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Came to a startling realization today Mike was right.

#1 Empire91

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 04:57 AM

Last night, as I was sitting around enjoying the company of my family, I came to the realization that Mike was right. Paintball is just a game. I mean, it's summer, I have plenty of free time, and yet, yesterday, I hardly thought about paintball at all. I have an amazing girlfriend, a wonderful family, a job, and school. And the startling fact I came to last night is that I want to spend more time with them, and more time working and bettering myself. Paintball is fun, but it isn't nearly as important to my identity as I thought it was. Has anyone else realized this? Or am I just late to the party?

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 05:44 AM

No your not the onlyone to realize that right now I dont care about paintball I have the summer to do what ever I want then I get to chase bad guys and ride in a car with lights on the top not going to waste my summer playing paintball

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 05:52 AM

I have got two kids, a wife, and a fulltime job. Although I spend a good deal of my working hours on the forum, I dont use a lot of actual free time here. Now that I am picking back up my studies, my time here has cut in half, at least. Come fall, I will be working a full time job, plus going 6 hours a day to school, plus having my wife and kids. Odds are that paintball will be on the back burner for the next 6 years.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:45 AM

I realized this senior year in High School (I'm 22 now). I've played once since then.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:07 AM

Nope, I still live in the fantasy world where paintball is my life and nothing else matters. I plan on staying there as long as possible.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:31 AM

Kevin, on 16 May 2012 - 10:07 AM, said:

Nope, I still live in the fantasy world where paintball is my life and nothing else matters. I plan on staying there as long as possible.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:41 AM

Empire91, on 16 May 2012 - 04:57 AM, said:

its called becoming an adult

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sticktodrum, on 19 November 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

And yes, Gordon is the sexiest manifestation of "to the front."

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:48 AM

andrewthewookie, on 16 May 2012 - 10:31 AM, said:

Kevin, on 16 May 2012 - 10:07 AM, said:

Nope, I still live in the fantasy world where paintball is my life and nothing else matters. I plan on staying there as long as possible.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 12:08 PM

I haven't played paintball since the second week of January back in 2011, it doesn't bother me that much. Like you said, paintball is a game, it's for fun, it's not the end of the world if you don't play it every single weekend. Some people get more joy out of it than others do.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 12:23 PM

I have to admit, though, I have always enjoyed whoring guns more than the actual game. When a play day comes, I am happy, and have a good time. When I have a gun on the way, I am waiting on pins and needles like a small child waiting for Christmas presents.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 12:25 PM

Yeah, I'm similar. I'd be a happier with a large collection, assuming I'd have a way to properly display them. Not to say I wouldn't enjoy using them and playing paintball, but it sure would make me proud to have a large collection of paintball stuff hanging on the wall in my living room.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 12:25 PM

Latsabb, on 16 May 2012 - 12:23 PM, said:

I was just going to say that lol. I'm surprised how many people havent played in a while that are still on here, but I imagine thw whoring is just as fun if not funner than playing. I go at least once a month, if not more.

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The gold standard isn't what is most popular.By that logic, Justin Beiber is the gold standard of music.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 03:10 PM

Brah when I get my monies, I will have paintball guns displayed over my fireplace like its a cult thing.
Ima be so cool!

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 03:32 PM

Eskimo, on 16 May 2012 - 03:10 PM, said:

Brah when I get my monies, I will have paintball guns displayed over my fireplace like its a cult thing.
Ima be so cool!

it sometimes freaks out the more liberal women i bring back to my place.

"why do you have all these guns?"

*flex my muscles*

"cause baby, they gonna shoot you off like a rocket ship"

*kiss the guns one at a time*

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sticktodrum, on 19 November 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

And yes, Gordon is the sexiest manifestation of "to the front."

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 03:34 PM

With such a smooth line, I am sure their clothes just melt off.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 03:35 PM

Latsabb, on 16 May 2012 - 03:34 PM, said:

With such a smooth line, I am sure their clothes just melt off.

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The ultimate truth in paintball is that the interaction between the gun and the player is far and away the largest factor in accuracy, consistency, and reliability.

sticktodrum, on 19 November 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

And yes, Gordon is the sexiest manifestation of "to the front."