post 391 ~ benefits of writing :)


“whatPAINTBALLgear?” (2006) magazine


“Sand Sports” (July/Aug 2006) magazine

post 391 ~ ah, yes, the benefits of writing ;)

  • in the past, when the writer’s bug bit me and i stuck with it, occasionally, i’d reach a level of inspiration (or obsession, lol) where i’d research stuff i never planned… in past fics, i’ve researched network hacking, electronic tax service centers, the yakuza (japanese mafia), rationalist philosophy, the kansas city royals baseball team, and so on…
  • and now, in the midst of my sci-fic “the rosetta” at , when i visited the Borders bookstore today, a couple of magazines caught my eye… “whatPAINTBALLgear?” and “Sand Sports” magazines!… incredible stuff! just absorbing the actual terminology of parts and pieces!…
  • for paintball, there’s the “marker” (main body of the gun), the “loader” (a top-feeding ellipsoid container which can store up to 200 balls), and the bottom-attached “bottle” (which provides the tank-pressurized air)…

  • sand/dune buggies are also referred to as “sand rails” (for the rail frame) or “sand cars”, etc… i’ll need to remove the “glove compartment” in my fic, since hardly any buggies display one…
  • so now i’ll have to go back and update/tweak my story a bit to make it more vivid and real for myself… which is another thing that makes this fun ;)))