Memorable day out for everyone

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My Nose - is it a the result of a cat scratching my face? No.

I learned an important lesson today at the big outdoor paintball field. Stay cool and hydrated. I'm sure everyone, including the staff will remember me for a while - I'm living proof when they warn players to drink lots of fluids. While I had a glass of water when I woke up, the only other drink I had was a cup of coffee with breakfast at Tim Hortens.

After only 2 games I was breathing hard and feeling all out of it. I sat down in the shade off on the side of the dead box staging area. It was very strange since I'd never had this sort of experience before. I sat fighting to stay awake but before I knew it, I was drifting off to "sleep." At one point I recall opening my eyes and realizing I was blind - like my brain just could not process any information from my eyeballs.

And then at one point I suddenly felt very relaxed. In fact, I vaguely recall dreaming a bit as my mind wandered. And then before I knew it, I heard voices and I realized the cool sensation I was feeling was my face in the gravel: I'd fallen off the bench when I fainted. I was escorted off the field for a break and given a cold-compress from the first-aid kit.

Besides that, I had a great time. I was able to use my marker with no troubles and the new barrel was nice. Kind of difficult to judge its performance because we were firing at such long ranges. I had EvilTwin and his brothers join me and overall it was fantastic. They've just left after a steak dinner at The Keg (why hadn't I noticed how lovely all the servers were before). I've already disassembled my Ion for cleaning and I'll leave it to dry overnight (paint got inside the breech and I had to wash it inside and out). For now, I think I'll give my folks a call and then call it a day and go to bed.