Kookaburra gay your life must be
My week-end rocked. Good weather - check. Friends - check. Fun activities - check.
I went fake camping - no tents and non-existent bathroom facilities this year because we stayed in motel-style cabins with AC and a bathroom in each room. We drove slowly as we got to the camp because there were deer crossing the street, their eyes reflecting our high beam headlights. The others who had gotten there earlier had set up the drums and instruments in the common room. Stayed up until 2 am playing any song we had the chords to.
On Saturday, played (and won) a basketball game. This is awesome because not many people ask me to join a basketball game because I run like a girl, eventhough I am a girl and I have a right to run like one. But this time, I scored (!) and stole the ball a few times. The trick is to be generally distracting by doing things such as having a conversation with your opponent and/or pretending to be harmless. I also joined the volleyball game but when I avoided the ball a couple of times I was replaced.
In the afternoon, we had a team-building thing, which was called a ropes course. The instructor made us do things that I never thought I'd do in a lifetime. Nothing vulgar. Just some TIGHTROPE-WALKING. And he also made us SCALE A TWELVE-FOOT WALL with no ropes or ladders. This is in caps because some of my friends reading this will say I lie like a rug. But this is 100% true. I thought the whole thing would be kind of cheesy, but it really is quite spectacular to do things that you never thought you could do.
I was the second lightest person in the group but I took the longest to climb the wall. Funnily enough, it was because of my propensity to follow instructions. I was clambering merrily atop my friends' shoulders, reaching out to grasp another friend's arm, when the instructor said, "Don't forget to use your elbows!" I said, "Oh, right," and quickly hooked my elbows. I hung by my elbows for five seconds with no clue how to hoist myself over. If you and your friends ever find yourself in the woods being chased by a black bear and you need to get over a wall, there is no standard position or steps that you need to follow. Just get over the freaking wall. It's kind of hard to think while you're hanging on a wall. Meanwhile, unless you're a gymnast or some kind of super human, you can't really hang by your elbows for a long period of time; they eventually give out. If you ever find yourself hanging for dear life by your elbows, the trick is to swing one of your legs over. And given a choice to get down via rope or ladder, always pick the rope because it is way cooler.
We also went fishing. We didn't catch anything because I think the fish in the lake were too smart for us. Then we went on an uneventful rowboat ride. Had a bonfire. Unknowingly stepped on a snake. Your usual camp stuff.
Also, I thought I would mention that we had a fire drill at the office on Friday. And holy canoli, yours truly is part of the Fire/Emergency Evacuation Team. It says so on the hat. I am supposed to search the female bathrooms and make sure no one is left behind in case of an emergency. Why anyone assigned me that task is beyond me.
But I am so feeling like an athlete/mountaineer/all-around stud so today I went and carbo-loaded and got fettuccini with bacon and mushrooms and a cream sauce for lunch.
My week-end rocked. Good weather - check. Friends - check. Fun activities - check.
I went fake camping - no tents and non-existent bathroom facilities this year because we stayed in motel-style cabins with AC and a bathroom in each room. We drove slowly as we got to the camp because there were deer crossing the street, their eyes reflecting our high beam headlights. The others who had gotten there earlier had set up the drums and instruments in the common room. Stayed up until 2 am playing any song we had the chords to.
On Saturday, played (and won) a basketball game. This is awesome because not many people ask me to join a basketball game because I run like a girl, eventhough I am a girl and I have a right to run like one. But this time, I scored (!) and stole the ball a few times. The trick is to be generally distracting by doing things such as having a conversation with your opponent and/or pretending to be harmless. I also joined the volleyball game but when I avoided the ball a couple of times I was replaced.
In the afternoon, we had a team-building thing, which was called a ropes course. The instructor made us do things that I never thought I'd do in a lifetime. Nothing vulgar. Just some TIGHTROPE-WALKING. And he also made us SCALE A TWELVE-FOOT WALL with no ropes or ladders. This is in caps because some of my friends reading this will say I lie like a rug. But this is 100% true. I thought the whole thing would be kind of cheesy, but it really is quite spectacular to do things that you never thought you could do.
I was the second lightest person in the group but I took the longest to climb the wall. Funnily enough, it was because of my propensity to follow instructions. I was clambering merrily atop my friends' shoulders, reaching out to grasp another friend's arm, when the instructor said, "Don't forget to use your elbows!" I said, "Oh, right," and quickly hooked my elbows. I hung by my elbows for five seconds with no clue how to hoist myself over. If you and your friends ever find yourself in the woods being chased by a black bear and you need to get over a wall, there is no standard position or steps that you need to follow. Just get over the freaking wall. It's kind of hard to think while you're hanging on a wall. Meanwhile, unless you're a gymnast or some kind of super human, you can't really hang by your elbows for a long period of time; they eventually give out. If you ever find yourself hanging for dear life by your elbows, the trick is to swing one of your legs over. And given a choice to get down via rope or ladder, always pick the rope because it is way cooler.
We also went fishing. We didn't catch anything because I think the fish in the lake were too smart for us. Then we went on an uneventful rowboat ride. Had a bonfire. Unknowingly stepped on a snake. Your usual camp stuff.
Also, I thought I would mention that we had a fire drill at the office on Friday. And holy canoli, yours truly is part of the Fire/Emergency Evacuation Team. It says so on the hat. I am supposed to search the female bathrooms and make sure no one is left behind in case of an emergency. Why anyone assigned me that task is beyond me.
But I am so feeling like an athlete/mountaineer/all-around stud so today I went and carbo-loaded and got fettuccini with bacon and mushrooms and a cream sauce for lunch.
