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BEN, ALEX, ARIN, AND I ARE SO FUCKING STUPID
bad idea 1: let's go kayaking in jellyfish-infested waters
bad idea 2: let's play bumper boats
bad idea 3: let's ram and sink and park on top of Arin and Alex's kayak
bad idea 4: let's flip over Vlad and Ben's kayaks, our last hopes of getting back to shore.
I learned the hard way that you can't ride a kayak after it's been flipped, unless you turn it over and empty all the water, which isn't an option when jellyfish are all over the place. And worse, when jellyfish lose their tentacles (to a boat propeller or a crab), they become invisible, but still retain all their stinging properties.
However, I can't say I regret the experience. At least I now know the sting of a jellyfish (several small ones at least), and.......that's about it.
In the end, Ben was able to remount his kayak and ride it, half underwater, back to the dock. I wasn't ever able to flip my kayak, so I climbed on top of it and paddled about 1/2 the way back until Ben picked me up in his boat. Alex and Arin chose to hang around near their kayak, treading water and jellyfish until Ben and I pulled them into the boat.
Oh, and a the emergent properties of a combination sunburn-jellyfish sting are exponentially worse than either component alone.
Meme Power!!!:
Don't Fear the Reaper--Blue Oyster Cult
Magic Dance--David Bowie
YOU WILL CALL ME KOMPRESSOR--KOMPRESSOR
Let's Push Things Forward--The Streets
The Nurse--The White Stripes
I think most of the people on my friends list have already suffered the plague of being called out to pick the five songs they dig the most right now. Except Carola, Aparna, Steve, Brian, and Irene. I call upon thee to do this shit, and pass on the burden onto others.
This is like chain mail, except worse. Or pyramid-style sales schemes, but better.
bad idea 1: let's go kayaking in jellyfish-infested waters
bad idea 2: let's play bumper boats
bad idea 3: let's ram and sink and park on top of Arin and Alex's kayak
bad idea 4: let's flip over Vlad and Ben's kayaks, our last hopes of getting back to shore.
I learned the hard way that you can't ride a kayak after it's been flipped, unless you turn it over and empty all the water, which isn't an option when jellyfish are all over the place. And worse, when jellyfish lose their tentacles (to a boat propeller or a crab), they become invisible, but still retain all their stinging properties.
However, I can't say I regret the experience. At least I now know the sting of a jellyfish (several small ones at least), and.......that's about it.
In the end, Ben was able to remount his kayak and ride it, half underwater, back to the dock. I wasn't ever able to flip my kayak, so I climbed on top of it and paddled about 1/2 the way back until Ben picked me up in his boat. Alex and Arin chose to hang around near their kayak, treading water and jellyfish until Ben and I pulled them into the boat.
Oh, and a the emergent properties of a combination sunburn-jellyfish sting are exponentially worse than either component alone.
Meme Power!!!:
Don't Fear the Reaper--Blue Oyster Cult
Magic Dance--David Bowie
YOU WILL CALL ME KOMPRESSOR--KOMPRESSOR
Let's Push Things Forward--The Streets
The Nurse--The White Stripes
I think most of the people on my friends list have already suffered the plague of being called out to pick the five songs they dig the most right now. Except Carola, Aparna, Steve, Brian, and Irene. I call upon thee to do this shit, and pass on the burden onto others.
This is like chain mail, except worse. Or pyramid-style sales schemes, but better.