Like actual.
Charlie
My knees are covered in greeny-blue bruises and I still can’t extend my arms properly. All in the hopes of being a kickarse snowboarder. Personally I think I should drop this dream now. I’m a total chicken when it comes to the top slopes of the mountain and always find myself in the baby-zone. Shush. There are still slopes in the baby-zone and it still hurts like hell when you bail.
Overall our weekend at the snow was awesome and freezing. I experienced two firsts while on this trip; 1) a fresh snowfall at ground level (it was like a Christmas movie!!) and 2) I was accused of being a lesbian.
True story! It happened like this…
I’m sitting in the mountain cafe trying to warm up… minding my own business as my friend had just popped to the bathroom, when a boy of about 18 strikes up a conversation…
Boy: Oh wow, your iPhone cover is awesome. I haven’t seen one like that before.
Me: Oh thanks – yeah I just found it on TradeMe.
Boy: It’s really cool. Are you with her? (he asks, pointing after my friend who’s just gone to the bathroom)
Me: Yes. (thinking he means here with her, in general)
Boy: Aww that’s really cute.
Me: *blank, confused stare*
We told the boys of this later, their response: “Awesome! Interracial, skiing lesbians!!”
Late tomorrow afternoon we’re hitting the road, for a camping trip at Kai Iwi Lakes – apparently it’s spectacularly beautiful – I’ve never been. Myself and the uni crew are off for a long weekend of well deserved relaxation, drinking, tanning, wakeboarding, rubber-ring floating, eating, gossiping and anything else that comes when eight guys and five girls hit the road for a three-day weekend, celebrating the end of exams and the end of university forever for most of us, not all.
It’s now back to the real world, unfortunately. It’s serious time. Time to work hard at uni, my bikini bod and saving for my New Years trip! I’ve done a lot of playing hard in the last couple of months. Now I should work hard… *grumble*
