Today is...

First of all, today is Wednesday, which means I had SAGALA tonight. 6 of the boys were there, and for part of the night they were reasonably well behaved, and for the rest they were a bit psycho. But we did get some stuff done, and I think they had a good time. The behaviour is a work in progress...

Secondly, today is the first day of Lent, and many people I know are giving up Facebook, Diet Coke, late nights and more. Drew (my housemate) said someone told him that you shouldn't be thinking "what can I give up for Lent?" but you should ask Jesus how you should show your love for him during the next few weeks. So I am giving up some time, and doing extra devotions each night. Not earlier each morning, like I was stupid enough to try whilst on Ignite, but this time I might actually do it - instead of stubbornly sitting in my bed for half an hour each morning because I was too tired to read, and yet still wasn't just going to lie back down.

Thirdly, this is about two weeks after the Working Holiday Program people would've gotten my new visa application, and they've already sent me my new letter of introduction, yay!!! So, I can stay in Canada for up to another two years if I want, I just have to leave and re-enter Canada to get my new visa.

Fourth, I looked into airfares to Australia over Easter today...

Fifth - there's just two days until the weekend!

The downside to paintball...

Photo from the Sgt Splatters website: http://www.sgtsplatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/146127917_a5c433e825_o.jpg

Yes, I finally managed to go paintballing after many years of fruitlessly trying to get my friends to go to Skirmish (Australian paintball) with me. The bruises aren't THAT bad guys!!

Drew, Austin and Johnny let me come with them to Sgt Splatters last Saturday, yay! It was pretty expensive if you kept on buying paintballs, so I made mine last, and survived on the generosity of strangers dumping their ammo when they had to leave... It was annoying, because everyone else had the same survival instinct as me, and it was very hard to ever get a remotely clear shot at anyone. Not to mention that it was dimly lit (indoor paintballing), and the helmet was kind of a pain. I'll let it slide - it protected my face :)

But in spite of all this, it was still mildly interesting... that is, until my annoyingly persistent brain started harping on about child soldiers in Uganda. That's right, CHILD SOLDIERS IN UGANDA. How are you meant to enjoy paintballing with that going on in your head???

The basic thought story goes, "This was pretty expensive. A whole bunch of young people are here, forking out cash (through the nose!! expensive!!) to shoot each other up with paintballs. (14's, 12's, and I swear there were a few 10 year olds at one stage - with all their own paintballing equipment - not the hired stuff.) We pay so much for this, when there are kids the same age being forced to use REAL weaponry against each other in so many places around the world???? How deranged are we???? They would pay alot more than this, if they had the cash, for the fighting to be over, and to never touch a gun again."

So I don't think I'll go again. Child soldiers in Uganda is a pretty good argument - what can you say against that??? And my sponsorship child, Emmanuel, who I still haven't gotten around to writing to, is from Uganda as well... I think. Or maybe it's Rwanda? One of the two.

What else do we spend our money on?