A few of my favorite things.

Well, Christmas time is upon us (it's actually Christmas Eve right now as I type this) and that means I am not in school at the moment which also means that I am back in my hometown of Sheldon, Iowa. This also means that Christmas music is constantly played on the radio, which is how I chose the title to this particular blog post because I heard this song twice today. Although, I will say I never knew that song from The Sound of Music was considered a Christmas tune until today, but that's beside the point.

Anyway, to further the chain, this means that the couple of weeks surrounding Christmas will be full of eating, drinking, and general merriment. For me, one facet of the general merriment is the sport of airsoft. For those of you who don't know, airsoft is a game similar to paintball in which players on opposite teams use "toy" guns to eliminate each other from the game (the term "toy" being used very loosely). The basic differences between the two sports are that airsoft guns are much more realistic looking than painball markers and shoot plastic BBs instead of paintballs. My friends and I enjoy playing airsoft very much and plan on having our first ever "snowy battle" in the next week.

To get myself even more pumped for the upcoming battle, I decided to do a little project to make myself some "snow camo." I bought a cheap, white, twin sized bed sheet, sewed and cut it to fit my needs, and then used spray paint to make it awesome. Below are progression pictures as well as the final product being worn by yours truly:

I don't actually believe the camo will help me be seen less by the opposing team, but I KNOW my intimidation factor will sky rocket and that's what really matters. If you would like to learn more about our airsofting adventures or more about airsoft in general, check out our website, AirhardHQ.

That's all I have for now, but be sure to check back soon. I'll definitely have more interesting pictures after our battle (not to mention all the other shenanigans I'll be up to in the next week or so) and perhaps even a new episode of The Chris Wagner Blog Show (but no promises). Until then, Merry Christmas everyone and have a wonderful holiday season!