Bow And Arrows

I've recently finished the episodes in Sungkyunkwan Scandal with the Dea Sa Rea (Archery contest) and thought, 'ooh, that looks like fun!' So I, being me, ran out and bought a bow and arrow set from Big 5. The bow is little, but I didn't want a cross bow or one of those bows that have the pulley systems, or anything like that so I got the best they had even though it is for children.

The set come with 2 arrows and I think I'm going to have to go get more because it's frustrating to have to go chase the arrows down after only two shots. And chasing them down takes extra time because I almost never hit the target. So my next acquisition will have to be more arrows.

So, yes, I went out and shot today. I actually found an abandoned park near my house when I went walking in the rain and it made a perfect place to do things like archery that take a lot of room without innocent bystanders hanging around in inconvenient 'kill' zones (which was pretty much everywhere in front of me...except the target).

It wasn't long before a little kid rode his scooter up to investigate. "Hey," I call out. "You want to try?"

~Sighs~ Me and my big mouth. Of course he accepts and the nine year old wanted to show off and claim my attention and do all the things little kids do. And I didn't want to be rude and tell him to scram. A friend of his was flagged down as he rode his bike down the street and then I had two little buggers to share with. At least this one was fourteen and not so irritating. He was actually kinda fun to play with.

So even though I was there for over an hour I can't say I improved at all, and I blame not being able to shoot much. Most of my time was spent watching them shoot and trying to make sure that the little one didn't even play like he was going to shoot in any one's direction.

My attention has not lapsed yet so we'll see how good I get before I get bored. I think it will be a lot easier when I get more arrows!

P.S. I'm listening to JYJ's new english album, The Beginning, still waiting for concert tickets to go on sale. Hoping that it's not all a hoax. That would be sad.