Dad should be proud.

I have picked up a new sport of sorts: Airsoft. Airsoft what? I'm not quite sure. Airsoft Guns...Airsoft Shooting...Airsoft BBs...Airsoft Attack of the Killer Lin-dawg!!!!!!

Likened to the rules of paintball, airsoft provides a less painful, easier cleanup version of the paint gun sport. No longer do we have to pay outrageously for tanks, paintballs, gear, or a place to play. Airsoft is safe enough for the comfort of your own backyard. Well, as long as you don't have neighbors who could possibly mistake your weapons of choice as harmful and call the cops on you. In that case, it is probably better to find someplace secluded from the public.

A couple of weeks ago, I joined a family in Mass for an afternoon of fun and food. The kids beckoned me to head out to the woods and play. Only functioning with three hours of sleep, I was a bit reluctant. Brad insisted that I try at least one round. "It's like Halo, only real life." Fine. I'll do it. I loaded my pistol with neon bbs and straigtened the eye gear to better fit my face. Teamed up, we headed into the woods. I had minimal expectations of remaining in the game, but I strategically lined behind a tree and found a target. Soon I was handed a shotgun from a girl who'd been declared "out." Matt stepped out in front of my line and POW! OFF with his leg!! Within ten minutes, I was one of two left in the game.

Armed with duel pistols and charged with newfound energy I jumped into a second game. My target was roughly 14 years of age and staked out on the corner of the house. With him in my sight only 6 yards straight ahead, I waited for his face to turn away before standing from behind my bush to shoot. I hit him at least three times and he stayed put. Quite unwilling to give away my location, I just waited for the right opporunity to open fire. Finally - Ping ping ping - three in a row right in his chest. "I'm hit! I'm hit! Stop shooting!" Yeah, take that you lying punk.

And Lindy won game #2. That's when we took this picture.

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