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metaphoricallyroger · 6 years ago

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With Love, From Me to You - iv of iv [R.T.]

Summary: One-hundred ways to say ‘I love you’ over twenty-eight years.

Words: 3,265

Warnings: Implied smut. Language. Baby blues and pregnancy difficulties (at 77. 85.). Talk of illness and death (at 96. 98.).

Note: This follows both Bohemian Rhapsody’s and real-life events (generally for dates, minor plot etc.), picture whichever Roger you fancy! The title is taken from ‘From Me To You’ by The Beatles.

76. (1984):

“Can you believe he’s going to do this solo project? What a joke! Told me all I’d be is some dentist, too! As if I’d have ever done that.”

“Roger.” Heavily pregnant, listening to Roger screech about band problems, although extremely valid, isn’t at the top of your priorities at the moment.

“Four million dollars! I can’t believe it!”

“Roger,” you interrupt, louder now, “I’ve been having contractions since you left for the meeting. Could we please go to the hospital now?”

“Why didn’t you tell me you were having contractions?”

“Because you were too busy yelling to listen properly!” You breathe in and out deeply to calm your heart rate.

“I’ll drive you to the hospital.” He bends at the waist to help you up, which you ignore. Just because you’re going into labour doesn’t mean you’ve suddenly become incapable of caring for yourself.

“Who else would I want to drive me?” Despite feeling nauseous and racked with pain, you smile at your husband as you walk out the door.

77. (1984):

“Are you okay?”

“What?” You snap out of the daze you have been in, staring blankly at the artwork above Robin’s cot.

“You’re crying, love.”

“I am? I didn’t- I didn’t realise that I was.” You wipe at your cheek and hot tears follow.

“What’s wrong? You can tell me, I’ll try to help,” he offers.

“She doesn’t want to breastfeed and my arms are getting so tired trying to hold her up, I can’t do this. It’s too hard this time around.” You whimper and more tears fall, landing on the baby’s head.

“Can I take her for a moment? I’ll be right back.”

You pass the four-day-old over and he disappears out of the room, returning with a pillow from your bed. He sits next to you and puts the pillow on your lap and transfers Robin back to you.

“Rest her on the pillow, and I’ll support her neck, okay?” You make a noise of agreement and move your arm for Roger’s which quickly replaces yours.

“There, she can take all the time she wants to feed, I’ve got her. Now, you get your udder out.” You know he’s trying to make you laugh, and it does with a sniffle.

78. (1984):

“Did you know it’s been ten years to the date that we first kissed?” Robin lies against your chest, having her morning feed, beginning to daze as she has her fill of milk.

“You remember when our first kiss was?” Roger looks up where he sits with the three-year-old Zoe on his lap, who he is letting poke her fingers anywhere she likes, including up his nose on accident.

“Of course, don’t you?”

“I could never forget you making the first move, love.” He shifts in bed, careful not to jostle the now dozing baby and steals the first kiss of the next decade of your lives.

79. (1985):

For the first time in years, Roger had returned from a meeting with Miami in a fit. He’d left happy this morning, but you presume something had gone amiss during the meeting with Brian and John.

“I can’t believe he’d be that much of a coward to set up a meeting through Miami.”

“He’s your family, Roger. Besides, weren’t you telling me you haven’t spoken to him nor would pending Armageddon?” You watch him pace back and forth like a trapped zoo animal, a lion if you’re being specific.

“What the hell do you think he wants?” He ignores your quip.

“Maybe he wants to be a part of the band again. Or maybe he just wants to talk, apologise.”

“That’d be bloody right. What, he finally got sick of Prenter and his club songs? Finally decided we’re worth something to him?” His voice seems to gain an octave with every syllable.

“Hey,” you call, “don’t get angry at me. I’m team Roger. Always.”

“I’m sorry,” he collapses on the settee in the corner of the room.

“You don’t have to accept his apology. But at least hear him out. Maybe you could be the bigger person?”

His hand comes up to pinch the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache forming.

“I hate that you’re always right.”

80. (1985):

“How was rehearsal?” You know it can’t have gone too well considering Roger went straight to the fridge for a beer without saying hello to any members of the household.

He bites his lip and his nostrils flare, making your eyebrows crease. His tone is solemn as he begins to speak.

“I really need to tell you something, but it’s about someone else and I got told I couldn’t tell anyone.”

You take Roger at his word and don’t require him to tell you. Something about this conversation has an overtone of loyalty, loyalty to whom, you aren’t sure. There is a small crease between his brows and he just looks sad.

“You don’t need to tell me. If it involves me, yes, I would prefer that you tell me, but if the person doesn’t want anything told, I won’t ask.”

“I don’t know what I’d do without you.” His hands curve around your hips as he takes another sip of beer and you rest your head on his chest, listening to the percussive beating of his heart.

81. (1985):

The band have been working hard (harder than you’ve seen in recent years) in the days leading up to Live Aid. You know that the practise and days of only see Roger at bedtime are going to be worth it.

Roger crouches in front of Zoe after having put earmuffs on Robin who is testing her balance on your shoulders. The earmuffs go over her blonde waves and he holds them away from her ears so she can still hear him.

“These are so you don’t lose any hearing in your young age and your mother doesn’t divorce me.”

“Okay, Daddy,” Zoe giggles, not comprehending what Roger’s saying.

The size of the earmuffs on the four and one-year-old is almost comical.

“You’re an excellent dad.” You kiss his cheek tenderly.

You turn back to wave at him as you make your way to the side of the stage and can’t help the proud welling of your eyes as Queen takes to the stage.

82. (1986):

The rain that has tapped resoundingly against the windows and dampened the sound of the city has finally eased. Roger lifts his head to nibble at the crease between thigh and hip.

“Oh, look, the suns out again,” you say, sweaty and joyously. You rest your hand on your stomach and look down at the man between your legs.

You run your knuckles along Roger’s cheeks, your fingertips gliding over blonde brows.

“Do you want me to stop?”

“Nope, you look good in that spot,” you return your hands back to the sheet whilst Roger’s head returns to its previous position.

83. (1986):

The party after Queen’s sold out Wembley shows is crowded with many people, most of whom you haven’t seen before, friends of friends of friends.

You sit in Roger’s lap, where he rattles the ice in the bottom of his now empty glass. You feel him shift under you as if to move you, but he yawns instead.

“Tired?”

“Mhm. It’s been a long day,” he sighs into your shoulder, flexing his fingers around your waist.

“Let me get you a drink,” you take the glass from his hand and stand up.

84. (1986):

“All the numbers you could possibly need are on the fridge,” you remind Roger as you move through the house, bags in hand.

“Don’t you worry about us,” Roger places a calming hand to your bicep, “we’ll have a right good time, won’t we girls?” The two angels look innocently up at Roger and nod.

“They’ve never been without me before.”

“You don’t trust me to look after my own children?” You ache to sooth the downturned lips of Roger’s.

“No, I do, you’re the only person I trust with them more than me. I’m just anxious.”

“Try not to worry about us, okay? I’ve got this. Go sort everything out with your parents.” His calming tone aids you in alleviating some of the panic you were feeling about leaving your kids alone for the first time.

“Okay,” you sigh, “okay.”

“Say goodbye to Mama, kids.” They both give you a hug and a kiss that you don’t want to let go of, but you do, if only to move onto Roger and cling even harder.

85. (1987):

“Why isn’t this happening?” Your tears drench your face as you sit, fully clothed, in a scalding hot bath.

Roger had tried to get you to take off your clothes but you ignored him, wanting to feel the weight of sopping clothing, forcing yourself to stay upright in the bath so you don’t sink below the water. It would be easy to do, at least your hair would be clean.

“We’ll just have to give it time,” he whispers into your hair, pressing butterfly kisses over the crown of your head.

You want to have another child with Roger. Having Zoe and Robin was easy, you feel as if your luck has now run out, and you ache with a fire you’ve never felt before.

86. (1987):

The restaurant Roger has booked a reservation at is fancy and bright, doing much to boost your mood after the past emotionally draining months you’ve experienced.

“After you,” Roger opens the door to the restaurant and guides you inside with a hand on your lower back.

87. (1988):

“How are you so calm?” You’re sitting on your hospital bed, going through the motions of contractions while watching your husband pace wall to wall in the private room.

“Done this twice before, remember?”

You clamber off the bed and pace with Roger, hands intertwined, as it helps you to feel like your labour is progressing rather than sitting, which feels like watching paint dry.

It’s Roger that cries this time when the midwife announces that the baby’s a boy, and it’s the sight of him holding his son, still sticky with newness, with such a look of awe that makes your own emotions bubble over.

88. (1988):

“Now, you have to be really quiet because he’s going to be asleep, okay?” Zoe puts her pointer finger to her lips and Robin follows, enjoying mimicking her sister.

Roger glances down at the girls and leads them to the living room where you sit with Henry in his baby capsule.

“Can I pet him?” Robin looks to you as she asks and you nod.

“Yes you can,” Roger laughs, “gentle, he’s still little.” He guides Robin’s hand, still too young to truly understand what Roger is saying. He helps her brush her hand across the soft skin of Henry’s forehead while Zoe waits her turn.

You sit back and watch the interactions with a soft smile.

89. (1988):

“Could you leave my shirt on?” You wonder, tilting your head back, trying to keep tears from spilling.

“What?”

Roger sits up on his knees between your bent legs, looking over your face with concern.

“I don’t feel comfortable naked any- anymore. I don’t look l-like I did at twenty-five,” you stammer.

“Hey,” he whispers, “This body has been a home for three beautiful children. This body has done amazing things that continuously leaves me in awe. I didn’t fall for you because of your body, I fell for you because of your heart and your mind, which hasn’t changed. I feel like you were a gift, made for me.” At every pause, a kiss is placed over your body, your fluttering eyes, nervous fingers, soft earlobes.

Tears, this time of happiness slowly spill from your eyes as you allow him to remove your shirt.

90. (1989):

Roger didn’t imagine his fortieth birthday beginning with the shape of your head moving up and down underneath the bed covers to be interrupted. But life, as it would seem, always has other plans.

“Mum! Henry spilt juice all over the kitchen table!”

“Can’t you clean it up yourself?” Roger hollers to your eldest. You pull back when you hear a crash and a wail that interrupts the once tranquil space.

“Sorry, rain check?”

“We had three too many children,” he huffs and rolls his eyes.

“Yeah, you say that, but you enjoy it.”

“That I do.” The skin around his eyes crinkles when he grins, showing age but they have that same shine, looking just as young as when you first met.

91. (1989):

The obligatory first day of school photos was taken, except this time, Roger was home to be included in them. He made you take about a hundred of them with both girls, singly and in a group. Your favourite one of the day, which will be framed, is a picture of Roger holding both girls up, backpacks too large on and kissing his cheek. His grin is so wide you momentarily think it will split his face.

“Daddy, will you walk me to my class?”

“Of course, Bubs.” Roger changes his pace so that it is slower than Robin’s, and you don’t say anything. There’s still plenty of time to get to class after you dropped Zoe off to her own classroom.

“Daddy are you sad?” Robin’s blue eyes look up at Roger whose matching one’s look back at her.

“No, I’m not, darling.” Once you all make it to the classroom, Robin runs off without a glance back once she gives a hug and a kiss to both of you.

You make it back to the car, relatively in control of your own emotions, but Roger, you aren’t so sure. He keeps mumbling under his breath about

“Don’t go getting sappy on me now, Taylor.”

“She’s so cute in her little uniform though. Her shoes still aren’t bigger than my hand, how is she old enough for school?” You watch him push his sunglasses up the bridge of his nose to cover his watering eyes.

“Want a hug?”

“Yes please.”

92. (1989):

You hear the clatter of the hammer against the floor and many specific expletives which makes you grin, but you remain on the lounge, waiting for Roger to make his way to you.

“I just smashed my thumb and busted it,” Roger stomps into the room and heads towards the bathroom.

“Hold on, I’ll kiss it better.”

93. (1990):

“Do I need a tie?” Roger looks at you from where he’s stood in front of the cupboard, trying to decide, last minute, of course, what he should wear.

“Yes, you need a tie, you’re getting an award, Roger.”

“Which one?” He holds up two ties, a blue and a black.

“The black one,” you point, sitting with Henry on the floor who’s playing with blocks.

“Does this look good?” Roger turns around from the full-length mirror and your eyes grow wide.

You swallow roughly, squeezing down the ball of lust in your throat.

“Brings out your blue eyes, pretty boy.”

94. (1990):

“How’s Montreux?”

“It’s really beautiful here. I wish you could all be here too.” Despite the joy in Roger’s tone, you can tell there is a hidden sadness behind it.

“I wish we could too. But you know the kids have school otherwise I’d be there at the drop of a hat.”

“I miss you.” Your own heart clenches as you hear him take a shaky breath.

“I miss you.”

95. (1990):

Roger hasn’t picked you up in what feels like years, but he does today. Your legs wrap familiarly around his waist and your hand goes up to run through his hair. It’s tender and cozy, and he still smells the same, like home.

“I missed you,” you whisper against his mouth.

“I missed you more,” he breathes, connecting his lips with yours.

96. (1991):

The brightness of the albicant lighting from the bathroom wakes Roger despite the door being half-closed. He glances to the side, checking the clock, and noting the early hour and the still dark house. He pulls himself out of the warm bed and rubs his eyes.

“You okay?” He stumbles into the bathroom where you’re ridding Henry of his pyjamas after he’s been sick all over himself.

“Just let me get him cleaned up. Go back to bed. I’ll be there once I’ve changed his sheets and mopped the floor.”

You don’t want to bother Roger. You’ve never seen him so physically or emotionally drained and the fine lines that have appeared seem to have taken permanent residence on his face this year.

“No, no, I’ll do it for you,” Roger presses a kiss to his miserable, green looking son's forehead and then yours before exiting the room to find cleaning products.

97. (1991):

“Take a deep breath.”

The paparazzi and journalists have been camped out in front of Garden Lodge for what seems like forever, and have taken it upon themselves to slander every movement from those coming and going.

It aggravated everyone that had any contact with the people behind the garden walls and often sent Roger spiralling into a rage that ended with smashed glasses and broken cigarettes he no longer smoked.

“How the fuck is that going to calm me down?”

“It might. Just try it, Roger.” You both get out of the car and you grab onto his clammy hand, giving him a pointed, yet reassuring look.

Together you make your way through the swarm of locusts and keep your eyes trained to the floor, ignoring any allegations thrown at you. You both seem to release a sigh of relief once you make it behind the green door, it symbolising something akin to a boundary between worlds.

98. (1991):

You add the cards and the flowers to Roger’s surprise whilst your two oldest kids run around with their homemade presents, putting them into place. The pancakes border on barely cooked and burnt, which in turn makes them odd shaped, but you know Roger will appreciate it, especially because your babies helped make them. You also made your own batch of pancakes just in case which are cooked for everyone else to eat, but that is beside the point.

“What is going on in here?” Roger walks into the room, bleary-eyed and warm with sleep.

“Hey! Turn around, this is supposed to be a surprise!”

“Did you make this all for me?” He stares at the thoughtful display despite your warning.

“Happy Father’s Day. You always surprise me, but it’s your turn. You’re important in this family too.” You press a kiss to his cheek and pull out his chair for him.

99. (1991):

You aren’t used to having the weight of an awake Roger on your lap. You run your hand through his hair and gently tug every time you come to the blonde ends.

One of his hands grips yours tightly, resting against his hip with nails creating moon-like imprints on your knuckles. If your lashes weren’t already damp, the sharp feeling would have brought tears to your eyes.

“It’s okay to cry.”

Roger stubbornly shakes his head, eyes swollen and red, waiting for the break. The ticking of the clock in the living room creates a metronome that seems to count down to when he will allow himself one moment of respite.

“Yes it is, baby, it is completely okay to. You don’t have to be strong for anyone.”

With a whimper, he turns himself around and buries his face in your stomach, and icy heat spreads with the tears he finally releases.

100. (1992):

“I love you.” You whisper in Roger’s ear, standing side by side.

You get a squeeze on the hand in response so gentle you almost miss it.

A/N: So that’s it! I hope you all enjoyed? Thank you for taking the time to read these four parts and all of the likes, reblogs and comments, they’re very appreciated. If you ever want to request an imagine, feel free to send an ask or message me, I’d love to chat! See you all next time …

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wolvescried · 6 years ago

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☁ five times my muse has thought about yours, and the one time they do something about it.

i. sometimes people were like puzzles, and ezra was drawn to them like a moth to a flame. he’s seen the girl around, hovering around the restaurant his family’s been going to ever since it opened up. he’s sixteen and wondering what it’d be like to love someone, and if it was ever possible to come in the form of her. she’s just a stranger, of course, but he can’t help but wonder. his fingers drum against the table as he and his parents wait for their order, and for a split second, their eyes meet from across the restaurant. he is the first to look away.

ii. college, as it turns out, becomes the place where you seem to know everyone. ezra knows the girl in one of the windows of the art building, though he’s never really talked to her before. he thinks that maybe, just maybe, one day he’ll get to put a name to the face. his opportunity comes when he sees her at a party, lazing across someone’s sofa and talking to someone. when they leave her alone, he awkwardly tightens his grip on his beer, and takes a deep breath. he steps forward, but her friend is back. it’d be rude for him to butt into their conversation, so he moves away again. another time, maybe.

iii. he finally gets his chance a few weeks later, but he still feels awkward. jo becomes a mystery he’s eager to crack, hot and cold with the way she reacts to him. but the more they revolve in each other’s circles, the more he has reason to believe they’ll get closer. while he’s shopping for his cousins’ christmas gifts in korea, ezra comes across a doll that seems to look just like her: blonde hair, big eyes, a heart-shaped face. he stops, peering forward to take a quick snap of the photo. when he gets home, he has half the mind to send it to her, see what she thinks of it; but he stops, and closes the app. they’re not that close yet.

iv. what do you do when you’re faced with a problem? usually, you figure out how to solve it so it’s over and done with. and while ezra is more than reconsidering his plan of action here, he’s never done too well with impulse control. but hey, he figured he’d ask. he tries to rehearse the words he says in his head over and over again like the dorky sidekick of an 80′s teen movie: han, you coming to this one party i heard about? we could, like, go together. i mean i could drive you there and shit. maybe we could pregame at your place. the more he thinks about it, the more it sounds stupid to him. he finally arrives at thayer hall with the intention of knocking on jo’s door, but he reconsiders. he stands for a little too long and the r.a. is asking him for who he’s looking for, but instead ezra lets out a small smile and a shake of his head. “no one, sorry,” he lies. it’s so smooth he almost believes it himself. “i don’t think they’re in today.”

v. smoke curls out of his lips as he lies on his childhood bed, the window popped open so the smell of weed doesn’t fill the room. if there’s one less thing he wants his parents to worry about, it’s him cruising through college partially stoned. his family dinner’s only two hours away, but with the way he’s pleasantly mellowed out, he’s reconsidering the nap he’d originally thought of having. instead he pulls out his boots and heads off, thinking a drive would be a much better way to clear his head. he’s cruising through the streets of raleigh when he spots a familiar figure a few feet away, perusing through the shops that line downtown. he rolls down the window as he pulls up at a stoplight, sticking his head out. half of his mind tells him to yell out to her, the other half is telling him to get a move on because the light’s turned green again, and he has to go. he ducks back in, and drives, the sounds of car horns much louder than he’s used to.

vi. he’s paying off his dealer behind the back alley of one of the college bars he frequents, shoving the baggie into his pocket. the wind bites his chubby cheeks and his nose is turning red from the bitter cold. ezra trudges into the bar to get some warmth, and after a glass or two of beer he's pleasantly buzzed. he gets an idea and whips out his phone, fingers still shaking slightly from the cold. “fucking hell,” he mutters, shaking his head. there’s only one person he can think of that might do this with him, and it takes another half-glass for him to send a text: yo, jo. got a new baggie and it’s the night after the birthday and i know it’s fuckin crazy but would u maybe wanna smoke some of it atop the observatory??? i know it’s cold as shit but like. it’s always good smokin w u. let me know, i’m here at the bar. u know the one.

#ofenimgas #( ✗ take off your armor and let your skin breathe / answered. )#queued.#drugs tw

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theaspiringwanderess · 4 years ago

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My Sportspal Canoe

Last year, after canoeing the North Saskatchewan in 2018, I decided to purchase my very own canoe so I could head out on epic journeys without having to rent or tag along. I found a little gem on kijiji, a 14 ft sportspal, that had been sitting on some farm land and needed a little love. With Covid hitting earlier this year (2020), it became a great project for a few weeks before taking it out on my first solo-planned multi-day canoe adventure to Murtle Lake this summer.

Sportspal is generally not thought of as a paddling/portaging canoe, it is considered more of a fishing canoe. However, it is one of the most stable canoes on the market. The canoe has two large foam sponsons on either side and liner itself is buoyant and will float regardless of any damage to the canoe itself. The broad middle also makes it great for holding a couple packs. Now, that’s not to say it can’t sink if the canoe sustains any damage, it just is a great fail safe and personally gave me a lot of peace of mind with a novice hiking friend in tow on a large, cold mountain lake.

The 14ft Sportspal can carry up to 500lbs but as an aluminum canoe, only weighs a fraction and is easily carried by tiny little me. I love it, and while some might argue my choice, it served us extremely well on our maiden voyage. I would caution the aluminum is very thin and so extra vigilance must be given to anything that can puncture it. It will not fair well with rough treatment as a fibre glass or royalex one might.

There are 2 companies that produce Sportspals, one in the United States called Meyers, and another in Ontario, Canada called BW Marine. Both models are very similar, the US version is a single sheet of aluminum, while the Canadian version is two pieces riveted along the bottom. Mine being the Canadian version, I called BW and the wonderfully helpful Jarod in their sales section helped me order a new liner, replacement ribs and decals (which I’ll apply after I repaint it). His help was invaluable, so shoutouts are needed (Thanks Jarod!!).

To replace the liner I would have to carefully remove each rib. But, before doing so, I started by marking where the ribs originally were on both sides of the canoe. I then carefully pushed each rib out of place and laid them on the ground beside the canoe in their correct order. You must be very careful not to twist or bend them because it’s nearly impossible to get them back into the same shape once you do and it does affect the tensile force they place on the canoe to round it out and keep it strong. The old liner was in rough shape so removing them was easy.

I took out the old liner, placed it on top the new one and used it to trace out the new liner. I watched several you tube videos on what others suggest before proceeding, it was really helpful and I recommend doing some visual research of your own if you attempt this.

Before putting the new liner in I inspected all the rivets. Someone had done some rudimentary work to before and used screws which were rusting. I removed all the screws from the gunwales and cap and replaced them with aluminum rivets. Its important to do this before adding the liner because if you have to drill some out, which I did, you have aluminum shavings everywhere which can damage your liner. I then used two cans of spray on sealer and went over all the edges inside and out, just to be safe.

While the liner was out, I also gave the body a good look over inside and out for debts and used an aluminum epoxy I got on Amazon to fill in areas of concern. This was really easy to use and the expoxy dried within an hour. I also cut off a pieces of the epoxy and wrapped it well in air-tight plastic wrap and a ziplock bag to take with me on the trip for emergencies, which served me well after the Murtle Lake river incident; we didn’t puncture the canoe, but we did get a slight, but questionable, scratch so I was able to use this epoxy in the field just to be safe.

Once I was satisfied the body was water tight and structurally sound, it was time to add the new liner. After putting it in, I tucked the edges under the gunwales and made sure the fit was snug. It has to be cut perfectly so it fits the same as the original liner. I then used a rubber mallet and wood shafts to tap the ribs back into place. This was, by far the hardest part. The widest ribs are the easiest and slide right in, but as you get towards the ends where the smaller ribs are it gets much more difficult. I admittedly tore my liner in a few places at the front (heartbreaking). The ribs are extremely tight fitting with the new liner. I later went over the rips with more spray on sealant so if it rains the water doesn’t get in there and pool or it didn’t catch on things and rip more.

Rather than throw away the old liner and left over cuttings from the new liner, I found ways to reuse them. I added an thin extra removable layer in the front under the cap to protect the canoe from anything stowed under there. While I had them off, I also traced out the sponsons on the older liner and added an extra layer between them and the canoe for added buoyancy. The sponson will have to be replaced also, but I’ll do that later as the parts can really add up shipping them from Ontario to Alberta. This will tie me over until I can manage that and add a little extra safety. I also used scraps from the new liner to pad some new seats and make them cushy! And padded my friend’s roof rack rails to protect my canoe.

Lastly, I bought some long bamboo poles, split them in threes, cleaned them out and tied them inside the canoe to the floor to add some strength for the packs so the weight was distributed along several ribs and not directly on the floor in one spot. I used a coated wire so it wouldn’t rust or tear the liner and I carefully laced it under the ribs. It also gives a place for passengers to put their feet. The ribs aren’t held in place by anything except tensile force, and while they’re in there pretty snug and most would be hard to push, if you have someone who is a bit clumsy and kicks one hard enough, it could spring right out. It also suddenly weakens your canoe. So I liked the idea of having somewhere feet could rest. Bamboo, compared to any other wood is stronger and lighter, and naturally antimicrobial. It still can mold with time and you may to replace it, but it’ll take longer than your average hard wood and won’t weigh down your canoe.

I also invested in some good quality, bent shaft wooden paddles from Grey Owl. They came highly recommended for anyone with wrist injuries and were very light and comfortable for long trips. I’ve canoed with aluminum paddles before and I assure you, these are amazing and you won’t go back lol. I also bought paddle leashes. These paddles run about $80/each give or take if you get sale maybe. So it’s worth making sure someone doesn’t accidentally drop it in the water. I bought a child’s size Grey Owl paddle as an emergency also and strapped it inside the canoe. It was shorter, but only $25 so a great stand in for emergencies.

After getting everything assembled we took it out on a test run in a local park to practice our paddling and she did great. I would note that the shape makes it easily paddled by one person sitting in the very front. Other canoes can be manned by a single person in the middle or back, but ive found so far that a single person paddling at the front of this canoe seems to make the best headway. The back of the canoe is also flat and can accommodate a small electric motor. Lastly, even though it’s super light and I can carry it on my own, if you’re walking a distance, you’ll need to learn to either carry it on your back or get a small canoe cart. Because of the wide shape it may hard to hold and gets hard on the fingers after a while.

All in all it was a lot of work, but I just love the end result and I’m so proud of it. It’ll require a little more work yet, and a paint job eventually. But, I highly recommend this little canoe and it will accompany me on many future adventures to come! Read more about how she did on her maiden voyage on my Murtle Lake Post!

#canoe #Sportspal #Sportspal canoe #outdoors #nature #wildlife #hiking #canoeing #hikelife #hike #aluminum canoe

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yeoldontknow · 7 years ago

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Get To Know Me Tag

tagged by true queens @baebae-goodnight and @jeons-jalebi

RULES: you must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people (lord idk if i can lmao)

also this shit long af so adding a cut

THE LAST:

1. Drink: water

2. Phone Call: i facetimed my parents...does that count

3. Text Message: my housemate

4. Song you listened to: dive - tiffany gouché

5. Time you cried: like a few days ago over a picture of chanyeol looking healthy do not judge me

HAVE YOU EVER:

6. Dated someone twice: never

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: yea

8. Been cheated on: nope

9. Lost someone special: yes

10. Been depressed: yes

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: i dont let myself get to that point but i have blacked out idk my body is made of iron

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:

12. chartreuse

13. cerulean

14. royal purple

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends: YAS

16. Fallen out of love: no

17. Laughed until you cried: YES like on friday lmao

18. Found out someone was talking about you: im sure they have but ive not been privy to the info

19. Met someone who changed you: im 100% sure of this

20. Found out who your friends are: i lived through that drama a long time ago 21. Kissed someone on your facebook list: yeah

GENERAL:

22. How many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: i wanna say all of them because i dont add people if ive never met them

23. Do you have any pets: three BEAUTIFUL KITTIES

24. Do you want to change your name: the spelling used to annoy me but im good now

25. What did you do for your last birthday: my friends took me to this spot in chelsea for a full english dinner and then we went for evening tea and to a british food market and i wailed for 8 hours straight about how nice everything was

26. What time did you wake up: 9.30

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: i was researching the history of glassblowing while crying at @kpopfanfictrash and @the-porcelain-doll-xo about something probably my emotions about hoseok/chanyeol/their writing/or general crying idk i been weak for a while lmao

28. Name something you can not wait for: SEPTEMBER. 15. IS. COMING.

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: aw like months ago *sobs* but shes coming down this weekend!

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: i would love to have PCY in my bed because he already lives in my heart...or like idk a literal ton of money. tbh id like the money pls

31. What are you listening to right now: speculate - xavier omar

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yes! my uncle!

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: passive aggression

34. Most visited website: probs tumblr

35. Mole/s: one on my hand

36. Mark/s: like...scars? one on my leg from knee to near foot; one on my ankle; one on my left shoulder

37. Childhood dream: being a mermaid

38. Hair color: chestnut brown (it looks black in the winter and auburn in the summer)

39. Long or short hair: long atm and i cannot wait to get this cut

40. Do you have a crush on someone: excuse me i am in a very serious relationship with pcy lmao nah atm im good

41. What do you like about yourself: im honest and loyal to a fault

42. Piercings: none

43. Blood type: O-

44. Nickname: kat

45. Relationship status: single

46. Zodiac: aquarius

47. Pronouns: she/her

48. Favorite tv show: black mirror

49. Tattoos: none yet!

50. Right or left handed: i write with my right but i do A LOT of things with my left

51. Surgery: none

52. Piercing: didnt....this...already happen?

53. Sport: is this fave or ones ive done? i played tennis in high school and did equestrian for like 9 years

54. Vacation: i would love one thank you, put me at the sea side please

55. Pair of trainers: adidas

MORE GENERAL:

56. Eating: currently nothing but for dinner i made roasted chicken, couscous, and sautéed broccoli

57. Drinking: water

58. I’m about to go: to sleep

59. Waiting for: my alarm to get me up for work

60. Want: all the cash

61. Get married: hopefully someday

62. Career: ideally: music supervision; currently: music licensing

WHICH IS BETTER:

63. Hugs or kisses: hugs

64. Lips or eyes: eyes

65. Shorter or taller: taller tho im way short so this is easy

66. Older or younger: younger only if their maturity level is crazy high

67. Nice arms or nice stomach: THAT FOREARM MUSCLE GETS ME EVERY TIME

68. Hookup or relationship: honestly either or they both have merits

69. Troublemaker or hesitant: this is situational and dependent on so many factors

HAVE YOU EVER:

70. Kissed a stranger: ye

71. Drank hard liquor: lmao do you know me??

72. Lost glasses/contact lenses: not so much lost as there was a time when i was 9 when i was breaking my glasses like every other week

73. Turned someone down: yeah

74: Sex on the first date: lmao

75. Broken someone’s heart: yes

76. Had your heart broken: absolutely

77. Been arrested: nope

78: Cried when someone died: yes

79. Fallen for a friend: *long heavy sigh* yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

80. Yourself: you know how proud i am to say yes? took my ass so long to get here

81: Miracles: sure do mate

82. Love at first sight: no

83. Santa Claus: my family didnt let us believe in any of this because they didnt want to deal with the trauma later lmao

84. Kiss on the first date: hell yea if theres chemistry KISS THEM LIPS

85. Angels: yeah but not in the standard definition

LOL WHERE ARE 86-89???? im cackling

OTHER:

90. Current best friend’s name: i got a few mate but the key ones are grace and

91: Eye color: brown

92: Favorite movie: brief encounter

tagging: man im 90% sure everyone i know has been tagged at least twice in this so if you see this and want to do it, DO IT and act like i tagged you <3

#about me

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yur-ahh · 7 years ago

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Tagged by: @noonedefeatsme

rules: answer these 85 statements & tag 20 people

the last: 1. drink: pepsi (lol self medicating) 2. phone call: the only person i call is my grandpa 3. text message: "myth puppy" from @alma---vivo 4. song you listened to: believe me natalie by the killers 5. time you cried: yesterday morning

have you ever: 6. dated someone twice: nope 7. kissed someone and regretted it: once lol, that's why i was crying 8. been cheated on: nope 9. lost someone special: does potentially special count? i was too young to remember anything about her, but i know she was special to me already 10. been depressed: i'm getting better 11. gotten drunk & thrown up: nope

favorite colors: 12. purple 13. red 14. pink

in the last year have you: 15. made new friends: i have!!! and i've been so happy for the first time in a long long time 16. fallen out of love: obviously 17. laughed until you cried: on more than one occasion! 18. found out someone was talking about you: i'll take this to mean "talking shit behind my back" and yes, of course, have you seen the internet? people have been talking shit about my achievements since i debuted in juniors three years ago 19. met someone who changed you: interestingly enough, one changed me in bad ways and the others changed me in better ways than i could ever imagine 20. found out who your friends are: found out i had way more friends than i thought. i've got a problem with understanding my relationships with people 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: i'm gonna be real right now. i don't run my official facebook account so i have no idea who i have added on there

general: 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: okay i checked just for you and yes they're all the accounts of senior skaters, so i know most of them (also i finally remember who minami kenjirou is) 23. do you have any pets: my two kitties potya and mariska 💕 24. do you want to change your name: i was gonna be cheeky and say "uwu my last name uwuwuwuwu" but do you know how long that name would be??? Too Long. so i guess i don't have to call about changing all my merch 25. what did you do for your last birthday: had a movie marathon (note to self, start marathons earlier than 5pm) 26. what time did you wake up: 4am? it might've been 5. i have a hard time sleeping at night 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: watching youtube to help me pass out 28. name something you can’t wait for: getting married 31. what are you listening to right now: vitya snoring quietly 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: i think there was an interviewer once named tom?? idk 33. something that is getting on your nerves: there's a fly in here and i have no idea where it is 34. most visited website: tumblr.hell, youtube, or netflix 35. hair colour: i can see there being discourse about this in the future (cause yall pick the dumbest things sometimes) but i'm a natural blond 36. long or short hair: my hair is past shoulder-length by now 39. piercings: here's a cool piece of trivia. i got my ears pierced a long time ago, i just rarely ever wear earrings 40. blood type: B. i'm not gonna lie, i had to check my own wiki page for that one 41. nicknames: you guys know most of my nicknames by now: yura, yurotchka, yusha, yushka, kotik, koneko, kitten, etc 42. relationship status: taken x4 combo! 43. zodiac: pisces 44. pronouns: he/him 45. favourite tv show: princess tutu or vampire diaries (both got me through hard times don't @ me) 46. tattoos: i love how they look but i'm not sure if i'll get any 47. right or left handed: right-handed 48. surgery: none.... yet, knock on wood 49. piercing: awesome this is on twice 50. sport: figure skating ofc. i would put ballet on here but i don't dance competitively so does it even count as a sport? 51. vacation: i had the wonderful opportunity of going to universal studios, epcot, disney's hollywood studios, and disney world all in the span of a week 52. pair of trainers: only for exercising

more general 53. eating: snuck outta the nest awhile ago to get some fruit 54. fav drink: fUCK i LOVE SMOOTHIES. STRAWBerry smoothies, mANGO smoothies, pour it down my throat you COWARDS 55. what you’re up to: being the middle of a vitya and seung-gil cuddle sandwich 56. waiting for: someone to wake up 57. want: seung to Move his Hand lmao 58. get married: yeah 🐱 59. career: jj wrote "Gold medalist ;)" so im gonna write "goldier medalist ;*"

which is better: 60. hugs or kisses: i love to be kissed. also, lemme point out it didn't say where the kisses are going 61. lips or eyes: lips, their shape, their color, lipstick, lipgloss (though, eyes are also fascinatingly beautiful) 62. shorter or taller: taller. tall people are easier to spot in a crowd 63. older or younger: young 64. nice arms or nice stomach: all tummies are perfect canvasses for me to write my name or rest my head 65. hook up or relationship: definitely relationship, i wouldn't have been able to do hookups i think 66. troublemaker or hesitant: the thing is, you need to have both. an impulsive, "spontaneous" person will make the cautious, "calculating" person open up to doing things they never would have done, but they also keep the impulsive person from doing anything dangerous

have you ever: 67. kissed a stranger: nope 68. drank hard liquor: noo 69. lost glasses/contact lenses: i-i don't have glasses! 70. turned someone down: pffff the amount of angels who were clearly in heat and on twitter (a bad combination already) and asking me to father their pups has been hilarious considering i physically cannot do so 71. sex on the first date: no 72. broken someone’s heart: not that i know of 73. had your heart broken: yes 74. been arrested: absolutely not, i'm a good boy 75. cried when someone died: obviously??? i'm a human being?? i cried when binx died in hocus pocus and he didn't even actually die 76. fallen for a friend: fuck off

do you believe in 77. yourself: only if i'm motivated by something else, usually proving to people that they shouldn't underestimate me 78. miracles: everyday is a miracle, like when i wake up and i see my pack wasn't just a dream, or every time i make them smile 79. love at first sight: no, and if you think it does you're going to have a bad time 80. santa claus: i havent believed in ded moroz since i was seven, grandpa used to say that if he was ded moroz, i could be snegurochka because if i grew my hair out i'd look just like her pfff he's right though 81. kiss on the first date: if it went well, go for it! 82. angels: ive never been very religious or spiritual but i do find comfort in the idea of guardian angels 83. current best friend’s name: aside from my pack, there's phichit/pchela (@justpeachyphichit), seung-gil (@alma---vivo), and of course mila (@milababaecheva) 84. eye colour: blue/green 85. favourite movie: besides the lion king, i really love the movie black swan

20 is way too many people to tag so if i mentioned you in this post you can count that as me tagging you? if you want? idk i'm so tired i spent almost four hours typing this

#tag meme #yura talks #this took so long bc i had to format it by hand since i'm on mobile #i hate html so much

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aph-australia · 7 years ago

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tag game

tagged by @aph-danemark thank you!! <3

LAST

1. Drink: water

2. Phone call: to my psychiatrist’s office

3. Text message: “it’s much easier to travel that way”

4. Song you listened to: Love Me by the 1975

5. Time you cried: idk sometime in the last week

HAVE YOU

6. Dated someone twice: boi i havent even dated someone once

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: that would require 1: kissing a person

8. Been cheated on: once my dog ignored me to cuddle my friend

9. Lost someone special: we’ve gone through a ridiculous number of dogs, it used to be heartbreaking

10. Been depressed: dude ive been depressed for 9 years straight this is my way of life

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: never thrown up, shots put me right to sleep

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS

12-14: blue, crimson, forest green

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

15. Made new friends: @nyoromanoh <3

16. Fallen out of love: does having a crush on someone for a week then realizing i didnt give a shit count

17. Laughed until you cried: yes!!

18. Found out someone was talking about you: yeah but in a work way not a mean way

19. Met someone who changed you: i guess? i dont even know me

20. Found out who your friends are:i have exactly 4 friends and 2 are >3 hours away i know them

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: im nearly 19 and never been kissed or bothered to make a fb

GENERAL

22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: i’m an instagram bitch

23. Do you have any pets: a chihuahua, 2 indoor cats, a mangy barn cat, but we’re getting more barn cats this week. i’m going to get a tortoise or a snake soon

24. Do you want to change your name: yeah, i’d like something more gender neutral, i feel like my name is just a sound that people make to get my attention

25. What did you do for your last Birthday: went to school then went to bed for 14 hours

26. What time did you wake up: at 10 AM

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: driving home from work

28. Name something you can’t wait for: i haven’t felt excited in years tbh. at least im going to canada tomorrow and iceland in a few months

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: a day or 2 ago

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: goddam i want good mental health

31. What are you listening to right now: Problema de 2 by Ana Tijoux

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: that’s the name of my old manager

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: i haven’t packed and i was supposed to leave an hour ago

34. Most visited website: tumblr and parabopress tbh

RANDOM INFO ABOUT YOURSELF

35. Mole/s: lots of tiny ones on my arms, got my back ones removed

36. Mark/s: scar right between my eyes from surgery, permanent gash in my cheek from my cat, a bright red spot below my nose where i was stabbed with a pen in 1st grade,a white gash on my left calf where i was bitten by one of my german shepherds 5 years ago

37. Childhood dream: i wanted to be a paleontologist so badly

38. Hair color: chestnut

39. Long or short hair: chin length

40. Do you have a crush on someone: i have impossible standards

41. What do you like about yourself: i’m really good at taking tests

42. Piercings: only on my ears

43. Blood type: A+

44. Nickname: bucky

45. Relationship status: single

46. Zodiac: virgo

47. Pronouns: tbh i dont give much of a shit, mostly they/them but it’s not important to me

48. Favorite TV Show: Fringe

49. Tattoos: not yet, wanna cover my back

50. Right or left hand: right

51. Surgery: different potential skin cancers removed, had my eyelid muscle repaired, got my chin repaired after splitting it open, all 4 wisdom teeth removed

52. Hair dyed in different color: it’s supposed to be a dark purple right now but looks brown, i’ll dye it a brighter purple soon enough

53. Sport: motocross

55. Vacation: ? this is so vague, is it about the past year? in the past year I’ve been to Ecuador, Montreal, multiple US states including Hawaii, Paris, and Australia, and i go back to Canada tomorrow

56. Pair of trainers: tennis shoes?? I have I have 8 pairs (i’m a shoe hoarder, i have about 60 pairs of shoes)

MORE GENERAL

57. Eating: like right now? im so confused. i havent eaten anything in 7 hours

58. Drinking: nothing

59. I’m about to: finally pack my shit and leave lol

61. Waiting for: me to get my shit together

62. Want: to be able to feel excited

63. Get married: i really really want to tbh, but not for a few more years

64. Career: i’m currently a pharmacy technician but im in nursing school, i wanna be a travel nurse

WHICH IS BETTER (as in what i look for in a SO???)

65. Hugs or kisses: hugs

66. Lips or eyes: eyes

67. Shorter or taller: taller

68. Older or younger: idgaf as long as they’re within 3 years of my age

70. Nice arms or nice stomach: nice stomach

71. Sensitive or loud: loud

72. Hook up or relationship: relationship

73. Troublemaker or hesitant: troublemaker

HAVE YOU EVER

74. Kissed a Stranger: nope (unless this include greeting kisses)

75. Drank hard liquor: yeah i’ve had vodka, tequila, and whisky

76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: 20/20 vision babes

77. Turned someone down: a few, im a bitch tbh

78. Sex on the first date: hell no

79. Broken someone’s heart: ive never been that close to someone

80. Had your heart broken: nah

81. Been arrested: no but ive been handcuffed lol

82. Cried when someone died: yes

83. Fallen for a friend: i temporarily fall in love with anyone who shows me the slightest bit of kindness

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

84. Yourself: i’m lowkey convinced that i dont exist tbh

85. Miracles: in biblical times definitely, not now

86. Love at first sight: infatuation at first sight definitely, not love

87. Santa Claus: one of the perks of not celebrating christmas

88. Kiss on the first date: sure

OTHER:

90. Current best friend name: Hannah and Elise

91. Eye colour: blue

92. Favorite movie: Interstellar, Wonder Woman

I’ll tag: @nyoromanoh @missbelgium @aph-snowball @gerame @aph-belarusia im so tired i cant think of anyone else off the top of my head sorry

#about me

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songofsaraneth · 8 years ago

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WHEPHEW what a busy weekend. journal-blogging it up bc it was a Good one and i wanna remember it

friday after work started with the birthday party for the town multicultural center!! one of my housemates plays in a marching/brass band and they performed at it, everyone drank free margaritas and had chips/salsa/cupcakes, and then we tried to play a pretty unsucessful game of 4-square with some children and made me realize what a difference height makes in that sport (we had to play in like, Ultra Squat position to be on the same level as the kids, so basically Leg Day).

friday night was ALSO the first Bike Party of the year, where everyone puts on costumes for that month’s theme (this one was “safari”), meet up behind the bike shop and the guy with the solar powered speakers on a bike trailer starts playing a bunch of music, and then we bike up and down main st and wave to the tourists and then have a roving dance party around town. usually in the culverts below the roads, under the highway bridge north of town, or along the bike path past the campgrounds (sometimes picking up extra people from the campsites who feel like partyin). generally you get to an area, dance for 30-45minutes, then bike to the next, dance more, etc. VERY EXERCISE I always forget how tiring it is ;_; but this is the last time it’ll be on a friday for a while cause Tourist Season, so it’s probably the last one me and all my housemates could get to together. we wore our matching zebra onesies (that we got for our blanket fort house party back in february) and there were two other zebras also in attendance. another friend dressed up as “the jungle” and i’m jealous I didn’t think of that first. it was VERY COLD THOUGH like FUCK it snowed for twenty whole minutes in the morning. luckily the onesie is pretty warm. but we didn’t bike home till about midnight and i was So Sore the next day

saturday!! i was lazy and slept forever which was Excellent and then in the afternoon, met up with another mermaid visiting from Salt Lake with her family! i met up with her at her hotel and we swam in the pool for like 40 minutes before Noping out because it was cold and just sitting in the hot tub to chat instead lol. it was fun though! i’ve never met up with another mermaid for swimming before (the other time i tried we were rained out, but went to the aquarium instead, which was also super awesome) so that was neat! she had a Kariel sequin tail, which i’ve never seen up close before (40,000 sequins!!!!!), so that was cool.

after that i went to a friends bday party! which started out totally normal (chatting, lots of food, his dad was in town so talked to him a bit), then did a pinata (did u know adults trying to smack a pinata is even more hilarious than than when children do it), then chatted a bit more and at like 10pm people started dancin. except three dudes were sort of alternating selecting songs were like, trying to make the styles as opposing as possible (hardcore rap followed by slow lyrical ballad followed by bouncy disney) and it became kind of a competition to... keep dancing anyway??? no matter how weird the songs got?? culminating in a swaying Hug Circle to My Heart Will Go On, squiggling amoeba-like through the living room and kitchen to envelop Music Selection Dude #2 Who Hated That Song but was standing by the computer and we were worried he was gonna change it, and then everyone just... slowly grabbed his body and held it horizontally, then lifted him into the air and slowly spun him in circles just below the ceiling before gently lowering him onto the floor (where he remained perfectly motionless) and doing synchronized hand waving over his body. IT GOT REALLY WEIRD. but no one questioned it everyone was perfectly silent or singing along to the lyrics until the song ended. what the fuck. i haven’t been part of something That bizarre since college (tho to be fair, there were a Lot of those moments in college). anyway party lasted until a bit after midnight.

TODAY SUNDAY!! at 9am met up with folks to go WHITE WATER RAFTING! it was the going away party for a friend, so we got a bunch of gear together/a pal’s free boat rental for working at a river company, and some personal boats, so 3 boats and about 12 people. second time ive been on the river this season, the first was february and Very cold/total splash guards against the water, but today was the first decent day this week! about 50-60F all day, though the water was a lot colder (although what the fuck is going ON this is the DESERT we should be like in the 70-80s range this time of year). everything went great at first, the rapids were easy, we rafted for a couple hours and then docked at a winery with a helpful pier, and jumped inside for buffet lunch and optional wine tasting. which like, WHAT an excellent concept, i hear they’re doing brunches soon, and whitewater rafting into/out of a fancy brunch seems IDEAL tbh.

...buuuuut we got to the first rapid after the winery/last rapid we were gonna hit of the day and just. totally flipped. we lost back left paddler (who took a drink of wine from his beer can like RIGHT as we went into the rapid smh) almost immediately, and i turned to see what happened to him (i was back right), and noticed that our captain/acting guide was just ALSO GONE??? I still don’t know HOW he fell out i guess he just catapulted on the first big wave... everyone (sans myself) was pretty drunk and at high water level (~15,000cfs) you can go straight through (or, RDTFM, aka “right down the fucking middle”, thats ur whitewater lingo for the day), but it was only at like ~8000cfs today so instead there was just... a rock. so chuck (acting captain) pops up a second later and manages to grab the boat, i haul him in, turn around to see charlie (back left paddle) somehow on the other side of our raft now floating the rapid, and two of the front paddlers trying unsuccessfully to reach him.

then i look forward and OH GOD there is ANOTHER huge dip in front of us leading to aforementioned rock, and I sort of leapt to the left side/charlie’s spot to try to paddle off it, but no one was paying enough attention to coordinate and so we slammed it and the boat went riiiiiiight over. like, the most dramatic long-ways flip i’ve ever seen, threw/shoved us all down into the water. mostly i was thinking “OH FUCK” but also “SHOULDN’T HAVE BOTHERED PULL CHUCK BACK IN”, was under for maybe 5 seconds total, then popped up right behind the raft. pretty much everyone managed to hold onto the tie line and somehow i guess we also landed on charlie again so he had a hold as well. until we hit the next rock anyway, which popped the boat up for a second/swept me underwater and under the boat, and i ended up hand-over-handing it out onto the front side. which was easier for visibility/expectations but also i could see 10 feet in front of me that my backpack had come unsecured and was floating down the river without me, holding my phone (thankfully in a lifeproof/very waterproof case bc i’m not a Fool who takes electronics on rafting trips with no backup) and driver’s license and glasses hostage. and like 80% of me was ready to dive after it but while i’m an idiot i’m not That much of an idiot so i held onto the boat instead and watched it get farther and farther off. the first of our boats that went through (a dinghy with two passengers) was waiting for us downstream and seemed like they were gonna get it, but then one of our people got swept way downstream so they were on mission Rescue Susan instead. but anyway after a very charged minute or so that felt more like ten, we managed to kick ourselves into an eddy and get over to the shore.

at which point i became very confused bc our group now had 3 more people in it than were in our boat??? which is when i realized that our third boat, whcih had been behind us, had also capsized and dunked all passengers. but theirs was still trapped in the current (for like 5 whole minutes just bouncing on top of the first big rapid) so they all swam sans gear to where we ended up. anyway i sloshed to a nearby beach where some concerned rafters were watching (turned out to be our #3 boat guide’s coworkers, who’s company we were renting gear from, whoops), and over a ridge, and saw that boat #1 had sucessfully reclaimed susan, and a kind kayaker had saved both my backpack and one of our paddles. we dried off for a bit and checked everything over miraculously, the only casualties were some hats and sunglasses, one item per every person who flipped. the river gods were kind in their choice of sacrifices today. then we boated the last mile out and lay in the sand warming up until our car shuttle finished, and my friend who’s bday party i went to the night before & his gf & dad boated up RIGHT after us (they were also all at the multicultural center event friday) and laughed at us for having flipped. ah tiny desert towns. you see Everyone everywhere all the time. and i’ll see them again on wednesday for D&D so more mockery inbound.

anyway i got home and me n my roommate (also on the trip) took some VERY long/hot showers, drank some hot chocolate, and then watched cop drama tv shows in bed under the covers for 2 hours before ordering takeout soup and laying in bed some more. now i am laying in bed and about to go to sleep bc i’m exhausted but apparently still enough of an insomniac to never go to bed before midnight.

#ramblings #long post #a lot happened!!! so busy and also now im So Tired #sleeeeeeeeeeep time #wanderings #Colorado plateau wanderings #

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bettysunshinecooper · 8 years ago

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92 Truths

Rules: once you have been tagged you are supposed to write 92 truths about yourself. then chooses however many people you would like to tag.

Ah this made me smile, thanks for tagging me @bugheadsunshine !

and I'm tagging: @lilis-reinhartt @bugheadjones-the-third and @juggiejoneswrites and then anyone else who wants to do this!

LAST

[1] drink: Hot chocolate (cause its freaking snowing here) [2] phone call: My Dad [3] text message: My grandpa [4] song you listened to: “Little People” from Les Mis [5] time you cried: Literally an hour ago because I saw a little kid holding an umbrella over her dog to keep the snow off

HAVE YOU EVER

[6] dated someone twice: Nope… my longest relationship was 3 weeks [7] been cheated on: No [8] kissed someone and regretted it: ive never ben kissed or kissed anyone [9] lost someone special: Yes [10] been depressed: yeah, still am [11] gotten drunk and thrown up: Never gotten drunk

LIST 3 FAVOURITE COLOURS

[12] Purple [13] Yellow [14] Pink

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

[15] made new friends: Yeah and I love em [16] fallen out of love: Nope, haven't even fallen in love [17] laughed until you cried: Yeah when I flung toast across a table by accident then put my elbow in the jam while choking [18] found out someone was talking about you: yeah... :/ [19] met someone who changed you: No, not in the last year [20] found out who your true friends are: Im not sure [21] kissed someone on your facebook list: No

GENERAL

[22] how many of your tumblr friends do you know in real life: none on this account, on my personal... 3 [23] do you have any pets: 2, My dog Bella and my cat O’ Malley [24] do you want to change your name: No I actually love my name! [25] what did you do for your last birthday: I went to rehearsals for a show I was in and then bowling with my mom. [26] what time did you wake up: 9:37 a.m. [27] what were you doing at midnight last night: on Tumblr having a heart attack over sprousehart probs [29] when was the last time you saw your mother: Last Sunday [30] what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I wish I wasn't so anxious over everything because its keeping me from doing things I might enjoy [31] what are you listening to right now: “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago [32] have you ever talked to a person named tom: I don't think I have... [33] something that is getting on your nerves: my sister singing the same song over and over in the next room [35] elementary: Yes [36] high school: Yes [37] college: Starting University in September, I took a gap year :) [38] hair colour: like dark brown?? chestnut brown? [39] long or short hair: Medium [40] do you have a crush on someone: Nah [41] what do you like about yourself: my eyes I guess [42] piercings: none, not even my ears [44] nickname: Tweets [45] relationship status: single [46] zodiac sign: Libra (I cusp virgo sometimes) [47] pronouns: she/her [48] fav tv show: as of right now it’s Riverdale, but I also love Criminal Minds, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, How to get away with murder, Orange is the new Black and others I can't think of on the spot [49] tattoos: Yeah, 1 on my wrist for metal health awareness [50] right or left handed: Right

FIRST

[51] surgery: I had kidney surgery when I was like 6 [52] piercing: none [53] best friend: her name was Avery, we did competitive gymnastics together from ages 4-12 so we trained like 20 hours a week together. We were rarely seen a part and her house was like my second home growing up. But she quit gymnastics and we slowly stopped seeing each other and now we just send a couple texts a year. I miss her. [55] vacation: Disneyworld when I was 8 [56] pair of trainers: idk when I was like 2 maybe?

RIGHT NOW

[57] eating: Plain Tostitos [58] drinking: Water [59] I’m about to: watch round four of the LPGA ANA Inspiration championship [60] listening to: “Summer Nights” from Grease [61] waiting for: Riverdale tonight [62] want: a strawberry milkshake from Williams cafe [63] get married: I want to if I find the right guy [64] career: im a cashier at a fish aquarium store

WHICH IS BETTER

[65] hugs or kisses: Hugs I've never been kissed so I can't really compare [66] lips or eyes: Eyes, each set is so unique [67] shorter or taller: Taller [68] older or younger: Older, I'm no cougar [69] romantic or spontaneous: Romantic, I live for cheesy romance [70] nice arms or nice stomach: Stomach i guess?? [71] sensitive or loud: Sensitive [72] hook up or relationship: Relationship for sure [73] troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant, I'm too scared to get in any trouble or be with someone who causes trouble

HAVE YOU EVER

[74] kissed a stranger? No [75] drank hard liquor? I don't know what counts as hard liquor... I've had vodka and sprite once? [76] lost glasses/contact lenses? surprisingly no, knock on wood. [77] turned someone down: Yes on msn when I was like 12 lol [78] sex on first date? No, and never will [79] broken someone’s heart? I don't think so [80] had your own heart broken? No not really [81] been arrested? Nah [82] cried when someone died? Yes [83] fallen for a friend: Yes, it was mutual but it was so weird so we decided to just be friends

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

[84] yourself? not enough [85] miracles? I don't think so, you choose what happens in your life [86] love at first sight? My hopeless romantic heart: YES!! My brain: nah its not realistic [87] santa claus? um heck yes! [88] kiss on the first date? possibly, if the guy truly sweeps me off my feet [89] angels? I dont know

OTHER

[90] current best friend’s name: Ella [91] eye colour: Blue [92] favourite movie: Stick it (hands down) But I also really love The Lion King

#wow that was a lot #but it was fun!!#92 truths #thanks fam for tagging me

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