, you wouldn't want that yourself. Still, this thigh thing I got going on isn't working for me. It hurts. It hurts like a bitch.
Read more about the Gamervision paintball field trip after the jump!!
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Those traditional top hat magic tricks aren't what you'd necessarily call "fresh material". We've seen the handkerchief in the hat bit for a while now, but the real mystery is: Why are my allergies so bad all of a sudden? There's not much I can do for my sniffles with one ridiculously long scarf of a many colors and really, I don't want to be drawing that much attention to me blowing my nose. However, a box of tissues would be a welcomed sight. Imagine the surprise when you're out and about, and you can't seem to keep up with your sinuses and someone presents you not one, not two, but many tissues from a hat? Now that's a trick that I could use.
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DVICE writer celebrated Earth Week by not plugging into the municipal power grid. Though a week of green has been a rough transition, especially in terms of edibles, here's a little treat that went right.
"My attempt to boil water on Monday was a total mega-fail. So I just couldn’t let this week end without showing that the simplest, most low-tech gear available can often let you do some pretty righteous stuff. All week my diet’s consisted of canned goods, half a dozen bananas, coffee, bread and wine (one friend pointed out I inadvertently turned vegan). Well, I saved the best ingredients for last: marshmallows, graham crackers and dark chocolate. I also saved the smallest, cheapest, most user-friendly, and elegant tool in my alternative-NRG arsenal — the Solar Spark Lighter, a $13 concave mirror with a built-in prong. The minimal rig also comes with a hunk of incense, but I skipped the Zen moment and went straight for the saccharine gold: hello, Smores!"
Do you know what makes me think of smores? Fire. Do you know how we can make fire? The sun. So...? Oh well, maybe it's the arsonist in me but fire will always be cooler than solar. The bigger the fire, the better. Even if it consumes your neighbor's house, that'd still be a pretty impressive blaze. But hey, gotta give credit for creativity.
Disclaimer: TheDailyDairy.com does not condone setting fire to your neighbor's house, even if you don't like them. Do you know how they spell arson? S-E-L-F-I-S-H.
Disclaimer P.S.: TheDailyDairy.com does not condone setting fire to your own home. It's dangerous and you need a place to put your things, even if you want to burn most of them.
Disclaimer P.P.S.: TheDailyDairy.com suggests that if you had to adapt your behavior to the two previous disclaimers that you please stay away from fire all together.
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damn thats insane. those japanese :D...ooops, I saw a coat-tail hanging out
Nikkita totally soft pedaled Gamervision's day on the paintball course. Although we all looked the part, we got our asses handed to us by the Mac store team (which, incidentally, had at least one player on their team who didn't even work at the damn store!) I mean, we hung in there, but we were a battered group by the end of the day.
Oh, man.....I haven't paintballed in years. Neck shots hurt like a bitch, but you want to know real pain, either in the balls or on the top of the head from a high position. My brother got me once like that. He was high on a hill, I didn't see him, perfect shot right to the cranium. I had a headache for a week.
the thighs are worse today. i just want to curl up in a cloud and sleep.