Vladimir Valchev

Yup, that be me!

So, I went to my first paintball event with 8 other friends. The place was kind of far from where we lived, so we had to be patient and tried to suppress our excitement for that period of time. When we got there it was around 12:00 I’d say.. It was really hot and I was wearing a T-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt. I was the only one wearing shorts – all my friends were wearing full pants, some even had multiple layers of jackets and jerseys.
The admission plus the mask and gun rental was 35 dollars, plus 20 dollars for 500 paintballs. There was some discount on buying more tho, so we each got to share. Sure it is kind of expensive but it so cool. We got to play on two different terrains (most of them were already occupied). One was a typical western city with many buildings, parked cars and a tower in the middle, while the other one (called “Armageddon”) was a bunch of ruins. We joined a bunch of more experienced guys and we got owned. I still think I did okay though. It was really hot outside, at least 90 degrees, so.. yeah. 5 hours under the scorching sun and a whole lot of fun!

Well, I’m going to fulfill this goal tomorrow, hopefully. We’ll be there all day, so expect pics.

Ok, here’s the thing. I’ve never gotten drunk and I’m 17 years old. My record is 2 beers and something, I’ve gotten a little bit tipsy but I’ve never actually gotten really drunk. I want to do it only once, with friends and while celebrating or mourning something. I tried to get drunk two weeks ago because I was depressed. Relationship problems. I drank two beers, pretty fast. My parents also had strawberry flavored vodka, which I finished. It was like a shot or two. Or more, I don’t remember. That got me tipsy, I was kind of dizzy, you know.. funny walking. It felt good. Then I took a bath, while sipping from a bottle of Croatian mastika, which is a liquor traditionally brewed in the Balkan Peninsula. It tasted terribly, it was quite strong, containing 45$ alcohol. I started coughing and threw up through my nose.. And I had burritos for lunch. Not cool.