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paintball and poker.

they are amongst the top of my list of most exciting things to do...

why wouldn't it be?

I was accompanied to the indoor paintball field by my best man, my brother-in-law, and my future brother-in-law... (everyone else was either broke or chicken... :-P)

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paintball is a relatively simple sport to understand, to play even. the problem is, like racing, all other things being equal, your gear sets you apart.

Yes, there is strategy and there is patience and there is the balls to just run full out under heavy fire - but in the end, if your marker is a piece of crap, you are not going to tag anyone out...

basically, your marker needs to shoot straight, shoot far, and shoot consistently. if you don't have that, then you are a running target for the guy with the custom autococker, nirogen, evo II and thermal lenses. I'm not saying you need a super awesome marker, tank, hopper, and goggles - but you need a steady showing.

kind of like poker. although, poker, luck can play a huge role.not so much for the better players, but for the other guy... Sure, any two cards can win. well duh, but the person that knows the odds, knows the players, and knows how to bet can consistently come into the money...

of course, if you are really lucky, then you can play however and take out the best player because you have no clue what is going on and you are just throwing chips around.

In any case, I happen to be on point...

so I won.

sketchy, because it was my bachelor party, but you have to admit... I can kick ass if I feel like it - (that along with the utter lack of inebriation on my part)

in any case.

I think I was the first person to win his own classic.

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well... I have forgotten a lot of this night, as it was a while ago (from the vantage of my actually writing this) so I will leave it there.