Friday night I went to TTAC3 for the team Christmas dinner and it was great. I really enjoyed seeing everyone and the food was definitely awesome, many thanks to Brian for allowing us to have a good time there. I wish I could have brought Maggie & Brandon but the dinner was late and she thought it’d be best if they stay at home. Heh I even had a small drink with Brian and it must have been the first time I’ve had alcohol in at least 5 years. I agree with Odessa, we should do gatherings more often because they’re always so much fun!

On Saturday Mario, Stephen, Eddy & I went to Flag Raiders to play what I’m sure was our last outdoor game of the year and it was fun! Much of the day Zeon was playing the role of terminator (as it was his birthday) and I definitely blasted him a lot. 😉 The weather was ok, it was a bit cold but clear and sunny for most of the game. There was a light layer of snow which made the ground a bit treacherous and I twisted my ankle running up a hill as I didn’t notice the gopher hole (flat feet and rigid ankles are a bad combination).

I’m happy to report that my CQBR upper works just fine with my Systema SCK lower though I didn’t get much hop on the BBs for some reason. I’ll have to try it out when it’s warmer as it’s possible the nub was too hard from the cold to apply much backspin. My M4 PTW also had the same problem initially but as it was used more and more the hop up nub seemed to “break in”.

Me and the rest of the human contingent taking on the “Terminator” at least till I get shot in the back… Yeah my reloads were slow, my body wasn’t cold but the weather definitely affected my hands.

And from the Terminator’s point of view. LOL at the end of the video I’ll be frank, I did not know if the Zeon was in play or not which is why I didn’t shoot at him…

On Sunday the family went out for some Pho and it was fun. Hehe I wanted to give him a lime again but Maggie objected unfortunately. We then went to Center Point mall to pick up a few odds and ends for the house. While Brandon was asleep, I played a bit with my M249 and put a new stock on it… Now all I’m missing is the proper barrel and it’ll be as close to the MK.46 as I can get. I also reconfigured my 6094a vest and it’s ready for CQB play (I think)…

It was a fun and productive weekend, I enjoy my job but am sad to see the weekend go.